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# Cylinder

## About this Block

**What it does:** The **Cylinder** block creates a cylinder from two points.

**Common uses:**

* Boolean operations
* Defining cylindrical cell maps

## Example File

![Cylinder](https://storage.googleapis.com/files-learn/static/ExtendedBlockDocs/Cylinders.jpg)

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Create a cylinder from two points.

### Inputs

| Name | Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Point 1 | [Point](../../../../block-documentation/types/point) | Point 1 of the cylinder. |
| Point 2 | [Point](../../../../block-documentation/types/point) | Point 2 of the cylinder. |
| Radius | [Scalar](../../../../block-documentation/types/scalar) | Radius of the cylinder. |

### Outputs

| Type |
| - |
| [Cylinder](../../../../block-documentation/types/cylinder) |


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