# Deform a tube while invalidated

**URL:** <https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/deform-a-tube-while-invalidated/5818>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [February 11, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/deform-a-tube-while-invalidated/5818 "2022-02-11T02:10:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![FiguringItOut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/35a633/32.png) [@FiguringItOut](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/FiguringItOut)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/deform-a-tube-while-invalidated/5818/1 "2022-02-11T02:10:13Z")

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I would love to be able to use the scale transform tools on an active/invalidated tube spline and/or have more tube shapes available to me. The result I am looking for is to have other shape options and moreso a custom shape option similar to how Blender extrudes shapes along a curve. The ability to customize this shape could allow me to make more things quickly and accurately. I use tubes for hair a lot, but the shape has to be deformed after it’s validated. Having this feature would be a game-changer I feel.

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**Author:** ![Holger\_Schoenischka](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/holger_schoenischka/32/3934_2.png) [@Holger\_Schoenischka](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Holger_Schoenischka)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/deform-a-tube-while-invalidated/5818/2 "2022-02-11T04:34:36Z")

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The Tube Tool has several shapes - triangle, square, etc. - change the topology before validating.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/2X/0/06dd668e7c4764bd70755fabb09d18ea14e04c40.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![stephomi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/stephomi/32/19583_2.png) [@stephomi](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/stephomi)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/deform-a-tube-while-invalidated/5818/3 "2022-02-11T14:23:25Z")

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Custom shapes driven by a curve is planned.

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**Author:** ![martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@martin](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/martin)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/deform-a-tube-while-invalidated/5818/4 "2022-02-11T16:27:00Z")

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Looking forward to it

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**Author:** ![FiguringItOut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/35a633/32.png) [@FiguringItOut](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/FiguringItOut)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/deform-a-tube-while-invalidated/5818/5 "2022-02-11T18:11:07Z")

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Thank you Holger, that’s very helpful. I obviously was not aware of this. And thank you Stephomi for the feature update. I am very excited. Nomad is seriously the best!

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**Author:** ![Random](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/random/32/14131_2.png) [@Random](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Random)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/deform-a-tube-while-invalidated/5818/6 "2022-02-12T17:15:38Z")

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is it included to your plan that this feature is can ba use in tube tool even if its non validated? If its included, i can make hair mesh easily😀