# Workshop

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=216

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## [Why is my loft puckering on top?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-my-loft-puckering-on-top/16863)

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**Author:** [@Trey](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Trey)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-my-loft-puckering-on-top/16863 "2022-01-17T20:03:33Z")

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I’m trying to project the taper of a guitar neck so I can create profiles for a jig. The loft is perfect, and when I extrude through my secondary plane on the larger end it works beautifully, but on the smaller end it de…

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## [My work went away!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/my-work-went-away/16953)

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**Author:** [@Svenito](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Svenito)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/my-work-went-away/16953 "2022-01-17T16:25:18Z")

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Jepp, then I noticed in my subtle frustration that somehow it had “enhanced” view to 1 million millimeters! What the …!?

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## [5.40 - Discovery at your fingertips](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-40-discovery-at-your-fingertips/16674)

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**Author:** [@daniel.szucs](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/daniel.szucs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-40-discovery-at-your-fingertips/16674 "2022-01-17T16:24:16Z")

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Hey everyone :tada: :balloon: :confetti\_ball: We kicked off 2022 with some housekeeping to keep Shapr3D snazzy! Here’s a quick laundry list of the tweaks that make your modeling even smoother: New: Try the Discover t…

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## [Same sketch, items on top?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/same-sketch-items-on-top/16952)

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**Author:** [@Svenito](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Svenito)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/same-sketch-items-on-top/16952 "2022-01-17T11:08:32Z")

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When two lines are placed in same sketch on top of each other I have to use/open item list to pick. Like I said before, Rhino presents an option drop menu to choose which to pick. Any chance of that happening here?

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## [Workspace and folders](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/workspace-and-folders/16951)

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**Author:** [@Svenito](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Svenito)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/workspace-and-folders/16951 "2022-01-17T10:55:23Z")

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Any chance to get simultaneous access to workspace, for zooming, while item list/folder map is open, without docking it? Maybe floating as well.

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## [Inconsistency in delete dialog](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inconsistency-in-delete-dialog/16908)

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**Author:** [@davorin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davorin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inconsistency-in-delete-dialog/16908 "2022-01-17T10:13:50Z")

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Something really small…but… On iPad the delete design confirm dialog has the cancel button on the left side: So why is it on macOS on the right side? Always confuses me when switching between iPad and macOS …

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## [更新后很卡5.40](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-40/16948)

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**Author:** [@yankai](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/yankai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 7:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-40/16948 "2022-01-17T07:37:38Z")

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!\[image|667x500\](upload://2VGctEZhzFRoeWvOCPhLUvpTjSh.jpeg 运行卡顿点一下面，转一会圈，大面积处理直接一直加载

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## [Viewing Vertex Data](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/viewing-vertex-data/16945)

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**Author:** [@djazz5112](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/djazz5112)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/viewing-vertex-data/16945 "2022-01-17T03:25:23Z")

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Is there a way to see the XYZ vertex position data of a selected point in a sketch?

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## [Space mouse issues](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/space-mouse-issues/16937)

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**Author:** [@Damfino](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Damfino)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/space-mouse-issues/16937 "2022-01-16T18:58:14Z")

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Anyone else having connection issues with their 3Dconnexion Space Mouse? Recently updated to Version 5.40.0 (2174) on a M1 iMac. The mouse works properly when I first open Shapr3D but quickly acts up by refusing to rec…

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## [Exporting stl](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-stl/16938)

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**Author:** [@richard1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/richard1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-stl/16938 "2022-01-16T22:00:20Z")

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In all my other CAD or Hard Surface modeling programs when i export my STL it is the same size that i created it, in Sharper it is not ? A 5" cube is exported as a 1/4"

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## [Non-standard Chamfer](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/non-standard-chamfer/16837)

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**Author:** [@CallumD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/CallumD)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/non-standard-chamfer/16837 "2022-01-16T21:53:06Z")

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Hey all, just wondering if anybody can help me with this. I need a curved chamfer to extend to the top edge of the object. The top edge has a weird shape, initially flat, then coming down and then very slightly up toward…

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## [STL file measurements wrong when exporting from Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stl-file-measurements-wrong-when-exporting-from-shapr3d/827)

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**Author:** [@Niklas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Niklas)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stl-file-measurements-wrong-when-exporting-from-shapr3d/827 "2022-01-16T20:09:13Z")

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Hi! When my brother try to 3D write using STL files created in Shapr3D they have all measurements in inches even though I used centimeters or millimeters when I designed. Does anyone have an idea what I am doing wrong a…

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## [Apartment by Noxolo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apartment-by-noxolo/16939)

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**Author:** [@Tiago\_da\_Silva](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Tiago_da_Silva)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apartment-by-noxolo/16939 "2022-01-16T19:06:12Z")

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Noxolo builds Barrier -Free Houses and Apartments. We are currently looking for someone to accompany several stages using Shapr 3D for us to better be able to present our Apartments. First Stage – A 2D Drawing of the Ap…

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## [Left Hand Mouse - Secondary click on left](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/left-hand-mouse-secondary-click-on-left/16921)

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**Author:** [@natedg200202](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/natedg200202)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/left-hand-mouse-secondary-click-on-left/16921 "2022-01-16T09:00:22Z")

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New to Shapr3d on Mac. I use my mouse left handed. It is configured in MacOS for secondary click on the left. This behavior does not work inside Shapr3D. The secondary click remains on the right, opposite of every ot…

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## [Copying a body from one file to another](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copying-a-body-from-one-file-to-another/16924)

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**Author:** [@171](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/171)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copying-a-body-from-one-file-to-another/16924 "2022-01-16T04:58:31Z")

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I have created several bodies in one sandbox file and want to copy one and place it in another file with other bodies or objects I’ve created there. How do I do that?

