# Workshop

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=106

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## [Undo view change](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/undo-view-change/30255)

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**Author:** [@rmeador](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rmeador)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/undo-view-change/30255 "2024-02-09T21:08:03Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: I frequently find myself accidentally changing my viewpoint, most often by orbiting when in sketch mode instead of panning. I’d love a key combo to undo this view change and pu…

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## [Resizing completed models](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/resizing-completed-models/23570)

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**Author:** [@JWardT3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JWardT3D)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/resizing-completed-models/23570 "2024-02-09T14:23:31Z")

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Hi all, I’m new to the Shapr3d and new to the forums. Researching a new app to replace Fusion, and love the UI and efficiency of this. However, I am running into a few issues… I frequently have to resize our completed m…

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## [Cannot set exact length](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-set-exact-length/30241)

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**Author:** [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-set-exact-length/30241 "2024-02-09T12:58:46Z")

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My app recently auto updated to this version. I’m on an M1 iPad Pro. I can no longer set an exact dimension on a simple body. I have a rectangular solid with length of 0.6. I want to set it to 0.5. I used to be able to …

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## [Axis cube in visualization](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/axis-cube-in-visualization/30238)

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**Author:** [@VAXman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/VAXman)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/axis-cube-in-visualization/30238 "2024-02-09T12:51:46Z")

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I have been modeling a project and I’d like to show customers the views in visualization. Is there a way to have the axis cube in the modeling view also in the visualization view so that I can move the model about to vie…

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## [Long time fusion360 and solidworks user. Tips for Shapr3D?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/long-time-fusion360-and-solidworks-user-tips-for-shapr3d/13128)

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**Author:** [@LasOlas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/LasOlas)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/long-time-fusion360-and-solidworks-user-tips-for-shapr3d/13128 "2024-02-09T09:31:13Z")

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I’m really struggling with some things here, namely the lack of construction lines (and the types of constraints they allow) and the inability to mirror sketch elements in sketch mode. I am also having trouble getting ac…

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## [Version 5.470.0.5808--Basically makes keyboard unusable](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/version-5-470-0-5808-basically-makes-keyboard-unusable/28177)

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**Author:** [@STLEditWhen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/STLEditWhen)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/version-5-470-0-5808-basically-makes-keyboard-unusable/28177 "2024-02-09T09:01:58Z")

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When using any feature that needs keyboard input or simply pressing enter / escape, nothing happens and the Apple sound for an invalid key stroke is triggered. In order to fix, one must remove the app and reinstall. Shor…

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## [Visual feedback of constraint conflicts](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visual-feedback-of-constraint-conflicts/27977)

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**Author:** [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visual-feedback-of-constraint-conflicts/27977 "2024-02-09T09:01:45Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. Sometimes while sketching, I get an information bubble for a few seconds that says, ”This constraint would conflict with existing ones.” Then I need to figure out…

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## [3D illuminated text](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/3d-illuminated-text/30189)

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**Author:** [@foxfire](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/foxfire)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/3d-illuminated-text/30189 "2024-02-09T07:55:45Z")

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I want to make illuminated text or logo. After adding a text, I want to combine it and make a cover at the top. Is there a simple method? Where can I find a lesson or guide for you to learn?

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## [3D sketch](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/3d-sketch/30242)

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**Author:** [@LePapa](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/LePapa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/3d-sketch/30242 "2024-02-08T22:11:04Z")

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Hi I am looking for best way to draw 3D sketch of central heating pipes inside house … and edit lengths afterwards . Any tips? Intention is to show whole system with valves radiators etc for review

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## [Why is my export suddenly 10x bigger](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-my-export-suddenly-10x-bigger/30235)

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**Author:** [@Meg](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Meg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-my-export-suddenly-10x-bigger/30235 "2024-02-07T21:56:34Z")

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Okay I am pretty green to CAD so I hope this a simple basic answer. I work on an IPadOS (10.5 iPad Pro) and I work strictly in mm. Specifically custom jewelry. So my problem is this. Typically when I export a mounting…

