# Workshop

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=217

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## [Appearance - Shaded Surface Without Edges](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/appearance-shaded-surface-without-edges/12414)

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**Author:** [@stephane](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/stephane)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 9:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/appearance-shaded-surface-without-edges/12414 "2022-01-12T21:47:42Z")

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Hey Guys, Since it’s my first post on the forums, I’ll start with that: Absolutely brilliant work on Shapr3D. As elegant as powerful, congrats! As I was concepting, I was looking at a way to hide the edges in order to…

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## [Voting system for new/missing features](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/voting-system-for-new-missing-features/16840)

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**Author:** [@jnygaard.dk](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jnygaard.dk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/voting-system-for-new-missing-features/16840 "2022-01-12T19:43:18Z")

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Hi, I’d like to know if you have considered implementing a voting system, so we (the users) can have a say in the roadmap and which order the missing features are implemented in??? Also, what is the best way to request…

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## [Shapr projects on new iPad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr-projects-on-new-ipad/16846)

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**Author:** [@red](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/red)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr-projects-on-new-ipad/16846 "2022-01-12T13:44:02Z")

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I want to give my iPad to my mom and I have my Shapr projects on it. However, she’s in another country and I’ll buy a new one when I get back home. Will I be able to somehow recover my projects on the new iPad after I de…

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## [Crash!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/crash/16834)

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**Author:** [@Svenito](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Svenito)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/crash/16834 "2022-01-12T11:19:31Z")

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Yeayyyy! Got it to crash. Turned on show hidden edges with two-finger rotate disabled and could not turn my model. Turned on two-finger rotation and it turned, then went back out of two-finger and it worked fine again …

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## [Unable to import files](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-import-files/16831)

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**Author:** [@Deitrichcharles](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Deitrichcharles)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-import-files/16831 "2022-01-12T09:33:43Z")

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I have been having issues importing STL files and step files and I made the mistake of uninstalling and reinstalling shaper 3-D I seem to have lost all of my designs. Please help me

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## [New user surprised there’s no cloud sync](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-user-surprised-there-s-no-cloud-sync/14656)

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**Author:** [@DIY\_guy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DIY_guy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-user-surprised-there-s-no-cloud-sync/14656 "2022-01-11T17:33:48Z")

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Hi, new user here. I was surprised to see that my «Designs» dont automatically transfer between macOS and iPad (or windows soon). It’s not like the design files are big, so it be totally doable. Feature request, hint h…

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## [Switching between Shapr Platforms](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/switching-between-shapr-platforms/16827)

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**Author:** [@ModelJedi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ModelJedi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/switching-between-shapr-platforms/16827 "2022-01-11T16:57:48Z")

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First off I would like to apologize if this question has already been asked and I missed it. I work as an architect but I am into 3D printing and model building as a hobbyist. How do I switch between the Shapr3D industri…

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## [Text to sketch](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-to-sketch/16810)

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**Author:** [@DEFI](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DEFI)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-to-sketch/16810 "2022-01-10T16:42:21Z")

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Hi, it is so good to have the TEXT function available, congratulations! I’m also using Shapr for waterjet cut, thus a FONT dedicated to cut will be more than welcome :slight\_smile: avoiding « O » to look like a hole, s…

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## [All colored items are shiny, I need matte](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/all-colored-items-are-shiny-i-need-matte/15472)

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**Author:** [@Chief](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Chief)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/all-colored-items-are-shiny-i-need-matte/15472 "2022-01-09T21:53:19Z")

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All colors show up super shiny in 3D… In AR and 3D brown turns into gold… Can you add an option to select the reflectiveness or make the colors less reflective by default? I’m a happy and proud user of Shapr3D. I creat…

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## [Spline doesn’t work with Apple pencil 1 on iPad 9](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/spline-doesn-t-work-with-apple-pencil-1-on-ipad-9/16792)

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**Author:** [@Gusriwandi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gusriwandi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/spline-doesn-t-work-with-apple-pencil-1-on-ipad-9/16792 "2022-01-09T15:35:07Z")

