# Making a 'flow along surface' design to a ring?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-a-flow-along-surface-design-to-a-ring/38374>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 13, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-a-flow-along-surface-design-to-a-ring/38374 "2025-06-13T18:27:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![rrscnc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@rrscnc](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rrscnc)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-a-flow-along-surface-design-to-a-ring/38374/1 "2025-06-13T18:27:04Z")

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hi just curious if this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKh9rYLVZZQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKh9rYLVZZQ) technique applies in Shapr3d?

i made a ring design but i don’t know why the bottom part isn’t ‘straight’ like the sketch ( i want the bottom part to be ‘straight’/no design)

 ![Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 01.20.24](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/e/cefd13ca807cab7687f4ddebca72582bb2db0ea9.jpeg)

i tried this cause i saw someone did this method in Shapr3d but i forgot where.

thank you!

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**Author:** ![jean-philippe2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jean-philippe2/32/27353_2.png) [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-a-flow-along-surface-design-to-a-ring/38374/2 "2025-06-13T19:39:49Z")

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> [@rrscnc](#):
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> hi just curious if this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKh9rYLVZZQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKh9rYLVZZQ) technique applies in Shapr3d?

No, Flow feature Is still not implemented in Shapr3D. I’m waiting for that

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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:** [June 13, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-a-flow-along-surface-design-to-a-ring/38374/3 "2025-06-13T21:28:12Z")

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Like Jean pointed out that tool is missing, lot of Rhino tutorials will not transfer over to Shapr. Rhino is more like Blender with Curves. Shapr is more like a traditional 3d CAD program.

If you want do what the video shows you might want to look at this soccer ball post. It’s the same concept. For you it will be easier to do than the soccer ball since you don’t need all sides fully connected, even in that rhino demo you don’t see the pattern go full circle so that would be easier to do.

> [@Making holes in a sphere](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-holes-in-a-sphere/5420/):
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> Hi Guys, I’m designing a ball that will have hexagonal holes cut into it. Basically hexagonal depression in the surface. How do I go about cutting hexagonal shapes on a curved surface? Thanks!

Also not sure what you mean by bottom not being flat.