# Workshop

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=183

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## [Union doesn't seem to work with shapes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/union-doesnt-seem-to-work-with-shapes/21261)

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**Author:** [@Nypam](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nypam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/union-doesnt-seem-to-work-with-shapes/21261 "2022-09-05T18:24:27Z")

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Hey there, I’m new to Shapr3D and so far, I really love it. However, I cannot figure out why I can’t use ‘union’ to combine different objects. Here is a quick demo of ‘union’ not working as expected. Co…

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## [     Why is this happening](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-this-happening/21198)

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**Author:** [@Joeykramer](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Joeykramer)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-this-happening/21198 "2022-09-05T17:04:27Z")

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When I draw a line everything becomes visible this was never like this before

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## [Draw a grid](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-grid/21254)

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**Author:** [@Leroy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Leroy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-a-grid/21254 "2022-09-05T16:10:20Z")

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Any quick way to draw a grid of 10cm squares to about 400x400 ? Wish I could just draw a table 40 rows by 40 columns.

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## [Object displayed in transparency](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/object-displayed-in-transparency/20714)

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**Author:** [@Lorence](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lorence)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/object-displayed-in-transparency/20714 "2022-09-04T05:30:18Z")

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I don’t know what I did to it, but all of a sudden whatever I open, draw on the ipad turn into transparent objects… even the old ones I opened again is displayed in transparency. Can any one help to set this properly aga…

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## [What pen to use?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/what-pen-to-use/21104)

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**Author:** [@Bettilyon26](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bettilyon26)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/what-pen-to-use/21104 "2022-09-03T18:48:20Z")

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What is the best pen to use on the tablet? What is the brand name of the pen? How much am I expected to pay for this pen?

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## [.9999 problems cropping up](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/9999-problems-cropping-up/20811)

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**Author:** [@alexanderhendrickson](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/alexanderhendrickson)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/9999-problems-cropping-up/20811 "2022-09-03T18:23:59Z")

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Recently I’ve started experiencing a problem. I notice it mainly on Shapr3D for Mac. Running the latest version, and I’m not sure exactly what that is, as I’m away from my Mac at the moment, but can check later. When dr…

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## [Login failed](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/login-failed/21192)

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**Author:** [@johnrci3](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/johnrci3)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/login-failed/21192 "2022-09-03T14:00:12Z")

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Finished up drawing, getting ready to print, program crashed, now I cannot sign in to finish. Will not sign in from app or browser . MacBook Air m2.

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## [Sync Conflicts](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sync-conflicts/21231)

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**Author:** [@Yepher](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yepher)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 6:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sync-conflicts/21231 "2022-09-03T06:19:47Z")

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I’ve turned on sync yesterday. Now I see some drawings have a conflict. I mostly only iPad to edit my drawings and just use my Mac to view them. How do I clear this conflict. If I delete on the Mac will it delete on the …

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## [功能请求：放样可以多样化吗？](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/topic/21233)

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**Author:** [@martinchou](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/martinchou)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/topic/21233 "2022-09-03T04:19:10Z")

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## [When I have 100 holes to extrude, can I select them all at once?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/when-i-have-100-holes-to-extrude-can-i-select-them-all-at-once/21221)

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**Author:** [@Yunfei](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yunfei)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/when-i-have-100-holes-to-extrude-can-i-select-them-all-at-once/21221 "2022-09-02T17:50:56Z")

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Hi, Like the bellow image, I have many small holes to extrude from the body, if I don’t want click them one by one, is there any better method?

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## [Drill (Extrude) holes between 3D parts](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drill-extrude-holes-between-3d-parts/21228)

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**Author:** [@ViperFactory](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ViperFactory)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drill-extrude-holes-between-3d-parts/21228 "2022-09-02T19:24:57Z")

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I am having the hardest time figuring out how to drill through these 2 holes where these two parts meet. How can I do this off plane? These holes need to be aligned and perpendicular to the part so the screws can fit. …

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## [Import Open SCAD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-open-scad/21225)

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**Author:** [@Yepher](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yepher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-open-scad/21225 "2022-09-02T16:19:13Z")

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Will Shapr3D ever support the import of an Open SCAD file?

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## [Import photoscan as mesh in full color?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-photoscan-as-mesh-in-full-color/21179)

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**Author:** [@HughPhem1sm](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HughPhem1sm)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-photoscan-as-mesh-in-full-color/21179 "2022-09-02T13:24:51Z")

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So I’m trying to create a workflow for my company. We need to design telco cabinet sites for our clients, and they’re looking for a 3D design that’s built on top of the terrain. My idea is to make a crude photoscan of…

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## [Back up my whole library at once?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/back-up-my-whole-library-at-once/21209)

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**Author:** [@Bates](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bates)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/back-up-my-whole-library-at-once/21209 "2022-09-01T12:45:34Z")

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Hi, After the “blip” in services yesterday, my heart literally fell out thinking I’d lost my entire catalogue of work from 2022. It was at that point I realised that I needed to create a hard copy of my entire library …

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## [How to copy paste a folder/group](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-copy-paste-a-folder-group/4367)

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**Author:** [@Damcify](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Damcify)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-copy-paste-a-folder-group/4367 "2022-09-01T09:40:19Z")

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Hi, I am trying to figure out how to copy paste a group, or folder as they are now called? If I do a transform + copy on a folder with bodies, all the new bodies are included in the same folder. I am using a folder as …

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## [Where are my designs?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/where-are-my-designs/21194)

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**Author:** [@garaha2012](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/garaha2012)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/where-are-my-designs/21194 "2022-09-01T07:06:57Z")

