Sketching Ellipses To create an ellipse: Click Ellipse on the Sketch toolbar or Tools > Sketch Entities > Ellipse. The pointer changes to . Click in the graphics area to place the center of the ellipse. Drag and click to set the major axis of the ellipse. Drag and click again to set the minor axis of the ellipse.Video: Sketching an Ellipse Parent topicEllipses Sketching Partial Ellipses Changing Ellipse or Partial Ellipse Properties Ellipse PropertyManager