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## [Export centers all objects](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-centers-all-objects/30233)

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**Author:** [@KupUser](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KupUser)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-centers-all-objects/30233 "2024-02-07T21:15:09Z")

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When exporting to a mesh format, Shapr3D is now centering all objects to their origin based on the objects bounding box. The results of this can be pretty drastic if saving all the root-level objects separately in a zi…

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## [How to draw a rod/pipe with a circular cross section from a square cross section along an arc?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-draw-a-rod-pipe-with-a-circular-cross-section-from-a-square-cross-section-along-an-arc/30228)

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**Author:** [@Tamas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Tamas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-draw-a-rod-pipe-with-a-circular-cross-section-from-a-square-cross-section-along-an-arc/30228 "2024-02-07T21:09:32Z")

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How to draw a rod/pipe with a circular cross section from a square cross section along an arc? I would like to draw a pipe with a circular cross-section from a pipe with a square starting cross-section along a freely dr…

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## [Saving as SVG file changes dimensions on Shaper Origin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/saving-as-svg-file-changes-dimensions-on-shaper-origin/30176)

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**Author:** [@Oxymoron](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oxymoron)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/saving-as-svg-file-changes-dimensions-on-shaper-origin/30176 "2024-02-07T10:15:26Z")

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Hello. New user to both Shapr3D and Shaper Origin here. I’m trying to make a simple cutting path using Shapr3d and upload it to the Shaper Origin using a usb drive. I’v created the cutting path and saved it as an SVG fil…

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## [Editing text in sketches in HBPM version](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/editing-text-in-sketches-in-hbpm-version/30222)

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**Author:** [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/editing-text-in-sketches-in-hbpm-version/30222 "2024-02-06T23:13:18Z")

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Please add the ability to edit text in sketches and have those edits propagate through the history in the HBPM version of Shapr3D, including through any extrusions of the text. This is a feature I find very useful in Fus…

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## [Gradient patterns](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/gradient-patterns/30221)

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**Author:** [@MauricioT](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MauricioT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/gradient-patterns/30221 "2024-02-06T20:38:46Z")

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We now do have circular patterns and square patterns. Would be a powerful addition to have gradient patterns. Would allow us to make groups of skechtes or solids with a variation of number of itens and the distance tha…

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## [Smart shader/material + Smart shadows](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/smart-shader-material-smart-shadows/30220)

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**Author:** [@MauricioT](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MauricioT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/smart-shader-material-smart-shadows/30220 "2024-02-06T20:31:47Z")

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2 Ideas for better material rendering control on visualization. Smart Shader/material Smart Material with blur/background blur controls + alpha/transparency controls + index of refraction controls + gradient colors con…

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## [Making threads](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-threads/12493)

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**Author:** [@Past1320](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Past1320)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-threads/12493 "2024-02-06T20:30:06Z")

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I have been reading all the problems with making threads. But the real problem has been the creation of the nut afterwards. So see if this would be a little easier, I have downloaded a cupping nut from McMaster Carr then…

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## [Can't Linear Pattern](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-linear-pattern/30179)

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**Author:** [@HarrisonDavies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HarrisonDavies)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-linear-pattern/30179 "2024-02-06T14:49:22Z")

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Hi, I’ve created a solid body and trying to create a linear pattern to cut out of the body. Input the length and number of items and hit enter ( a few times) but the pattern disappears. As per the video. Any advice? …

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## [Some ideas for the future thread tool](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/some-ideas-for-the-future-thread-tool/30133)

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**Author:** [@Pencil](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Pencil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/some-ideas-for-the-future-thread-tool/30133 "2024-02-06T04:06:15Z")

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Maybe a tool in which you can also change the angle of the thread or extend the thread would making threads a lot easier/customizable. And what would also top it off is a tool where you can simulate how it all works to …

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## [Turn table mode in Visualisation](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turn-table-mode-in-visualisation/30192)

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**Author:** [@Treefrog](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Treefrog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turn-table-mode-in-visualisation/30192 "2024-02-05T07:06:04Z")

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Hi Team, I really like the ease and speed you can switch between modelling and visualization mode. I really like watching the model come to life. I was thinking when in visualization mode if you could kind of activate…

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## [Designing for 3D printers](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-for-3d-printers/30203)

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**Author:** [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-for-3d-printers/30203 "2024-02-05T18:46:44Z")

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Very interesting article on 3D printing considerations and your designs. Reducing overhangs is a biggie. Adding noise? At first printing angle on the bed seems counterintuitive, but I like it!

