# Modeling Questions

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/troubleshooting/5.md?page=128

[Latest](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/tags.md)

**Page:** 129

---

## [Decals (textures)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/decals-textures/23144)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@handshaper](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/handshaper)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/decals-textures/23144 "2022-12-27T22:45:53Z")

</div>

Does Shapr3D support applying decals (textures) and branding to materials or surfaces? I don’t seem to be able to find any info on this in the documentation. Usually, I do this in Keyshot, but I would like to use the web…

---

## [Copy / Paste / Save element](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-paste-save-element/23227)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@leohans](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/leohans)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-paste-save-element/23227 "2022-12-27T20:57:30Z")

</div>

Hi, I’m wondering if there is any way to copy & paste, specially between files. If that’s not possible, how is the best workflow to copy elements from one project to another?

---

## [Delete a face off a cube](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-a-face-off-a-cube/23222)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@TheBoringDuck](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBoringDuck)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-a-face-off-a-cube/23222 "2022-12-27T17:01:36Z")

</div>

I’m trying to delete a face off this cube, but it won’t let me and is giving me this error. Is there something I’m missing? Am I able to do this? I need a face to be removed for something I want to 3d print. Thanks!

---

## [Dimension Input Dialog: feet, architectural format / how to find detailed help?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dimension-input-dialog-feet-architectural-format-how-to-find-detailed-help/23230)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@eegl](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/eegl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dimension-input-dialog-feet-architectural-format-how-to-find-detailed-help/23230 "2022-12-27T16:13:01Z")

</div>

I use macOS, version 5.281.0 (4528). I’m using the trackpad on an Intel MacBook Pro that meets the hardware recommendations. Two Questions: 1. How to find help? Here is my general question, which falls in the category …

---

## [App keeps crashing when I try to use visualize](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-keeps-crashing-when-i-try-to-use-visualize/19787)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@VolitantA](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/VolitantA)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-keeps-crashing-when-i-try-to-use-visualize/19787 "2022-12-27T15:58:51Z")

</div>

I have both the latest version of the app and of IOS in my iPad. Yet, every time I click on the visualize tool my app crashes. Is there a solution?

---

## [Stuck on learn the Basics](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stuck-on-learn-the-basics/23203)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Tomas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Tomas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stuck-on-learn-the-basics/23203 "2022-12-27T15:57:32Z")

</div>

Hello there. I am trying to use Shapr3D for Windows, and I failed miserably. Anytime I run it, it starts with basics intro. Asks for mouse/touch/tablet, and plays videos to teach navigation. All great, but: I didn’t …

---

## [Having problems after the new update](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/having-problems-after-the-new-update/23225)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@GugolMajo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/GugolMajo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/having-problems-after-the-new-update/23225 "2022-12-27T12:48:12Z")

</div>

After the new updates i can’t tell how am i supposed to select only one face of a model with an apple pencil. I used to simply press once with it and it was done, but now with a single tap the whole body is selected. Any…

---

## [License control](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/license-control/23206)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@davorin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davorin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/license-control/23206 "2022-12-27T12:13:19Z")

</div>

Good afternoon (o; My Pro license soon expires in January 23…which was bought by my employer… Now I changed the email address and want to extend the license privately…but I don’t see any licensing/extensions/payment op…

---

## [Unable to view DWG file](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-view-dwg-file/23167)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@myasinsuw](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/myasinsuw)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-view-dwg-file/23167 "2022-12-27T10:54:23Z")

</div>

Unable to view or open DWG file vie Shapr3D. But, the file (please see attached zip) can be open via online (sharecad .org). I would like tho use Shapr3D, because it’s my online software. Thanks 3D Mission Bed Matchi…

---

## [APP flash back issues](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-flash-back-issues/23193)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Hannah](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Hannah)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-flash-back-issues/23193 "2022-12-27T09:16:40Z")

</div>

Hello, I have no idea with my app, it’s easily to flash back when I was drawing something. It also happens when I need to edit one of my design which I have remarked in red circle. Please kindly check my iOS system an…

---

## [Designing the bow of a ship](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-the-bow-of-a-ship/23209)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@PatDz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PatDz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-the-bow-of-a-ship/23209 "2022-12-26T19:29:29Z")

</div>

Hello, I am new to CAD, tried Freecad but it’s hard to learn on your own. I enjoyed my few hours with Shapr3d. I am a hobbyist, building RC boats and planes. Now I am working on a boat and wondering how to create the bow…

---

## [Advice on how to model this?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/advice-on-how-to-model-this/23198)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Idashfcia\_IDA](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Idashfcia_IDA)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/advice-on-how-to-model-this/23198 "2022-12-26T04:58:26Z")

</div>

Hi, I’d love some advice on how to go about modeling this horn shape. I’m really at a loss as to how to create this shape. Thanks in advance!

---

## [Vcarve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/vcarve/19460)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@leifnicklas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/leifnicklas)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/vcarve/19460 "2022-12-26T00:21:17Z")

</div>

Can I create and export files made in shapr3d and export the files to Vcarve, which is a CNC software in which you can assign tool paths for CNC carving?

---

## [Subraction](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subraction/23178)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@adamw](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/adamw)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subraction/23178 "2022-12-25T12:02:19Z")

</div>

I am trying to subtract one body from another body and it is not working. I am trying to create a void where the small body is.

