: Isometric laying cylinder Illustrator Okay this may be a bit OCD. How do you make a perfect isometric cylinder like: Isometric cylinder http://www.visguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/isometriccylindershape-thumb.png

@Nimeshi706

One option is to use Illustrator's 3D Extrude & Bevel. Start with a flat circle and go to Effect → 3D → Extrude & Bevel...

There are isometric presets already available.



Another option is to use an isometric grid. There is a nice tutorial on creating an isometric grid in Illustrator here: How to Create an Isometric Grid in Less than 2 Minutes!.


Use the Rectangular Grid Tool to create a uniform grid.
Object → Transform → Scale, check Non-Uniform and set Vertical scale to 86,602%
Object → Transform → Shear at 30 degrees
Object → Transform → Rotate at -30 degrees
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@Yeniel278

I draw stuff like that all the time. Usually I use the Common Tangents script by Hiroyuki Sato. It works quite well and helps you in any other find the tangent situation too. I find the script indispensable.

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