# Workshop **URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=114 [Latest](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/tags.md) **Page:** 115 --- ## [Importing a step file exported with acad the sharpr3d turns off](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/importing-a-step-file-exported-with-acad-the-sharpr3d-turns-off/29446)
**Author:** [@jlalamar](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jlalamar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/importing-a-step-file-exported-with-acad-the-sharpr3d-turns-off/29446 "2023-12-20T13:48:10Z")
I’m trying to export files drawn in ACAD to Sharpr3D and be able to add texture. When I try, the program closes on both the PC and the iPad. Can you give me a solution to know how to achieve it? Thanks --- ## [How to measure a distance that doesn’t use guide points](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-measure-a-distance-that-doesn-t-use-guide-points/29422)
**Author:** [@bobsammer](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bobsammer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-measure-a-distance-that-doesn-t-use-guide-points/29422 "2023-12-20T13:22:41Z")
In the sketch I have attached I have been trying to figure out how to measure this vertical distance between two lines or planes that are at a 30° angle to horizontal, but parallel to one another. Do I have to make extra… --- ## [Tutorials for Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tutorials-for-shapr3d/29431)
**Author:** [@hybotics](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hybotics)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tutorials-for-shapr3d/29431 "2023-12-20T08:28:59Z")
Hello, I know Shapr3D is available for Windows but does this include Desktop Windows? Your tutorials are very tablet-oriented and I can not use them for Desktop Windows because things are different on the desktop. If yo… --- ## [Connect face to edge](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/connect-face-to-edge/29417)
**Author:** [@Dent](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dent)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/connect-face-to-edge/29417 "2023-12-20T08:23:07Z")
Hi, all. I’m trying to construct simple geometric shapes, but I’m running into an issue when it comes to constructing shapes with irrational dihedral angles. In the attached image, I am attempting to construct an equila… --- ## [Software Stability](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/software-stability/29432)
**Author:** [@Jwardlow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jwardlow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/software-stability/29432 "2023-12-20T08:18:45Z")
Hi All, I am really struggling with an imported model. I am trying to bring a collection of .Step files together in order to be able to export the collective model as a single .step file for a customer. However, for so… --- ## [Help needed with Splines and Guided Loft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-needed-with-splines-and-guided-loft/29426)
**Author:** [@Dio](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-needed-with-splines-and-guided-loft/29426 "2023-12-20T05:47:22Z")
Hi, I’m trying to join the planes with splines in order to create a body via guided lofting. Fit spline ends been jagged while the control spline doesn’t intersect the panes properly for guided lofting. Any help appreci… --- ## [Material to wrap sphere segment](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/material-to-wrap-sphere-segment/29393)
**Author:** [@Phil](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Phil)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/material-to-wrap-sphere-segment/29393 "2023-12-19T22:06:40Z")
Hi , my names phil , new to this kinda thing but trying my best … I am wondering is there a way to work out the development on a spherical segment ? I’ve used projection tool and it seems to me that the shape is incorr… --- ## [Railing, Pipe 45 degress Design](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/railing-pipe-45-degress-design/18103)
**Author:** [@SiDaWelding](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SiDaWelding)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/railing-pipe-45-degress-design/18103 "2023-12-19T12:51:03Z")
Hallo I want to design a Railing. I am absoult new in this program. So I Need help. I Need to do on a Tube a 45 degress cut. Can u help me pls ? Like on this picture the post to the wall. Thank you --- ## [Problems with Boolean failing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problems-with-boolean-failing/17046)
**Author:** [@jmottle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jmottle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problems-with-boolean-failing/17046 "2023-12-19T12:48:40Z")
I’m experimenting with creating knurling but I was unable to union all of the individual pieces to subtract from the cylinder. It just said the union failed. So I resorted to subtracting them one by one. I can only get … --- ## [2D drawings change text Font？](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawings-change-text-font/29420)
**Author:** [@acefeel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/acefeel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawings-change-text-font/29420 "2023-12-19T12:44:42Z")
Can 2D drawings change font on text? Thanks --- ## [Mesh cannot be aligned?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mesh-cannot-be-aligned/29371)
**Author:** [@ecreatures](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ecreatures)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mesh-cannot-be-aligned/29371 "2023-12-19T06:20:16Z")
Il created a mold from a imported stl, doing a substraction. I created a cubic block in shapr3d then I substracted the stl file from it. It seems that since this operation the block created with shapr3d turned into a m… --- ## [Need help with tapering a thread](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-with-tapering-a-thread/29404)
**Author:** [@botanyisntfun](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/botanyisntfun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-with-tapering-a-thread/29404 "2023-12-18T21:17:28Z")
Hello, fairly new to Shapr3D and in need some help if someone is able to give me some pointers. I am trying to taper the tops of the thread to be inline with the tapered top of the bolt as seen in the photos. I am n… --- ## [Older Model](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/older-model/29412)
**Author:** [@Donnercruz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Donnercruz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/older-model/29412 "2023-12-18T19:14:35Z")
I’m on iPad OS and Mac, both the latest versions. I went Togo work on some older models I created. When I tried to open the sketches and bodies that I had hidden (greyed out) I couldn’t make them visible. Not sure what … --- ## [Extremely long computation time when creating a knurl profile](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extremely-long-computation-time-when-creating-a-knurl-profile/29408)
**Author:** [@Jan-Willem](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jan-Willem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extremely-long-computation-time-when-creating-a-knurl-profile/29408 "2023-12-18T16:41:46Z")
In the topic (Problems with Boolean failing) which is about creating a knurl profile I ran into a problem regarding the time it takes to generate a knurl. The system is computing for minutes for what I think is a relati… --- ## [Items panel moving items bug?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/items-panel-moving-items-bug/29261)
