Cylinder

The Cylinder is a round column with a flat top and bottom: a pipe, a pole, a can, a barrel, a coin or a pillar. Because the top and bottom radius are separate settings, it also makes tapered cups, lamp shades and truncated cones.

Shape settings

• Top radius and Bottom radius set each end on its own. Equal values give a straight column; different values taper it; a top radius of 0 closes it into a cone.
• Height sets how tall it is. A small height with a large radius gives a disc, a coin or a podium.
• Radial segments (3 to 64) sets the number of sides. 32 is round; 6 gives a hexagonal prism, 3 a triangular one.

Display modes and materials

Solid shows the surface. Edges and Wireframe draw it as lines, Contours slices it into stacked rings, and Plexus scatters points over it and links neighbours into a network. Any material goes on it: brushed metal for a product can, polished wood for a plinth, clear glass for a drinking glass.

Use it for

• Podiums and round display stands for products
• Cans, bottles and packaging stand-ins
• Columns, pipes and poles in architecture