Inkscape:Examples:CreateCylinder

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How to make a cylinder shape

How to

First, click "Create circles, ellipses, and arcsF5)" in the left toolbar and create a circle.

Then click the object and click Path > Object to Path in the menu. You can then click the points at the left/right ends, as shown below. (If you double-click the object with F1, you can see that the object is made of a Path.)

Click the points at the left/right ends with "Edit paths by nodes (F2)". (Multiple selection is Shift + left mouse click.)

Then click the "Break path at selected nodes" button in the top toolbar.

This breaks the Path at the selected nodes. (Note that the object is not separated.)

Select the object with F1, copy it, and place the copies above/below.

Enter the exact x-axis position of the objects in the top toolbar.

Click "Draw freehand lines (F6)".

Connect the top and bottom of the nodes you broke earlier with straight lines. (Since the nodes were broken, it will snap to the exact position.)

(If needed) Select all objects with Ctrl + A and make the line widths the same. (Click the "Stroke style" tab of the "Fill and Stroke (Shift+Ctrl+F)" dialog to find the "Width" item.)

Select the bottom circle and click Path > Break Apart in the menu; the circle is split into top/bottom parts at the nodes you broke earlier.

Select the top object and change its line style, and it is finished as shown below.

See also

• Inkscape

Favorite site

• Cylinder using InkScape Part 1 - YouTube