"Sweep line" or "Bend" on thin plane, segmented object

Tell me again how to bend a relatively thin, plane-like shape into an "S" shape.
I can't say that "Sweep Line" doesn't produce fantastic and interesting shapes (because it does!) but once again I'm baffled as to why a particular facet seems to extrude, seeming at random? I mean, why is that particular facet chosen?
I forgot to try the "Bend" tool.


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Comments
I find it easier to draw the mesh up from the line.
Johnny Bravo did a video tutorial on ways to bend things in Hexagon -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gwbOaZ_T-A&ab_channel=johnnybevo
The "S" shape, you might be better off starting with a circle and cut & paste it in half, move the bottom half over and snap it into position then weld both piece back together again, rotate.