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title: "Cylinder Object"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OCYLINDER.html"
section_path: "Create Menu > Mesh > Cylinder Object"
element_id: "OCYLINDER"
command_id: "5170"
description: "This page documents the Cylinder primitive in Cinema 4D. It creates a parametric cylinder with adjustable caps, rounding, rotation segments and slice …"
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# Cylinder Object

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page documents the **Cylinder primitive** in **Cinema 4D**. It creates a parametric cylinder with adjustable caps, rounding, rotation segments and slice options — a fundamental base shape for pipes, columns, wheels and mechanical parts.

![Image: 001380.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/001380.jpg)

This command creates a cylinder, whose ends (caps) are aligned parallel to the XZ plane.

# Interactive editing

The cylinder initially has two handles:

- Drag handle 1 to change the radius

- Drag handle 2 to change the height.

  ![Image: 001386.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/001386.jpg)\
  The default handles of the cylinder primitive.

If you enable **Fillet**, handle 3 appears:

- Drag handle 3 to change the cap fillet's radius.

  ![Image: 001387.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/001387.jpg)\
  Additional handle of the cylinder primitive.