# Need help creating these surfaces

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [July 21, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408 "2020-07-21T19:34:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![iamniks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/iamniks/32/6841_2.png) [@iamniks](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/iamniks)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408/1 "2020-07-21T19:34:55Z")

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I’ve recently started using shapr and love it a lot. With almost no experience in CAD I am learning new tricks every day and was able to model a few household items to fix things, however recently started working on a vase and there are two surfaces I can’t create nor find any mentions online.

The surface 1 (left) is this one which I have zero clue how to approach

The surface 2 is low-poly style sides. I assume I can model the round vase and then use any rectangle and subtract each edge manually, but is there a better way?

 ![CleanShot 2020-07-21 at 12.34.25@2x](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/8/8ed849ee7169b517f66862920a5c2317f9bbc04e.jpeg)

Will appreciate any advices 🙂

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408/2 "2020-07-22T13:21:05Z")

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Hi, after you create the vase  
Insert a construction plane

- Sketch the checked box pattern or the pattern you want on the vase
- Project the pattern on the vase using the project tool
- Extrude the project sketch to get the design you want on the vase

Here’s our short great video on the project tool:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/1/1ed1bec98146a521f630e057c74d495e9526f592.jpeg "Project | Creating complex 3D bodies") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8LTMzbRrjY)

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**Author:** ![iamniks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/iamniks/32/6841_2.png) [@iamniks](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/iamniks)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408/3 "2020-07-23T07:00:26Z")

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@Victor_Shapr3D Hey Victor! Thanks for getting back.

I’ve spent the evening playing with project, but don’t think it is possible as when I project my pattern onto the vase pattern starts to skew where it rotates. Here is what I mean:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/44f104bcb94f208aaa744a6e395ea05bf3eac440.jpeg)

So I am not getting that geometric pattern. I’ve tried sketching the pattern on the projection of the vase to planar and then projecting it back from 4 angles (90-90-90-90) however there are still same artifacts on the corners.

Is there another way to achieve that?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 8:31am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408/4 "2020-07-23T08:31:59Z")

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Hi, thanks for getting back to me.  
@Drew made a video he posted on YouTube where he used a different approach of directly creating the pattern on the vase.  
You could check it out to see if it works better:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/9/b92e1493fe39218603e820307534970797803389.jpeg "Shapr3D Twisted Vase Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=138gju5LyMk)

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**Author:** ![Drew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/drew/32/2835_2.png) [@Drew](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Drew)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408/5 "2020-07-23T09:00:59Z")

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Honored by the mention @Victor_Shapr3D✌

@iamniks If you need help I can make a video in my spare time 🤷‍♂️ Although the second one as you said is pretty simple but tedious. The first one is laborious as well but mostly just repetitive stuff.

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**Author:** ![iamniks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/iamniks/32/6841_2.png) [@iamniks](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/iamniks)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408/6 "2020-07-23T15:27:46Z")

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Thanks for that video, with this approach I definitely can do it!

@Drew amazing video, let me try first, I think you covered it pretty detailed for the first one:) It was mostly a logic exercise which I definitely failed 😂

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**Author:** ![mortezajorak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mortezajorak/32/12349_2.png) [@mortezajorak](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mortezajorak)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408/7 "2023-09-13T08:30:44Z")

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hello guys! how can I make something like this?

 ![IMG_7217](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/1/21b158f91cd59a8f1598b4685d9d90dbdbd936c3.jpeg)

I designed this:

 ![IMG_7834](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/1/b1daed0afaf00ab62b1428359a2dc4b465b9d63d.jpeg)  
but I don’t know how to add these lines .  
please help me thank you

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**Author:** ![H\_Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@H\_Daniel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/H_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408/8 "2023-09-13T11:20:53Z")

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Hey @mortezajorak,  
Here is a possible solution: [Loom | Free Screen & Video Recording Software | Loom](https://www.loom.com/share/00400e0f104949b4afb2221cfb7b874e)

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**Author:** ![mortezajorak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mortezajorak/32/12349_2.png) [@mortezajorak](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mortezajorak)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408/9 "2023-09-13T11:54:41Z")

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Thank you for your fast reply!  
that is great but what I need is exactly reversed of this.  
Because insid of the objects should be empty.like this:

 ![IMG_7835](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/1/b172b6b9d748724e16b2764beba49fbed970dacc.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![H\_Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@H\_Daniel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/H_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408/10 "2023-09-13T13:26:27Z")

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@mortezajorak, you can try this method then: [https://www.loom.com/share/49fa642074b9473fa85512612687104f](https://www.loom.com/share/49fa642074b9473fa85512612687104f)

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**Author:** ![mortezajorak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mortezajorak/32/12349_2.png) [@mortezajorak](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mortezajorak)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-creating-these-surfaces/8408/11 "2023-09-13T13:52:25Z")

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It’s working great.  
Thank you.