# Workshop

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=12

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## [Union & Named Body - Bug](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/union-named-body-bug/40315)

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**Author:** [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/union-named-body-bug/40315 "2026-03-29T19:29:58Z")

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It used to be that when you select two bodies to make a union, the second body selected will retain the ‘name’. This no longer works. In this example I have a body named ‘base’. I wish to union a newly created body to t…

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## [Feedback after 3 month of use](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feedback-after-3-month-of-use/40564)

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**Author:** [@BodniVD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BodniVD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feedback-after-3-month-of-use/40564 "2026-03-29T17:45:35Z")

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After a few months of use I have to decide…. Decision is a yearly subscription, and the decision is not that easy. I really want to like Shapr3D, and I want to support it… BUT! What I really lack of is time, and in ord…

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## [Highlight constraint when it conflicts with existing constrains](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/highlight-constraint-when-it-conflicts-with-existing-constrains/32479)

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**Author:** [@MichaeI](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MichaeI)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/highlight-constraint-when-it-conflicts-with-existing-constrains/32479 "2026-03-29T17:27:48Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Visual reference of the conflicting constraints. The user would know what constraint is conflicting and be able to extrapolate why. Currently it prompts with ‘this constraint wo…

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## [Align tool one axis options](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-tool-one-axis-options/38319)

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**Author:** [@Casper](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Casper)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-tool-one-axis-options/38319 "2026-03-28T18:44:32Z")

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By having the one axis align tool option will reduce a multi step process down to a two step process. The majority of times I use the move tool combined with the measure tool to achieve the results that the align tool w…

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## [Extrude multiple depths from one sketch? SOLVED](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-multiple-depths-from-one-sketch-solved/40555)

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**Author:** [@tbeaulieu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tbeaulieu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-multiple-depths-from-one-sketch-solved/40555 "2026-03-28T14:36:20Z")

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Hello. I’m trying to make a tote lid with a finger hole. Simple. I have sketch that has the outline, the finger hole. This will be extruded to the thickness specified. I’d like to add two offsets (outer rim and around th…

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## [Text wrapping error](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-wrapping-error/40560)

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**Author:** [@JWardT3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JWardT3D)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-wrapping-error/40560 "2026-03-28T10:02:25Z")

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when I try to use the wrap/emboss tool to place text on a cylinder, it rotates the text 90 degrees and inverts it.

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## [Point-to-Point Constraint Limitation in Drawings (Horizontal/Vertical Alignment)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/point-to-point-constraint-limitation-in-drawings-horizontal-vertical-alignment/38220)

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**Author:** [@AngelP](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/AngelP)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/point-to-point-constraint-limitation-in-drawings-horizontal-vertical-alignment/38220 "2026-03-27T18:17:13Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: In the Drawings workspace, I often encounter a limitation where I cannot apply geometric relations—specifically vertical or horizontal constraints—between two points. For exampl…

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## [Problem in the edges](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-in-the-edges/40556)

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**Author:** [@Justquestions](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Justquestions)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-in-the-edges/40556 "2026-03-27T17:59:27Z")

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Greetings to the entire team of Shapr3d :waving\_hand:t3:. I have a question about an error that I have noticed, when I create a design everything seems to be fine and maybe it could be some update error, …

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## [Help!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help/40549)

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**Author:** [@laricue](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/laricue)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help/40549 "2026-03-27T12:33:55Z")

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Please provide a detailed description of the issue. I am a new—and still somewhat unsure—user of Shapr3D. I have managed to learn how to create the simple models I need—specifically, basic selector rulers for my knittin…

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## [Simple animation feature](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/simple-animation-feature/40450)

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**Author:** [@Katzenbastler](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Katzenbastler)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/simple-animation-feature/40450 "2026-03-27T11:13:43Z")

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About four years ago, the idea of adding an animation feature in Shapr3D was already mentioned here. A supporter at the time asked what kind of functionality users would actually want from such a tool. Since then, the pl…

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## [“Why I abandoned Shapr3D for Fusion after repeated core modeling failures”](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-i-abandoned-shapr3d-for-fusion-after-repeated-core-modeling-failures/40541)

