Bluebeam - Ellipse Tool

The Ellipse tool places an ellipse markup on the document. Holding down the SHIFT key will cause the ellipse markup to automatically form a circle. The use of the Ellipse tool is nearly identical to that of the Rectangle tool.

Creating an Ellipse Markup

Select the Ellipse tool using one of the following methods:
1. Go to Tools > Markup > Ellipse.
2. Click on the Shapes toolbar.
3. Press E on the keyboard.
Click and drag to define the size of the ellipse.
1. Alternatively, click two points to define the opposite corners of the shape.
2. To define a circle by its radius, hold down ALT and drag along the desired radius.

Tips:

Hold down SHIFT while defining the shape to force the shape into a circle.

Removing an Ellipse Markup

To remove markups from a PDF, select the markup or markups on the PDF or from the Markups list and do one of the following:

Press DELETE on the keyboard.
Right-click and select Delete.

Attaching a Note to an Ellipse Markup

You can attach a note to nearly any markup that does not have a text box of its own. Simply double-click the markup to open the Note pop-up window. Notes attached to markups are functionally similar to the Note Tool.

Adding an Action to an Ellipse Markup

You can add an action to nearly any markup. Simply right-click the markup and select Edit Action to open the Action dialog box.

Icon Indicators in Markups

Markups might present with one or more of several indicator icons alerting users of certain conditions or attachments. These icon indicators appear below the markup to the right (or, in the case of grouped markups, below and to the right of the group) and include:

Action: Indicates that an action has been defined for this markup. Clicking this icon triggers the action.

Capture: Indicates that the markup has an embedded media, typically an image or video. Clicking this icon opens a preview window showing the embedded media (or first piece of media, if multiple are embedded) and provides easy access to several useful tools.

Reply: Indicates the existence of one or more replies to the markup in the Markups list. Hovering over the icon previews the replies and clicking it opens the Markups list (if it's not already open) and jumps directly to the markup's entry there. Users can turn off the ability to see reply indicators in the View menu.

Resizing or Adjusting an Ellipse Markup

Select a markup to reveal its control handles. Each handle controls a different aspect of the markup's size and orientation.

To rotate the markup, click and drag the orange handle outside the markup (when the markup is first placed, it will be at the top). By default, the markup is rotated in increments of 15°; to rotate in increments of 1°, hold down SHIFT while dragging.

The rotation can also be entered in the Rotation field found in the Layout section of the Properties panel.

To resize the markup, click and drag the appropriate yellow handle.

Use the side control handles (yellow squares) to stretch or compress the markup in a single direction.
Use the corner control handles (yellow circles) to scale the markup up or down in multiple directions.
1. Hold down SHIFT while dragging a corner control handle to force the shape into a circle.

Changing an Ellipse Markup's Appearance

The appearance of the Ellipse markup is configurable, including its line and fill colour, hatch pattern, line width and style, and opacity.

To change the appearance of an Ellipse markup, select it and click the Properties panel. Go to Window > Panels > Properties or press ALT+P to show the Properties panel if it is hidden. Several properties will also be available on the Properties toolbar when the markup is selected.

Appearance Properties

Colour: Sets the line colour.

Fill Colour: Sets a fill colour.

Highlight: Makes the fill colour and/or hatch pattern transparent so underlying content shows through.

Hatch: Sets a hatch pattern. The associated colour selector sets the line colour of the hatch pattern.

Scale: Sets the scale of the hatch pattern, from 50 (half the default scale) to 200 (twice the default scale).

Opacity: Sets opacity level of the line and endpoints, from 0 (invisible) to 100 (opaque).

Fill Opacity: Sets the fill and hatch pattern opacity, from 0 (invisible) to 100 (opaque).

Line Width: Sets the line thickness in points. A setting of 0 effectively renders the line invisible.

Style: Determines the line pattern.

In addition to the standard line styles, there are several advanced styles, and you can create Custom Line Styles, if desired.