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Helllo, I just bought Apple pencil gen 1 (the price is about 99 US dollar), when i draw spline, i got line instead of spline, then i try used the trackpad of keyboard, everything Okey, is my pencil not original ? Tha…

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## [Trying to design a New Era SnapBack Baseball Cap, but CAN NOT FIGURE IT OUT, Please help!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trying-to-design-a-new-era-snapback-baseball-cap-but-can-not-figure-it-out-please-help/16787)

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**Author:** [@iPhonewizz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/iPhonewizz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trying-to-design-a-new-era-snapback-baseball-cap-but-can-not-figure-it-out-please-help/16787 "2022-01-09T15:20:47Z")

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I’ve tried the Sweep tool, the loft tool and the revolve tool. Nothing has worked. The opening of the hat can’t be perfectly circular, it has to be slightly ovalized, I got the exact oval I need, then I drew the 2d half …

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## [Chamfer an edge moves the edge up](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/chamfer-an-edge-moves-the-edge-up/16791)

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**Author:** [@davorin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davorin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/chamfer-an-edge-moves-the-edge-up/16791 "2022-01-09T15:05:00Z")

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Good afternoon During the trial days I started to move some designs from FreeCAD Linux to Shapr3D macOS… One of them being a simple can lid printed in Ninjatek Cheetah material… I made a sketch and rotated it as a cut…

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## [How to end a screw thread](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-end-a-screw-thread/16783)

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**Author:** [@jmottle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jmottle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-end-a-screw-thread/16783 "2022-01-09T08:54:03Z")

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I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for how to terminate a screw thread. I’ve tried a scaling, rotating, revolving, but can’t quite get what I’m after. Would be awesome if there were a revolve/loft combined op…

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## [Feature request - change unit format in calc](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-change-unit-format-in-calc/16723)

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**Author:** [@Woodworker1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Woodworker1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-change-unit-format-in-calc/16723 "2022-01-09T05:43:15Z")

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I work mostly in inch and metric, when in inch i find myself changing from fractional to decimal often. This for example would be great if you could select it via the calc popup instead of going back to the button next t…

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## [LiDAR export to shapr3d](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lidar-export-to-shapr3d/16761)

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**Author:** [@jb7](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jb7)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lidar-export-to-shapr3d/16761 "2022-01-08T13:10:00Z")

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Hi- can anyone recommend a good LiDAR app that produces files that I can import to shapr? I did a quick scan on scaniverse which did a really good job in really bad light, but there doesn’t seem to be an export option t…

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## [Alignment fungtions](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/alignment-fungtions/16767)

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**Author:** [@Markus](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Markus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/alignment-fungtions/16767 "2022-01-08T10:36:51Z")

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Alignment function(s): I do have following issues: When i import a part i.e. step-file how can I give that part a clever coordinate-system and if done how can I use this part to align it with for example the main-coord…

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## [Import picture and apply to a body](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-picture-and-apply-to-a-body/16757)

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**Author:** [@Woodworker1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Woodworker1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-picture-and-apply-to-a-body/16757 "2022-01-08T08:46:38Z")

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Can this be done? I know you can color bodies but I would like to add woodgrain look. Example below Also once you import a picture and size it it appears you can’t resize, is that correct Thanks

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## [Training](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/training/16705)

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**Author:** [@Farshad.vosoughi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Farshad.vosoughi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 5:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/training/16705 "2022-01-08T05:55:01Z")

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i am a new learner for this program and could you please guide me how to learn it?

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## [.stl can not be edited (cut out holes)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stl-can-not-be-edited-cut-out-holes/16756)

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**Author:** [@Errator](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Errator)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stl-can-not-be-edited-cut-out-holes/16756 "2022-01-07T22:35:57Z")

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Hello all, I made some easier Projects but now i want to edit a stl file (Dragon) for my Kids. I want to make 4 holes in the foot to insert some magnets after printing. I had once a freecad project which i imported as .…

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## [Where are files stored?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/where-are-files-stored/16743)

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**Author:** [@MakerWoodworker](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MakerWoodworker)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/where-are-files-stored/16743 "2022-01-07T20:18:36Z")

