Cylinder

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic and Pro, Bricscad (Linux) Classic

Creates a cylinder as a polygon mesh (Classic); creates a cylinder as a 3D solid (Pro).

Accessing the Command

command bar: cylinder

alias: cyl

menu bar: Draw | 3D Entities | Cylinder

toolbar: Solids |

: cylinder

Prompts you in the command bar:

Elliptical/<Center of base of cylinder> <0,0,0>: (Enter coordinates, pick a point, or enter E.)

Diameter/<Radius of cylinder>: (Enter a distance, pick a point, or enter D.)

Center of second end/<Height of cylinder>: (Enter a distance, pick two points, or enter C.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Center of Base of Cylinder	Specifies the center point of the cylinder's base; enter x,y,z coordinates or pick a point in the drawing.
Elliptical	Draws the cylinder with an elliptical base.
First End of Ellipse Axis	Specifies the end point of the ellipse's first axis.
Second end of Ellipse Axis	Specifies the other end of the ellipse's first axis.
Other Axis	Specifies the endpoint of the ellipse's second axis.

Radius of Cylinder	Specifies the radius of the cylinder; enter coordinates, a distance, or pick a point.
Diameter	Specifies the radius of the cylinder; prompts you: Diameter of cylinder - enter coordinates, a distance, or pick a point.
Height of Cylinder	Specifies the height of the cylinder; you can enter a negative number to draw the cylinder downwards.
Center of Second End	Specifies the center point of the cylinder's other end; prompts you: Center of second end - pick a point, or enter coordinates. This option allows you to draw the cylinder rotated at an angle.

Grips Editing

Cylinders can be edited directly through grips:

Related Commands

Box - creates 3D boxes as solid models.

Cone - creates 3D cones as solid models.

Dish - creates the lower half of 3D balls as solid models.

Dome - creates the upper half of 3D balls as solid models.

Extrude - extrudes 2D entities into 3D solid models.

Interfere - creates 3D volumes of intersecting 3D solid models.

Intersect - removes volumes not in common between two solid models.

MassProp - reports the mass properties of 3D solid models and 2D regions.

Region - creates 2D regions from 2D entities.

Revolve - revolves 2D entities into 3D solid models.

Section - creates 2D regions from 3D models.

Slice - cuts 3D solids into two parts.

SolidEdit - edits the bodies, faces, and edges of 3D models.

Sphere - creates 3D balls as solid models.

Subtract - removes one solid model from a second.

Torus - creates 3D donuts as solid models.

Union - joins two or more solid models into a single entity.

Wedge - creates 3D wedges as solid models.