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## [Export](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export/16915)

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**Author:** [@Asik2303](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Asik2303)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export/16915 "2022-01-15T22:02:52Z")

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Can I export sketch with measurements?

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## [Creating a smooth transition using the loft tool on a curved edge](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-smooth-transition-using-the-loft-tool-on-a-curved-edge/16882)

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**Author:** [@BKK](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BKK)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-smooth-transition-using-the-loft-tool-on-a-curved-edge/16882 "2022-01-15T20:57:22Z")

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Hi all, Is there an easy way to use the loft tool along a curve? I’ve tried to create a number of planes on the curve, however, I’m not getting a smooth transition as I would on a flat surface. Is there an easy way to …

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## [Move Towards Axis](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-towards-axis/16892)

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**Author:** [@corey](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/corey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-towards-axis/16892 "2022-01-15T14:56:00Z")

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Hello Community, I’m looking for the best method to resolve something I seem to get stuck on every once in a while. I set up an example with a Cylinder and a bunch of spikes. What I want to do is move the spikes all clo…

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## [New features (o;](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-features-o/16871)

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**Author:** [@davorin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davorin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-features-o/16871 "2022-01-15T12:13:42Z")

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Good afternoon :wink: Using Shaper3D since few days and like it very much…so I could convince my employer to but it for one year now (o; Coming from FreeCAD Linux (and I still use it form time to time) I miss following…

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## [What are the textures/shaders for?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/what-are-the-textures-shaders-for/16904)

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**Author:** [@davorin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davorin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/what-are-the-textures-shaders-for/16904 "2022-01-15T09:49:25Z")

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Good morning (o; Just out of curiosity…what are those materials and shaders for? Don’t see any functionality inside Shapr3D… cheers richard

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## [Import PNG and extrude outline without re-sketching?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-png-and-extrude-outline-without-re-sketching/16876)

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**Author:** [@EmLowe](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/EmLowe)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-png-and-extrude-outline-without-re-sketching/16876 "2022-01-14T19:21:53Z")

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I am wanting to make cookie cutters (to use on clay for jewelry making). I have drawn out my design in Procreate as I find this easier. I have uploaded the file as a PNG with no background. Is there a easy way to extrude…

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## [Split command?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-command/16886)

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**Author:** [@Svenito](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Svenito)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/split-command/16886 "2022-01-14T15:57:46Z")

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Split command as I’m used to from Rhino as an example is a useful tool in my mind. Any thoughts on why not?

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## [Extrusion angle resolution not consistent with others](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrusion-angle-resolution-not-consistent-with-others/16889)

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**Author:** [@davorin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davorin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrusion-angle-resolution-not-consistent-with-others/16889 "2022-01-14T13:56:38Z")

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Good afternoon (o; Doing some simple knob design as a test as I probably gonna move all my OpenSCAD/FreeCAD designs for my open source SMT pick’n’place machine to Shapr3D… The extrusion tool offers two dimensions: ex…

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## [Add construction plane on inner surface](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-construction-plane-on-inner-surface/16869)

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**Author:** [@davorin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davorin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-construction-plane-on-inner-surface/16869 "2022-01-14T13:07:42Z")

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Good morning Trying to do a simple speaker ball…the cutout is already made and now I need to cutout from the inner side 4 polygons for the the nuts. The add construction plane offers the possibility to align it flat to…

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## [Sketch plane light-up!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-plane-light-up/16887)

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**Author:** [@Svenito](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Svenito)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-plane-light-up/16887 "2022-01-14T12:31:01Z")

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Is there a better way to get sketch-plane visible right away than to light it up by randomly drawing on it? Other than to highlight sketch folder?

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## [Partly gray screen on macOS 12.1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/partly-gray-screen-on-macos-12-1/16884)

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**Author:** [@davorin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davorin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/partly-gray-screen-on-macos-12-1/16884 "2022-01-14T11:27:14Z")

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Good morning Happened now around the 4th or 5th time that suddenly part of the drawing screen turns gray on my Mac Mini M1 running 12.1: This time when I wanted to move a sketched rectangle… Had to do a picture as …

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## [Section view failed](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/section-view-failed/16655)

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**Author:** [@Jee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jee)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/section-view-failed/16655 "2022-01-13T20:09:38Z")

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Hi, is there a limitation of the size of a model you can have a section view. I have modeled a house and I can’t have a section view, it gives me a projection failed error. my best, Je

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## [Cut corner on cube](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cut-corner-on-cube/16844)

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**Author:** [@jnygaard.dk](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jnygaard.dk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cut-corner-on-cube/16844 "2022-01-13T17:29:26Z")

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Hi. I need to do an operation, that’s similar to cutting the corner of a cube, but can’t see an easy way to do this. Draw a cube. Draw a line from corner to corner on top side On 2 vertical side connected to that and…

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## [As soon as it sees my track pad it opens a window I cannot close](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/as-soon-as-it-sees-my-track-pad-it-opens-a-window-i-cannot-close/16861)

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**Author:** [@FCKNGHATEURRYTHING](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/FCKNGHATEURRYTHING)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/as-soon-as-it-sees-my-track-pad-it-opens-a-window-i-cannot-close/16861 "2022-01-13T08:27:03Z")

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I am getting very frustrated with this program. As soon as it detects my trackpad (iPad pro + magic keyboard) it opens up a screen to change configuration THAT I CANNOT CLOSE. It offers me no option that includes my Ap…

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## [Loft and guideline help](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-and-guideline-help/16798)

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**Author:** [@SM1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SM1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 3:36am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-and-guideline-help/16798 "2022-01-13T03:36:53Z")

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I don’t quite know what the error message means? My guidelines are attached to both profiles.

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