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Hi, this cannot be: My Sharp Programm collapsed and started with instructions for a beginner. Once I was through this procedure I had access to the normal functions but all my designs are gone. Where are they? I have…

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## [Reales Geländemodell - real Terrainmodel Import](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reales-gelandemodell-real-terrainmodel-import/21144)

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**Author:** [@Ulf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ulf)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reales-gelandemodell-real-terrainmodel-import/21144 "2022-09-01T05:57:58Z")

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Hallo! ich bin neu hier! Ich bin Architekt und hoffe auf hilfreiche Antworten. #gerne Deutsch Wer hat Erfahrung mit echten Geländepunkten (Oberflächennetz) für die Erstellung von Geländemodellen. Ich suche den richti…

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## [Custom view](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/custom-view/21201)

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**Author:** [@volkovlv](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/volkovlv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/custom-view/21201 "2022-08-31T18:36:29Z")

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Hello ! It is very good to have a custom view - to do a photo shot from one point always (it is unpossible to find the same angle of view if you need to do some modification in the object between photo shots).

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## [Default view](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/default-view/17683)

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**Author:** [@Peterjfirth](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peterjfirth)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/default-view/17683 "2022-08-31T18:22:59Z")

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There is the default view at the standard 3d although can then be altered and set to a custom angle? If so how is that done please? ’

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## [Login Incident Updates](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/login-incident-updates/21193)

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**Author:** [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/login-incident-updates/21193 "2022-08-31T17:35:31Z")

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public incident update #1: We are aware of an ongoing incident in our production systems that results in users being logged out, unable to log back in. Our engineers are looking at the problem and we are working on the…

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## [Problem with negative extrusions in technical drawings](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-negative-extrusions-in-technical-drawings/20993)

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**Author:** [@Bates](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bates)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-negative-extrusions-in-technical-drawings/20993 "2022-08-31T13:53:03Z")

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When extruding round holes in other round faces, the model appears fine. However, when it comes to dimensioning my drawing, I find that the circle now has multiple endpoints that I cannot remove. This is the first time …

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## [Error on App start - Windows](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/error-on-app-start-windows/17314)

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**Author:** [@ManuelKollmann](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ManuelKollmann)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/error-on-app-start-windows/17314 "2022-08-31T12:53:20Z")

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Hello All, There is a special situation in our company - the windows store is hard deactivated and removed from our Installation Image… So i worked the last 2 days to get going and now i am at the point, that i can ins…

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## [Can’t export to Stl?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-t-export-to-stl/21088)

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**Author:** [@heatherltn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/heatherltn)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-t-export-to-stl/21088 "2022-08-31T12:16:51Z")

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Never had this issue before. Export to stl fails each time I try. Saving as shapr file works. Have already tried closing and reopening program on my iPad. What are some things that could cause this in a design? Working o…

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## [Exporting from Shapr3D to Quad Mesh file](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-from-shapr3d-to-quad-mesh-file/21161)

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**Author:** [@lforbes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/lforbes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-from-shapr3d-to-quad-mesh-file/21161 "2022-08-29T20:58:13Z")

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Shapr3D added visualization recently. To UV texture map a 3D model, to create for websites, games, VR, architectural walk throughs, etc, you need a quad (not tri) mesh export so you can make a proper UV texture map. Wha…

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## [Exporting as OBJ results in hundreds of bodies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-as-obj-results-in-hundreds-of-bodies/21077)

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**Author:** [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-as-obj-results-in-hundreds-of-bodies/21077 "2022-08-29T18:17:22Z")

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Exporting as OBJ gives me an object with hundred of parts. For instance, the main body of this machine is one part in Shapr, but when I export to Nomad or ZBrush it is hundreds of parts. Is there a way to change this? …

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## [Shapr3D saves files as .stl but cannot open .stl files?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-saves-files-as-stl-but-cannot-open-stl-files/2909)

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**Author:** [@JPV](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JPV)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-saves-files-as-stl-but-cannot-open-stl-files/2909 "2022-08-29T14:03:38Z")

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I’m using the free version of shapr3d and I’ve been quite impressed with it’s functionality and tech support. For some reason my three files that I have been working on have disappeared from the shapr3d menu of recent wo…

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## [Dimensions on skech overlap](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dimensions-on-skech-overlap/21155)

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**Author:** [@Yunfei](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yunfei)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dimensions-on-skech-overlap/21155 "2022-08-29T07:08:29Z")

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Hi, I am new to Shapr3d, when I am drawing my skeches, there is a very useful feature tells the length of my line or angles between lines. However, sometime I get them overlap with each other, makes me difficult to rea…

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## [Importing file to Fusion 360 for threading holes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/importing-file-to-fusion-360-for-threading-holes/21147)

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**Author:** [@Squalkeg](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Squalkeg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/importing-file-to-fusion-360-for-threading-holes/21147 "2022-08-28T19:06:32Z")

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Hi, Two questions I guess. I am new to Shapr3D so please forgive me if my question is odd. Does it make sense to import completed Shapr3D files into Fusion 360 in order to thread holes? Fusion seems to have a very quick…

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## [Woodwork](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/woodwork/17997)

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**Author:** [@alaayed](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/alaayed)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/woodwork/17997 "2022-08-28T18:56:23Z")

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## [Label on bottle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/label-on-bottle/21127)

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**Author:** [@Thegingerexpress](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Thegingerexpress)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/label-on-bottle/21127 "2022-08-28T09:05:20Z")

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Hello, I am looking to reproduce a 3d model of my bottle. So I created this modest model which is not very well made but now I would like to put my label on the main cylinder, after a lot of research I can’t find any in…

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