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  • $\begingroup$ I am having a hard time putting together the whole code. Some error pops out when I attach everything. The pictures you generated are pretty much what I am looking for. Do you know, how export the co-ordinates in a text file (x1,y1,z1) & (x2,y2,z2)? $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 6, 2017 at 15:11
  • $\begingroup$ I found and fixed a typo in inb. The simplest way to export the cylinder data as text is Export["C:\\Temp\\cyls.txt", c], where the first argument is the location to which the data is to be exported. By the way, I now know how to make int exact, which will permit a few more cylinders to be packed into the box. It will take me a while to implement the code. Please do not forget to upvote and accept my answer, if it meets your needs. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 6, 2017 at 15:54
  • $\begingroup$ What does (* {29.8132, 78} *) mean? I know 78 is the number of cylinders. What does 29.81 mean, is it time? Also, ict value of 5000, do you think it should be 500000? $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 6, 2017 at 20:23
  • $\begingroup$ The code runs now, however I can see multiple overlapping cylinders in mathematica. Is it something to do with the int or inb function? In addition, Is there a way we could incorporate a input parameter "n", which decides the number of cylinders inside the cube? $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 9, 2017 at 1:02
  • $\begingroup$ I am not looking for high packing fractions. So, a reasonable "n" would be useful. At the end, I would have a code that could generate random non-overlapping cylinders with specified aspect ratio and specified number. Could you show how to add n? $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 9, 2017 at 12:18