# Workshop **URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=143 [Latest](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/tags.md) **Page:** 144 --- ## [Feedback on Align & pattern design enhancements](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feedback-on-align-pattern-design-enhancements/26255)

**Author:** [@Johngerard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johngerard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feedback-on-align-pattern-design-enhancements/26255 "2023-06-12T15:24:57Z")

I wanted to discuss my use case. And Shapr3D redesign regarding the Align tool and the pattern tools. This is a rather long post. I have been designing a Portable speaker system. As one part of this system I created a … --- ## [The app won't allow me to log in via browser](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/the-app-wont-allow-me-to-log-in-via-browser/26230)

**Author:** [@justin\_knoll](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/justin_knoll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/the-app-wont-allow-me-to-log-in-via-browser/26230 "2023-06-12T08:49:43Z")

Hey everyone, I’m new to shapr3d and I’ve been wanting to try to switch from fusion 360, however, when I open the shapr3d app and click log in on the window that pops up in the middle of the screen it opens up the web b… --- ## [Items Un-hiding or popping up in sketch mode](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/items-un-hiding-or-popping-up-in-sketch-mode/26228)

**Author:** [@Johngerard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johngerard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/items-un-hiding-or-popping-up-in-sketch-mode/26228 "2023-06-12T08:13:34Z")

Hi, This might be a Bug. When I go to Create a 2D sketch on a plane it un-hides other objects in one of my Folders. I think the objects that are in the folder the new sketch plane is will be placed are the ones being di… --- ## [Shapr3D in VR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-in-vr/26248)

**Author:** [@whatthefilament](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/whatthefilament)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-in-vr/26248 "2023-06-11T21:35:47Z")

Obviously, any semblance of a mature ecosystem and user base for apples recently announced Vision Pro headset is years away but after reading all the initial reviews of it and how accurate the tracking and interface are … --- ## [Reduce texture resolution when exporting to .USDZ](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reduce-texture-resolution-when-exporting-to-usdz/26247)

**Author:** [@Sparks](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sparks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reduce-texture-resolution-when-exporting-to-usdz/26247 "2023-06-11T21:35:36Z")

When exporting certain designs to .USDZ / ARKit the files are unable to be opened because certain texture resolutions overload the memory and don’t allow models to be viewed in quicklook. This seems to be most common wit… --- ## [Help joining two shapes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-joining-two-shapes/26242)

**Author:** [@DigitalM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DigitalM)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-joining-two-shapes/26242 "2023-06-11T17:39:12Z")

I’m trying to create a nozzle to fit a foam gun that goes from the circular tube shape of the gun barrel to a narrower, slim/wide mouth. How can I transition from the top of the cycliner to the (what is that shape?!… --- ## [Sketch/Stencil to solid object](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-stencil-to-solid-object/26229)

**Author:** [@Onceuponausername](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Onceuponausername)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-stencil-to-solid-object/26229 "2023-06-10T20:31:59Z")

Hi everyone, I’m sorry to ask I’m still very new to this application but I’m really stuck here and could use some help. I’ll try to add as much information as possible, please forgive the ignorance. I have a stencil that… --- ## [User assigned shortcuts menu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/user-assigned-shortcuts-menu/26231)

**Author:** [@DaveFSM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DaveFSM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/user-assigned-shortcuts-menu/26231 "2023-06-10T19:26:00Z")

It would be kind of nice to have an area with user defined tools. So, I could place my most commonly used tools in a quick menu. This could just be on the main screen or better yet… a double tap of the Apple Pencil could… --- ## [This bug has been here for the last 3-4 updates](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/this-bug-has-been-here-for-the-last-3-4-updates/25818)

**Author:** [@Coffee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Coffee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/this-bug-has-been-here-for-the-last-3-4-updates/25818 "2023-06-09T20:35:59Z")

I can’t drag with the mouse. Moving planes or faces always throws an error. --- ## [Add dimensions in isometric view on a drawing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-dimensions-in-isometric-view-on-a-drawing/26215)

**Author:** [@heepm](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/heepm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-dimensions-in-isometric-view-on-a-drawing/26215 "2023-06-09T09:16:56Z")

