# How to create twisted cable or wire?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-twisted-cable-or-wire/9792>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 18, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-twisted-cable-or-wire/9792 "2020-11-18T14:06:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![TinkerBrained](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@TinkerBrained](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TinkerBrained)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-twisted-cable-or-wire/9792/1 "2020-11-18T14:06:53Z")

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Is there a way to create twisted cable or wire? I can create a helix using the revolve tool then copy and rotate it to make a twisted double helix shape, but the revolve tool only works with straight lines, not an arc or spline. I want it to look like flexible twisted wire (like the attached image). It there a way to create such a double helix shape and sweep it along a spline or some similar method that would create this effect?

 ![large (1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/5/58f1903833dabed4d32e3f6dc5ff92a2ce7ba9b1.png)

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**Author:** ![Robert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/robert/32/1329_2.png) [@Robert](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-twisted-cable-or-wire/9792/2 "2020-11-18T14:16:35Z")

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> [@Tapered thread](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tapered-thread/9312):
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> I need to draw up and print a tapered thread and I see there were a couple of threads started several years ago but none seemed to go anywhere. One was requesting advice to do exactly what I need to draw up but unfortunately the advice given was so short and cryptic and doesn’t make sense and isn’t helpful. Anyone have any advice on drawing up a thread on a truncated tapered cone? thanks

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-twisted-cable-or-wire/9792/3 "2020-11-18T14:39:57Z")

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Hi, one of our users has created a tutorial for this case, please take a look at it:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/7/7f95521f6041aa2333caac38a0bdbd1bfc3fe317.jpeg "Shapr3D Faucet Coil Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKcEO85ViaQ)

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**Author:** ![TinkerBrained](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@TinkerBrained](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TinkerBrained)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-twisted-cable-or-wire/9792/4 "2020-11-18T15:30:12Z")

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Perfect, this should work for my needs. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-twisted-cable-or-wire/9792/5 "2020-11-18T15:58:22Z")

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Wow, that’s really tedious. Hopefully we’ll get 3D path support in the future to make that a whole lot easier.

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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:** [November 18, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-twisted-cable-or-wire/9792/6 "2020-11-18T16:42:41Z")

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It kind of works. Okay representation but it is an inaccurate spring model. Definitely a hack. Revolve on a path needed.

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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:** [October 17, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-twisted-cable-or-wire/9792/7 "2024-10-17T16:13:58Z")

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Revolve to a guide path would be nice.