# Help making a shape

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-making-a-shape/40705>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 24, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-making-a-shape/40705 "2026-04-24T12:09:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@forest](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/forest)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-making-a-shape/40705/1 "2026-04-24T12:09:44Z")

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hello,

i’m trying to create the shape in the sketch below: a small ellipse at origin on xy plane and a larger ellipse higher on the z axis also on the xy plane. the ellipse sketches are offset from each other and parallel. i want to keep the ellipse faces of the final object on xy plane but i want the body to be swept along an arc. see sketch below. how do i do this?

thank you!

 ![IMG_0705](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/1/f17e0338162fb94e39fe48cc0f76ce655cebabc6.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-making-a-shape/40705/2 "2026-04-24T12:47:55Z")

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Two profiles + 1-2 guide lines and loft  
Or one profile + 1 guide line and sweep with scale.

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**Author:** ![forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@forest](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/forest)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-making-a-shape/40705/3 "2026-04-25T12:54:03Z")

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thank you @Xdrakosha this works great!