Hi I would like to ask for adding dimensions in an isometric view on a drawing. This is needed for sketching a pipe routing. Please find screenshot attached. Thanks in advance Michael --- ## [How to create a realistic rope](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-a-realistic-rope/26214)

**Author:** [@Felix5823](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Felix5823)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-a-realistic-rope/26214 "2023-06-09T09:16:43Z")

say hi to this community from China. my question is how to create a rope or sth alike since apparently we cannot move the vertex(point) in 3D ways like in 3dmax. so what I did was to draw lines in sketch, and sweep the … --- ## [Editing Imported Design in Solidworks](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/editing-imported-design-in-solidworks/26201)

**Author:** [@mjl2250](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mjl2250)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 6:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/editing-imported-design-in-solidworks/26201 "2023-06-09T06:55:51Z")

Hi! I’m a new user. I tried exporting my design into Solidworks to view it there and when I do, I am not able to view every part/ sketch nor edit anything that was exported. I tried using the x\_t and the stl formats, bu… --- ## [Copy and Paste Functionality Added Please!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-and-paste-functionality-added-please/25698)

**Author:** [@Patchwork](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Patchwork)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-and-paste-functionality-added-please/25698 "2023-06-09T06:35:38Z")

I frequently find myself wanting to copy an object or a face or a line so I can paste it either in the same file or in another file, but alas there is no copy/pate support. Copy/paste is such a fundamental aspect of edit… --- ## [Circle constrained to line?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/circle-constrained-to-line/26199)

**Author:** [@DigitalM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DigitalM)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/circle-constrained-to-line/26199 "2023-06-09T02:48:10Z")

Sorry, struggling here … is there a way to make a circle constrained to a line that it’s not tangent to. I’d like to be able to move the line down (at the top) and have that move mirrored by a similar distance move down … --- ## [Keep Zoom focus on selected part](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/keep-zoom-focus-on-selected-part/25777)

**Author:** [@Coffee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Coffee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/keep-zoom-focus-on-selected-part/25777 "2023-06-09T01:58:44Z")

I keep getting lost inside of parts that are close together because zoom (look at) center resets to what ever wall view is projected on to. It should not do this when something is selected in my opinion. This is great w… --- ## [Exporting in AR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-in-ar/26181)

**Author:** [@Duder](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Duder)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-in-ar/26181 "2023-06-08T10:33:15Z")

Is there a trick to getting a decent export for AR? The objects are always all over the place no matter when I place then when creating the file in Shapr. Now they export as objects but AR no longer works. Is there good … --- ## [Stretch one face until it touches another](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stretch-one-face-until-it-touches-another/26193)

**Author:** [@DigitalM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DigitalM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stretch-one-face-until-it-touches-another/26193 "2023-06-08T09:47:29Z")

What’s the easiest way to drag/stretch the red face to the right until it perfectly touches the orange face? This is just a mockup for this question, the file I’m working on isn’t ‘on grid’ like this, it’s working ran… --- ## [Another Align tool question](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/another-align-tool-question/26186)

**Author:** [@Johngerard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johngerard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 7:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/another-align-tool-question/26186 "2023-06-08T07:53:52Z")

Hi, Back with another Align tool, Translate tool Question. I am making a simple box out of panels I created using the pattern tool. I don’t know if this is a bug or I just don’t understand things. I have tried both ways… --- ## [Can I Save all info after using visualisation tool](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-i-save-all-info-after-using-visualisation-tool/18557)

**Author:** [@POB714](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/POB714)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-i-save-all-info-after-using-visualisation-tool/18557 "2023-06-08T02:06:03Z")

Hello, so Ive been trying to figure how to save my 3D CREATIONS after using the visualisation tool and all the great textures. But I have even been able to save a send a file with any color let alone the awesome textures… --- ## [Is color gone now that visualization is here?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-color-gone-now-that-visualization-is-here/18472)

**Author:** [@swebal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/swebal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-color-gone-now-that-visualization-is-here/18472 "2023-06-08T01:55:23Z")

