Lathe

Create a complete form from one profile.

Build knobs, collars and other rotational parts by revolving a profile around an axis. Refine the silhouette in the profile editor while positioning the whole preview in the scene.

Try it in HardCuts
Lathe in the HardCuts viewport
Lathe in HardCuts.

Refine a rotational silhouette

Choose Lathe in Shapes and place its preview. Open the Shape properties and edit Profile to change how the surface develops along the lathe axis. Use Reset to return to the starting profile when needed. Moving or scaling the overall preview is separate from editing the profile.

Use the form in the model

Choose Create in the Actions Panel to make a new scene object, or choose a supported boolean operation to affect a target. Inspect the resulting silhouette from several views and continue with transforms, cutters or brushes as the design needs.

Good to know

When should I use Profile Sweep instead?

Use Lathe when the form revolves around an axis. Use Profile when a cross-section should travel along an editable path, such as a pipe or rail.

Move / Rotate / Scale

Transform objects directly in the viewport with W/E/R shortcuts. Precise control without leaving your sculpting flow.

Boolean Cutters

Use primitives and 2D shapes as cutters. Position and refine the preview, then subtract, intersect or slice with the operations supported by the tool.

Profile Sweep

Define a cross-section and sweep it along a path to generate pipes, rails, and complex extrusions in seconds.
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