# Archimede'screw with swift

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/archimedescrew-with-swift/9772>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [December 18, 2002, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/archimedescrew-with-swift/9772 "2002-12-18T08:54:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![christophe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@christophe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/christophe)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/archimedescrew-with-swift/9772/1 "2002-12-18T08:54:02Z")

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Hi,

just wondering if it’s possible to draw a 3D “Archimedes’ screw” with swift.

thanks lot !

christophe

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/archimedescrew-with-swift/9772/2 "2002-12-18T11:07:31Z")

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That’s tricky, swift isn’t really good for any kind of spiral as far as I know.  
The only way I can think of would be very awkward and time consuming. Make the central pole fairly easily since it’s just a cylinder, then make small sections of the spiral in the lathe editor and place them around the spiral.  
I don’t know if that would look good enough to be worth the effort though. :-\

Of course I’ve only used version 2, there might be an easier way if you’re using version 3.