# Workshop

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=103

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## [Moving stuff](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-stuff/30498)

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**Author:** [@HarrisonDavies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HarrisonDavies)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-stuff/30498 "2024-02-26T00:24:48Z")

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Can someone please tell me there’s a way to move an image to line up with a sketch aside from the dead centre of the image? Video shows difficulty trying to line up the square. Some might say draw on the image, but tha…

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## [Link two sketch lines](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/link-two-sketch-lines/30522)

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**Author:** [@HarrisonDavies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HarrisonDavies)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/link-two-sketch-lines/30522 "2024-02-25T22:15:08Z")

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Hi all, Feeling a little dumb. I have two sketch lines I want to link, so that if I update the outer line, the inner line will follow it and keep the same distance between. I’ve not used the many constraint tools befor…

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## [2D drawing - centerline between two arcs](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawing-centerline-between-two-arcs/30510)

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**Author:** [@Franz\_Kolenz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Franz_Kolenz)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawing-centerline-between-two-arcs/30510 "2024-02-25T20:40:30Z")

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Hi @, How can I draw a centerline between two concentric arcs?

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## [Measuring (not point to point)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measuring-not-point-to-point/30504)

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**Author:** [@alvitdk](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/alvitdk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2024, 10:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measuring-not-point-to-point/30504 "2024-02-25T10:23:54Z")

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Hi, just starting with Shapr3D and have designed quite a good amount of working models to feed my 3D printer successfully, some of them rather complex. What I struggle with is the basic function of measuring between side…

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## [Airless Basketball?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/airless-basketball/30496)

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**Author:** [@andyroo77](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/andyroo77)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/airless-basketball/30496 "2024-02-24T15:18:02Z")

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How would you evenly space equal sized hexagons to create a mesh on a shelled sphere or semi-sphere in order to create similar to the recently revealed “airless basketball”?

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## [AR says file is too large](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ar-says-file-is-too-large/30491)

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**Author:** [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ar-says-file-is-too-large/30491 "2024-02-23T18:43:57Z")

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Is this a physical object size limitation or a file size limitation?

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## [Challenge to align spheres](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-to-align-spheres/30474)

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**Author:** [@Geoffree3](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Geoffree3)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/challenge-to-align-spheres/30474 "2024-02-23T16:36:14Z")

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I have several spheres I wish to line up, but the align tool doesn’t do the job, unless I want them all concentric! Do I have to do the trick as suggested by TigerMike (How do I align a spherical body to the center o…

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## [Automatic profile between direct and parametric modeling](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/automatic-profile-between-direct-and-parametric-modeling/30417)

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**Author:** [@alainblanck](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/alainblanck)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/automatic-profile-between-direct-and-parametric-modeling/30417 "2024-02-18T10:29:37Z")

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Veuillez suivre le format ci-dessous pour demander une fonctionnalité. Le problème que cette fonctionnalité résoudra : Avoid the reconstruction of profiles to move from direct modeling to parametric modeling. Brève de…

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## [Issue with selection dimensions](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/issue-with-selection-dimensions/30480)

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**Author:** [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/issue-with-selection-dimensions/30480 "2024-02-22T22:13:27Z")

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Using a Windows 10 x64 PC running Shapr3D Beta 5.560.6492.0 #f892af6c Why do some selections net separate dimensions in the X, Y and Z planes, like in this image… And other extremely similar selections do not net di…

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## [Remove UI buttons' ability to "capture" the cursor when using a trackpad on iPad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/remove-ui-buttons-ability-to-capture-the-cursor-when-using-a-trackpad-on-ipad/30486)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/remove-ui-buttons-ability-to-capture-the-cursor-when-using-a-trackpad-on-ipad/30486 "2024-02-22T19:45:28Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: This might be just a “me” thing, but I do a lot of my Shapr3D on the iPad with a magic keyboard/trackpad. When mousing over UI buttons, they give the impression of “capturing” t…

