# Creating a section of a sphere

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 2, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085 "2026-01-02T02:13:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![ryanklein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@ryanklein](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ryanklein)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085/1 "2026-01-02T02:13:09Z")

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Hope all of you are having a great New Year! I’m struggling to create a section of a sphere for a Chapin 8701B corn planter wheel. Attached is an imagine of what I’m describing as well as a screenshot of where I’m at with the design.

 ![IMG_4963](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/b/8bad5ed3149284547bca877cf15177b596bf6a99.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ryanklein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@ryanklein](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ryanklein)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085/2 "2026-01-02T02:25:40Z")

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As I can only post one picture, here is where I’m at with the design.

 ![Screenshot 2026-01-01 at 8.12.22 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/a/4/a48216a28da181a14cd76cb4e1b725d35ed5e5a8.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085/3 "2026-01-02T04:03:57Z")

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I think only you need to do is make a cylinder, rotate it, shell it and trim it.

And do rotating pattern.

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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:** [January 2, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085/4 "2026-01-02T06:00:14Z")

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Create a sketch ontop the disc. Select the edge of the hole. Use the offset edge.

 ![Thing1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/a/6/a641704a4aaeacc1cfd0bead6e83b43b42cfd107.jpeg)

Draw a line across the new loop.

 ![Thing2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/e/fe76935b3cc4c08f687c69194e4cb83259a83173.jpeg)

Jump out of sketch mode and extrude (IMPORTANT “As a new body”).

 ![Thing3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/f/5f59a986d17eb91590a7c4ca1a76c87a9e395063.jpeg)

Use the move tool to angle it downward (not the circely dot thing: “origin”)

 ![Thing4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/c/5c376412da762282c5055647d0b0441b94743061.jpeg)

Union the plate and the rotated thingy. Make them one!

 ![Thing6](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/9/89f574955c7fb34b07c0c2c823adf92860a39d72.jpeg)

Flip the part over and use the “Replace face tool”.

 ![Thing7](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/3/830b2f87a470c41cc04ce6279d17d3d1bad97380.jpeg)

And you get this 👇

 ![Thing8](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/4/b49e9ca787155711c884378299c257158ef31b38.jpeg)

At step 3 you can use the Revolve tool…

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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:** [January 2, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085/5 "2026-01-02T06:04:52Z")

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![Thing9](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/8/38d4c5eb524040c2ff3c15bddf7ba1d0c927e407.jpeg)

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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:** [January 2, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085/6 "2026-01-02T08:49:46Z")

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Loft can be used for that as well.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/2/126ca88dd4f7b4a79eb524dfe1cdf54bcc7d5f5b.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/1/f15fc87fc68b8d9c70c3d9fe45191ffda681989b.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/6/36e9e9d70460a05a28c5d6053bd5691c218138d0.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/5/157c28f3303a4d371d41321f910d789872b571f3.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ryanklein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@ryanklein](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ryanklein)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085/7 "2026-01-02T21:27:45Z")

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These are great, thank you both!

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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:** [January 3, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085/8 "2026-01-03T06:43:00Z")

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The loft with guides might be the best way IF the shape and angle of the “things” are critical for whatever reason. Not knowing it’s function… 🤷‍♂️

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**Author:** ![ryanklein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@ryanklein](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ryanklein)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085/9 "2026-01-03T17:35:31Z")

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So I’m working through this and I’m not sure I follow the process of creating a loft. Any suggestions or do you have a video I could follow along?

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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:** [January 3, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085/10 "2026-01-03T18:51:27Z")

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> [@ryanklein](#):
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> Any suggestions or do you have a video I could follow along?

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/3/63ea79ad1884007a1c7ce3e05cbd55b9eaf89f75.jpeg "Loft") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYF4om2Jvek)

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**Author:** ![ryanklein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@ryanklein](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ryanklein)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-section-of-a-sphere/40085/11 "2026-01-03T22:47:37Z")

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This worked out perfectly, thanks for the explanation!