Creating a Cylinder

You can create a cylinder, that is a sphere with a weight applied on top and bottom edges.

See Also
Modifying and Deforming Surfaces Using the Tools Palette
From the Shape Sculpt section of the action bar, click Cylinder .

You can also access this command by pressing ALT+SHIFT+Y.

A mesh is aligned along the model axis:

The Tools Palette lets you modify and edit the surface.