# Curving a sheet

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curving-a-sheet/10841>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 14, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curving-a-sheet/10841 "2021-01-14T21:23:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Differentiasp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/differentiasp/32/8738_2.png) [@Differentiasp](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Differentiasp)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curving-a-sheet/10841/1 "2021-01-14T21:23:10Z")

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I am trying to bend a curved flat sheet of steel - I have attached the shapr3d mode, here as well as a photograph of the prototype in the workshop. Can anyone help me with how to do this please?  
Steve

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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 15, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curving-a-sheet/10841/2 "2021-01-15T00:55:44Z")

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,Extrude a pipe (2 circles the approx. circ you want.). Draw the the curve you want to cut

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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 15, 2021, 12:56am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curving-a-sheet/10841/3 "2021-01-15T00:56:27Z")

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Not sure if this is the curve you needed . If so this might help.

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**Author:** ![Chayanne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/chayanne/32/8789_2.png) [@Chayanne](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Chayanne)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curving-a-sheet/10841/4 "2021-01-15T06:52:30Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/7/73b067c9abb0e2e425a4a62c75d064855b8aaec4.jpeg "15 януари 2021 г.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hw0jK1HElo)

You can modeling more complex shapes with a simple technique. Just like in the pictures below. 🙂

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/3/31d05eebf9d46800155f32472ece0ea934657f45.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/5/5026d660feb59708a4999260d8e7ed4c835c880a.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/0/0b017ff7e3f5ca7e62f34aeaaeec4c0612ec1a38.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Differentiasp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/differentiasp/32/8738_2.png) [@Differentiasp](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Differentiasp)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curving-a-sheet/10841/5 "2021-01-15T16:40:58Z")

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Thanks for all your help with this project. I followed the fantastic tutorial video and I don’t know why I didn’t think of that! It’s obvious when you know how isn’t it?

So here is the curved sheet.

I have some more design work to do and will share the progress.

Thanks again.

Steve

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**Author:** ![tommyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tommyn/32/1714_2.png) [@tommyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tommyn)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curving-a-sheet/10841/6 "2021-01-16T15:07:27Z")

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Nice work! Thanks for sharing.

Best,

Tommy