# How to Add Grooves/Ridges to a Curved Desk Lamp Shade in Shapr3D?

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**Created:** [November 8, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-add-grooves-ridges-to-a-curved-desk-lamp-shade-in-shapr3d/35089 "2024-11-08T12:37:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-add-grooves-ridges-to-a-curved-desk-lamp-shade-in-shapr3d/35089/2 "2024-11-08T15:41:50Z")

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Hi Mert, and welcome to the Shapr3D community!

Two tools that will be handy for this are **sweep** and **pattern**. @TigerMike answered a similar question a couple years ago:

> [@Uneven ridges in the vase](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/uneven-ridges-in-the-vase/22963/4):
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> I too projected a curved edge on the body of the vase. Then I did a **Sweep** to create the ridge and used the **Pattern** tool to make 50 ridges.

Another tool to look into is **loft.**

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