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**Author:** [@obberscobber](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/obberscobber)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-i-abandoned-shapr3d-for-fusion-after-repeated-core-modeling-failures/40541 "2026-03-26T16:31:44Z")

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I mean this with the upmost respect and sure it will be deleted… At this point the issue is no longer about a single tool failure, it is about the fundamental reliability of the platform. I have lost too much time deali…

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## [Delete Constraints button doesn't work](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-constraints-button-doesnt-work/40547)

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**Author:** [@bigbluefrog](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bigbluefrog)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-constraints-button-doesnt-work/40547 "2026-03-26T16:09:03Z")

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The “Delete Constraints” on-screen button doesn’t work, but the backspace & delete keyboard keys does.

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## [Feature request: Loft tool with compound profiles](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-loft-tool-with-compound-profiles/14584)

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**Author:** [@dwineman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dwineman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-loft-tool-with-compound-profiles/14584 "2026-03-25T09:45:00Z")

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It seems there’s no way to use Loft with a profile that’s a contiguous union of closed paths. For example: a circle with a diameter line. Selecting the two semicircles lets me use Extrude to create a single body, but Lof…

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## [The web and Panel waste](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/the-web-and-panel-waste/40543)

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**Author:** [@BKE](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BKE)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/the-web-and-panel-waste/40543 "2026-03-24T15:30:06Z")

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OK, I do understand the promo, but could we please get an option to not initially show left (useless\*) Info Panel and right (useless\*) Comments Panel in the browser. \*(without account that is, but with, still in-your-fa…

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## [Drawings side panel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawings-side-panel/40536)

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**Author:** [@mruseless](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mruseless)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawings-side-panel/40536 "2026-03-23T10:29:26Z")

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MacOS, Shapr3D Version 26.32.0 When I click on the drawings button, a side panel slides out but won’t stay open. (Also, the selected drawing text is white on gray which is very hard to read). Is there a way to keep the …

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## [Resize model while keeping extrusion height same](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/resize-model-while-keeping-extrusion-height-same/40532)

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**Author:** [@bigbluefrog](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bigbluefrog)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/resize-model-while-keeping-extrusion-height-same/40532 "2026-03-23T08:12:39Z")

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Is it possible to constrain/lock/etc. specific extrusions while resizing a model?

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## [Issues with an error saying disconnected from graphics adapter since the latest update](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/issues-with-an-error-saying-disconnected-from-graphics-adapter-since-the-latest-update/40478)

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**Author:** [@TeamPythonRobotics](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TeamPythonRobotics)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/issues-with-an-error-saying-disconnected-from-graphics-adapter-since-the-latest-update/40478 "2026-03-22T23:48:12Z")

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Since the latest update of shapr3d a few days ago. I have been unable to run shapr due to a disconnect being caused to the graphics adapter at random points. This is an integrated CPU/GPU (i7-10700T + Intel UHD 630 graph…

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## [Trailing zeros in drawings / dimension settings](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trailing-zeros-in-drawings-dimension-settings/40496)

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**Author:** [@Luca439](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Luca439)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trailing-zeros-in-drawings-dimension-settings/40496 "2026-03-22T18:24:33Z")

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Hi! I’m having trouble to get my dimensioning in drawings right. In the construction field I\`m in, dimensions are shown this way; If you have for example a wall that is 240cm = 2,40m, you write 2,40. If there’s onl…

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## [Unable to project logo onto surface](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-project-logo-onto-surface/40517)

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**Author:** [@bigbluefrog](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bigbluefrog)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-project-logo-onto-surface/40517 "2026-03-21T06:38:19Z")

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What I’m trying to accomplish: Create a 3d printing key chain with the logo on it. I have a logo that I created in Illustrator, and export out to a DWG and imported that into Shapr. The black will be the “surface” of th…

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## [Create half a golf ball](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-half-a-golf-ball/40528)

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**Author:** [@garynunncreative](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/garynunncreative)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-half-a-golf-ball/40528 "2026-03-21T00:55:15Z")

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I am trying to create half of a golf ball to go on an award plaque. (it will be 3D printed) when I try to use Project to project my circle pattern onto the half sphere I created for the golf ball, the top circles look O…

