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by Cargo4286 139 days ago
Here's an ellipsoid in build123d using geometric transformation of a sphere:

    from build123d import *
    mat = Matrix([[2,0,0,0],[0,1.5,0,0],[0,0,0.5,0]])
    ellipsoid = Sphere(100).transform_geometry(mat)
Also, FYI build123d now runs in the browser thanks to OCP.wasm. Example playground here https://jojain.github.io/build123d-sandbox/
2 comments

If you are using build123d, probably the easiest way is to sketch an ellipse and revolve it.
The definition of an ellipsoid is that it can have three independent radii. A revolved ellipse only has two independent radii. If only two independent radii are needed then yes I agree with you, but I wanted to provide a fully qualified answer.
build123d isn't Microcad