# How to create that pedestal?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 15, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156 "2025-08-15T22:05:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@Nico](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nico)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/1 "2025-08-15T22:05:25Z")

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Everything is in the title. Thank you.

 ![IMG_0963](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/7/c739fb2e8164126eddcd54d2c97f145c0254f04d.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:** [August 15, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/2 "2025-08-15T22:38:18Z")

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One way is to extrude a rectangle and sketch on 2 sides to select and extrude cuts

 ![Base](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/f/4fa71c64452483f85eca583cc7751fe833e00d1b.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:** [August 15, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/3 "2025-08-15T22:41:14Z")

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![Base2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/a/ea4a038c6ef897b96d072b6049f1ad900e17e830.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:** [August 15, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/4 "2025-08-15T22:42:31Z")

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The other way to make the base is sketch 3 rectangles 1 above the other of different sized and use the loft tool

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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:** [August 15, 2025, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/5 "2025-08-15T22:45:02Z")

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The extrude cut in action.

 ![Base3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/0/80cd386d3c219fa6b43e42ec64eecc2f7d3d8c98.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/6 "2025-08-16T03:05:31Z")

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Here is another version if you like to make it bit more harder on yourself.

You can sketch the guide on one of the corner at 45degrees and project with LINK to both side.

Single guide will control all the profiles.

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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:** [August 16, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/7 "2025-08-16T06:59:03Z")

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I’d say the shape is so simple that using anything beyond one sketch for the profile and another for trimming the edges from a 90-degree view just doesn’t make sense 🙂

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/c/8c5a063d8ded4df591b5e83552869413bc81bf47.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/8 "2025-08-16T07:39:07Z")

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Or just 1 sketch.

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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:** [August 16, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/9 "2025-08-16T07:54:15Z")

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> [@SCALEMODEL](#):
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> Or just 1 sketch.

With this kind of approach, I’d rather use Plasticity than Shapr3D 🙂

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/10 "2025-08-16T08:20:36Z")

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I tried Plasticity when they switched over to Parasolid Kernel so all these methods will carry over since they both use the same engine.

I plan to get it, good reminder they are going to increase price in few days.

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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:** [August 16, 2025, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/11 "2025-08-16T08:25:29Z")

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> [@SCALEMODEL](#):
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> since they both use the same engine.

If we’re talking about direct modeling, Shapr3D is far behind Plasticity, even though they’re both based on the Parasolid core. I only use Shapr3D because I prefer parametric approaches in everything.

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**Author:** ![jean-philippe2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jean-philippe2/32/27353_2.png) [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/12 "2025-08-16T08:57:01Z")

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Hi,

We can use Loft without guides.

 ![Capture d’écran 2025-08-16 à 10.56.01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/3/c3218f0d7099301b0e6a4267f0f67692856cedd0.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/13 "2025-08-16T10:45:48Z")

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> [@jean-philippe2](#):
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> We can use Loft without guides.

> [@Oregonerd](#):
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> The other way to make the base is sketch 3 rectangles 1 above the other of different sized and use the loft tool

Oregon covered that one already, 3 layer loft, just adding different methods maybe not the most efficient, but up to the user to choose which one to use.

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/14 "2025-08-16T11:31:35Z")

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> [@Xdrakosha](#):
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> Shapr3D is far behind Plasticity

Totally agree!

Got it and been playing with it for few hours now, I see they made lot of progress!

LOL they can import SVG, turn grid off.

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**Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/15 "2025-08-16T14:58:42Z")

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> [@SCALEMODEL](#):
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> they can import SVG, turn grid off.

Not the most impressive things. What’s much more interesting is working with sheets and, for example, lofting those sheets, wrapping anything around anything, and so on.

I’m not a fan of pure direct modeling, so I don’t know Plasticity well enough, but even a quick glance at its possibilities impresses me a lot.

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**Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/16 "2025-08-16T18:11:22Z")

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> [@Xdrakosha](#):
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> wrapping anything around anything, and so on.

**Deform, wrap/Unwrap**  
It would be great to integrate at least these 2 features into Shapr3d.  
Indeed, when we see their use in Plasticity or Moi3D, it makes you think…

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/17 "2025-08-21T16:38:42Z")

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> [@jean-philippe2](#):
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> **Deform, wrap/Unwrap**  
> It would be great to integrate at least these 2 features into Shapr3d.  
> Indeed, when we see their use in Plasticity or Moi3D, it makes you think…

It would be nice but I gave up asking, with assembly coming I kinda lost hope if that stuff will ever make it down the line.

I tried/have Plasticity now has all the modeling features I want finally my goto 3DCAD on the desktop (might even go back to linux), lucky they don’t have iPad.

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**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/18 "2025-08-21T19:54:30Z")

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> [@SCALEMODEL](#):
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> lucky they don’t have iPad.

What is strange, taking into account that Plasticity runs as a WebApp in Chromium. So nothing should prevent it from running on iPad.

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**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/19 "2025-08-21T21:32:23Z")

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> [@Xdrakosha](#):
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> What is strange, taking into account that Plasticity runs as a WebApp in Chromium. So nothing should prevent it from running on iPad.

Probably they did the research and found Shapr cornered that market, or they got some Lazy DEVS who don’t like mobile UI/UX.

But Blender is coming to iOS hopefully!

> **[Beyond Mouse & Keyboard — Blender Developers Blog](https://code.blender.org/2025/07/beyond-mouse-keyboard/)**
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> Get ready for blending on-the-go.

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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:** [August 21, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-that-pedestal/39156/20 "2025-08-21T21:35:12Z")

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> [@SCALEMODEL](#):
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> Shapr cornered that market

OnShape is running on iPad. SketchUp also has fully working app for iPad. Just in case someone didn’t know 🙂

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