Hello friends I will show how create a stock vector illustration 3d steel pot images.
I have used following techniques shown below in this 3ds max tutorial.

[1]-Choose the Chamfer cylinder and create chamfer cylinder with the following size
    Apply the taper modifier with the good following amount as shown below
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[2]-Place like me
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[3]-Convert the chamfer cylinder into the editable poly now make the selection like me
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[4]-Apply the bevel polygons with the good following amount as shown below
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[5]-Your object should like this
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[6]-Choose line and create the shape like now appy the extrude modifier with the amount of 1.0
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[7]-Place like me
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[8]-Create four chamfer cylinder and place like me
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[9]-Create one more and place to the other size
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[10]-Make the selection like me
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[11]-This is final image
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