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## [Replace face shortcut](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/replace-face-shortcut/40508)

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**Author:** [@spencersmitty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/spencersmitty)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/replace-face-shortcut/40508 "2026-03-20T02:23:29Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: me having to click the ellipsis button to see extra tools every time i want to replace face Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature: a quick shortc…

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## [Splitting 3d Scanned Bodies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-3d-scanned-bodies/40512)

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**Author:** [@CatskillMtnCustoms](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/CatskillMtnCustoms)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-3d-scanned-bodies/40512 "2026-03-19T21:07:57Z")

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I do sheetmetal work for cars/motorcycles/aircraft/etc. When making panels we use something called a buck, which is basically a wooden skeleton that shows the surface contours to check out parts against. (I’ve attached p…

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## [Any quick tips for best practices for this project?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-quick-tips-for-best-practices-for-this-project/40501)

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**Author:** [@tbeaulieu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tbeaulieu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-quick-tips-for-best-practices-for-this-project/40501 "2026-03-19T16:23:45Z")

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Hello! I’m just learning the tool and I’d like to get generic opinions about best practices as I move onto the next stage of my first project. I’ve chosen to squander a ton of time making a custom gridfinity tray for my …

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## [Linking sketches to bodies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/linking-sketches-to-bodies/40513)

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**Author:** [@DrKronos](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DrKronos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/linking-sketches-to-bodies/40513 "2026-03-19T15:35:00Z")

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For simplicity, I will often snap a new sketch directly to existing geometry. I was wondering how I would link that new sketch to the body without having to link the new sketch the one the body is based on. Here I would…

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## [Free hand scratch pad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/free-hand-scratch-pad/40505)

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**Author:** [@wbarnett](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/wbarnett)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/free-hand-scratch-pad/40505 "2026-03-18T17:02:43Z")

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In a future update it would be a nice addition to have a quick scratch pad button while making sketches. I’m still new to 3d modeling and find myself using a separate app or graph paper to do calculations free hand and q…

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## [What to iPad too choose](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/what-to-ipad-too-choose/40454)

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**Author:** [@Schwempa](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Schwempa)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/what-to-ipad-too-choose/40454 "2026-03-17T09:30:03Z")

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I have used Shapr3D for some years, working on a MacBook Pro 15” 16GB. Now I would like to convert to use iPad as my main machine. But I´m in doubt about what I should choose. What type of iPad, Pro or Air? Pen? What siz…

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## [I have a problem with sweeping tool… is not sweeping…](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-have-a-problem-with-sweeping-tool-is-not-sweeping/40487)

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**Author:** [@Krisu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Krisu)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-have-a-problem-with-sweeping-tool-is-not-sweeping/40487 "2026-03-16T16:09:49Z")

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Hi, this is my first post and I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. I’m trying to do a sweep between 2 objects, one is smaller and other bigger. I’m marking both faces + guide line and it is constantly showing fault…

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## [OPERATION failed because the resulting body won't be valid -loft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/operation-failed-because-the-resulting-body-wont-be-valid-loft/40485)

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**Author:** [@aqkhana2002](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/aqkhana2002)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/operation-failed-because-the-resulting-body-wont-be-valid-loft/40485 "2026-03-16T07:55:35Z")

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When doing loft with guided have title error.

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## [Gameboy cartridge - complexities](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/gameboy-cartridge-complexities/40489)

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**Author:** [@spencersmitty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/spencersmitty)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/gameboy-cartridge-complexities/40489 "2026-03-15T21:45:41Z")

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ive been chipping away at this edge for days now and im giving up and asking the community now.. since we dont have the proper variable chamfer tool, im not sure the best workaround. here is my current progress: …

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## [Voronoi pattern for sides of model](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/voronoi-pattern-for-sides-of-model/40486)

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**Author:** [@msibleyj](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/msibleyj)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/voronoi-pattern-for-sides-of-model/40486 "2026-03-15T21:09:46Z")

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I have a model to 3D print for which I want to create a Voronoi pattern on the 2 largest sides (mainly to reduce filament and maintain strength, but also because it looks really cool! I understand that Shapr3D doesn’t ha…

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