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## [Streamlined/improved history notation](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/streamlined-improved-history-notation/30484)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/streamlined-improved-history-notation/30484 "2024-02-22T17:58:07Z")

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In the HBPM beta, the ability to rename history events is really helpful for keeping track of what different actions were accomplishing, but going in and entering those notes is enough of a hassle that I find myself only…

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## [Problem upgrading to 5.551.0 on macOS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-upgrading-to-5-551-0-on-macos/30483)

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**Author:** [@masukomi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/masukomi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-upgrading-to-5-551-0-on-macos/30483 "2024-02-22T17:53:20Z")

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short version: upgrading by dragging new app into /Applications produces strange error about locked files. I have a workaround (noted below) but the old version shouldn’t have been “locked” to begin with. Reporting the i…

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## [Rendering Bug](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rendering-bug/30471)

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**Author:** [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rendering-bug/30471 "2024-02-22T14:33:54Z")

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Using a Windows 10 PC x64 running Shapr3D Beta 5.560.6492.0 #f892af6c I am getting rendering issues when zooming in and out of a project. I’ve attached some screenshots and the project file. shapr3d\_export\_202…

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## [Auto Updates of /Shapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/auto-updates-of-shapr/19639)

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**Author:** [@jsc](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jsc)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/auto-updates-of-shapr/19639 "2024-02-22T11:34:22Z")

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I just opened Shapr this a.m. It did an update. Is there a place to go to that lists the updates and what they involved?

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## [Help removing lines](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-removing-lines/30477)

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**Author:** [@Petrae](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Petrae)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-removing-lines/30477 "2024-02-22T09:53:25Z")

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This is one of the best modeling tools I’ve ever used. I was working the other day and I suddenly realized that some green trace lines were showing. I tried a lot of things but couldn’t figure out how to go back to…

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## [Help getting a piece of corrugated iron to follow a curve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-getting-a-piece-of-corrugated-iron-to-follow-a-curve/30251)

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**Author:** [@Jayemery](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jayemery)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-getting-a-piece-of-corrugated-iron-to-follow-a-curve/30251 "2024-02-21T23:53:24Z")

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Hi can anyone help me been struggling with this for a couple of hrs now I have a multi point spline. Representing the corrugated iron sheet. Which o have offset by .05mm to represent the thickness of the. Steel. This i …

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## [Updating issues :(](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/updating-issues/30454)

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**Author:** [@BalcarrasSch](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BalcarrasSch)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/updating-issues/30454 "2024-02-21T12:08:00Z")

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We have Shapr3D installed across desktop PC’s and laptops at our school. The OS is the same across the devices. Windows 11 22H2. The desktop PC’s seem to seamlessly auto-install any updates, whereas the laptops more of…

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## [Taper extrude](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/taper-extrude/30434)

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**Author:** [@martyndix](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/martyndix)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/taper-extrude/30434 "2024-02-20T15:26:13Z")

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Hi everyone, hope you are well. Really new to this. Trying to do a taper hole and struggling to do so. Whenever I try to extrude through something, it simply makes it a cylinder, not with the taper. I attach two images…

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## [Copy option in dimension dialog](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-option-in-dimension-dialog/29192)

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**Author:** [@jnygaard.dk](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jnygaard.dk)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-option-in-dimension-dialog/29192 "2024-02-20T13:34:34Z")

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It would be a great timesaver, if there was a “copy” option in the dimension popup dialog. Similar to the \[+\] button for the move/rotate function. Mainly for making concentric circles and polygon. But also for rectangle…

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## [Problem sharing drawings](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-sharing-drawings/30452)

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**Author:** [@Luca](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Luca)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-sharing-drawings/30452 "2024-02-20T11:54:16Z")

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Hi, When I try to share a drawing it take few seconds before showing related window but it’s blank totally. https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

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## [Tips for optimizing model for webviewer feature](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tips-for-optimizing-model-for-webviewer-feature/30451)

