# How to make folds like this?

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 4, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-folds-like-this/16667 "2022-01-04T12:30:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![azisher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/azisher/32/12799_2.png) [@azisher](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/azisher)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-folds-like-this/16667/1 "2022-01-04T12:30:58Z")

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I’ve tried various ways but haven’t been able to produce anything like this, any suggestions?

 ![folding](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/40896b7bde02ee4119a85da01d7f77588a4481b2.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Rohan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/rohan/32/15410_2.png) [@Rohan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rohan)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-folds-like-this/16667/2 "2022-01-05T13:31:44Z")

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Try using sweep command.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/c/ceb7e678fd273fc20046174ca4b9e13c48ab8953.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/5/5055bca9276dd66b1101c479d8244d740a367ca4.jpeg)

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/d/d2237eb7010ec98a4d2279d6b0338dac655b308d.jpeg "Sweep | Creating complex 3D bodies") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7rVVa5DGVE)

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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:** [January 6, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-folds-like-this/16667/3 "2022-01-06T03:26:19Z")

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Bending or folding cannot be done at this time.  
Does this look close to what you want?

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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:** [January 6, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-folds-like-this/16667/4 "2022-01-06T03:36:09Z")

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[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/5/532c6c706ba1b964898d2ad248e199f4ba8d92ea.mov](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/5/532c6c706ba1b964898d2ad248e199f4ba8d92ea.mov)

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**Author:** ![MrJack88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjack88/32/8138_2.png) [@MrJack88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJack88)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-folds-like-this/16667/5 "2022-01-06T10:47:17Z")

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Best approach I could come with

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**Author:** ![Koko\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/koko_shapr3d/32/1703_2.png) [@Koko\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Koko_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-folds-like-this/16667/6 "2022-01-06T14:45:51Z")

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Funny puzzle 🙂

One solution can be made by intersecting two revolves at the bend, then you can add a triangular extrusion.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b84412aea439cc68c8def060da28a244f464076f.jpeg)

Add a construction line after the rectangular extrusion is cut, then revolve and adjust the distance of it until it is tangential to the rectangle (the exact number can be calculated with trigonometry):

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/44665ec9e4e55b5adf21239340861671d818b5d7.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/425c9f23d9dfc51135b058191d7af8f327f2f762.jpeg)

Make it to the opposite direction, too, and intersect them:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/7/7b596038963855836bbed578eda66e6ce12bab79.jpeg)

Now, only a triangle is missing with 45-degree angles.

Unfortunately at the connection of revolve and the rectangle, the edges are not precisely smooth, but they can be blended.

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**Author:** ![azisher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/azisher/32/12799_2.png) [@azisher](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/azisher)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 5:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-folds-like-this/16667/7 "2022-01-07T05:22:51Z")

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Thank you so much, finally Shapr3D became my main app to create 3D icons

 ![Screenshot at Jan 07 12-19-03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/f/f7f64d6bdf8459bca1518048baafaf15c3d45a8b.jpeg)