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Solid Cylinder Example

Creating two cylinders, both with the same center. One cylinder (CYL1) is created with a positive height value, the other (CYL2) with a negative height value. The axis for both is specified in the positive Z direction.

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$$ Declarations
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    ENTITY/CYL1,CYL2
$$
$$ Geometry Definition
$$
    CYL1=SOLCYL/ORIGIN,2,1,1,HEIGHT,1.5,DIAMTR,.5
    CYL2=SOLCYL/ORIGIN,2,1,1,HEIGGHT,-2,DIAMTR,1,AXIS,0,0,1

Cylinder Creation, Positive vs. Negative Height Values