# Get a ribbed surface on organic shapes?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/get-a-ribbed-surface-on-organic-shapes/37916>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 12, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/get-a-ribbed-surface-on-organic-shapes/37916 "2025-05-12T14:41:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![3Dzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/58f4c7/32.png) [@3Dzzy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/3Dzzy)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/get-a-ribbed-surface-on-organic-shapes/37916/1 "2025-05-12T14:41:41Z")

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Hi,  
I’m quite familiar with Shapr3D and always want to learn more about it.  
I can’t see a way other than manually doing every single of the ribs.  
Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![GroMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@GroMark](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/GroMark)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/get-a-ribbed-surface-on-organic-shapes/37916/2 "2025-05-12T15:43:25Z")

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If you‘d have a perfectly round shape like the vase, you‘d just have to create one rib, then make a circular pattern of it, and then intersect/unite as you like. If it’s not a round shape you want to create ribs on, the process might actually be very tedious, as we have no „pattern along path“ feature.

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**Author:** ![kabocha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@kabocha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/kabocha)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/get-a-ribbed-surface-on-organic-shapes/37916/3 "2025-05-12T17:53:29Z")

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Very similar request and covered in this post few days ago.

> [@Please somebody help me😢](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-somebody-help-me/37875):
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> Is there a method to bend irregularly shaped flat plates? I beg for someone to help me！！！

Also you can use software that has pattern along the path and just import it back into Shapr3d. For example Onshape Free Hobbyist, you can just create it there and import it back, both are Parasolid based CAD tool.