Creating a Cylinder

Create the power dividing pin using a cylinder.

1. Create a cylinder located at the origin along the Z axis.
   1. On the Construct tab, in the Create solid group, click the  Cylinder icon. On the Create cylinder dialog, select the Base centre, radius, height definition method.
   2. Create a cylinder using the Base centre, radius, height definition method.
   3. Set Radius (R) equal to the defined variable, pin_r.
   4. Set Height (H) equal to the defined variable, wg_h.
   Note: Default values are used on geometry creation dialogs to allow a preview of the primitive in the 3D view. You may change the values as required.
   1. Click Create to create the cylinder and close the dialog.

   
   

   

   
   

To view the full-length cylinder in the 3D window, zoom the cylinder to the window extent.

2. Zoom to extents of the 3D view using one of the following workflows:
   • On the View tab, in the Zooming group, click the  Zoom to extents icon.
   • Press F5 to use the keyboard shortcut.