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Free, Configurable Ceramic Bowl Template to Print

Moldea generates the flat development for a cone-shaped slab-built bowl: adjust the rim diameter, base diameter and height, and the tool calculates the exact pattern sector, enlarged for your clay's shrinkage.

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About this bowl

An open, cone-walled bowl — also a good base shape for a flowerpot. The default is a 180mm rim, 80mm base and 70mm height, but each measurement adjusts independently: wider, deeper, a smaller base, whatever you need.

How to use the template

  1. Open the tool with the bowl already selected and adjust rim diameter, base and height with the sliders.
  2. Check the 3D preview — wide, shallow bowls can need a pattern sector past 180°, and Moldea always draws it correctly, without the ambiguity plain SVG arcs run into.
  3. Print at true 1:1 scale (with the 100×100mm calibration square) or download the SVG.
  4. Cut the sector from a rolled slab and join the straight edges to form the bowl.

Frequently asked questions

What size is the bowl by default?

180mm rim diameter, 80mm base and 70mm tall — all three measurements are independent and adjustable.

Does it also work as a flowerpot?

Yes, the same shape works as a flowerpot; Moldea has a separate flowerpot preset with an optional drainage hole if that's what you're after.

Why isn't the template just a circle?

Because the bowl is cone-shaped (wider at the rim than the base), the flat pattern is a sector of a ring, not a plain circle — Moldea works out that exact development from your measurements.

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