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title: "Draw Cylinder"
slug: "cyclone-3dr-drawcylinderc"
updated: 2026-09-07T11:51:53Z
published: 2026-09-07T11:51:53Z
canonical: "rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/cyclone-3dr-drawcylinderc"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Draw Cylinder

![CmdDrawCylinder.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/CmdDrawCylinder.svg)

This command enables you to draw / create cylinders with some constraints.

> [!TIP]
> ### Requirements
> 
> No selection is required to launch the command.

1. Click some [points](https://hexagon.atlassian.net/wiki/display/RCD/EnteringPointProcedure) in the scene(at least 3 points are required), the best cylinder of all input points is computed.
2. You can force parameters (**Center**, **Axis**, **Radius, Height**) by clicking on the locks:
  1. Enter the XYZ coordinates in the edit controls or click on the icon ![AddPoint.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/AddPoint.svg) to click a [point](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-enteringpointprocedure) in the scene.
  2. Enter the XYZ values of the vector in the edit controls or click on the icon ![Normal1.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/Normal1.svg) to define a [direction](http://wiki-tdg.eu.hexagonmetrology.com:8090/display/Hlp2025x1/DefineNormalDirection) in the scene.

> [!WARNING]
> ### Notes
> 
> The cylinder created will be the one best fitting the points while keeping the point and the direction entered by the user.