How to Plot in Cylindrical Coordinates in Mathematica?

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I'm looking for a function to plot things in 3D using cylindrical coordinates but apparently Mathematica doesn't have one?
 
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Credulous said:
I'm looking for a function to plot things in 3D using cylindrical coordinates but apparently Mathematica doesn't have one?

Can you create a tensor transformation and use that to plot in your desired co-ordinate system?
 

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