I am trying to graph a cylinder. Is there a way to draw a more elliptic top/bottom. This one seems some flattened at the top and bottom. I would like to hatch the mid elliptic that is collored grey now. Is there a way to do this. Thanks Jeroen \placefigure [here,force] [fig:tubing] {Tubular Linear Volumetric Capacity} {\startMPcode draw (0,0){up} ... (1.25cm, 2mm) ... (2.5cm,0){down} ... (1.25cm, -2mm) ... cycle; draw (0,0) -- (0,-5cm) dashed evenly; draw (2.5cm,0) -- (2.5cm,-5cm) dashed evenly; draw (0,-5cm){up} ... (1.25cm, -4.8cm) ... (2.5cm,-5cm){down} ... (1.25cm, -5.2cm) ... cycle dashed evenly; draw (-.2cm,0){up} ... (1.25cm, 3.5mm) ... (2.7cm,0){down} ... (1.25cm, -3.5mm) ... cycle; draw (-.2cm,0) -- (-.2cm,-5cm); draw (2.7cm,0) -- (2.7cm,-5cm); draw (-.2cm,-5cm){up} ... (1.25cm, -4.7cm) ... (2.7cm,-5cm){down} dashed evenly; draw (-.2cm,-5cm){down} ... (1.25cm, -5.3cm) ... (2.7cm,-5cm){up}; fill (0,-2.5cm){up} ... (1.25cm, -2.3cm) ... (2.5cm,-2.5cm){down} ... (1.25cm, -2.7cm) ... cycle withcolor (.6,.6,.6) dashed evenly; label.top("tubular",(1.26cm,-1.1cm)); label.top("inside area",(1.28cm,-1.6cm)); label.top("($in^2$)",(1.28cm,-2.2cm)); draw (3.25cm,-5cm) -- (3.25cm,0); drawarrow (3.25cm,-5) -- (3.25cm,0); drawarrow (3.25cm,0) -- (3.25cm,-5cm); label.top("tubular length ($in$)",(5.2cm,-2.75cm)); \stopMPcode}