# Workshop

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=274

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## [I.A select tools](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-a-select-tools/7271)

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**Author:** [@david.r](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/david.r)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-a-select-tools/7271 "2020-04-20T14:28:01Z")

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It is very nice this option of intelligent selection of tools avoids you extra steps. Could you have a customizable option in which we can add our tools? In this case I wanted to project three circles to the bottom face…

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## [How to contact support?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-contact-support/7199)

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**Author:** [@KevinCossaboon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KevinCossaboon)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-contact-support/7199 "2020-04-18T05:01:45Z")

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I am enjoying the product, and would like to continue with it, a few issues or question 1 - why is there no way to contact support in the app, a bit lame to only have the forums. Having the forums in the app is great, b…

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## [Thread fit](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/thread-fit/7231)

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**Author:** [@drifkind](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/drifkind)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/thread-fit/7231 "2020-04-18T04:40:48Z")

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Now I want to 3D print threaded parts.Usually I relax the fit by a couple of percent by anisotropic scaling (in X and Y but not Z). Haven’t figured out a way to do that in Shapr3D. 3D models often have no allowance for …

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## [Can an image be placed on an objects face?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-an-image-be-placed-on-an-objects-face/7233)

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**Author:** [@303](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/303)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-an-image-be-placed-on-an-objects-face/7233 "2020-04-17T22:26:04Z")

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I would like to place an image on the face of an object for a mockup I’m creating. Is this possible? Thanks

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## [Sketching a hole on the surface?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketching-a-hole-on-the-surface/23)

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**Author:** [@jamessawle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jamessawle)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketching-a-hole-on-the-surface/23 "2020-04-17T21:25:33Z")

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In the tutorial that you posted it shows the person sketching a circle onto a face of the 3D object that they created, but all I can get the pencil to do is highlight the face when I try to draw anything onto it, I have …

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## [Update 3.38.0](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/update-3-38-0/7230)

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**Author:** [@Johngerard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johngerard)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/update-3-38-0/7230 "2020-04-17T19:05:23Z")

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What ever bug fixes you did fixed the heat issue on my 2020 iPad Pro so far. I will keep testing.

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## [A few updates that would be very helpful](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-few-updates-that-would-be-very-helpful/7220)

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**Author:** [@sander](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/sander)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-few-updates-that-would-be-very-helpful/7220 "2020-04-16T17:58:31Z")

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I use shapr3d daily. Hereby a few updates that would be really helpful. 1- copying one object or a selection of objects into another file. 2- A object library from where you can import elements in your document would b…

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## [Creating vessel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-vessel/7164)

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**Author:** [@Haris](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Haris)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-vessel/7164 "2020-04-16T11:45:08Z")

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Need help making vessels… with nozzles etc… I created a circle, extruded it, subratracted another circle to leave the shell… now can’t create a dish end, also how can we make / show cut sections ? Sorry just started yest…

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## [Part of design will not subtract](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/part-of-design-will-not-subtract/7185)

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**Author:** [@NetWhiz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NetWhiz)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/part-of-design-will-not-subtract/7185 "2020-04-15T17:00:53Z")

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Can someone explain and show me why the missing eyelashes do not want to extrude and subtract from the cap? I had several and was able to cope ones that did work and subtract with this (not a real solution). No matter wh…

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## [Domed face](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/domed-face/7200)

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**Author:** [@ChocolateLover](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ChocolateLover)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/domed-face/7200 "2020-04-15T12:19:18Z")

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Is there a clever way of giving a face a dome? I’ve tried a fillet but get a flat area on the face. I’ve had some success with creating quarter circle and using revolve to create a dome and intersecting the shape I wan…

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## [Fix the faces so they are flat?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fix-the-faces-so-they-are-flat/7159)

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**Author:** [@NetWhiz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NetWhiz)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 5:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fix-the-faces-so-they-are-flat/7159 "2020-04-15T05:25:14Z")

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Can some please smooth the top and bottom faces of this mesh so they are flat? I have been trying for a very long time and I usually keep cutting away making a larger hole. I really need it to be smooth and both sides. A…

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## [Using Body in multiple designs](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/using-body-in-multiple-designs/7196)

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**Author:** [@Rgiery](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rgiery)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/using-body-in-multiple-designs/7196 "2020-04-14T12:18:32Z")

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I use the same body in multiple designs. Can I copy or export just the body I need to use in another Design?

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## [Intersect face and plane](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/intersect-face-and-plane/7031)

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**Author:** [@Ajit](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ajit)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/intersect-face-and-plane/7031 "2020-04-13T09:12:05Z")

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Hello, I have a plane created on which I want to intersect the body to get its cross section in a sketch, how do I do this?!\[image|689x481\] (upload://dRDSIhddjg2Ksl1nfFo0a9gIZPO.png) Ajit

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## [So I disappear for a week.. and.. now I’m stuck](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/so-i-disappear-for-a-week-and-now-i-m-stuck/7178)

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**Author:** [@ps23Rick](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ps23Rick)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/so-i-disappear-for-a-week-and-now-i-m-stuck/7178 "2020-04-11T22:23:27Z")

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Ok… So I put aside my Shapr project for a few days due to other things that needed my attention at home. I come back to continue in my modeling and find now that I can’t get an extrude to do what I’m trying to do and wh…

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## [Very slow and shutting down again and again](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/very-slow-and-shutting-down-again-and-again/5068)

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**Author:** [@Hassan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Hassan)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/very-slow-and-shutting-down-again-and-again/5068 "2019-07-09T21:41:02Z")

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I have just imported a stl assembly file which contains almost 2000 solid bodies now I try to open it and edit but Shapr3D takes too much time to open it when I try to draw a line it crashes again and again I think it ca…

