# How to make round, curved “rings”

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-round-curved-rings/1693>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 13, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-round-curved-rings/1693 "2017-11-13T23:39:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Gresh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gresh/32/1337_2.png) [@Gresh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gresh)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-round-curved-rings/1693/1 "2017-11-13T23:39:20Z")

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Please see attached. I have tried everything that I know (which isn’t much yet) to make the top ring of this graphic. I want it to look like the post but can’t figure how to make a curved ring. Any advice would really help.

Thank you in advance. ![1E478DC5-0FEF-4200-B94A-C172F40B736A](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/5/5a88994cfc4e3ad2a4801b710f3b361fae662eeb.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Gresh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gresh/32/1337_2.png) [@Gresh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gresh)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-round-curved-rings/1693/2 "2017-11-13T23:41:00Z")

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[https://www.dropbox.com/s/22kteytosyl1f36/LS%20Rate.shapr?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/22kteytosyl1f36/LS%20Rate.shapr?dl=0)

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**Author:** ![Gensmenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19adc/32.png) [@Gensmenger](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gensmenger)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-round-curved-rings/1693/3 "2017-11-14T05:18:05Z")

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Use the sweep function.

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**Author:** ![Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gabor_shapr3d/32/235_2.png) [@Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gabor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2017, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-round-curved-rings/1693/4 "2017-11-14T07:05:25Z")

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Here’s a video:

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**Author:** ![Gresh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gresh/32/1337_2.png) [@Gresh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gresh)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-round-curved-rings/1693/5 "2017-11-15T00:07:27Z")

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Yes, that worked perfectly! Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Gensmenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19adc/32.png) [@Gensmenger](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gensmenger)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-round-curved-rings/1693/6 "2017-11-20T02:33:27Z")

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Hey Gabor,  
How do you record those cool videos, showing the Apple Pencil and finger spots for pinching and zooming in? Do you have a special version of Shapr3D?

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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 20, 2017, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-round-curved-rings/1693/7 "2017-11-20T08:02:15Z")

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> **[How to record the screen on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207935)**
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> In iOS 11 or later, and iPadOS, you can create a screen recording and capture sound on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

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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 20, 2017, 8:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-round-curved-rings/1693/8 "2017-11-20T08:07:40Z")

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> [@Presentation mode showing pencil](http://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/presentation-mode-showing-pencil/565):
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> how on earth do I turn this annoying pencil from showing up on my screen when I use it. It wasn’t there, but when I upgraded my account, it now shows. Help…

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**Author:** ![Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gabor_shapr3d/32/235_2.png) [@Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gabor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 9:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-round-curved-rings/1693/9 "2017-11-20T09:37:36Z")

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As Robert pointed out:

Step 1: enable tutorial mode

- go to iPad Settings
- select the Shapr3D app
- turn on Tutorial mode (requires restarting the app to be active)

Step 2: record videos using iOS 11

- in iOS 11 you can record the screen of the iPad
- you can enable it in the control panel of the iPad
- start the recording, open Shapr3D, model
- open the control panel to stop the recording
- edit the video (cut the beginning / end if needed) in the Photos app on the iPad
- you are ready to share the videos (save to iCloud, upload to Youtube, email to others etc)