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

[1]-Choose the Helix and create Helix with the following size
    And open the rendering palette and use the following settings

[2]-Place the helix like me

[3]-Convert the helix into the editable poly now select the polygons as well

[4]-After that switch to the slice plane button now palce the plane like me 
    Now switch to the slice button

[5]-Select the vertexes and drag like this

[6]-Create circle with the following size and palce like me

[7]-Convert the circle into the editable spline and select the vertex
    Now switch to the break button and now break the vertex

[8]-Drag the vertexes like me

[9]-Create cylinder and convert into the editable poly now selec the polygons
    Apply the extrude polygons with the amount of -0.4

[10]-Your cylinder should like this

[11]-Create the materials like me

[12]-This is the final result