topic Re: isocircle option in ellipse command in isometric snap mode in AutoCAD Forum

topic Re: isocircle option in ellipse command in isometric snap mode in AutoCAD Forum https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/isocircle-option-in-ellipse-command-in-isometric-snap-mode/m-p/5886197#M304976 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR />@Anonymous wrote: I consider it a bug in the software. <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> I don't.  One might sometimes have reason to want to draw an Ellipse that isn't an isocircle when in Isometric Snap.  The Center option is still available for that.  The icon that does Ellipse-by-Center is simply a command macro that calls for the Ellipse command and the Center option, just as it does when you're not in Isometric mode.  It is a legitimate possibility, however unlikely it may be that you or I would have much use for it.   But you can make that icon operate the way I imagine you want it to.  Get into Customizing the toolbar/ribbon/menu/whatever, and change the contents of the command macro stored in that icon to:   ^C^C_.ellipse (if (= (getvar 'snapstyl) 0) "_c" "_i")   If you're in Standard Snap Style, it will call up Ellipse and the Center option.  If you're in Isometric Snap Style, it will call up Ellipse and the Isocircle option.  [At least it does for me here in my older version, in limited testing.]  But be aware that it will not work to draw a non-isocircle Ellipse with the Center option while in Isometric Snap Style, if you ever want to do that.  For that, you would need to type in the command and option, or define a different macro/icon. Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:07:21 GMT Kent1Cooper 2015-10-30T18:07:21Z