# Creating a wavey circle pattern

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-wavey-circle-pattern/35967>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 9, 2025, 3:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-wavey-circle-pattern/35967 "2025-01-09T03:42:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![shaperbro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/shaperbro/32/30091_2.png) [@shaperbro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shaperbro)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 3:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-wavey-circle-pattern/35967/1 "2025-01-09T03:42:29Z")

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Hi all,

I am very new to this, I have been able to mock up lamp designs using it, but I am confused how to get a circular shape with the attached kind of buldges, lines and waves. Can anyone please help.

Cheers,  
ShaperBRO

 ![2024-10-07_04269961924c2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/9/3/9350cfb93a7989ad20e01c4c502f00d39400a660.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 9, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-wavey-circle-pattern/35967/2 "2025-01-09T03:48:08Z")

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Mike and I made tutorial on this, 2 different approach that might be helpful.

> [@Does anyone know how I can recreate this?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-i-can-recreate-this/35845/3):
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> That looks amazing! How did you manage to get waves on the side? Do you have a video recording of your process by any chance? I’m still learning this tool so I’m still not completely sure how you did it based on the screenshots frowning

Also I 3d printed mine

> [@LED Lamp](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/led-lamp/35891):
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> 3D Model on the left and 3d printed lamp with LED.

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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 9, 2025, 3:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-wavey-circle-pattern/35967/3 "2025-01-09T03:52:01Z")

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Also looks close to my production model

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/a/f/af5c4f4ed99f5cec837655f3fce97833dde9e023.jpeg)

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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 9, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-wavey-circle-pattern/35967/4 "2025-01-09T06:42:47Z")

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I notice a pattern of spheres. I think the pattern is like an X pattern of spheres around a cylinder. 5 spheres in a line shifted/ rotated around the cylinder and duplicated 8 times for 360 degrees. The pattern repeats left or right symmetrically around the cylinder?

I might try embedding spheres in that pattern around and into a cylinder (half buried into the cylinder?), union that all together. Then use the fillet tool to smooth it out to get the wavy pattern you see on your vase?

Then create a pattern of vertical bars to subtract/intersect with the wavy body to get the vertical bar effect. More to it than that, but to give you and idea…

That’s my take on it. But I don’t know what I’m doing. I fake it and see if it works.

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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 9, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-wavey-circle-pattern/35967/5 "2025-01-09T20:03:06Z")

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Oregonerd pointed out some good info, I didn’t at first see the circular inward and outward.

So gave it a try.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/5/25232826f0636c55b4cd9896d154f4a29a06dfa8.jpeg)

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