I really like the new visualization feature, but after having set a material as black ABS, I can hardly see it on a dark background and the shading is all black when unselected. When I model, I rarely use “material colo… --- ## [Version 5.380.0 (5188) constantly hangs](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/version-5-380-0-5188-constantly-hangs/26149)

**Author:** [@DesertDave](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DesertDave)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/version-5-380-0-5188-constantly-hangs/26149 "2023-06-07T17:47:10Z")

This morning I upgraded to the latest Shapr3D for macOS (Ventura) and now every time I attempt to edit an existing project, or even start a new, blank project, the program hangs after a few lines are drawn. I’ve let it g… --- ## [Aligning grouped objects](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/aligning-grouped-objects/26065)

**Author:** [@chrisbeale](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/chrisbeale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/aligning-grouped-objects/26065 "2023-06-07T15:53:33Z")

In Shapr3D, aligning an object that is within a group to a face in another group only moves the object and not the objects that are grouped with it. This makes aligning one group of objects with another a manual task rat… --- ## [Windows and apple verisons do not match](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/windows-and-apple-verisons-do-not-match/26182)

**Author:** [@c0mputerguy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/c0mputerguy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/windows-and-apple-verisons-do-not-match/26182 "2023-06-07T14:58:58Z")

Windows and Apple versions do not match. Not able to open the drawings on my windows pc due to incompatible design. Mildly frustrating, glad I am not traveling. --- ## [Step file issue](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/step-file-issue/26170)

**Author:** [@Derekwong](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Derekwong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/step-file-issue/26170 "2023-06-07T07:59:58Z")

Dear Friends, I used shapr3d to make an assembled product and output to step files. And I use other CAD drawing viewer to open it, I can’t disasembled parts, it is only one whole part. Is it anything to do before output… --- ## [Can't extrude or add a plane](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-extrude-or-add-a-plane/26172)

**Author:** [@NDS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NDS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-extrude-or-add-a-plane/26172 "2023-06-07T06:52:52Z")

This is an intermittent error that occurs regardless of the file I’m working on (most recently, they’ve been 7 MB to 17 MB in size). When trying to extrude a surface (from an object or a drawing) it will sometimes work … --- ## [Go back to how it was](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/go-back-to-how-it-was/26176)

**Author:** [@UberKampKreativ](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/UberKampKreativ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/go-back-to-how-it-was/26176 "2023-06-07T06:47:16Z")

Selection Tool going straight to Sketch mode Please reverse this “feature”, its really annoying when I want to select the lines to move or copy, as I did before the update, but now it goes to Sketch mode straight away a… --- ## [Scale editing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scale-editing/26175)

When Scaling drawings, almost any other design program, LightBurn, Cricut, Brother Scan and Cut, for example, will show a box around the image/drawing you’re trying to scale to show the height and width you’re scaling to… --- ## [Extruding on faces that have used the Union application](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extruding-on-faces-that-have-used-the-union-application/26144)

**Author:** [@Certified606](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Certified606)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extruding-on-faces-that-have-used-the-union-application/26144 "2023-06-07T04:10:34Z")

I have created an object using the Union process. Prior to doing the Union of the pieces I can Extrude successfully on them. After I do a Union of the pieces I can not Extrude my shapes into the pieces that were put tog… --- ## [Shift select not working](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shift-select-not-working/25987)

**Author:** [@cigrafix](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cigrafix)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shift-select-not-working/25987 "2023-06-07T03:44:06Z")

I press and hold shift and try to select two objects it doesnt work. --- ## [How do I draw a 2D triangle with fixed side lengths, angles unknown](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-draw-a-2d-triangle-with-fixed-side-lengths-angles-unknown/25925)

**Author:** [@DesertDave](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DesertDave)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-draw-a-2d-triangle-with-fixed-side-lengths-angles-unknown/25925 "2023-06-07T03:43:39Z")

I need to extrude a triangular shaped bar but first I need to draw the triangle profile. It has sides 152mm x 183mm x 112mm. Is there I way I can do that without having to calculate what the angles are first? [Previous page](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=142) [Next page](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=144)