# Making holes in a sphere

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-holes-in-a-sphere/5420>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 19, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-holes-in-a-sphere/5420 "2019-08-19T23:54:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-holes-in-a-sphere/5420/44 "2022-05-25T20:00:09Z")

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Thanks for sharing. Interesting technique. Considering the detail, it looks as efficient as it gets.

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**Author:** ![welshsteve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/welshsteve/32/16111_2.png) [@welshsteve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/welshsteve)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-holes-in-a-sphere/5420/46 "2022-05-25T22:38:47Z")

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@PEC @TigerMike

Here’s my version with a slightly different take on the stitching…

 ![Black Ball](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/d/d422057864ac156ea5bff6d689551038aff4cd01.jpeg)

 ![Red Stitching](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/6/6a777ae0b6951be3c216906de5f1b963fd6667e1.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-holes-in-a-sphere/5420/47 "2022-05-25T23:11:13Z")

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Nice job. Was your workflow similar to what @PEC did?

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**Author:** ![welshsteve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/welshsteve/32/16111_2.png) [@welshsteve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/welshsteve)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-holes-in-a-sphere/5420/48 "2022-05-25T23:36:03Z")

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Not dissimilar, I guess.

I aligned a single hex segment vertically and sketched a series of small arcs along the curved edge.

From those arcs so created the stitches (in-line).

I then rotated each individual stitch 15deg.

Next I duplicated the entire row of stitches along the remaining 5 edges of the hexagon before union them all into a single body. Then I duplicated and aligned the bodies to create the ball.

A draft of 20.5092deg is the magic number for me btw which I’ve used since my SketchUp days.

Next time I’ll make the stitches independent of the bodies to make it easier to change colour.

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**Author:** ![PEC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@PEC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PEC)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-holes-in-a-sphere/5420/49 "2022-05-26T04:48:51Z")

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@welshsteve nice and neat. The stitches are great, and yes, it will be cool to have them in a separate body to change colors and material easily.

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**Author:** ![welshsteve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/welshsteve/32/16111_2.png) [@welshsteve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/welshsteve)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-holes-in-a-sphere/5420/50 "2022-05-26T17:54:38Z")

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@PEC @TigerMike

Sorry, I couldn’t help myself… 🤣

 ![Shapr3D Football](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/0/0bb6b606b8ad576fccbbcdb5e46786ba00021604.jpeg)

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/7/6743ae77c1eb51ff576e3cc253e0b58cd6ddc5ab.jpeg "Shapr3D Football HD 1080p") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB3cAGPu0Ts)

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