Example: A Cone in 3D

% A cone in 3D
% Author: Marco Daniel
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{tikz-3dplot}
\begin{document}

\tdplotsetmaincoords{70}{0}
\begin{tikzpicture}[tdplot_main_coords]
\def\RI{2}
\def\RII{1.25}

\draw[thick] (\RI,0)
  \foreach \x in {0,300,240,180} { --  (\x:\RI) node at (\x:\RI) (R1-\x) {} };
\draw[dashed,thick] (R1-0.center)
  \foreach \x in {60,120,180} { --  (\x:\RI) node at (\x:\RI) (R1-\x) {} };
\path[fill=gray!30] (\RI,0)
  \foreach \x in {0,60,120,180,240,300} { --  (\x:\RI)};

\begin{scope}[yshift=2cm]
\draw[thick,fill=gray!30,opacity=0.2] (\RII,0)
  \foreach \x in {0,60,120,180,240,300,360}
    { --  (\x:\RII) node at (\x:\RII) (R2-\x) {}};
\end{scope}

\foreach \x in {0,180,240,300} { \draw (R1-\x.center)--(R2-\x.center); };
\foreach \x in {60,120} { \draw[dashed] (R1-\x.center)--(R2-\x.center); };
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}