# Unicorn horn anybody?

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 10, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083 "2025-08-10T17:35:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Beam](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Beam)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/1 "2025-08-10T17:35:56Z")

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I am trying to make something like a unicorn horn. I tried using the loft tool but was not successful. Is there a straightforward way to do this? Here is a picture of a unicorn horn someone made in blender just to remind you what one looks like. Basically I need the shape to spiral although it does not need to taper.

 ![IMG_2864](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/9/a/9ad8834bd4f63d856a52d21f3c94297e34f38e91.jpeg)

With the loft tool it is hard to maintain the spiral and shape as far as I can tell.

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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 10, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/2 "2025-08-10T17:52:45Z")

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What does it look from perspective, it kinda looks very flat or ORTHO view is making look very flat.

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**Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/3 "2025-08-10T18:08:37Z")

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![IMG_7675](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/3/536bb3ceb58b22f8d89a9ae97a8d9b2174ecdb47.jpeg)

basically it’s two circles overlapping like this and the twisted together.

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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 10, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/4 "2025-08-10T18:12:17Z")

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I think this method can be utilized.

> [@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

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**Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/5 "2025-08-10T20:38:38Z")

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This is so generous of you to take the time to show me how to do this. Thank you!

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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 11, 2025, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/6 "2025-08-11T05:27:38Z")

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Few days ago I was trying to use that technique for a cup I saw but kinda Failed.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/6/169d4bd506f69671bfe8e943e23c02c97748df8c.jpeg)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/0/e/0e703ce91655a86a95b7c0c130d6b8080759c041.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/7 "2025-08-11T16:13:08Z")

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![IMG_2867](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/f/df7f6fcb18fe4e2db90b7d001b4171e1c7fb559d.jpeg)

I found some success with this method. Maybe on your cup you need to make the sketch circle bigger?

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/8 "2025-08-11T16:22:10Z")

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Or maybe if you changed your sketch profile to look more like a teardrop or something then you could get the overlap you need.

 ![IMG_2868](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/4/34da2e38f25f0d3f2e02a0aff7e08b82e6fb7487.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/9 "2025-08-11T16:47:40Z")

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Yeah but it’s a good fail in an interesting way.

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/10 "2025-08-11T17:45:00Z")

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Thanks I’ll give it a try for the V2.

By the way don’t know what that is but looks pretty interesting, like a spear, very nice!

Oh and ya it kinda looks interesting, happy mistake and should still think about somehow using that to make a cup.

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/11 "2025-08-11T18:01:39Z")

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Yes I agree, version one looks great. May I ask how you got your cup to deform like that? Maybe the loft tool?

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/12 "2025-08-11T19:59:55Z")

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Yes it was loft.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/e/d/ed5d33f6e19a8c0fcfc44bb5c16e6d58ddb11c1c.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unicorn-horn-anybody/39083/13 "2025-08-13T02:27:07Z")

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Thanks for showing me this!