**Author:** [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/items-panel-moving-items-bug/29261 "2023-12-18T14:13:28Z")
I cannot move an item to the bottom of the list. There is a work-around by moving the item into the second to last position and then moving the last item above it, but this seems like a bug. --- ## [Pocket holes for woodworking](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pocket-holes-for-woodworking/16211)
**Author:** [@moto\_dcf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/moto_dcf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pocket-holes-for-woodworking/16211 "2023-12-18T08:33:10Z")
I am trying to create pocket holes for woodworking, and I am finding it very difficult. I have created a construction plane by sketching a line at an angle in the front view and made the plane perpendicular to the en… --- ## [Did Shapr get sold to Siemens?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/did-shapr-get-sold-to-siemens/29386)
**Author:** [@automatom](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/automatom)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/did-shapr-get-sold-to-siemens/29386 "2023-12-17T23:45:51Z")
I noticed when I load the new app it shows Siemens on the splash screen, and the app has a slightly different aesthetic. Did they get bought out? --- ## [How to Remove Unwanted Lines in Shape](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-remove-unwanted-lines-in-shape/2123)
**Author:** [@tommyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tommyn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-remove-unwanted-lines-in-shape/2123 "2023-12-17T02:58:05Z")
This is my ceramic knife blade, colored white. There are a number of lines that are undesired (highlighted) and I really don’t know how they became artifacts? Can these be deleted? If not, can you please provide some gu… --- ## [Trouble creating complex arc](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-creating-complex-arc/29277)
**Author:** [@Adam3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Adam3D)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-creating-complex-arc/29277 "2023-12-16T20:49:10Z")
I am trying model a broken trim piece that i want to 3d print. I am having a lot of trouble with the center arch area. It has alternating and compounding slope angles. Im not really sure how to go about modeling this pi… --- ## [Where is the histroy button in the new interface ipad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/where-is-the-histroy-button-in-the-new-interface-ipad/29351)
**Author:** [@Aguila8](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Aguila8)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/where-is-the-histroy-button-in-the-new-interface-ipad/29351 "2023-12-16T18:48:07Z")
hi, sorry for this stupid question. I cannot find the history button on my iPad and Mac. please help. --- ## [New Sorting function pros and cons](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-sorting-function-pros-and-cons/29361)
**Author:** [@Debcherk](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Debcherk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-sorting-function-pros-and-cons/29361 "2023-12-16T17:19:33Z")
The sorting function is a wonderful new feature. Thank you very much for finally, including something like that. I just have a little bit of feedback because a tweak to it would make it amazing. Right now it seems that … --- ## [STL Support](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stl-support/29356)
**Author:** [@tpainton](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tpainton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stl-support/29356 "2023-12-16T09:38:28Z")
Just searched every post related to editing stl files, closed vs open mesh and the general response seems to be. No. that’s not possible. CAD programs don’t do that. They don’t need to do that. Sorry. Solidworks do… --- ## [Newbie, Not Sure Why Tutorial Step Not Working](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-not-sure-why-tutorial-step-not-working/29345)
**Author:** [@Bad\_at\_Cad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bad_at_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-not-sure-why-tutorial-step-not-working/29345 "2023-12-16T03:41:06Z")
Trying to learn Shapr using various tutorials-- things were going fine until I got about 8:31 into this tutorial: The narrator says to select the (hinge) body and copy it; When I do exactly what he does,—… --- ## [Aligning square edge to round pipe?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/aligning-square-edge-to-round-pipe/29350)
**Author:** [@boomtownfab](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/boomtownfab)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/aligning-square-edge-to-round-pipe/29350 "2023-12-15T08:45:33Z")
I’m making a cattle bale feeder and I need advice on how to align my boards in the center of the pipe. --- ## [Adding text - font list always starts at the top](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-text-font-list-always-starts-at-the-top/29337)
**Author:** [@Geoffree3](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Geoffree3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-text-font-list-always-starts-at-the-top/29337 "2023-12-15T05:04:41Z")
When setting the text font, the list always starts at the top even though one might have already selected a font from way down the list (as in example below) This is laborious when trying out different fonts especial… --- ## [SVG Import](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/svg-import/14969)
**Author:** [@Jrad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jrad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/svg-import/14969 "2023-12-14T15:25:22Z")
Hey all, I got a little over the top excited when we could export to SVG, I also thought at the same time we could import SVG files but I don’t seem to be able to? Can we only export to SVG at this stage, or is there a… --- ## [Sharing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sharing/22727)
**Author:** [@noobdesigner](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/noobdesigner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sharing/22727 "2023-12-13T20:27:09Z")
Nothing pops up when I am trying to share the design since I updated my ios. Is this compatibility issue? Thanks… --- ## [Share dialogue issue following the iOS17 update](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/share-dialogue-issue-following-the-ios17-update/28033)
**Author:** [@WrigleyS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/WrigleyS)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/share-dialogue-issue-following-the-ios17-update/28033 "2023-12-13T13:15:13Z")
Hi, Following the ios17 update the export/share dialogue has gone blank. See attached screen grab. Thanks Simon --- ## [Forward window empty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/forward-window-empty/22216)
**Author:** [@GRIZZLY](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/GRIZZLY)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/forward-window-empty/22216 "2023-12-13T13:12:43Z")
Hello! I have a bug in the last few weeks! When I try to forward a .pdf from the drawings, the forward window opens, but remains empty! So I must to save first in a folder if I want to print, or mail it! --- ## [Drawing dissapeared](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-dissapeared/2546)
**Author:** [@automationaddict](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/automationaddict)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-dissapeared/2546 "2023-12-13T13:12:34Z")
Opened one of my drawings this morning and the preview looked correct but as soon as it loaded, the whole thing disappeared. What gives? [Previous page](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=113) [Next page](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=115)