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**Author:** [@Samshinobu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Samshinobu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tips-for-optimizing-model-for-webviewer-feature/30451 "2024-02-20T10:52:56Z")

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I’m looking for a resource that will help me optimize models for the webviewer feature. I get inconsistent results when trying to view models on iOS devices. I would like to know how I could create a copy of a complex m…

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## [Customize title block](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/customize-title-block/22471)

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**Author:** [@Jhonata](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jhonata)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/customize-title-block/22471 "2024-02-20T09:33:33Z")

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I would like to know how and if it is possible to customize the title block in the 2D drawing

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## [Moving body = lost features ](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-body-lost-features/30449)

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**Author:** [@TXJackII](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TXJackII)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-body-lost-features/30449 "2024-02-20T08:57:02Z")

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If I sketch a square, extrude the square into a cube, and then sketch ANOTHER feature into the cube’s surface (a circle, say, which I will extrude (subtract) through the square’s body), all is well until I MOVE the origi…

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## [Cannot properly resize objects](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-properly-resize-objects/30351)

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**Author:** [@effepi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/effepi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-properly-resize-objects/30351 "2024-02-20T00:10:45Z")

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Starting from today, when I try to resize an object this black box pops up - the one that reads 9.3954 in the picture. If I want to set the width of my object to 3mm, I used to type “3” in the white box (in the picture)…

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## [Why is only one dimension displayed/editable?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-only-one-dimension-displayed-editable/30418)

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**Author:** [@BenS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BenS)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-only-one-dimension-displayed-editable/30418 "2024-02-19T18:04:39Z")

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Hi there, sorry of this is easy but if I click an object, only one dimension ever displays, and so, only one dimension is ever editable. See attached, notice how only one dimension is available, how do I see/edit the ot…

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## [Option to disable the added (1) of duplicated object](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/option-to-disable-the-added-1-of-duplicated-object/30442)

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**Author:** [@cwijnveen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cwijnveen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/option-to-disable-the-added-1-of-duplicated-object/30442 "2024-02-19T16:04:33Z")

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Hi there… I duplicate objects a lot. It is very time consuming to rename the duplicated objects afterwards. I always remove the added ‘(1)’ in the name, it bugs me… Would it be possible to make this addition ‘optional’ …

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## [Visual feedback of fully constrained](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visual-feedback-of-fully-constrained/30436)

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**Author:** [@Matthew2224](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Matthew2224)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visual-feedback-of-fully-constrained/30436 "2024-02-19T08:15:09Z")

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Hello, I would like to ask you, when you will release visual feedback about what parts of the designs are locked / “fully constrained”? This feature really help with 3D modeling and help to see what parts of design can …

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## [Offset face: cannot click dimension tag on iPad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-cannot-click-dimension-tag-on-ipad/30328)

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**Author:** [@Rainer.Lilischkis](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rainer.Lilischkis)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-face-cannot-click-dimension-tag-on-ipad/30328 "2024-02-19T01:29:48Z")

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Updated on my iPad today and cannot click on the dimension label to offset a face to a new dimension of the body. Instead my clicking with the pencil will choose the face of the body that lies behind the label. As if the…

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## [Panic Button?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/panic-button/30430)

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**Author:** [@BKE](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BKE)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/panic-button/30430 "2024-02-18T23:25:58Z")

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A possible rescue that one may not think of if/when panic strikes. I recently had som wrestling with Cura and a STL that did not behaved. I did a union in a project and quit Shapr on my Mac. Realizing that I just unioni…

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## [Exporting Shapr3D to Blender via Fusion](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-shapr3d-to-blender-via-fusion/30416)

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**Author:** [@lforbes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/lforbes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-shapr3d-to-blender-via-fusion/30416 "2024-02-18T18:20:27Z")

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I do UV Mapping in Blender for model displays I create which requires QUAD mesh for the colours and images to apply correctly. I prefer to always use Shapr3D to create the models but it has been absolutely impossible to…

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