Question:

What is the optimal number of vertices for cylinder creation in Part Maker?




Answer:

Based on the following table of vertices and cylinder areas, 32 is enough to provide an adequate representation of a cylinder.

Area of a circle of dia 5 = 19.635
Sides Vertex Radius Area
4 3.1319.63
8 2.63 19.64
16 2.53 19.63
32 2.51 19.63
64 2.50 19.64
128 2.50 19.63
512 2.50 19.63

See Cylfacet.rf for examples of the above cylinders