# Sweep tool

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool/14273>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 4, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool/14273 "2021-08-04T14:33:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LyVinh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@LyVinh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/LyVinh)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool/14273/1 "2021-08-04T14:33:02Z")

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Hi,

I am not sure why my sweep tool cannot create an unibody. I tried to practice the paper clip exercise and my final shape does not look as smooth as the tutorial.

There are edges on the surface at the connecting points.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/e/e13c59e1d04eff36bd9fd9f0d87829dae6589712.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool/14273/2 "2021-08-04T14:52:58Z")

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Did you Union the 3 elements?

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**Author:** ![LyVinh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@LyVinh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/LyVinh)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-tool/14273/3 "2021-08-04T15:36:26Z")

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It is actually one body after Sweep, so I don’t need to use Union

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/bbb059e5874504d5df2762bd988e9d0363c9e10f.jpeg)