Cylinder

In this Task

• Cylinders will be inserted onto the center point of the circle profiles.
• The cylinders will then be moved downwards, below the Workplane by 3mm.
• The Selection Info palette will be discussed and demonstrated.

 

Before you Start

• Use your drawing which was saved in the previous Task or make use of the sample drawing for this Session. The previous Task/Tasks must be completed in order to continue with this Task.
• The view is set to Isometric South East; Workplane is displayed and set to Plane by World.
• Snap is set to CENTER

Take Note

• The positive or negative direction which determines the height of a Cylinder depends on the User-CS. If the height direction moves up the axis, the height value will be positive. If the height direction moves down the axis, the height value will be negative.

 

Cylinder

Ribbon : Draw | Draw 3D | Cylinder

Default Menu : Draw | 3D Objects | 3D Primitives | Cylinder

Palette : 3D Model | 3D Object | Cylinder

This 3D object creates a cylindrical shape by defining the center of the base, the radius and the height.A 3D shape without a circle sketch profile is produced when using the Cylinder tool, but a circle profile can be extruded to create the surface shape.A tapered extrusion shape can be applied by supplying a slope angle.The dimensional properties of both the cylindrical shape and the extruded arc can be modified using the Selection Info Palette.

Select the Cylinder tool from the menu options above, then make sure the layer is still set to Part 2 Model.

Making sure the Center snap is activated, target the center of the circle shown below as the center point of the Cylinder.

Selecting the center of the circle as the center point of the cylinder

TAB to the data fields of the Inspector Bar and input a Diameter of 48 and a Height of 25. Press enter.

The result is shown below.

Cylinder with diameter of 48 and height of 25 inserted onto center of circle

Repeat this, inserting a cylinder onto the center of the remaining circle. This cylinder has a Diameter of 35 and a Height of 25.

The result is shown below.

Cylinders inserted onto the centers of the circles

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Take Note

Dimensional information of 3D objects can be modified by selecting the object, then updating the information in the Selection Info Palette. Below is an example of how the dimensional information of the selected cylinder can be updated.

The Selection Info palette is displayed in the editor using Tools | Palettes | Selection Info.

Updating the dimensional information of the Cylinder in the Selection Info palette

 

 

Save Drawing

This drawing is continued in the next Task.