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I recently edited a file on a different iPad and now when I go back to the file on another iPad it has not changed… where are the files saved/stored? Can I edit on file on different iPads (not at the same time obviously) …

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## [Copying and exporting body ( or group of bodies)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copying-and-exporting-body-or-group-of-bodies/16752)

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**Author:** [@Slava](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Slava)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copying-and-exporting-body-or-group-of-bodies/16752 "2022-01-07T17:40:52Z")

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Hi there! Do somebody knows the way to copy or export body (or group of bodies) more easier then hiding all others bodies of design to point bodies those you need? I have more then 8000 bodies in my design , so I must hi…

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## [Future request](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/future-request/16739)

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**Author:** [@Mauri](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mauri)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/future-request/16739 "2022-01-07T12:41:47Z")

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Hi, Working with 3D printer, I will really appreciate if Sharp3D should be able also to import 3mf file. Do you plan to introduce this new feature on the next version? Thanks for your attention. Best regards Maurizio …

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## [Projected sketches are mixed](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/projected-sketches-are-mixed/16606)

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**Author:** [@CROMA](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/CROMA)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/projected-sketches-are-mixed/16606 "2022-01-07T10:54:12Z")

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Hello, everyone. I have a trouble. I added a construction plane to the plane of one entity to make a projection sketch to make the other two entities. When I was preparing to make the second entity, I found that the new …

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## [Mirroring fails](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mirroring-fails/16729)

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**Author:** [@regattaguru](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/regattaguru)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 8:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mirroring-fails/16729 "2022-01-07T08:16:40Z")

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Category: Effing bug. Not an option in the wonderfully warm world of the available menu. Selecting a few primitives to mirror on an axis now does not work. I have a screen recording but cannot upload it because having p…

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## [How to make folds like this?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-folds-like-this/16667)

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**Author:** [@azisher](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/azisher)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 5:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-folds-like-this/16667 "2022-01-07T05:22:51Z")

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I’ve tried various ways but haven’t been able to produce anything like this, any suggestions?

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## [Cleaning up drawings](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cleaning-up-drawings/16726)

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**Author:** [@Juan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Juan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cleaning-up-drawings/16726 "2022-01-06T21:01:34Z")

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I like to know how I can clean up my design drawings. I usually print the 2D technical drawing to review dimensions etc and make sure all measuements are correct. At the same time I can see where something is not right. …

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## [Apple Mixed reality glasses and AR glasses](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-mixed-reality-glasses-and-ar-glasses/16718)

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**Author:** [@Vassi\_solutions](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Vassi_solutions)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-mixed-reality-glasses-and-ar-glasses/16718 "2022-01-06T16:10:39Z")

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I\`m really hoping SHapr3D will be one of the showcases of the launch of the Apple Mixed reality headset thats rumored to be launched later this year. :wink: Imagine the possibilities. Livestreaming a 3D model in AR i…

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## [STEP file from Fusion 360 performance issues](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/step-file-from-fusion-360-performance-issues/16715)

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**Author:** [@gangsterhotline](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gangsterhotline)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/step-file-from-fusion-360-performance-issues/16715 "2022-01-06T13:35:45Z")

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Hello, I am new to CAD and 3D modeling in general so let me preface by saying: Geometry might be the culprit here. My model in Fusion360 was made with parametric history on and it’s simple enough in its purpose but was…

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## [Objects swimming under surface](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/objects-swimming-under-surface/16693)

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**Author:** [@GreenBassErik](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/GreenBassErik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/objects-swimming-under-surface/16693 "2022-01-06T12:02:26Z")

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Hi there! My problem is that, after scaling up, some of my objects are partly swimming under the surface. Of course I can pull the object up to try and zero it with the surface again, but then it doesn’t seem to be a 1…

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## [Number of installations](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/number-of-installations/16704)

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**Author:** [@davorin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davorin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/number-of-installations/16704 "2022-01-06T10:54:04Z")

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Good morning (o; Got a new Mac mini M1 and trying out Shaper3D on it… From the description it says that I can open a design made on a Mac also on iPad and Windows as well when a valid subscription exists… But what is …

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