Hi,
I would I create something like the attached, but instead of it tilting downwards, want it to appear head on. I know how to play with the tilt do once I'm in the 3D tool, but am not sure how to first create the base and top cylinders. I was taught how to do it a long time ago, and recall starting with a half circle, but don't remember.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Bobby
bfingeroth
Maybe you are mapping to the wrong face
on Map Art, Surface select and the correct one.
You would probably get a cleaner result without effects.
Drawing a sphere
Shift + Alt drag it to make a copy or two.
Use the pen or line tool to form the sides
Then select all and use the shapebuilder tool, to drag and make shapes.
Next add a gradient fill, maybe one from the Swatches library menu ( bottom of panel)
Gradients > Metals
If that is the view of the cylinder that you actually want, then you might be better off just creating a rectangle with the gradient in it and using a bulge effect on it. It remains editable through the appearance panel and if you need to, you can expand the appearance to do other things.
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