# PELLIPSE [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [P](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/P/(P).md) **Function Description:** The PELLIPSE system variable is used to control the ellipse types created by ELLIPSE command. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Drawing | | Initial value | 0 | | Range | 0,1 | **System Variable Value:** **0:** create ellipse objects **1:** create ellipse objects expressed by polylines --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/P/PELLIPSE--ba95c42d50b1.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/P/PELLIPSE--ba95c42d50b1.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/P/PELLIPSE--ba95c42d50b1.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/P/PELLIPSE--ba95c42d50b1.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/P/PELLIPSE--ba95c42d50b1.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/P/PELLIPSE--ba95c42d50b1.md)