Cylinder by Three Points To create a cylinder by three points: 1. Click the Cylinder tool from the 3D Modeling tool set, and select Circle by Three Points mode. 2. Click to set the first point on the cylinder base diameter. 3. Drag the mouse and click to set the second point on the cylinder base, and click again to set the third point on the cylinder base. 4. Move the mouse vertically and click to set the cylinder height.