EllipseGraphics

EllipseGraphics

new Cesium.EllipseGraphics(options)
DataSources/EllipseGraphics.js 47

Describes an ellipse defined by a center point and semi-major and semi-minor axes. The ellipse conforms to the curvature of the globe and can be placed on the surface or at altitude and can optionally be extruded into a volume. The center point is determined by the containing Entity.

Name Type Description

options

Object

optional Object with the following properties:

Name	Type	Default	Description
`semiMajorAxis`	Property		optional The numeric Property specifying the semi-major axis.
`semiMinorAxis`	Property		optional The numeric Property specifying the semi-minor axis.
`height`	Property	`0`	optional A numeric Property specifying the altitude of the ellipse relative to the ellipsoid surface.
`extrudedHeight`	Property		optional A numeric Property specifying the altitude of the ellipse's extruded face relative to the ellipsoid surface.
`show`	Property	`true`	optional A boolean Property specifying the visibility of the ellipse.
`fill`	Property	`true`	optional A boolean Property specifying whether the ellipse is filled with the provided material.
`material`	MaterialProperty	`Color.WHITE`	optional A Property specifying the material used to fill the ellipse.
`outline`	Property	`false`	optional A boolean Property specifying whether the ellipse is outlined.
`outlineColor`	Property	`Color.BLACK`	optional A Property specifying the `Color` of the outline.
`outlineWidth`	Property	`1.0`	optional A numeric Property specifying the width of the outline.
`numberOfVerticalLines`	Property	`16`	optional A numeric Property specifying the number of vertical lines to draw along the perimeter for the outline.
`rotation`	Property	`0.0`	optional A numeric property specifying the rotation of the ellipse counter-clockwise from north.
`stRotation`	Property	`0.0`	optional A numeric property specifying the rotation of the ellipse texture counter-clockwise from north.
`granularity`	Property	`Cesium.Math.RADIANS_PER_DEGREE`	optional A numeric Property specifying the angular distance between points on the ellipse.

Demo:

Cesium Sandcastle Circles and Ellipses Demo

Members

readonlydefinitionChanged : Event DataSources/EllipseGraphics.js 89

Gets the event that is raised whenever a property or sub-property is changed or modified.

extrudedHeight : Property DataSources/EllipseGraphics.js 147

Gets or sets the numeric Property specifying the altitude of the ellipse extrusion. Setting this property creates volume starting at height and ending at this altitude.

fill : Property DataSources/EllipseGraphics.js 171