CAE Fidesys 9.0 Documentation

Creating Cylinders

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

To create a Cylinder:

• On the Command Panel, click on Geometry and then Volume.
• Click on the Create action button.
• Select Cylinder from the drop-down menu.
• Enter in the desired values for Height and Radius.
• Select Circular or Elliptical.
• Click Apply.

Command

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

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

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.