# Inability to revolve a body around a curve (Sweep will not work)

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inability-to-revolve-a-body-around-a-curve-sweep-will-not-work/39435>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [September 15, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inability-to-revolve-a-body-around-a-curve-sweep-will-not-work/39435 "2025-09-15T22:32:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![benji03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@benji03](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/benji03)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inability-to-revolve-a-body-around-a-curve-sweep-will-not-work/39435/1 "2025-09-15T22:32:40Z")

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**The problem that this feature will solve:**

Only being able to revolve a shape around an axis and not a curve.

**Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature:**

This feature will allow the revolve function to not only follow straight lines but sketch curves.

**What can’t you achieve without this feature?**

I am unable to create a twisted cylindrical shape that follows a curve. The twists will only follow a straight axis, but there is no good way to have the body maintain its twist rate and smooth curves around a corner.

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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:** [September 15, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inability-to-revolve-a-body-around-a-curve-sweep-will-not-work/39435/2 "2025-09-15T22:36:42Z")

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Can you show some examples of what you trying to achieve?

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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:** [September 16, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inability-to-revolve-a-body-around-a-curve-sweep-will-not-work/39435/3 "2025-09-16T17:22:13Z")

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I believe something like this.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/4/7416dc91af023a7c3e59c04522f739722dc02146.jpeg)