Class: CylinderGeometry

CylinderGeometry

new CylinderGeometry(options)

A description of a cylinder.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
options Object Object with the following properties:
Properties
Name Type Attributes Default Description
length Number The length of the cylinder.
topRadius Number The radius of the top of the cylinder.
bottomRadius Number The radius of the bottom of the cylinder.
slices Number <optional>
 128 The number of edges around the perimeter of the cylinder.
vertexFormat VertexFormat <optional>
 VertexFormat.DEFAULT The vertex attributes to be computed.
Source:
See:
Throws:
Example
// create cylinder geometry
var cylinder = new Cesium.CylinderGeometry({
    length: 200000,
    topRadius: 80000,
    bottomRadius: 200000,
});
var geometry = Cesium.CylinderGeometry.createGeometry(cylinder);

Members

(static) packedLength :Number

The number of elements used to pack the object into an array.
Type:
  • Number
Source:

Methods

(static) createGeometry(cylinderGeometry) → {Geometry|undefined}

Computes the geometric representation of a cylinder, including its vertices, indices, and a bounding sphere.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
cylinderGeometry CylinderGeometry A description of the cylinder.
Source:
Returns:
The computed vertices and indices.
Type
Geometry | undefined

(static) pack(value, array, startingIndexopt) → {Array.<Number>}

Stores the provided instance into the provided array.
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Default Description
value CylinderGeometry The value to pack.
array Array.<Number> The array to pack into.
startingIndex Number <optional>
 0 The index into the array at which to start packing the elements.
Source:
Returns:
The array that was packed into
Type
Array.<Number>

(static) unpack(array, startingIndexopt, resultopt) → {CylinderGeometry}

Retrieves an instance from a packed array.
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Default Description
array Array.<Number> The packed array.
startingIndex Number <optional>
 0 The starting index of the element to be unpacked.
result CylinderGeometry <optional>
 The object into which to store the result.
Source:
Returns:
The modified result parameter or a new CylinderGeometry instance if one was not provided.
Type
CylinderGeometry