Creating cylinders
You can create a cylinder defined by a circular base. The base of a cylinder is always parallel to the xy plane of the current UCS; the height of a cylinder is always parallel to the z-axis. You position a cylinder by specifying the center of the base. You determine the size of a cylinder by specifying either the radius or diameter of the base and the height.
To create a cylinder
- Do one of the following:
- Choose Insert > 3D Entities > Cylinder.
- On the Draw 3D toolbar, click the Cylinder tool (
).
- Type cylinder and then press Enter.
- Specify the center of the base of the cylinder.
- Specify the radius or diameter.
- Specify the height.
Center of the base (A), the radius of the base (B), and the height (C).
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