# Feature requests

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/feature-requests/27.md?page=7

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## [Auto hide side panels + full screen mode](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/auto-hide-side-panels-full-screen-mode/39638)

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**Author:** [@Sci](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sci)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/auto-hide-side-panels-full-screen-mode/39638 "2025-10-19T23:20:11Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Focus on design without clutter. Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature: to auto hide side panels when clicking outside these panels. Go in full s…

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## [Snapping/alignment tools in drawing mode](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-alignment-tools-in-drawing-mode/39637)

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**Author:** [@Sci](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sci)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-alignment-tools-in-drawing-mode/39637 "2025-10-19T23:11:00Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: I can better layout my drawings. Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature: Same CAD/snapping tools from model mode + add alignment tools (left,middl…

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## [Object specific variables/variants](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/object-specific-variables-variants/39625)

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**Author:** [@fr1n63](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/fr1n63)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/object-specific-variables-variants/39625 "2025-10-18T00:29:46Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Variables as far as I can tell, only exist as global values - so I can make a box with width/height/depth, but any duplicates of that object will all match the same values. I ca…

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## [Share projects using existing file share platforms](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/share-projects-using-existing-file-share-platforms/39623)

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**Author:** [@ugadoug](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ugadoug)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/share-projects-using-existing-file-share-platforms/39623 "2025-10-17T22:10:51Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Share projects to colleagues using existing corporate file sharing platform (ms sharepoint, google drive, etc). Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feat…

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## [Implement ⌘ R keyboard shortcut to rename items](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/implement-r-keyboard-shortcut-to-rename-items/28363)

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**Author:** [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 9:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/implement-r-keyboard-shortcut-to-rename-items/28363 "2025-10-11T09:05:59Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: Quicker method to rename items. I would like to be able to select one item (not multiple items) and use a keyboard shor…

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## [Drawing Template Customization](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-template-customization/39549)

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**Author:** [@PFI-Stark](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PFI-Stark)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-template-customization/39549 "2025-10-08T21:06:01Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Currently, I have to manually make any changes, such as address, name, etc. to the drawing for every drawing. Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this featur…

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## [Multiple Pages in Drawing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multiple-pages-in-drawing/39548)

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**Author:** [@PFI-Stark](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PFI-Stark)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multiple-pages-in-drawing/39548 "2025-10-08T20:59:53Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: In larger projects, each part that is to be created, requires it’s own drawing. Because there is no organizational capacity in the drawing function, it creates a huge list of dr…

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## [Request: Birch plywood texture (with surface and cross-section details)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/request-birch-plywood-texture-with-surface-and-cross-section-details/39546)

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**Author:** [@Wonvy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Wonvy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/request-birch-plywood-texture-with-surface-and-cross-section-details/39546 "2025-10-08T16:01:10Z")

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Birch Plywood Material with Surface and Cross-Section Textures The problem that this feature will solve: When designing furniture or woodworking projects, birch plywood is one of the most commonly used real-world materi…

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## [Navigation Preset configuration](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/navigation-preset-configuration/39503)

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**Author:** [@shaprvision](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shaprvision)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/navigation-preset-configuration/39503 "2025-09-29T21:33:26Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Solve key conflicts with the operating system Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature: Navigation Presets are not configurable while the key shortc…

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## [Viewer link sharing did NOT improve for PC users!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/viewer-link-sharing-did-not-improve-for-pc-users/39498)

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**Author:** [@C.Gerrits](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/C.Gerrits)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/viewer-link-sharing-did-not-improve-for-pc-users/39498 "2025-09-29T06:59:31Z")

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So I just received the newest update and as someone who exports MANY files for customers to review, having the “viewer link” creation be moved to a submenu of the export menu is a full three-steps-backwards situation. Ra…

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## [Custom textures](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/custom-textures/32535)

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**Author:** [@Heed](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Heed)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/custom-textures/32535 "2025-09-18T16:35:15Z")

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Hi! Please give us support to add custom textures from a picture file and ability to save it with textures to a OBJ :blush:

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## [Inability to revolve a body around a curve (Sweep will not work)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inability-to-revolve-a-body-around-a-curve-sweep-will-not-work/39435)

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**Author:** [@benji03](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/benji03)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inability-to-revolve-a-body-around-a-curve-sweep-will-not-work/39435 "2025-09-16T17:22:13Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Only being able to revolve a shape around an axis and not a curve. Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature: This feature will allow the revolve fun…

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## [360 Degree Wrap Around Export in Viz Mode](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/360-degree-wrap-around-export-in-viz-mode/39440)

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**Author:** [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 7:35am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/360-degree-wrap-around-export-in-viz-mode/39440 "2025-09-17T07:35:45Z")

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Option for 360 image export. Like Google Street View. Image can be used in generic 2d desktop viewer. Can be viewed on normal VR google.

