# Cable issues

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cable-issues/18999
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [April 26, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cable-issues/18999 "2022-04-26T00:00:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Devvon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/devvon/32/36586_2.png) [@Devvon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Devvon)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cable-issues/18999/1 "2022-04-26T00:00:53Z")

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Afternoon everyone,

Been trying to make a cable/coil of rope for a project and have been unable to figure out how. Does anyone have a work around. The image below is what I need to be able to do effectively and efficiently.

Any ideas?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/2/20e52f646f46da6e1c9dc14c6b9b01b86d4e8e47.png)

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### Author: ![BGabor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bgabor/32/9868_2.png) [@BGabor](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BGabor)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cable-issues/18999/2 "2022-04-26T04:30:12Z")

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loft command around the circle

 ![kép](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/e/eff0b5c3effad82222b689c79673193db9bbbbf6.jpeg)  
[Coil2.shapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/3yt2V0dAm5R937vZW2yMaEOGwQ8.shapr) (858,0 kB)

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### Author: ![Devvon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/devvon/32/36586_2.png) [@Devvon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Devvon)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2022, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cable-issues/18999/3 "2022-04-26T11:21:40Z")

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Loft command around the circle works but I have to place intervals of every X degrees, there isn’t a more efficient way of doing this?

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### Author: ![BGabor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bgabor/32/9868_2.png) [@BGabor](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BGabor)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cable-issues/18999/4 "2022-04-26T12:46:57Z")

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For desktop CAD programs, the array command. Because it is a solid body modeling program that is fast and easy to use, it does not include such a command…(I suggest you write to the develope👍)  
Hi

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### Author: ![Devvon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/devvon/32/36586_2.png) [@Devvon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Devvon)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cable-issues/18999/5 "2022-04-26T13:22:37Z")

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Thank you very much!
