CYLINDER command
Creates a 3D solid in the shape of a cylinder.
Note: In BricsCAD Lite, which doesn’t support 3D solids, the CYLINDER command launches the AI_CYLINDER command.
Alias: CYL
Description
Creates a 3D solid in the shape of a circular or elliptical cylinder. Choose from a combination of options including center, radius, diameter, 3 point, 2 point, tangents, axis endpoints, and height.
Methods to create a cylinder
This command has 5 methods to begin creating a cylinder:
- Center point
- 3 Point
- 2 Point
- Tangent tangent radius
- Elliptical
- Select center point
- Begin creating a circular cylinder by specifying the center of the base then:
- Radius of base of cylinder
- Specify the radius of the cylinder.
- Specify height
- Specify the height of the cylinder.
- 3 Point
- Begin creating a circular cylinder by specifying the first of three points on the circumference of its base then:
- Second point
- Specify the second point on the circumference.
- Third point
- Specify the third point on the circumference.
- Specify height
- Specify the height of the cylinder.
- 2 Point
- Begin creating a circular cylinder by specifying the first of two points on the circumference of its base then:
- Second end of diameter
- Specify the second point on the diameter. The two points define the diameter of the base.
- Specify height
- Specify the height of the cylinder.
- Tangent Tangent Radius
- Begin creating a cylinder by selecting a tangent point on the first entity then:
- Specify point on object for second tangent
- Select a tangent point on the second entity.
- Radius of circle
- Specify a valid radius for the base. If you specify a radius that is not possible with the selected tangents, you are prompted to specify the tangents and radius again.
- Specify height
- Specify the height of the cylinder.
- Elliptical
- Begin creating an elliptical cylinder by specifying the first end of the ellipse axis then:
- Second end of ellipse
- Specify the second end of the ellipse axis.
- Other end of ellipse
- Specify the radius of the other ellipse axis.
- Specify height
- Specify the height of the cylinder.
Options within the CYLINDER command
After you begin creating a cylinder, the following options may be available:
- 2Point
- Specify the height of the cylinder as the distance between any two points.
- Axis endpoint
- Specify axis endpoint to define the height and orientation of the cylinder in 3D space. The center of the base is used as the other axis endpoint.
- Diameter
- Specify the diameter of the cylinder’s base.