# Making messy cables ball

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-messy-cables-ball/52517>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Tags:** advice, mac, modeling\
**Created:** [September 30, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-messy-cables-ball/52517 "2017-09-30T17:53:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![florencia007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/florencia007/32/38442_2.png) [@florencia007](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/florencia007)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-messy-cables-ball/52517/1 "2017-09-30T17:53:47Z")

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Hi, I’m a visual artist and I’m working on a project for my next presentation and I need create a ball with messy cable. Something like this [http://cdn.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Colorful-Electrical-Wires.png?x92042](http://cdn.makeuseof.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Colorful-Electrical-Wires.png?x92042)

I’m a beginner any help will be much appreciated. Thank you

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**Author:** ![Nat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8c91f0/32.png) [@Nat](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Nat)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-messy-cables-ball/52517/2 "2017-09-30T20:55:42Z")

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Hello.  
I would start by drawing circles, then divide them into segments, then move segments to create the “random” look.  
Then draw a perpendicular circle and use the follow me tool to create the “pipe”.

There is a useful extension called “lines2tubes” than can automate the extrude step.

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**Author:** ![filibis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/filibis/32/28737_2.png) [@filibis](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/filibis)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-messy-cables-ball/52517/3 "2017-09-30T20:58:54Z")

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Hi,  
Check this plugin: [**Helix along curve**](http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=51770). It has various parameters to create randomness you need.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-messy-cables-ball/52517/4 "2017-12-31T12:58:56Z")

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