Hi, can anyone direct me to where I can find a 3-D Ellipse, that functions the same as the "3-D Box" in the Basic Shapes Stencil.
Don't believe there's any provided by Visio. Here's references:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/find-3d-shapes-and-stencils-e8be8df8-89a6-4397-8ffd-b08bb5f2b6e8 (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/find-3d-shapes-and-stencils-e8be8df8-89a6-4397-8ffd-b08bb5f2b6e8)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2013/09/24/learn-to-create-3-d-shapes-in-visio/ (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2013/09/24/learn-to-create-3-d-shapes-in-visio/)
so what do you think a "3-D ellipse" is actually?
ellipse on an angle?
what make is "3-D"?
There's not even a 3D circle (sphere) available in the standard shapes, let alone a spheroid or an ellipsoid.
MS does do a set of educational shapes (a free download) at https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=2497
and there is a stencil of 3D shapes, but no sphere etc, so maybe it's just too difficult to draw.
When you think about "spheroidal" shapes, there is only one contiguous surface unlike rectilinear objects. So, in this case it's all about shading and lighting direction/placement and how that exposes the contour of the shape. Much more complex.
and as Visio is not a 3D drawing package, whatever MS like to call it ...
There is this development by VisioGuy several years ago, that does a good job of shading to make circles 3-D like. It's quite nice.
http://www.visguy.com/2007/08/30/off-center-radial-fill-effect/ (http://www.visguy.com/2007/08/30/off-center-radial-fill-effect/)
Thank you for mentioning this wapperdude really cool effect! http://www.visguy.com/2007/08/30/off-center-radial-fill-effect/
Is Visio Guy the Michelangelo of Visio? He is! :D
More a Leonardo DiCaprio Da Vinci.
I appreciate some humor in this forum Paul :D
Tks for all the info, closest I have managed to find is in the Piping Isometrics as a "cyclinder"
http://www.visguy.com/2008/06/25/free-isometric-piping-shapes-for-visio/