# Draw on a cylinder

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-on-a-cylinder/14016>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [July 23, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-on-a-cylinder/14016 "2021-07-23T23:05:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Libebulle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/libebulle/32/11278_2.png) [@Libebulle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Libebulle)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-on-a-cylinder/14016/1 "2021-07-23T23:05:12Z")

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Hello !  
Did someone have a tutorial to draw on curved shapes ?  
I would like to make some textured roller.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-on-a-cylinder/14016/2 "2021-07-23T23:27:30Z")

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Right now, about all you can do is draw on a plane and then project onto the cylinder.

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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:** [July 24, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-on-a-cylinder/14016/3 "2021-07-24T00:11:45Z")

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If I may expand on what @TheBum has stated.  
Here I projected a zigzag onto the cylinder, rotated the cylinder and projected again.  
Then I colored the zigzag area and extruded it outward and used **Move-Rotate** to give it an angle.  
Then I **Copy-Rotated** the cylinder twice and did a **Union**.  
This may give you some ideas on what you would like to do.

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**Author:** ![Libebulle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/libebulle/32/11278_2.png) [@Libebulle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Libebulle)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-on-a-cylinder/14016/4 "2021-07-24T09:46:56Z")

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Thank you both ! I’ll have to train a little but it can be cool 👍