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  • GuiCommand: Name:Part Cylinder MenuLocation:Part → Primitives → Cylinder Workbenches:Part SeeAlso:Part Primitives

Part Cylinder

Description

Creates a simple parametric cylinder, with position, angle, radius and height parameters.

Usage

  1. Switch to the Part Workbench
  2. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Press the Cylinder button in the toolbar.
    • Select Part → Primitives → Cylinder entry from the top menu

Result: The default result is a full cylinder with a radius of 2 mm and height of 10 mm, centered along the global z-axis and attached to the global xy-plane.

The cylinder properties can later be edited, either in the Property editor or by double-clicking the cylinder in the Tree view.

a cylinder created with the Cylinder tool

Properties

  • Angle: This is the rotation angle that permits the creation of a portion of cylinder (it is set to 360° by default)

  • Height: The height is the distance in the z-axis

  • Radius: The radius defines a plane in x-y.

  • First Angle: Angle in first direction. (v0.20)

  • Second Angle: Angle in second direction. (v0.20)

Scripting

A Part Cylinder can be created using the following function:

cylinder = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Part::Cylinder", "myCylinder")
  • Where {{Incode|"myCylinder"}} is the name for the object.
  • The function returns the newly created object.

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