# Sheet metal tab and slot design - struggle

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sheet-metal-tab-and-slot-design-struggle/37392>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 7, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sheet-metal-tab-and-slot-design-struggle/37392 "2025-04-07T15:58:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sheet-metal-tab-and-slot-design-struggle/37392/14 "2025-04-08T13:32:54Z")

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Hi @boslaw hope you are doing well.  
I saw your post and was intrigued how you achieved that curved slopes.  
I’m having a hard time trying to sweep a tube profile across three axis, see if you can help me please:

> [@Help modelling a tube that moves across 3 axis](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-modelling-a-tube-that-moves-across-3-axis/37399):
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> Hi guys, hope you are doing well. I am trying to model a tube that flows across the 3 axis in a more “organic way”. But apparently that seems to be a really hard job here on Shapr3d. I found a few posts showing work-arounds but none actually seems to help me with what I want. I’ve attached some images to help you understand the problem: Image01 - An illustrative object portraying the desired result I want to achieve Image 02 - An illustration of the curve I want to use as the “Sweep path” or…

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