# Workshop

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/51.md?page=99

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## [No "share with" option](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/no-share-with-option/30962)

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**Author:** [@porat\_m](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/porat_m)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/no-share-with-option/30962 "2024-03-24T12:04:07Z")

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Hi, I noticed a bug for the past few weeks which whenever I want to export a project, I am unable to choose the “share with” option…it just shows a blank white screen. I tried restarting both the app and the iPad, but n…

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## [Exporting FBX format](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-fbx-format/30956)

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**Author:** [@Raygun](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Raygun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-fbx-format/30956 "2024-03-24T04:27:13Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: Some animation programs work best if the 3d model is FBX rather than OBJ. Is this a workflow blocker for you? Is this …

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## [Export To Slicer (On Desktop)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-slicer-on-desktop/30948)

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**Author:** [@danmatthews](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/danmatthews)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-to-slicer-on-desktop/30948 "2024-03-23T18:35:56Z")

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Would be amazing to hit “export to slicer” button that would open Prusa, Cura, Bambu Studio et al. This would make it super easy while prototyping to quickly send stuff to your slicer programmes without needing to creat…

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## [Invalid bodies when trying to export](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/invalid-bodies-when-trying-to-export/29999)

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**Author:** [@fcart1414](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/fcart1414)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/invalid-bodies-when-trying-to-export/29999 "2024-03-23T11:57:07Z")

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As I’m trying to export my file, it exports either nothing or the base shape but not any of the figures that I modeled on top. It says when I’m exporting that there are invalid bodies. How do I radicate the invalid bodie…

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## [Keyboard no longer working](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/keyboard-no-longer-working/30897)

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**Author:** [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/keyboard-no-longer-working/30897 "2024-03-23T02:43:08Z")

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The latest version of the app was just now updated to 5.580.0.6656 on my M1 iPad Pro. My attached Magic Keyboard no longer works when trying to rename a body in the Items List. I can however type a name when exporting. …

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## [Moving Sketch to Defined Plane](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-sketch-to-defined-plane/17621)

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**Author:** [@ScottS3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ScottS3D)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-sketch-to-defined-plane/17621 "2024-03-22T21:35:53Z")

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Hello, I would like to move a sketch exactly to the origin, i.e., align it to an xy construction plane. Is this possible? I cannot seem to find an easy way to do this simple operation. I can only move the sketch a defin…

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## [Another place we need better messages](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/another-place-we-need-better-messages/30932)

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**Author:** [@masukomi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/masukomi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/another-place-we-need-better-messages/30932 "2024-03-22T16:19:00Z")

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Problem it will solve: not knowing what the program wants me to fix. A while back i filleted a face of my object. After some mucking about with the object I eventually noticed there was now a warning in the right sid…

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## [Updated from 5.541 to 5.572 and many projects wont open and crash](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/updated-from-5-541-to-5-572-and-many-projects-wont-open-and-crash/30930)

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**Author:** [@cmr8282](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cmr8282)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/updated-from-5-541-to-5-572-and-many-projects-wont-open-and-crash/30930 "2024-03-22T10:56:14Z")

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been using Shapr3d for over a year and have 100+ project files. I was up to version 5.541 and updated to 5.572 and many larger projects will cash before opening now. can I revert back to 5.541 or fix the issue? I upload…

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## [Draws on object instead selected plane. Bug?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draws-on-object-instead-selected-plane-bug/30927)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_b)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 9:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draws-on-object-instead-selected-plane-bug/30927 "2024-03-22T09:23:44Z")

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I have an object and would like to create a new object on it. I add offset plane and select it and draw a rectangle on the plane. The rectangle however is drawn on the object, not the selected plain. If I move the constr…

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## [Menu Button Labels](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/menu-button-labels/30928)

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**Author:** [@benaston](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/benaston)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/menu-button-labels/30928 "2024-03-22T09:16:40Z")

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This kind of UX is not helpful. The new basic transparent material is, however, a great addition (but should be at the top of the materials list / or the materials list should be searchable).