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## [Copy paste tool](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-paste-tool/39424)

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**Author:** [@benm](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/benm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-paste-tool/39424 "2025-09-15T04:15:19Z")

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Hey there, I am trying to learn this program, so I subscribed to the pro version for 25 dollars a month … pretty expensive considering the current status. How is there no copy paste functionality, I can see requests spa…

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## [Items panel - quick slide selection on ipad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/items-panel-quick-slide-selection-on-ipad/39417)

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**Author:** [@Sci](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sci)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/items-panel-quick-slide-selection-on-ipad/39417 "2025-09-13T16:53:40Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Quick hold and slide action to select/deselect layers (sketches and solids) in the items panel. Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature: This featu…

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## [Undo and redo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/undo-and-redo/39418)

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**Author:** [@Khofar](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Khofar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/undo-and-redo/39418 "2025-09-13T17:39:56Z")

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please add a setting option allow us to undo with tap 2 fingers on the screen and redo with tap 3 fingers. same as some other apps

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## [Ability to create assembly drawing Exploded Views](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ability-to-create-assembly-drawing-exploded-views/28679)

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**Author:** [@ShopRat](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ShopRat)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ability-to-create-assembly-drawing-exploded-views/28679 "2025-09-12T22:39:38Z")

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I am a custom wood and metal fab shop where my products are made of multiple parts that may require a specific assembly process / sequence. The way we have been doing this for years is by creating assembly sequence shee…

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## [Flatten curved/twisted surfaces for CNC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/flatten-curved-twisted-surfaces-for-cnc/22935)

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**Author:** [@Wookiee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Wookiee)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/flatten-curved-twisted-surfaces-for-cnc/22935 "2025-09-11T20:30:40Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. I would be able to take a complex shape made of curved surfaces and send the flattened version of them to a CNC plasma table for cutting. If I were to select …

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## [High Contrast in Dark Mode](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/high-contrast-in-dark-mode/39320)

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**Author:** [@GroMark](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/GroMark)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/high-contrast-in-dark-mode/39320 "2025-09-02T19:12:30Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: I personally, and I think a lot of other users mostly use Dark Mode in Shapr3d. But, as we have a preference for dark / black materials or it is needed for a design, we will use…

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## [Subtract with tiny offset](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subtract-with-tiny-offset/33877)

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**Author:** [@Messages4alex](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Messages4alex)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subtract-with-tiny-offset/33877 "2025-08-28T18:12:16Z")

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I end up creating a lot of larger parts than what will print on my 3D printer. I would love to see a subtract feature where the parts can have a tiny gap of .01~.04mm in all directions (where the subtraction took place)…

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## [SketchUp-style Components and Groups](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketchup-style-components-and-groups/39230)

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**Author:** [@CurlyBee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/CurlyBee)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketchup-style-components-and-groups/39230 "2025-08-27T18:38:52Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Implementing components and groups as they are utilized in SketchUp will make it easier to change multiples of objects, organize objects into meaningful groups and assemblies, a…

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## [Enable version description modified](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/enable-version-description-modified/39245)

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**Author:** [@adison](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/adison)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/enable-version-description-modified/39245 "2025-08-25T00:02:03Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: Allow the version name be editable. Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature: Version is b…

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## [Add thickness to a shape line in directions of its norms](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-thickness-to-a-shape-line-in-directions-of-its-norms/39229)

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**Author:** [@BeemerGuy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BeemerGuy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-thickness-to-a-shape-line-in-directions-of-its-norms/39229 "2025-08-22T20:41:24Z")

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Summary: As I’m sketching a somewhat-uniform shape, I have to explicitly draw the thickness of it. I have to draw each edge of the thickness, which is double the work and making sure I don’t make mistakes. I wish ther…

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## [Double-clicking to repeat operations like extrude or offset](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/double-clicking-to-repeat-operations-like-extrude-or-offset/26952)

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**Author:** [@CurlyBee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/CurlyBee)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/double-clicking-to-repeat-operations-like-extrude-or-offset/26952 "2025-08-22T19:59:44Z")

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I would like to request a feature that is found in SketchUp…when you extrude a surface, if you double-tap on the next surface, it extrudes it the same amount. Double-tapping on subsequent surfaces also extrudes them the…

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## [Align cylinder to construction axis](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-cylinder-to-construction-axis/37364)

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**Author:** [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-cylinder-to-construction-axis/37364 "2025-08-22T03:05:08Z")

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Please add capability to align a cylinder or cone to a construction axis. See this discussion: Currently this alignment requires a fair amount of work. We currently can align a planar face to a construction plane; thi…

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## [Feature Request: Add iPad-style Two-Finger Rotation to MacBook](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-add-ipad-style-two-finger-rotation-to-macbook/39217)

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**Author:** [@Seung-kyu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Seung-kyu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-add-ipad-style-two-finger-rotation-to-macbook/39217 "2025-08-21T14:44:32Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: On the MacBook version of Shapr3D, there is no two-finger rotation function, which makes it difficult to freely rotate the view and see the model from different angles. This is …

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## [Drawing - color](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-color/39190)

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**Author:** [@SvetelnePanely](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SvetelnePanely)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 7:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-color/39190 "2025-08-19T07:16:36Z")

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Hello, I would like to suggest adding color customization options in the DRAWING section. Specifically, the ability to change the color of lines and dimension values would be highly beneficial during the creation of tec…

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## [Search for objects/components within a project](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/search-for-objects-components-within-a-project/39169)

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**Author:** [@Geoffree3](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Geoffree3)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/search-for-objects-components-within-a-project/39169 "2025-08-17T11:53:51Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Finding a designed object by name even if within a project or draft with many objects/components (referred to as bodies). I’m sure I’m not the only one that has many (sometimes …

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## [2D Drawing - LOCK button](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawing-lock-button/39133)

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**Author:** [@Julius](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Julius)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawing-lock-button/39133 "2025-08-15T21:00:45Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature: With this feature I can lock the rotation in 3…

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## [Add thumbnail preview for .shapr files](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-thumbnail-preview-for-shapr-files/39154)

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**Author:** [@Wonvy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Wonvy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-thumbnail-preview-for-shapr-files/39154 "2025-08-15T17:14:02Z")

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