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Cylinder
Menu access: Shape | Cylinder
Description:
Allows you to create a solid cylindrical shape primitive.
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General philosophy:
Two methods are possible:
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1. Enter the cylinder radius. |
1. Enter the cylinder radius. |
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2. Choose a direction. |
2. Select the center of the starting face. |
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3. Enter the length of the cylinder. |
3. Select the center of the other end face. |
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4. Select the alignment point. |
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Available option(s):
You can choose to drive the Diameter
or
the Radius
of
the cylinder.
The option Alignment=
NORMAL or
CENTERED
allows
you to choose the cylinder position relative to the insertion point (in
case you used the first method).![]()
Example(s):

a- Cylinder by a point and a length.
b- Cylinder by two points.
Specific point(s):
The cylinder is created with its
end faces normal to the cylinder direction.
Available modification(s):
You can change the different parameters
of the cylinder by using the icon
.