# Fluted Panels on a Curved Surface

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fluted-panels-on-a-curved-surface/39967>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 12, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fluted-panels-on-a-curved-surface/39967 "2025-12-12T20:38:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![wwcalligraphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wwcalligraphy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/wwcalligraphy)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fluted-panels-on-a-curved-surface/39967/1 "2025-12-12T20:38:48Z")

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Hi, I was trying to make fluted panels on the sides of this inkwell I’m designing. I can do it on the flat panels, but the curved section I cannot. Love the panels on this string here: [Flutted panels](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/flutted-panels/27742)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/8/f86689072204f77d9bf77fce7d3d88b6a86ad415.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:** [December 12, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fluted-panels-on-a-curved-surface/39967/2 "2025-12-12T21:09:41Z")

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Utilize Sweep

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**Author:** ![wwcalligraphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wwcalligraphy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/wwcalligraphy)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fluted-panels-on-a-curved-surface/39967/3 "2025-12-13T02:14:24Z")

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I actually tried that but I’m doing something wrong cause it’s not working 🤪🤪🤪

K A R L A L I M

Owner, Written Word Calligraphy

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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:** [December 13, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fluted-panels-on-a-curved-surface/39967/4 "2025-12-13T03:34:12Z")

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sweep

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**Author:** ![wwcalligraphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wwcalligraphy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/wwcalligraphy)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fluted-panels-on-a-curved-surface/39967/5 "2025-12-13T20:12:14Z")

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thank you so much for showing that!

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**Author:** ![wwcalligraphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wwcalligraphy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/wwcalligraphy)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fluted-panels-on-a-curved-surface/39967/6 "2025-12-13T20:29:28Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/c/2c94697b297732c09ef383e6f9982cc983a6e27e.jpeg) what to do if it says invalid sweep profile?

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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:** [December 14, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fluted-panels-on-a-curved-surface/39967/7 "2025-12-14T00:34:57Z")

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What you want to do looks very basic, it should sweep easily.

Try the sweep with your sketch instead of the extruded model.

If that doesn’t work, post Shapr file someone can look into it.

When there is some buggy issues, I sometimes make a new file and redo it especially during the initial design phase.