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- 2 PTS allows you to define the directrix by indicating two
- positions as its endpoints.
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- Indicate a position for the first endpoint of the
- directrix, using a Position Menu option.
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- Indicate a position for the second endpoint of the
- directrix, using a Position Menu option.
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- After defining the directrix, indicate a focal point for
- the parabola, using a Position Menu option.
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- Indicate the start point for the parabola, using a
- Position Menu option. If the indicated point is not on
- the parabola, the program determines the start point by
- constructing a line that is perpendicular to the parabola
- and passes through the indicated point. The intersection
- of the parabola and the perpendicular line is used as the
- start point.
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- Indicate the endpoint for the parabola, using a Position
- Menu option. If the indicated point is not on the
- parabola, the program determines the endpoint in the
- manner that was described for the start point.
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- If the parabola cannot be created, an error message is
- displayed. You are prompted to press <Enter> and to
- redefine the parabola, beginning with the directrix.
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- In 2-D construction mode, the directrix, the focal point,
- and the start and endpoints are projected to the current
- construction plane. The parabola is created in the current
- construction view, at the current depth.
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- In 3-D construction mode, the parabola is created in the
- plane that is defined by the directrix and the focus.
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