Cone Object

This command creates a cone, whose base lies in the XZ plane (but see below). The Cone object is more useful than it first appears. For example, you can quickly create a drop of water by adjusting a few parameters.

Interactive editing

The cone initially has three handles. However, note that, at first, handle 1 (for the height) and handle 3 (for the upper radius) are in the same position.

The handles of the cone primitive

Drag handle 1 to change the height,

handle 2 to change the lower radius or

handle 3 to change the upper radius.

Handles 1 and 3 initially lie in the same position. Drag the handles to change the height or Shift-drag the handles to change the upper radius (and thus separate the two handles at the same time).

If you enable the fillet options, two further handles appear for controlling the upper and the lower rounding.

Additional handles of the cone primitive.

Drag handles 4 or 5 to change the width of the fillet or

drag handles 6 or 7 to change the height of the fillet.