Creating Cylinders

The cylinder is a constant radius tube with right circular ends.

Command

[Create] Cylinder [Height|Z] <val> Radius <val>

[Create] Cylinder [Height|Z] <val> Major Radius <val> Minor Radius <val>

[Create] Cylinder Volume <id> [Axis <options>]

Notes

• A cylinder may also be created using the frustum command with all radii set to the same value.
• Specifying major and minor radii can produce a cylinder with an oval cross section.
• A cylinder that tighty bounds a volume can also be created. An optional axis for the cylinder can be specified. If not specified, the axis will be determined from a tight bounding box.