diff --git a/src/ttmask/__init__.py b/src/ttmask/__init__.py
index e464458..fc7d461 100644
--- a/src/ttmask/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ttmask/__init__.py
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@
 from .cone import cone
 from .ellipsoid import ellipsoid
 from .map2mask import map2mask
+from .tube import tube
 
diff --git a/src/ttmask/tube.py b/src/ttmask/tube.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d151b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ttmask/tube.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import numpy as np
+import einops
+import typer
+import mrcfile
+from typing_extensions import Annotated
+
+
+from ._cli import cli
+from .soft_edge import add_soft_edge
+
+
+@cli.command(name='tube')
+def tube(
+    sidelength: int = typer.Option(...),
+    tube_height: float = typer.Option(...),
+    tube_diameter: float = typer.Option(...),
+    wall_thickness: float = typer.Option(0),
+    soft_edge_width: int = typer.Option(0),
+    pixel_size: float = typer.Option(1),
+    output: Path = typer.Option(Path("tube.mrc")),
+):
+    tube_radius = tube_diameter / 2
+
+    c = sidelength // 2
+    center = np.array([c, c, c])
+    mask = np.zeros(shape=(sidelength, sidelength, sidelength), dtype=np.float32)
+
+    # 3d positions of all voxels
+    positions = np.indices([sidelength, sidelength, sidelength])
+    positions = einops.rearrange(positions, 'zyx d h w -> d h w zyx')
+
+    difference = np.abs(positions - center)  # (100, 100, 100, 3)
+    xy_distance = np.sum(difference[:, :, :, [1, 2]] ** 2, axis=-1) ** 0.5
+    within_z = difference[:, :, :, 0] < (tube_height / (2 * pixel_size))
+    within_xy = xy_distance < (tube_radius / pixel_size)
+
+
+    mask[np.logical_and(within_z, within_xy)] = 1
+
+    if wall_thickness != 0:
+        within_xy_hollowing = xy_distance < ((tube_radius - wall_thickness) / pixel_size)
+        mask[within_xy_hollowing] = 0
+
+    mask = add_soft_edge(mask, soft_edge_width)
+
+    mrcfile.write(output, mask, voxel_size=pixel_size, overwrite=True)