# Revolve clipping

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/revolve-clipping/30570>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [February 28, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/revolve-clipping/30570 "2024-02-28T14:22:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![acrawford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@acrawford](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/acrawford)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/revolve-clipping/30570/1 "2024-02-28T14:22:11Z")

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I’m modeling a frame being built around a parabolic dish. After finding the radius of the curvature and using the revolve tool to model the 1.5" tubing- can I “trim” the rest of the circle? I’m hoping to extract the portion the ring that makes contact to the large and small diameter rings on the rear of the dish.

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 ![whisper (1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/0/1/01697b0fd00c4c241eca80ddbc1b21eafb1d4791.jpeg)

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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:** [February 28, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/revolve-clipping/30570/2 "2024-02-28T19:44:58Z")

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> [@acrawford](#):
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> I’m hoping to extract the portion the ring that makes contact to the large and small diameter rings on the rear of the dish.

can you mark up your image to show what you are needing? Are you trying to make a the dish seat better into the tuber frame?