# How can I create this curved button

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 10, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-create-this-curved-button/21841 "2022-10-10T16:42:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![tekniksinc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@tekniksinc](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tekniksinc)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-create-this-curved-button/21841/1 "2022-10-10T16:42:32Z")

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I’m trying to create tthe button of the photo and cannot find a way to create it.  
My thought was to create it flat first and then somehow add a curve to lift it up at the center. But nothing I try to do works.

How would you try to create such a thing?

Thanks in advance.

 ![button1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/4/5413bbb5f839ceb4c4a95593817804b05ebe49be.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-create-this-curved-button/21841/2 "2022-10-11T17:44:19Z")

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Either the Sweep or Loft function would do that.

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-create-this-curved-button/21841/3 "2022-10-11T18:07:29Z")

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I did a quick video for you.  
This is using the Sweep tool to sweep an ellipse (or any shape you have in mind) along an arc. I used Visualisations at the to show how it looks outside the Sketch mode.

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-create-this-curved-button/21841/4 "2022-10-11T18:10:16Z")

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And welcome to the forum 🙂

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-create-this-curved-button/21841/5 "2022-10-11T20:01:25Z")

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If you want to make a round button with the same dished look, draw one half and revolve it.