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## [New sketch layer located on an existing sketch layer](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-sketch-layer-located-on-an-existing-sketch-layer/30902)

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**Author:** [@Slamdunker23](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Slamdunker23)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-sketch-layer-located-on-an-existing-sketch-layer/30902 "2024-03-21T20:56:32Z")

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Hi shapr3D community, I want to add a new sketch layer on a 3D surface. On this surface is already a sketch layer. So it always jumps to the original sketch layer. I want to create a new one, but I don‘t know how. I tr…

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## [4 serious problems w/ 5.571.0.6622](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/4-serious-problems-w-5-571-0-6622/30801)

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**Author:** [@masukomi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/masukomi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/4-serious-problems-w-5-571-0-6622/30801 "2024-03-21T14:29:06Z")

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macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 I click on a sketch and the main section of the screen goes grey and a round spinner appears near the top. It never finishes spinning. I left it going for well over 30 mins. Not always, just… someti…

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## [New update introducing glitches to navigation](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-update-introducing-glitches-to-navigation/30881)

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**Author:** [@HarrisonDavies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HarrisonDavies)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-update-introducing-glitches-to-navigation/30881 "2024-03-21T12:50:05Z")

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Hi, Since that last 2 updates to the standard non-beta version, I’ve been experiencing micro stutters when navigating around the model. This didn’t happen previously. I wonder have you introduced changes from the beta w…

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## [Project is no longer visible](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/project-is-no-longer-visible/30847)

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**Author:** [@aywa\_Mika](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/aywa_Mika)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/project-is-no-longer-visible/30847 "2024-03-21T11:04:12Z")

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I‘m working with a iPad Pro. Suddenly my access to my project disappeared. I can still see the project but I cannot open it. What could have happened? Cheers Mika

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## [Organizing designs (typically by folder)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/organizing-designs-typically-by-folder/22075)

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**Author:** [@altimac](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/altimac)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/organizing-designs-typically-by-folder/22075 "2024-03-21T08:32:41Z")

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Hi! I love shapr3D and produce new designs regularly. Unfortunately they are not organized at all whereas they clearly can be grouped by theme. I don’t want to group them using the macOS Finder or the iCloud drive. I …

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## [Object grouping (not the same as folders)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/object-grouping-not-the-same-as-folders/30905)

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**Author:** [@luiscrsousa](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/luiscrsousa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 8:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/object-grouping-not-the-same-as-folders/30905 "2024-03-21T08:03:41Z")

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Object grouping feature would be very useful. Not to confuse with object folders, not the same thing. If you group 2 objects, the first select click on any of the objects on the 3D view would select both objects, the se…

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## [Feature suggestion: sun visualisation](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-suggestion-sun-visualisation/20860)

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**Author:** [@BulldogBen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BulldogBen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-suggestion-sun-visualisation/20860 "2024-03-21T07:54:47Z")

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I have a feature suggestion. I love that you can now customise the “Light Rotation” in visualisation, however I wonder if you could extend that to include “Light Height”, or even better a system to simulate sun movement…

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## [Adding a sun path tool in Shapr3D.](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-a-sun-path-tool-in-shapr3d/23795)

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**Author:** [@Aakash](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Aakash)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-a-sun-path-tool-in-shapr3d/23795 "2024-03-21T07:53:49Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. Adding of a sun path tool in shapr will help solve the problem of allowing the user to figure out how the sun will affect the structure in different times and thr…

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## [Modeling “gouged” wood texture like a nauguri pattern?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/modeling-gouged-wood-texture-like-a-nauguri-pattern/30851)

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**Author:** [@mr.tristan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mr.tristan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/modeling-gouged-wood-texture-like-a-nauguri-pattern/30851 "2024-03-20T22:26:50Z")

