help with 3d cylinder

[canova]

Hi. What is the best/fastest way to draw a 3D cylinder in Xara Designer? Thanks for your help

[wizard509]

What are you looking to do? Something like A or B?

[canova]

What are you looking to do? Something like A or B?

More like B. See the attached image, please. Something similar but with a 3D more realistic look. Thanks.

[mwenz]

I'm using XDP.

Have you tried using either the 3D function (left) or a blend between two ellipse shapes (right)?

[gwpriester]

Here's how I would do it.

[canova]

3D function: is it the extrude tool? Once I create the cylinder,how do I adjust the shape? For example, make the top ellipse thinner.
I just tried the blend option. Once you blend two ellipses, how do you change the color of the top part (like the black part in your example)?
Thanks for suggestions and answers.

[canova]

Ah! That's quick enough! Thanks. It doesn't have the 3-D realistic type look I need. How do I add it?

[mwenz]

For the Extrude/3D thing, the outline color controls one color, the fill controls the other--and I forget which controls which already (getting old is hard... ;^) For the blend, I copied the blended object, then removed the blend and used the two ellipses for the top/bottom. I resized the top one down a little.

But like Gary shows, there are a lot of options and which is best/sufficient depends on one's needs.

[mwenz]

Ah! That's quick enough! Thanks. It doesn't have the 3-D realistic type look I need. How do I add it?

Realistic is a moving target. How much time do you want to invest? If you have a need for more than a one-off or so, consider actually using a 3D application and create a render of the object.

[canova]

Thank you. This helps me. I appreciate it. You are an awesome group, very generous with your time and knowledge.