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- PARABOL allows you to create a parabola by defining the
- directrix, the focus, and the start point and endpoint for
- the entity.
-
- A parabola is a set of points in a plane, with the
- condition that the distance from any point in the set to
- a given line (i.e., the directrix) is equal to the
- distance from that point to a given point (i.e., the
- focus).
-
- Define the directrix by choosing from the following
- options:
-
- 2 PTS - to define the directrix by indicating two
- positions as its endpoints.
-
- LINE - to define the directrix with an existing line.
-
- ENDENT - to define the directrix as the line that is
- tangent to a selected curve entity at the end of
- the curve that is closest to the selection point.
-