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 | 
            
            EllipseGraphics.ConstructorOptions | optional Object describing initialization options | 
Members
classificationType : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the 
ClassificationType Property specifying whether this ellipse will classify terrain, 3D Tiles, or both when on the ground.
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ClassificationType.BOTH
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
readonly definitionChanged : Event
    Gets the event that is raised whenever a property or sub-property is changed or modified.
distanceDisplayCondition : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the 
DistanceDisplayCondition Property specifying at what distance from the camera that this ellipse will be displayed.
extrudedHeight : Property|undefined
    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.
extrudedHeightReference : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the Property specifying the extruded 
HeightReference.
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HeightReference.NONE
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
fill : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the boolean Property specifying whether the ellipse is filled with the provided material.
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true
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
granularity : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the numeric Property specifying the angular distance between points on the ellipse.
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{CesiumMath.RADIANS_PER_DEGREE}
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
height : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the numeric Property specifying the altitude of the ellipse.
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0.0
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
heightReference : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the Property specifying the 
HeightReference.
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HeightReference.NONE
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
material : MaterialProperty|undefined
    Gets or sets the Property specifying the material used to fill the ellipse.
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Color.WHITE
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
numberOfVerticalLines : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the numeric Property specifying the number of vertical lines to draw along the perimeter for the outline.
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16
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
outline : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the Property specifying whether the ellipse is outlined.
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false
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
outlineColor : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the Property specifying the 
Color of the outline.
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Color.BLACK
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
outlineWidth : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the numeric Property specifying the width of the outline.
Note: This property will be ignored on all major browsers on Windows platforms. For details, see (@link https://github.com/CesiumGS/cesium/issues/40}.
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1.0
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
rotation : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the numeric property specifying the rotation of the ellipse counter-clockwise from north.
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0
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
semiMajorAxis : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the numeric Property specifying the semi-major axis.
semiMinorAxis : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the numeric Property specifying the semi-minor axis.
shadows : Property|undefined
    Get or sets the enum Property specifying whether the ellipse
casts or receives shadows from light sources.
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ShadowMode.DISABLED
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
show : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the boolean Property specifying the visibility of the ellipse.
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true
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
stRotation : Property|undefined
    Gets or sets the numeric property specifying the rotation of the ellipse texture counter-clockwise from north.
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0
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
zIndex : ConstantProperty|undefined
    Gets or sets the zIndex Property specifying the ellipse ordering.  Only has an effect if the ellipse is constant and neither height or extrudedHeight are specified
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0
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Methods
    Duplicates this instance.
    
| Name | Type | Description | 
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result | 
            
            EllipseGraphics | optional The object onto which to store the result. | 
Returns:
    The modified result parameter or a new instance if one was not provided.
    
    Assigns each unassigned property on this object to the value
of the same property on the provided source object.
    
| Name | Type | Description | 
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source | 
            
            EllipseGraphics | The object to be merged into this object. | 
Type Definitions
    Initialization options for the EllipseGraphics constructor
Properties:
| Name | Type | Attributes | Default | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
show | 
            
            Property | boolean | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                true | A boolean Property specifying the visibility of the ellipse. | 
semiMajorAxis | 
            
            Property | number | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                The numeric Property specifying the semi-major axis. | |
semiMinorAxis | 
            
            Property | number | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                The numeric Property specifying the semi-minor axis. | |
height | 
            
            Property | number | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                0 | A numeric Property specifying the altitude of the ellipse relative to the ellipsoid surface. | 
heightReference | 
            
            Property | HeightReference | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                HeightReference.NONE | A Property specifying what the height is relative to. | 
extrudedHeight | 
            
            Property | number | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                A numeric Property specifying the altitude of the ellipse's extruded face relative to the ellipsoid surface. | |
extrudedHeightReference | 
            
            Property | HeightReference | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                HeightReference.NONE | A Property specifying what the extrudedHeight is relative to. | 
rotation | 
            
            Property | number | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                0.0 | A numeric property specifying the rotation of the ellipse counter-clockwise from north. | 
stRotation | 
            
            Property | number | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                0.0 | A numeric property specifying the rotation of the ellipse texture counter-clockwise from north. | 
granularity | 
            
            Property | number | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                Cesium.Math.RADIANS_PER_DEGREE | A numeric Property specifying the angular distance between points on the ellipse. | 
fill | 
            
            Property | boolean | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                true | A boolean Property specifying whether the ellipse is filled with the provided material. | 
material | 
            
            MaterialProperty | Color | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                Color.WHITE | A Property specifying the material used to fill the ellipse. | 
outline | 
            
            Property | boolean | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                false | A boolean Property specifying whether the ellipse is outlined. | 
outlineColor | 
            
            Property | Color | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                Color.BLACK | A Property specifying the Color of the outline. | 
        
outlineWidth | 
            
            Property | number | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                1.0 | A numeric Property specifying the width of the outline. | 
numberOfVerticalLines | 
            
            Property | number | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                16 | A numeric Property specifying the number of vertical lines to draw along the perimeter for the outline. | 
shadows | 
            
            Property | ShadowMode | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                ShadowMode.DISABLED | An enum Property specifying whether the ellipse casts or receives shadows from light sources. | 
distanceDisplayCondition | 
            
            Property | DistanceDisplayCondition | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                A Property specifying at what distance from the camera that this ellipse will be displayed. | |
classificationType | 
            
            Property | ClassificationType | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                ClassificationType.BOTH | An enum Property specifying whether this ellipse will classify terrain, 3D Tiles, or both when on the ground. | 
zIndex | 
            
            ConstantProperty | number | 
                
                    <optional> | 
            
            
                0 | A property specifying the zIndex of the Ellipse. Used for ordering ground geometry. Only has an effect if the ellipse is constant and neither height or exturdedHeight are specified. | 
