---
name: "SoCylinderDetail"
section: "3iv"
platform: "linux"
package: "inventor-doc"
version: "2.1.6+ds-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SoCylinderDetail/3iv"
---

# SoCylinderDetail(3iv)

stores detail information about the SoCylinder node

## NAME

SoCylinderDetail — stores detail information about the SoCylinder node

## INHERITS FROM

SoDetail \> SoCylinderDetail

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<Inventor/details/SoCylinderDetail.h\>**

Methods from class SoCylinderDetail:

	**SoCylinderDetail()**\
 **virtual** 	**~SoCylinderDetail()**\
 **int**	**getPart() const**\
 **static SoType**	**getClassTypeId()**

Methods from class SoDetail:

**SoDetail \***	**copy() const**\
 **virtual SoType**	**getTypeId() const**\
 **SbBool**	**isOfType(SoType type) const**

## DESCRIPTION

**This class contains detail information about a point on a cylinder. It contains the part of the cylinder that was hit (sides, top, or bottom).**

## METHODS

	**SoCylinderDetail()**\
 **virtual** 	**~SoCylinderDetail()**\
 Constructor and destructor.

**int**	**getPart() const**\
 Returns the part in the detail. The returned value is one of the **SoCylinder** part flags.

**static SoType**	**getClassTypeId()**\
 Returns type identifier for this class.

## SEE ALSO

**SoCylinder, SoDetail, SoPickedPoint, SoPrimitiveVertex**