# Phone cable

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706>\
**Category:** Share your creations\
**Created:** [April 11, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706 "2022-04-11T12:11:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![Chayanne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/chayanne/32/8789_2.png) [@Chayanne](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Chayanne)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/1 "2022-04-11T12:11:50Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/8/858f31f09e6eb6b9a8777fd3695043069abf6866.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/3/3c0782267f785466ad800265df1f31647542f3c4.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Sebestyen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/sebestyen/32/13022_2.png) [@Sebestyen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sebestyen)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/2 "2022-04-11T12:15:53Z")

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I love how the end of the cable is twisted back, as it is usually happening in real life.

Nice work!

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**Author:** ![jb7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@jb7](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jb7)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/3 "2022-04-11T12:41:59Z")

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Yes, looks very naturally coiled- did it take much work? And patience…

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/4 "2022-04-11T12:46:58Z")

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Triggered me every time. I always had to fix it. 😂

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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:** [April 11, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/5 "2022-04-11T15:07:12Z")

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I’m sure it took some time to position and rotate each segment/coil of cable.

The coiled cable I designed for my CB Radio was relatively straight forward as each segment/coil in the bend was rotated uniformly… It would have taken a little longer to create the ‘tangled’ telephone cable.

 ![Coil Wide](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/7/7a5b5a60166355b60450d05bbc1624d9314cf6c0.jpeg)

 ![Coil Upper](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b1bbc97cb1053a4756d6b9abdb5081b9bd01b7e0.jpeg)

 ![Coil Lower](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/9/98abc130d700d9507da67a9c5079c91610356393.jpeg)

Happy Coiling! 🤣

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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:** [April 11, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/6 "2022-04-11T15:17:31Z")

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Loving the very realistic tangled effect!

I remember my OCD getting the better of me while taking a call and having to detangle the cord **during** a conversation even if it meant temporarily removing the handset from my ear… 📞 👂🤣

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**Author:** ![Spacjamen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spacjamen/32/5953_2.png) [@Spacjamen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Spacjamen)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/7 "2022-04-11T20:53:33Z")

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Yea, looks great 😲 . But how did you guys make it ? Is there a smart way of creating this coil along the curve or did you create it manually ? Did I missed some Shapr3D tool? Teach me please 😊

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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:** [April 11, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/8 "2022-04-11T21:04:46Z")

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I created it manually.

First I revolved a small circle to create a basic coil.

 ![Screenshot 2022-04-11 at 22.05.36](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/2/2383bcc557dda67673bce3f9030b15e1fd9694b7.jpeg)

 ![Screenshot 2022-04-11 at 22.06.26](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/6/6eeb4fb811d9c5e788899fec771a42572d6c2c38.jpeg)

Then I split the coil along its length using the ‘split body’ tool. This created individual loops not dissimilar to individual links in a chain.

 ![Screenshot 2022-04-11 at 22.07.52](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/f/f86c40e4574c001adaf706a0e6232122062ceee7.jpeg)

Then I simply detached a loop…

 ![Screenshot 2022-04-11 at 22.12.12](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/8/80d653c0c2a838f2b5712c0fed1e49b82f710fee.jpeg)

… then re-attached it by using the align too and rotated the loop by a specified angle.

 ![Screenshot 2022-04-11 at 22.12.50](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/2/271e927215ff6ce35f90c25b3688bb2354c22733.jpeg)

 ![Screenshot 2022-04-11 at 22.13.05](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/d/d0abbd3e2d3d2cdfcf90fd1bf7fb96cd313a83b1.jpeg)

Then I continued to do this for each loop to form a nice bend.

Using random rotation angles would give a more messy (and more authentic) looking coiled cable.

I used the align too because it immediately brings up the rotation option with the axis through the face (which is less tedious than selecting the rotation tool which would require repositioning the axis point manually each time).

Hope this was helpful 😄

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**Author:** ![jb7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@jb7](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jb7)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/9 "2022-04-11T21:33:11Z")

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Extremely helpful, thank you

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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:** [April 11, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/10 "2022-04-11T21:56:21Z")

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You’re welcome 😄

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**Author:** ![Spacjamen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spacjamen/32/5953_2.png) [@Spacjamen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Spacjamen)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/11 "2022-04-11T22:12:50Z")

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OOO, now I understand. Thanks a lot 👍. Now I can go to sleep 🤓 and will test it tomorrow.

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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:** [April 11, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/12 "2022-04-11T22:16:20Z")

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You’re very welcome. Sleep well 🤣

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**Author:** ![Chayanne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/chayanne/32/8789_2.png) [@Chayanne](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Chayanne)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/13 "2022-04-11T22:48:57Z")

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I only make three pieces with different degrees of revolve, so i can build a coil in all directions. Then I combine them with copy and align toll.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/40868b07ab777bf84fcdb59cdc478644ef4b5508.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/3/33ca7f495414b3032c4fd14876472d89688e6620.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/3/33459c5ea6d11566db7129015a1b922cf148f798.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/e/e1668f6e1f3afcdc426c5b9d2bb6ca993425b832.jpeg)

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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:** [April 12, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/14 "2022-04-12T00:31:56Z")

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Awesome! Yes, of course, one can adjust the single coil segments to suit. Perfect 👌

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**Author:** ![Gene](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gene/32/14262_2.png) [@Gene](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gene)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/15 "2022-04-13T13:28:24Z")

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Don’t forget show me you work ….

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**Author:** ![Gene](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gene/32/14262_2.png) [@Gene](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gene)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/phone-cable/18706/16 "2022-04-13T13:31:01Z")

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Masterpiece! Excellent! Well done! Out of my imagination!