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# Cylinder from Line Segment

## About this Block

**What it does:** The **Cylinder from Line Segment** block creates a cylinder along a line segment with a given radius.

**Common uses:**

* Boolean operations
* Cylindrical cell maps

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Create a Cylinder along a line segment with a given radius.

### Inputs

| Name         | Type                                                   | Description              |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------ |
| Line segment | [Line](../../../../block-documentation/types/line)     | Center line of cylinder. |
| Radius       | [Scalar](../../../../block-documentation/types/scalar) | Radius of cylinder.      |

### Outputs

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