# CHALLENGE Ribbon bend

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 5, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608 "2026-04-05T09:30:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Sci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/sci/32/33998_2.png) [@Sci](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sci)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608/1 "2026-04-05T09:30:53Z")

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I have tried many ways to do a ribbon-like bend (see images). This software struggles a bit with less uniform shapes like a twisted/tilted whatever non-u-shaped bend 😅 ‘Sketches’ are very rigid and 2-dimensional. It takes ages to create planes and drawings that intersect with each other; otherwise, ‘Loft’ or ‘Sweep’ are not very happy to follow.

So this is a challenge to anyone in this community who would like to find a workaround with current tools and a scenario for the Shapr3D team.

🥷 Shapr3D master badge 🥷 if someone neatly bends and re-bends back down this ribbon like shape 🫡

Yours faithfully,

One week of my life.

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608/2 "2026-04-05T13:21:27Z")

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Does this look good enough? (20 minutes of my life)

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[Ribbon.step](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/tUSpfgn4ll4AiXiQ5ycLdUdLkeq.step) (20.6 KB)  
[Ribbon (thin).step](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/uLzyZazX2Cx4vCNG44MyDYzd0d.step) (20.7 KB)

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**Author:** ![Sci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/sci/32/33998_2.png) [@Sci](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sci)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608/3 "2026-04-05T15:02:16Z")

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Nice! Getting there, what methodology did you use? Made a U-Shape than moved the body/a face? Mine was freaking out and not forming properly. Maybe on ipad acts differently.

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608/4 "2026-04-05T15:18:12Z")

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> [@Sci](#):
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> Made a U-Shape than moved the body/a face?

I try to avoid using the Move/Rotate tool. I didn’t use it here either. The last screenshot shows the list of actions I performed (1 sketch and 6 simple actions, everything is parametric).

> [@Sci](#):
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> Maybe on ipad acts differently.

It’s exactly the same on the iPad. I used to have one, so I was able to compare, but I decided to sell it and now I work only on a Mac.

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608/5 "2026-04-05T15:34:04Z")

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On an iPad using Move-Rotate.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608/6 "2026-04-05T15:58:02Z")

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20 minutes, but we love you for it. 🥰

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**Author:** ![Sci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/sci/32/33998_2.png) [@Sci](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sci)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608/7 "2026-04-05T21:14:18Z")

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I am trying to figure out what are you rotating on axis, is it a face?

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608/8 "2026-04-05T21:16:45Z")

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> [@Sci](#):
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> what are you rotating on axis

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608/9 "2026-04-05T21:37:52Z")

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When I was just starting out with Shapr3D, I experimented with this type of form 🙂

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**Author:** ![Sci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/sci/32/33998_2.png) [@Sci](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sci)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-ribbon-bend/40608/10 "2026-04-06T14:51:24Z")

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Oh my gosh 🤯😱 Continuity works this way in ‘Loft’! All I needed is to tilt the end faces. Thanks so much!! All those hours trying a gazillion way to do it. That’s it problem = post here 🤣😅