# Cylindrical restraint with a certain length along the z-axis

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**Created:** [July 14, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/cylindrical-restraint-with-a-certain-length-along-the-z-axis/487 "2020-07-14T06:51:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevinboyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@kevinboyd](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/kevinboyd)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/cylindrical-restraint-with-a-certain-length-along-the-z-axis/487/2 "2020-07-18T23:17:01Z")

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See my response to your other question

> [@No example in the manual](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/no-example-in-the-manual/494/2):
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> Hi - if you have a request, please file an issue here: [https://gitlab.com/gromacs](https://gitlab.com/gromacs) The functional form is described here: [http://manual.gromacs.org/current/reference-manual/functions/restraints.html?highlight=cylinder#flat-bottomed-position-restraints](http://manual.gromacs.org/current/reference-manual/functions/restraints.html?highlight=cylinder#flat-bottomed-position-restraints) Cylindrical restraints are under flat-bottom potentials, the restraint format is described here and contains the inputs for radius and force constant: [http://manual.gromacs.org/current/reference-manual/topologies/topology-file-formats.html](http://manual.gromacs.org/current/reference-manual/topologies/topology-file-formats.html) The …

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