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## [How to create multiple holes around a circle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-multiple-holes-around-a-circle/7176)

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**Author:** [@Chad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Chad)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-multiple-holes-around-a-circle/7176 "2020-04-11T18:46:17Z")

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Thanks for a great product, I’m a first time user and having trouble making ten holes around a 4 inch circle. Is there a tutorial I’m missing? Thanks

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## [Improvment](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/improvment/7167)

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**Author:** [@flingus](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/flingus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/improvment/7167 "2020-04-11T17:44:11Z")

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Google translate and French version Hello everybody. I’d like developers to put a threading tool similar to Fusion 360 for standards. The current system is fine for custom threads. For my part, I need ISO Metric PROF…

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## [Live stream design in AR ? Apple Glasses - future concept for Shapr3d?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/live-stream-design-in-ar-apple-glasses-future-concept-for-shapr3d/7166)

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**Author:** [@Vassi\_solutions](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Vassi_solutions)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/live-stream-design-in-ar-apple-glasses-future-concept-for-shapr3d/7166 "2020-04-11T11:32:55Z")

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The rumored Apple glasses are supposed to come out within a year or two. How cool wouln´t it be if one could livestream the design in AR so other people in a design meeting could see the model evolve in realtime in AR …

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## [Specify distance between planes along an arc](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/specify-distance-between-planes-along-an-arc/7153)

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**Author:** [@NetWhiz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NetWhiz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/specify-distance-between-planes-along-an-arc/7153 "2020-04-10T22:42:14Z")

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I saw this thread about making a design plane to a point along an arc. How would you go about making sure each plane is a specific distance from another one? So when you add an object to each plane they match the plane a…

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## [CRASHED..when exporting .step format](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/crashed-when-exporting-step-format/7150)

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**Author:** [@brandon-ase](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/brandon-ase)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/crashed-when-exporting-step-format/7150 "2020-04-10T18:25:35Z")

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Shapr3D is crashing when I try to export into .step format. My file is a decently large file with a lot of parts. Can you help?

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## [Unable to subtract logo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-subtract-logo/7147)

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**Author:** [@NetWhiz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NetWhiz)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-subtract-logo/7147 "2020-04-10T17:10:19Z")

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I have a logo I want to subtract from a solid. Part of the logo does so. The last part fails. I can not find any issues and without more information from Shapr3D about the error, it is very hard to find the problem. Can …

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## [Vertex control needs major improvement](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/vertex-control-needs-major-improvement/875)

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**Author:** [@chrys](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/chrys)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/vertex-control-needs-major-improvement/875 "2020-04-10T14:43:10Z")

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HI, I've been trying your App. It's great. Although, modeling through orthographic images is not user friendly at all. You need to select a face to move vertex and ghost mode doesn't allow to see images behind them. …

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## [Added two screenshots: they are different sizes in shapr3d](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/added-two-screenshots-they-are-different-sizes-in-shapr3d/7110)

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**Author:** [@RonJeffries](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/RonJeffries)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/added-two-screenshots-they-are-different-sizes-in-shapr3d/7110 "2020-04-06T22:04:54Z")

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as above two mac screenshots made with shift command 3. one came in as 33 cm high, the other as 29. they’re both full screen size on the mac, taken seconds apart. that seems more than a bit odd. both were imported on a …

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## [Images need to be unselect able](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/images-need-to-be-unselect-able/7109)

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**Author:** [@RonJeffries](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/RonJeffries)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/images-need-to-be-unselect-able/7109 "2020-04-06T13:52:21Z")

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after i place an image for tracing, like in the teapot example, how cal i set it to be unselect able while i set up objects around it? thanks

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## [Alternatives to Apple Pencil](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/alternatives-to-apple-pencil/7095)

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**Author:** [@Trc](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Trc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/alternatives-to-apple-pencil/7095 "2020-04-05T18:18:21Z")

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Hi - apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, but I couldn’t see an answer. I’m running a 2019 iPad mini 5 - do I have to use an Apple Pencil with Shapr3d or can I use a different stylus? Penoval or adinote are m…

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## [Center to Face](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/center-to-face/7090)

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**Author:** [@Gspro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gspro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/center-to-face/7090 "2020-04-05T03:02:38Z")

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Hello everyone! In the screenshot, how do I center the rectangular (right), to the highlighted face (left)? Thank you!

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## [New to app, having some trouble](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-to-app-having-some-trouble/5354)

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**Author:** [@Hux83](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Hux83)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-to-app-having-some-trouble/5354 "2020-04-04T15:48:09Z")

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Is it possible to twist a shape so as to achieve this effect? When I try,it just twists over itself in the middle then unwinds.

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## [Twisted square rod](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/twisted-square-rod/7080)

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**Author:** [@RonJeffries](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/RonJeffries)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/twisted-square-rod/7080 "2020-04-04T12:43:07Z")

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i’d like to make a rod or post of square cross-section, twisted. i made the attached with extrude, then twisting the top, then duplicated it vertically. it becomes thinner toward the center of the pieces. is there a wa…

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## [Solved - 3D Snaps](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-3d-snaps/2771)

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**Author:** [@Kal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Kal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-3d-snaps/2771 "2020-04-03T22:00:19Z")

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Update from Shapr3d team: We have just released the new 3d alignment tool feature with the 3.52 app version :partying\_face: This will allow you to simply tap on the body faces to get them snapped together. Simply upda…

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## [Making Changes to Model](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-changes-to-model/7057)

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**Author:** [@Cybercrypt13](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Cybercrypt13)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-changes-to-model/7057 "2020-04-03T19:35:09Z")

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To speed things up I just did a video to show what I’m trying to figure out. Basically I want to change where a hole is located in a built up model and curious if this requires me to go back to the original sketch and s…

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