# Making pill cavities

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 10, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036 "2026-06-10T23:27:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![spencersmitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spencersmitty/32/35302_2.png) [@spencersmitty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/spencersmitty)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/1 "2026-06-10T23:27:31Z")

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i had a question about the proper way to make these. this is how i have been going about it, but it would be nice to know the proper way to do this without leaving lines in the center. ive imported models into shapr before with these types of cavities, and they only have a few seams to them.

for this example, i just use the width of the space (24mm) and divide it by 2 (12mm) when i have the edges selected for filleting. i am aware of using subtract using a donor shape to get it to have less seams, but that is too much work

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/2 "2026-06-10T23:31:35Z")

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The lines represent the faces. Change to Visualization and they go away.

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**Author:** ![DrKronos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/drkronos/32/36064_2.png) [@DrKronos](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DrKronos)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/3 "2026-06-10T23:35:01Z")

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I think a better way of doing this would be to do the pill shape itself as a revolved body from a sketch and subtract it from the solid block, as you say. It’s not really that much work, I think. A minute tops.

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**Author:** ![spencersmitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spencersmitty/32/35302_2.png) [@spencersmitty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/spencersmitty)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/5 "2026-06-10T23:39:40Z")

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you might have to take a screen recording for me, but ill try that out

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/6 "2026-06-10T23:44:07Z")

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One sketch is your revolved body and the mold to subtract it from

 ![Screenshot 2026-06-10 164321](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/9/c973706f74ef863df4109cc59649f73f62bd1e85.png)

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**Author:** ![spencersmitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spencersmitty/32/35302_2.png) [@spencersmitty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/spencersmitty)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/7 "2026-06-10T23:48:32Z")

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oh wow you just blew my mind. that is cool

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**Author:** ![spencersmitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spencersmitty/32/35302_2.png) [@spencersmitty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/spencersmitty)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/8 "2026-06-10T23:50:37Z")

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i wish we could get this result without subtracting or sketching the circles, thats what i am trying to avoid.. its just cumbersome

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**Author:** ![DrKronos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/drkronos/32/36064_2.png) [@DrKronos](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DrKronos)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/9 "2026-06-10T23:55:01Z")

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**Author:** ![spencersmitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spencersmitty/32/35302_2.png) [@spencersmitty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/spencersmitty)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/10 "2026-06-10T23:55:01Z")

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most of the time i am making a shallow area like this, so thats why its just easier for me to grab the corners and fillet. i just hate manually dragging and leaving this little island sliver, but whatever i guess i dont care. like you said, visualization mode hides it, but i was just wondering if i was doing it wrong. i dont want to use subtraction or sketches with circles. maybe adding filleting to sketches would be a different story, but its too complicated atm

 ![Screenshot 2026-06-10 at 16.54.44](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/9/698f4665c61400611b952aeb9d699f7e4af05107.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![DrKronos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/drkronos/32/36064_2.png) [@DrKronos](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DrKronos)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/11 "2026-06-11T00:07:08Z")

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Took 1:12. Rats! Mirror Icon in sketch mode always catches me out, it’s different from the object mirror one, LOL.

A competent user absolutely could do this in under a minute 😉

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**Author:** ![spencersmitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spencersmitty/32/35302_2.png) [@spencersmitty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/spencersmitty)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/12 "2026-06-11T00:11:58Z")

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its… not a race. you can do it in a minute, but you are setting up sketches with circle ends, revolving and subtracting. im aware of the subtract method, and i asked in the initial question if there was a way to preform this without having to use it.

if there isnt a way to do this without having to do all that setup, then i guess that answers my question. dont call me incompetent.. come on man

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**Author:** ![DrKronos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/drkronos/32/36064_2.png) [@DrKronos](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DrKronos)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/13 "2026-06-11T00:13:45Z")

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I called myself incompetent. No, to get a clean geometry without those center lines you cant do this with filleting edges. Fillets will always have a top and bottom edge.

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**Author:** ![spencersmitty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spencersmitty/32/35302_2.png) [@spencersmitty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/spencersmitty)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/14 "2026-06-11T00:14:27Z")

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okay! i appreciate the video you took for me, i learned something nonetheless. sorry for the mixup

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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:** [June 11, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/15 "2026-06-11T07:35:18Z")

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> [@DrKronos](#):
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> could do this in under a minute

With new revolve it’s even faster 🙂

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**Author:** ![DrKronos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/drkronos/32/36064_2.png) [@DrKronos](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DrKronos)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-pill-cavities/41036/16 "2026-06-11T10:32:14Z")

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Absolutely, haha. Already forgot about that again. 😅