# How can I add a bending command to Shapr3D?

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 29, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573 "2021-12-29T16:38:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xiamen0592](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xiamen0592/32/12386_2.png) [@Xiamen0592](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xiamen0592)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/1 "2021-12-29T16:38:16Z")

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Hi,everybody. I have a problem.How can I add a bending command to Shapr3d for Christmas candy cane like this?emphasized text

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/4c61e9257f3c334b51b823c47f91d5ea5ec7d533.jpeg)  
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 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/c/c428ca13733f05c2141e4a564f0719a1c0d69179.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/2 "2021-12-29T17:33:44Z")

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You can’t. You can bend or rather extrude the cane shape. But not the revolved stripes… unless someone knows something I don’t. Painting the stripes in another programs could be done

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**Author:** ![tommyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tommyn/32/1714_2.png) [@tommyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tommyn)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/3 "2021-12-29T20:18:23Z")

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Perhaps the stripes can be flat ribbon spiraled as for a screw?

Best,

Tommy

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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:** [December 30, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/4 "2021-12-30T02:46:29Z")

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Here’s a visual simulation. It’s not what it appears to be.

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/1/153ccb43baaa10ef1757aefff92cc7a5bdca36a9.mov](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/1/153ccb43baaa10ef1757aefff92cc7a5bdca36a9.mov)

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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:** [December 30, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/5 "2021-12-30T07:01:55Z")

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Like I said earlier, it’s not what it appears to be. I made ample use of the new **Split Body** tool.

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**Author:** ![Xiamen0592](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xiamen0592/32/12386_2.png) [@Xiamen0592](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xiamen0592)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/6 "2021-12-30T07:40:11Z")

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Thanks!Happy Holidays.

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**Author:** ![Xiamen0592](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xiamen0592/32/12386_2.png) [@Xiamen0592](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xiamen0592)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/7 "2021-12-30T07:47:13Z")

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Thanks!Happy Holidays.What I need is the bending function after rotation, not splitting the entity.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/8 "2021-12-30T07:48:28Z")

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I think you are looking for the Sweep tool.

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**Author:** ![Xiamen0592](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xiamen0592/32/12386_2.png) [@Xiamen0592](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xiamen0592)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/9 "2021-12-30T07:49:20Z")

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Thank ,Tommyn.  
Happy Holidays.

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**Author:** ![Xiamen0592](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xiamen0592/32/12386_2.png) [@Xiamen0592](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xiamen0592)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/10 "2021-12-30T08:04:16Z")

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Thanks,Istvan.  
Happy Holidays.I need red and white to revolve and sweep tool.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/1/144c90256f91befb8790976c0aced508b259199c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/11 "2021-12-30T17:03:47Z")

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You want a “revolving sweep”. Or you want to bend things. That would be cool but not likely to happen. The complexity of making the action happen is prohibitive I would imagine. Maybe if there was scripting.

I tried sweeping 3 canes close to each other along a 1/2 circle. Then, the using the move tool to rotate their ends to twist them together. They will rotate about 5 or 6 degrees before it generates a error. So that method won’t work. Fun to try though. Twisting 3 straight rods together works but there is distortion.

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**Author:** ![Xiamen0592](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xiamen0592/32/12386_2.png) [@Xiamen0592](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xiamen0592)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-bending-command-to-shapr3d/16573/12 "2021-12-31T07:11:42Z")

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Yes,I’m really looking forward to this feature .