# Rope around elipse with offset

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 24, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rope-around-elipse-with-offset/39242 "2025-08-24T13:02:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jwhittaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jwhittaker/32/9819_2.png) [@Jwhittaker](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jwhittaker)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rope-around-elipse-with-offset/39242/1 "2025-08-24T13:02:23Z")

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I am creating a mast with a rope around the mast I can make the sweep, but not create the offset with continuation of rope around the mast. The rope is 1” mast is about 10” on major and 6” on minor dimensions

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[https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new)

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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:** [August 24, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rope-around-elipse-with-offset/39242/2 "2025-08-24T13:19:21Z")

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Like this?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/e/2edb143a47dbec0f580de73b592558180de817cb.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Jwhittaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jwhittaker/32/9819_2.png) [@Jwhittaker](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jwhittaker)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rope-around-elipse-with-offset/39242/3 "2025-08-24T15:14:43Z")

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Yes that is perfect

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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:** [August 24, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rope-around-elipse-with-offset/39242/4 "2025-08-24T15:31:09Z")

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This is simple way.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/0/60b15e083db80852aec96d44fbc719ae21bb460c.jpeg "Rope") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-QnuxbdrDI)

A couple of other variants came into my mine also.

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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:** [August 24, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rope-around-elipse-with-offset/39242/5 "2025-08-24T15:56:25Z")

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And if you like me and don’t like to use move tool this is another way

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/2/62f3eded17f4b534ebf06c22975011de51e24df3.jpeg "Rope (another way)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7uBOJADM8k)

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rope-around-elipse-with-offset/39242/6 "2025-08-24T16:02:34Z")

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Another variant

Revolve

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/9/1/911969ec9a72eeb5504f195d9933307b5ebb0d14.jpeg)

Trim the spring

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/4/e4bb98f8b847375e4ffe9045d5e17dbed3826eea.jpeg)

Use edge to sweep

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/8/28734929092ce9cbd0918ad727c73de4d69766a1.jpeg)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/5/b5a9dce4a31cef9c1bd377a5e6de1980b81f188b.jpeg)

> [@Tapered thread](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tapered-thread/9312/2):
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> (upload://8AmQXY5N30lPFcDp1xfG11NSPAz.jpeg) it is also useful to draw a profile and use the sweep tool on the outer line that arises after using the intersect tool

> [@Unicorn horn anybody?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/12):
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> Yes it was loft.

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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:** [August 24, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rope-around-elipse-with-offset/39242/7 "2025-08-24T16:51:47Z")

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> [@SCALEMODEL](#):
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> Trim the spring

How did you trim it?

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Nevermind I get it. Didn’t see good from the phone 🙂 Interesting approach BTW.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/0/2/0289e3643f15db01dea39f834ee1fd38ffef6c93.jpeg)  
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