# How would you create this? Looking for a more elegant way

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**Created:** [May 27, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133 "2025-05-27T10:56:33Z")\
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Hi all,

I’m trying to build a particular shape. It’s a bit like a sherbet saucer kind of shape (2 domes back to back) and the surface of each dome has a soft fluted texture, a bit like a wooden dowel.

I have a video of the piece I’ve made so far, but unable to upload it to here being a new user.

I’ve managed to get reasonably close but with great difficulty and complications along the way.

At first I created the sketch of all the flutes and then projected it onto the 2 dome form I had created. Drawing all the flutes was incredibly time consuming. At first I draw only 1/4 of them and tried to copy and paste the other quarters in but the copy and pasted sections weren’t projecting onto my form.

I’d like each flute to be rounded on each end and finish closer to the edge of the circumference. Rounded like the flute I zoom in on on the video below.

Best wishes

Tim

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**Author:** ![MahPohTofu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mahpohtofu/32/32000_2.png) [@MahPohTofu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MahPohTofu)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/2 "2025-05-27T11:00:09Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/7/571c4b8de4998d9dd96b0f5f463a86392889167d.jpeg "May 27, 2025") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufE9jr0AEOU)

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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:** [May 27, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/3 "2025-05-27T11:11:28Z")

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5 min test

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/b/fb4a8372bb18078e52c4275a7f211ebb8bfa50fa.jpeg)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/e/5ee1eab5885662509342bd6ad07e2195a671ea24.jpeg)

One sketch used

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/3/73f092131bb51b2062e64290369356be9e771070.jpeg)

With filetes

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/b/dbffd60bec1a4dbaf64a1899fef2335ca9ac7cd4.jpeg)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/b/cb3f9724c20974160040b41744afd8b6fc4c635a.png)

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**Author:** ![MahPohTofu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mahpohtofu/32/32000_2.png) [@MahPohTofu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MahPohTofu)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/4 "2025-05-27T11:18:49Z")

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Very beautiful thank you. I appreciate your help on this.

Could I use the same technique to build a texture more like this… on the ribbed glass photo.

 ![IMG_0772](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/5/657b5a0762f9f91b27301d38d5f840d8809f8130.jpeg)

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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:** [May 27, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/5 "2025-05-27T11:19:30Z")

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> [@MahPohTofu](#):
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> Could I use the same technique to build a texture more like this… on the ribbed glass photo.

Why not…

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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:** [May 27, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/6 "2025-05-27T11:27:18Z")

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Another variant

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/5/8500444a81198878566ea9da58ae6d5eef1677ac.jpeg)

Used sketch

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/1/f1459229e26c3d93ac40f0d12d227ca4532f8588.png)

Then projection and face offset.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/5/c57106c78fd637a765d887d3c577b95c1971cf8a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![MahPohTofu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mahpohtofu/32/32000_2.png) [@MahPohTofu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MahPohTofu)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/7 "2025-05-27T11:35:56Z")

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Thank you. I just tried creating the sketch but probably going the long way round and not very accurate at all…

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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:** [May 27, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/8 "2025-05-27T11:45:15Z")

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Why do you need this kind of sketch?  
I showed two different approaches and in both I used pattern tool. Very quick and precise.

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**Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/9 "2025-05-27T11:54:25Z")

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I couldn’t think of how to create the shape any other way. I’m sure what you’re saying makes total sense but I’m just not getting it.

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**Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/10 "2025-05-27T11:58:21Z")

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You want shape like this?

 ![IMG_0114](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/0/40861f560577811f5c17a698c05e139f166a7375.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_0115](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/0/e0ff3e64e30b3b4c4067d6c3e056be2da13cb6b0.jpeg)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/8/e8b98d02453da96fb77e6bcf57626828080e6741.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/e/de18c82183620110c1c6fca9a71ef1852697483f.jpeg)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/a/e/aea284adc461ee2284e8cc558f3d3496a4f581f6.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [May 27, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/11 "2025-05-27T18:20:39Z")

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You can project lines to surface of your lense shape and then make planes at the ends of the lines to draw “cut” shapes onto, then use the sweep tool to carve the lense.

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![Lense1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/1/7188ad441c2795b206398c59339030c8165bc61b.jpeg)  
 ![Lense2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/d/6d4684cbe2bb46f8bc9aead937433bfa56da0e7f.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/13 "2025-05-28T00:53:56Z")

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Had a bit of a chuckle.

Request Elegant way, but decides to manually create a circular pattern.

If you want to create it that way you can just use circular pattern, and revolve it and shave the bottom.

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Thanks for your help everyone. I wasn’t trying to do it a different way than Alex had explained. I have very little knowledge of shapr3d and was just trying to create what I say in one of his images only with the texture I want.

Thanks again

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**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-create-this-looking-for-a-more-elegant-way/38133/15 "2025-05-28T07:51:48Z")

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3 different solutions by 3 different people, including mine, wana see what you come up with since you requested.

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Feel like I’m back at school 😅

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The elegant way would be using the Circular Pattern tool takes like 2 mins.

You had the right idea.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/6/766726becc7ca4c2c5f062e8c6833aeca9133bdc.jpeg)

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The must would be to be able to control the pattern without having to do it again. 🙂

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I think it is currently possible via variables.

> [@Parametric Helical Gear Generator](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/parametric-helical-gear-generator/36860):
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> Hi, Here is a fully parametric gear generator, with variable defined helix angle, teeth number, modulus, pressure angle, backlash, teeth offset, gear form factor, number of fillet per turn for the worm, etc. grinning_face[Variables defined helical gear v2.14.shapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/aXsIfrh3jM47ZZksiUEwnQXdkAz.shapr) (11.8 MB) The generator creates left and right versions of the gears, either centered with one tooth aligned up (for 3D printing or exporting into other projects) or meshed together and “animated” with …

Look for the teeth animation, goes from 10 teeth to 100.

Since I just get by with variables, I have lot to learn from that file, I wish I paid more attention in school! 🫠 I wouldn’t have to eagerly wait for this feature:

> [@Variables in the pattern tool and variables carry over to the pattern also would be nice to have variables in the polygon tool](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/variables-in-the-pattern-tool-and-variables-carry-over-to-the-pattern-also-would-be-nice-to-have-variables-in-the-polygon-tool/37483/4):
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> Downloaded a new update today! Still waiting!

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> [@SCALEMODEL](#):
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> I think it is currently possible via variables.

yes sure! 🙂

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