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Anellipseisacircleinperspective.Theviewingangleisreferredtoasthedegreeoftheellipse.Thinkof
thedegreeashowopentheellipseappearswhensketched.Aperfectcircleisviewedat90degrees.
Anythinglessthan90degreesisanellipse.Understandingthemechanicsofdrawinganellipseisnot
difficult,however,masteringthetechniquecanprovetobechallenging.
Anellipsehastwoaxes,themajoraxisandtheminoraxis.Theminoraxisdividestheellipseintotwo
equalhalvesacrossthenarrowestdimension.Themajoraxisdividestheellipseacrossthelongest
dimension.THemajorandminoraxesareALWAYSat90degreesorperpendiculartoeachotheratthe
centeroftheellipse.
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