# Draw bent flat piece

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-bent-flat-piece/7067>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 2, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-bent-flat-piece/7067 "2020-04-02T15:47:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![RonJeffries](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/ronjeffries/32/5708_2.png) [@RonJeffries](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/RonJeffries)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-bent-flat-piece/7067/1 "2020-04-02T15:47:47Z")

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i’d like to create a flat piece with a slight bend near in end, as shown in the attached pic. what, please, is a good way to do that?

thanks!

 ![IMG_1108](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/d/d37b0347d4dc040c7c233acb4bc916370a863b1a.png)

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**Author:** ![Gelphyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gelphyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gelphyn)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-bent-flat-piece/7067/2 "2020-04-02T15:59:19Z")

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@RonJeffries  
Create a **Closed Sketch** Profile  
Tools \> Extrude that Profile as required  
Alternatively Select the Profile and Move the Double Arrow appropriately

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-bent-flat-piece/7067/3 "2020-04-02T16:25:10Z")

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You can try using Sweep: [https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001415034-Sweep](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001415034-Sweep)

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**Author:** ![RonJeffries](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/ronjeffries/32/5708_2.png) [@RonJeffries](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/RonJeffries)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-bent-flat-piece/7067/4 "2020-04-02T17:04:04Z")

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i have another message about sweep, which mostly gives me error messages 🙂

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**Author:** ![LePapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LePapa](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/LePapa)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-bent-flat-piece/7067/5 "2020-04-02T17:15:28Z")

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What about such way -\>  
https://player.vimeo.com/video/403385535  
?  
Looks like loop selection doesn’t work.

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**Author:** ![RonJeffries](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/ronjeffries/32/5708_2.png) [@RonJeffries](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/RonJeffries)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-bent-flat-piece/7067/6 "2020-04-02T17:39:35Z")

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nice 🙂