027 Drawing Extrusions, Part 1

InDesign doesn't provide you with tools for achieving sophisticated 3D effects…quickly or automatically.…But if you just need some basic 3D shapes, you can build them by starting with…a simple shape and using the Pen tool and Pathfinder to add sides and extrude an object.…Let's try taking an ellipse and making it into a cylinder.…I'll press the L key on my keyboard to get the Ellipse tool. I'll click-and-drag…in the document to make an ellipse.…I'll press Shift+X to exchange the stroke and the fill.…now I have no stroke and a fill of black.…

I'll press the V key to get my Selection tool and then I'll Option or…Alt+Shift+Drag straight down to create a second copy right underneath…the original ellipse.…Next I'll copy this and choose Edit > Paste in Place to create a second copy of…the lower ellipse, and then I'll choose Object > Convert Shape > Rectangle.…So now I have created a rectangle right on top of the lower ellipse in the exact…same size and dimensions as the ellipse.…I'll take the bottom center anchor point and drag it up until it snaps to the…