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January 14, 2014
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Plotting a Cylinder

  • January 14, 2014
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Hello...

All I'm trying to do is plot a plaine, old cylinder in MC 15 in 3D. There is nothing about it, and what I have found anywhere, including PTC is not explained, discussed or elaborated upon.

Can SOMEONE tell me how in the world to plot a 3D cylinder in Mathcad 15 please.

Thank you

Best answer by Werner_E

There may not be explicitely a cylinder shown there but the built in help and tutorial shows you how to plot a parametric surface, a parabolic cylinder and surfaces of revolution, which should help get you starting.

Searching this forum brings up a few links which might be of interest to you:

http://communities.ptc.com/message/202454#202454

http://communities.ptc.com/message/165035#165035

http://communities.ptc.com/message/73592#73592

The easiest way to plot a circular cylinder sure is to use Mathcads feature to use cylindrical coordinates instead of cartesian. Next easier is the use of a simple parametric represenration - both shown in the attached file. You may also use CreateMesh, plot a matrix or do it by other means. It all depends upon your needs.

15.01.png

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Werner_E25-Diamond IAnswer
25-Diamond I
January 15, 2014

There may not be explicitely a cylinder shown there but the built in help and tutorial shows you how to plot a parametric surface, a parabolic cylinder and surfaces of revolution, which should help get you starting.

Searching this forum brings up a few links which might be of interest to you:

http://communities.ptc.com/message/202454#202454

http://communities.ptc.com/message/165035#165035

http://communities.ptc.com/message/73592#73592

The easiest way to plot a circular cylinder sure is to use Mathcads feature to use cylindrical coordinates instead of cartesian. Next easier is the use of a simple parametric represenration - both shown in the attached file. You may also use CreateMesh, plot a matrix or do it by other means. It all depends upon your needs.

15.01.png

24-Ruby IV
January 15, 2014

Werner Exinger wrote:

The easiest way to plot a circular cylinder sure is to use Mathcads feature to use cylindrical coordinates instead of cartesian.

Yes.

One my picture from old book

http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/ochkov/Mathcad_12/3_12_Cylinder_Symbol.png

1-Visitor
January 15, 2014

Still it is possible to look here http://communities.ptc.com/videos/2281 .