# Material to wrap sphere segment

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/material-to-wrap-sphere-segment/29393>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 17, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/material-to-wrap-sphere-segment/29393 "2023-12-17T23:46:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Phil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@Phil](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Phil)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/material-to-wrap-sphere-segment/29393/1 "2023-12-17T23:46:10Z")

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Hi , my names phil , new to this kinda thing but trying my best …  
I am wondering is there a way to work out the development on a spherical segment ?  
I’ve used projection tool and it seems to me that the shape is incorrect for wrapping the piece

I’ll try and explain a bit more …  
I have created a bowl , and am trying to work out a way t wrap it in segments so they are all even , it’s like pattern development if that makes sense

Thanks

Phil

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/material-to-wrap-sphere-segment/29393/2 "2023-12-19T20:42:44Z")

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Welcome Phil.

Can you post a picture of a similar bowl to give us a better idea of what you need?

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**Author:** ![Phil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@Phil](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Phil)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/material-to-wrap-sphere-segment/29393/3 "2023-12-19T21:59:52Z")

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Hi , ive looked around the forum and I don’t think it’s possible but I’ll try and show it

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**Author:** ![Phil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@Phil](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Phil)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/material-to-wrap-sphere-segment/29393/4 "2023-12-19T22:06:40Z")

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Here is a picture of the bowl and also a pic of the surface highlighted that I am trying to develop to a flat surface to be able to cut a pattern from

 ![IMG_0003](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/6/e650506cfbb693ddb6f98f4a9a77a3db61c64852.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_0002](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/a/1/a1e610090857ed200232be48b0a284afb2b04973.jpeg)

Thanks