jaypooner Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hi, I'm new here and I'm also very new to AutoCAD. Here's my question: How can you make a tapered cylinder? I need specific radii on both ends, with a specific height. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankman Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Sounds like a sheetmetal layout(?). Welcome to the forums jaypooner, where are you posting from? Try looking through the library at http://www.thesheetmetalshop.com/module-htmlpages-display-pid-198.html. I'm sure more forum members will be logging on if they aren't shoveling the heavy, wet, white "stuff" (blizzard goin' on East Coast, USA). Plan view looks like two [2] circles. Elevation, two horizontal lines, two vertical lines. Looks like a trapezoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Command: CONE Specify center point of base or [3P/2P/Ttr/Elliptical]: Specify base radius or [Diameter] : (Specify Base Radius) Specify height or [2Point/Axis endpoint/Top radius] : T Specify top radius : (Specify Top Radius) Specify height or [2Point/Axis endpoint] : (Specify Height) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Revolve or extrude with taper are other possible solutions. If sheet metal you might want to revolve a single line as surface and then Thicken. If you want flat pattern you might investigate Autodesk Inventor. Students can download Inventor for free from http://www.autodesk.com/edcommunity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaypooner Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Tank: california. and no its a solid 3d cylinder Cad: i'm not proficient enough to use code yet! JD: extrude with taper? ill look into that. revolve sounds plausible as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Cad: i'm not proficient enough to use code yet! Code? It's a command line sequence. Type CONE at the command line and follow the prompts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCAD Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 LOFT and SHELL might be a good way of creating this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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