XCylinder

Origin

Specifies the x,y,z coordinates of the origin point:

• Type the coordinates in the Origin field, separated by commas.

• Click the Pick button (), the dialog box temporarily closes.
  Prompts you in the command bar:
  Select Origin: Pick a point

Radius X
Diameter X

Specifies the radius or the diameter of the cylinder.

Click the button to switch.

• Type the value in the X field.

• Click the Pick button (), the dialog box temporarily closes.
  Prompts you in the command bar:
  Radius: Click two points

Minor Radius Y

Specifies them minor radius in case of an elliptical cylinder.

• Type the value in the Y field.

• Click the Pick button (), the dialog box temporarily closes.
  Prompts you in the command bar:
  Radius: Click two points

Height Z

Specifies the height of the cylinder:

• Type the height in the Height Z field.

• Click the Pick button (), the dialog box temporarily closes.
  Prompts you in the command bar:
  Right-mouse to Pick/<Length>: Click two points
  or
  Right click
  Prompts you in the command bar:
  Select a line, arc, circle or edge:
  Select a line, arc, circle of edge in the drawing.

Ellipse

Enables the Minor Radius Y field.

Pick All

The Create X-Solid Cylinder dialog box temporarily closes.

Prompts you in the command bar:

• Elliptical/Centroid/<Base> <0,0,0>: Click the origin point of the cylinder or choose an option.

• Diameter/<Radius> of cylinder: Click a point to define the radius of the cylinder
  or type D + Enter to define the diameter.

• Center of other end/<Height>: Click two points to define the height of the cylinder
  or type C + Enter to click the center point of the top face of the cylinder.

• Base: Places the origin of the cylinder in the center of the base face.
  

• Centroid: Places the origin of the cylinder in the center of the cylinder.
  

Elliptical:

• Center/<Axis endpoint>: Click two points to define the first axis of the ellipse
  or type C + Enter to define the center point of the ellipse.

• Rotation/<Other axis distance>: Click a point to define the second axis of the ellipse
  or type R + Enter to define the rotation around the major axis.

• Center of other end/<Height>: Click two points to define the height of the cylinder
  or type C + Enter to click the center point of the top face of the cylinder.

Preview

Displays a preview of the cylinder in the drawing in dashed lines.

View

The Create X-Solid Cylinder dialog box temporarily closes.

Displays the View Options dialog box:

Manipulate

The Create X-Solid Cylinder dialog box closes.

Displays the Manipulate dialog box to Move, Rotate or Align the X-Solid cylinder.

Move: Prompts you in the command bar to specify the displacement vector by clicking two points.

Move To: Prompts you in the command bar to move the origin point of the X-Solid cylinder.

Rotate: Type an angle in the Angle field or choose an angle in the list box, then click an axis button to rotate the X-Solid cylinder.

Align: Aligns the X, Y or Z-axis of the X-Solid box. Prompts you in the command bar to specify two points. The X-Solid cylinder is rotated about its origin.

Done: Creates the X-Solid cylinder.

OK: Reopens the Create X-Solid Cylinder dialog box.

Cancel: Aborts the XCylinder command.

OK

Creates the X-Solid cylinder.

Cancel

Aborts the XCylinder command.

After primitive creation, perform operation:

Launches the XUnion, XIntersect or XSubtract command to be executed using the newly created X-Solid cylinder. You are prompted in the command bar to select one or more other solids.