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## [USDZ Export Stuck on Mac & IPad Pro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/usdz-export-stuck-on-mac-ipad-pro/30174)

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**Author:** [@ChinoR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ChinoR)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/usdz-export-stuck-on-mac-ipad-pro/30174 "2024-02-05T08:19:26Z")

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Hi! Been pretty much stuck on this operation the whole afternoon. Does the app have a bug right now on the export function to USDZ? Tried exporting to other formats, and they all work. It’s really just with USDZ. I repl…

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## [Symmetrical Linear Pattern?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/symmetrical-linear-pattern/30173)

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**Author:** [@HarrisonDavies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HarrisonDavies)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/symmetrical-linear-pattern/30173 "2024-02-04T20:00:23Z")

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All, Is there a way to set/select a symmetrical Linear Pattern, so it can do two sides at once? Also, I can’t seem to work out how to make circular pattern rotate around a space and not itself. Does anyone have a tu…

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## [Can’t use AR function](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-t-use-ar-function/30148)

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**Author:** [@Gene](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gene)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-t-use-ar-function/30148 "2024-02-04T14:24:44Z")

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Why I just can’t use AR Wu

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## [Top menu bar suggestions](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/top-menu-bar-suggestions/30165)

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**Author:** [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/top-menu-bar-suggestions/30165 "2024-02-03T20:20:01Z")

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This is not a blocker, but in my opinion a UI/UX improvement. Here are some ideas to improve the top menu bar. Remove the sync operation from the drop down menu when you click the project name. (It is already the firs…

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## [Problem in drawing with STL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-in-drawing-with-stl/30161)

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**Author:** [@VematTernenopoulos](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/VematTernenopoulos)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-in-drawing-with-stl/30161 "2024-02-03T17:37:28Z")

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I have a problem, when I put STL in my sketch and go to draw it, the STL disappear. Does anyone know how to make them visible to get the design faces?

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## [Is there a tutorial for a screw cap](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-there-a-tutorial-for-a-screw-cap/29267)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-there-a-tutorial-for-a-screw-cap/29267 "2024-02-03T07:05:49Z")

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Hi, would like to ask if there is a tutorial on how to design a screw cap. Its often needed and I do not really know the physics of it like the gap between the screw and the cap. Also an optimal shape for the screw woul…

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## [Copy a face to then extrude it](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-a-face-to-then-extrude-it/30158)

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**Author:** [@HarrisonDavies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HarrisonDavies)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-a-face-to-then-extrude-it/30158 "2024-02-02T23:45:59Z")

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Hello folks, I cannot work out how to copy this face to then extrude as a new body. In F360 I can extrude and set as a new body, but I can’t work it out in Shapr3D. any advice?

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## [Help with inserting image or text and converting to CAD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-inserting-image-or-text-and-converting-to-cad/30081)

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**Author:** [@TheBigLetterCo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBigLetterCo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-inserting-image-or-text-and-converting-to-cad/30081 "2024-02-02T23:02:11Z")

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Can anyone assist me with the following? I’m fairly new to CAD. I would like to insert an image/text/logo pdf file which i know how to do. I then want to use the outline of that image or text or logo to create a CAD dra…

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## [Add back projection to 2D drawing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-back-projection-to-2d-drawing/30136)

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**Author:** [@rmeador](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rmeador)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-back-projection-to-2d-drawing/30136 "2024-02-02T18:33:20Z")

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I’m working with the Drawings feature for the first time (which I’m finding generally very easy to use!). I can’t figure out how to add a back projection, however. It looks like when I go to add projections, there are …

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