# Making a cable

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 1, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-a-cable/37753 "2025-05-01T15:50:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-a-cable/37753/5 "2025-05-02T13:05:32Z")

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Just chiming in with some food for thoughts…

Working with splines creating a item with sweep gives you a perfect control over an organic shape, and with defined source you can calculate the length. (Blue body visible for clarity).

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