How To Draw an Oval - Visual Animated Oval Ellipse Layout Calculator

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How to Draw an Oval - Oval Layout Calculator

Mark out Major axis A-B, and Minor axis D-E Mark and insert pins at P1 and P2, from C on either side Insert pin at E Tie string firmly around these 3 pins Remove pin at E, insert pencil inside string loop and with string pulled taut, rotate pencil to draw the oval.

Major A-B
Minor D-E
Lay-out	String
	Feet Inches

This oval, with major axis and minor axis has an area of ft²

C to P1 and P2 =
String Length =

Minor Axis

See also: Full Scale Printable Oval Templates You can print large full scale oval templates over 1 metre wide!
Hit the Golden button to adjust Minor Axis so the oval conforms to the Golden Ratio.

How to Mark Out a Large Ellipse or Oval - Incremental points around perimeter

Major Axis
Minor Axis
Increments
Scale Ruler
Color

If your Ellipse is too big to mark out with pins, chord and marker, mark Major and Minor Axes and use this calculator to mark out incremental distances from the center along the Major Axis, to form the 4 curved segments of the oval.

Measure at scale

Left click, release and drag to measure scale inside diagram.

Minor Axis Increments Scale

Minor:
Mark-out
Major:
Mark-out

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