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Create/Modify Ellipsoid Geometry

(Template Builder) Build → Geometry → Ellipsoid → New/Modify Shared Dialog Box

For the option:	Do the following:
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Ellipsoid Name	If creating ellipsoid geometry, enter a name for it. If modifying ellipsoid geometry, enter its database name.
Coordinate Reference	Specify the Coordinate References to define the center location of the ellipsoid.
Method Option	Select one of the following: ■By Entering Size ■Scaled Off Link
Color	Select a color for the ellipsoid geometry graphic.
Calculate Mass Properties of General Part	Select to calculate the mass and inertia properties of the general part, based on the dimensions of the ellipsoid.
If you select Calculate Mass Properties of General Part, your template-based product enables the following option:
Density	Select one of the following: ■Material - Calculate the mass and inertia properties from the current density value for the selected material. ■User-Entered - Calculate the mass and inertia properties from a user-entered density.
If you set Density to Material, your template-based product displays the following option:
Material Type	Select a material type from the list of materials currently defined. When you select a material, your template-based product uses the density defined for that material to calculate the general part's mass properties.
If you set Density to User-Entered, your template-based product displays the following option:
Density Value	Enter a density that your template-based product will use to calculate the general part's mass properties.
	Select to display a dialog box where you can add multi-line comments to any entity, to describe its purpose and function. Your template-based product displays different comments dialog boxes, depending on the entity type for which you want to record comments: ■If recording comments for modeling entities in Standard Interface, your template-based product displays the Entity Comments dialog box. ■If recording comments for any other entity type, your template-based product displays the Modify Comment dialog box. Learn about Recording Comments.