Drawing Hyperbolas

Drawing Hyperbolas

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draw_hyperbola 

To create a hyperbola in your diagram, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Hyperbola icon icon_hyperbola  in the Draw toolbox or select Hyperbola from the Draw menu.
  2. Move the cursor point cursor  in the drawing window to the position of one focal point.  Click to place the  first focus.  Move the cursor and click again to place the second focal point.
  3. Then move the cursor to open the hyperbola to the desired shape and click the mouse a third time.

ellipse making1 hyperbola drawing 

The hyperbola will appear with three labeled points, the two foci and a point on the hyperbola.

The Hyperbola tool is a modal command.  You can continue making hyperbolas until you choose the select arrow or another drawing tool.