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I’d like to model making a heavily textured wooden surface, that you you might create using gouges or even a handheld router on a swinging jig. You can see the rough, fairly organic shapes in things like these: I …

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## [Curve network no updating](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curve-network-no-updating/30887)

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**Author:** [@Scomisur](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Scomisur)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curve-network-no-updating/30887 "2024-03-20T15:44:19Z")

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I’m trying to learn how to use the curve network feature of lofting. I follow the tutorial “Define your design with curve networks” exactly but when i move the sketch or splines the body doesn’t update realtime as shown.…

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## [Join lines into one face](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/join-lines-into-one-face/30873)

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**Author:** [@timbrux](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/timbrux)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/join-lines-into-one-face/30873 "2024-03-20T13:34:15Z")

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With great difficulty I recreated a sketch I did easily in Adobe Illustrator (see attached), however it is not appearing as a face when I exit sketching mode. It is just a bunch of separate lines. Therefore I can’t extru…

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## [Safe working load simulator](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/safe-working-load-simulator/30859)

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**Author:** [@Quek](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Quek)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/safe-working-load-simulator/30859 "2024-03-20T11:38:03Z")

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Greetings to all, I am designing a stainless steel rack for storing some heavy items. Can anyone advise if Shapr3d software able to perform a safe working load simulation so I can know what is the maximum working load c…

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## [Cant align on a single axis](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-align-on-a-single-axis/30874)

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**Author:** [@Chanko](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Chanko)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-align-on-a-single-axis/30874 "2024-03-20T08:19:18Z")

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I want to a move a body so that it joins up against another. When I do so it join but also moves it on the other 2 axis, presumably aligning the centre points too. I only want the body to move so it is up against the oth…

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## [Angled slots](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/angled-slots/30880)

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**Author:** [@Donnercruz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Donnercruz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/angled-slots/30880 "2024-03-19T21:45:19Z")

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I’m trying to create a block with angled slots for some files (tools). I’ve drawn the basic shape in 2d with the appropriate slot widths. How do I extrude the shape so the main body is a rectangular block and the slots a…

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## [Splitting an imported object](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-an-imported-object/7130)

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**Author:** [@Tici](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Tici)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 6:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splitting-an-imported-object/7130 "2024-03-19T06:08:32Z")

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I’m having trouble splitting an object that I imported (.stl). I followed the instruction in one of Shapr3D’s videos on YouTube but the steps don’t work for me as I can not properly copy the imported object. Does anyone …

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## [problem with rendering](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-rendering/30815)

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**Author:** [@Gianpaolo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gianpaolo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-rendering/30815 "2024-03-18T23:31:57Z")

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rendering I have a problem with the display of the computer model. I only see lines

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## [My Expectation for Shapr3d: Surface Enhancement](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/my-expectation-for-shapr3d-surface-enhancement/30834)

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**Author:** [@liwang](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/liwang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/my-expectation-for-shapr3d-surface-enhancement/30834 "2024-03-18T23:25:23Z")

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This will surpass all its similar software

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## [Curvy shape](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curvy-shape/30829)

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**Author:** [@shapeofanL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shapeofanL)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curvy-shape/30829 "2024-03-18T23:16:06Z")

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Wanted to use loft to make this cylinder like shape, but I need another way to fill in the curves. How do I do this?

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## [Getting started](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/getting-started/30850)

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**Author:** [@TPogue](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TPogue)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/getting-started/30850 "2024-03-18T19:03:53Z")

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I am a super beginner and can’t even manage to start a sketch. I’ve tried to draw a line but keep getting a message saying "Out of bounds design space is 1km cubed

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## [Model view glitching](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-view-glitching/30863)

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**Author:** [@Shaun](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Shaun)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-view-glitching/30863 "2024-03-18T16:08:53Z")

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Hi, As per the attached video, I’m getting this weird glitching effect on my model with these cylinders (base of a wind turbine). The glitching appears to only start once the model is at X height. I’ve tried scaling it …

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