OK so you draw your ellipse, add one point to it it and it deforms. The same applies using 'split curve'. If you really treasure your ellipse or circle do the following:- Make your ellipse or circle then duplicate the layer. On the new layer add your point or weld your line to it. It will distort. A...

So I tried the 'split curve' option and you have to do it on the whole ellipse with at least two points in between each existing point. Otherwise exactly the same distortion. Even with the two point option there is some distortion but very little. Should you then join a line (with the auto magnet op...

I challenge anybody to draw an ellipse with the ellipse tool then add a point to it without massive distortion. Also joining a line to an ellipse (or circle or even a square) causes the same distortion. Importing an ellipse from xara as an illustrator file seems to give you an 8 point ellipse which ...