---

## [How can I save a specific view of a Visualization?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-save-a-specific-view-of-a-visualization/23177)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jpeskin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jpeskin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-save-a-specific-view-of-a-visualization/23177 "2022-12-25T06:08:44Z")

</div>

I need to export Shapr3D renderings to 2D for a graphic designer who will illustrate on top of them with 2D drawing tools. I can’t repeatably export a specific view angle (other than the “standard” ones). This creates a…

---

## [Failing to create a ship](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/failing-to-create-a-ship/23163)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Chaingun1701](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Chaingun1701)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/failing-to-create-a-ship/23163 "2022-12-24T02:29:46Z")

</div>

Long story short I am attempting to recreate a starship design I created on Sketchup, and I have wound up fighting shapr3d the entire way. Basically the ship’s primary hull is made up of four sided pyramids, the image a…

---

## [Assemblies 2022](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/assemblies-2022/23174)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@fenton368](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/fenton368)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/assemblies-2022/23174 "2022-12-24T00:28:49Z")

</div>

Hi, I am new to Shapr3D. I was wondering if this program has an assembly mode. I was attempting to design a new storage upgrade module for a formula student trailer and wanted to see if my module will interfere with the …

---

## [Scale model to specified dimension](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scale-model-to-specified-dimension/21909)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Wally](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Wally)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scale-model-to-specified-dimension/21909 "2022-12-23T00:41:32Z")

</div>

Hi, Somewhat new to Shapr3D and so far has been amazing + intuitive to pick up. Keep running into this problem with scaling though and haven’t been able to figure it out. Made up example… I would like to take a model …

---

## [Modify STL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/modify-stl/23157)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@leohans](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/leohans)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/modify-stl/23157 "2022-12-22T21:10:42Z")

</div>

Is it possible to open a STL file and modify it? I see lot of videos about customizing the length of some part of the object to print it on 3D, but I couldn’t manage to do it in Shapr3d

---

## [Shapr3D randomly adding many control points](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-randomly-adding-many-control-points/13477)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Hipcat](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Hipcat)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-randomly-adding-many-control-points/13477 "2022-12-22T19:42:21Z")

</div>

I made this sketch early on in the project, and I had it simple with a few control points. At some later stage, after making a complex model derived in part from this sketch, Shaper3D added about 100 control points to th…

---

## [Exporting Vertex colours](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-vertex-colours/23118)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Scott78](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Scott78)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-vertex-colours/23118 "2022-12-21T22:44:04Z")

</div>

Hi All, I’m exporting my designs in obj. Using the ‘include vertex colours’ tab switched on and then importing them to Blender but the colours are not included. Can anyone tell me If Blender is one of the ‘not supporte…

---

## [How can I create a line that loops behind itself? Similar to a knot?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-create-a-line-that-loops-behind-itself-similar-to-a-knot/23143)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@crackerjackjack](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/crackerjackjack)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-create-a-line-that-loops-behind-itself-similar-to-a-knot/23143 "2022-12-21T22:38:10Z")

</div>

I’m struggling trying to figure out how to make a line loop back and go either above or behind itself. In the attached example I would like the red line to go above (over top) the green line at the one intersection and …

---

## [Tapering end of thread into body](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tapering-end-of-thread-into-body/23125)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@DesertDave](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DesertDave)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tapering-end-of-thread-into-body/23125 "2022-12-21T22:28:50Z")

</div>

Does anyone know how I can taper the end of a thread into the cylinder body? The worm gear below is an example of what I’m talking about but I need this for bolt threads, too. How do I blend the thread back into the axi…

---

## [How to Generate 2D drawings from 3D object](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-generate-2d-drawings-from-3d-object/23140)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@rvandope](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rvandope)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-generate-2d-drawings-from-3d-object/23140 "2022-12-21T20:42:40Z")

</div>

Hey everyone, wondering if it’s possible to easily generate 2-D drawings from a 3-D object that I’ve created in cheaper 3-D? Often I create 2-D drawings to create a 3-D body, but that 3-D body changes over time as I iter…

---

## [Step file editor](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/step-file-editor/23121)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@assyrian47](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/assyrian47)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/step-file-editor/23121 "2022-12-21T12:24:21Z")

</div>

I know this is out of the norm. I have imported a STEP file and cannot edit it. Can you suggest a free STEP editor that I could use to remove some parts from the drawing. I have added a copy of the file in case someone…

---

## [I have a print that is too large for my printer. What are some ways I can break it up?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-have-a-print-that-is-too-large-for-my-printer-what-are-some-ways-i-can-break-it-up/19922)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jcm10](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcm10)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-have-a-print-that-is-too-large-for-my-printer-what-are-some-ways-i-can-break-it-up/19922 "2022-12-20T23:45:12Z")

</div>

My printer can print prints that are 3.5inchesx3.5x5.5. This print I have (pictured) is 13"x5x4. What are some ways I can print in multiple parts and then attach them together after it prints?

---

## [Define a permanent pivot point?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/define-a-permanent-pivot-point/9282)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@MaxRobotnick](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MaxRobotnick)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/define-a-permanent-pivot-point/9282 "2022-12-20T16:10:44Z")

</div>

Hey guys!, Quick question, I’d like to define a permanent pivot for parts. I tend to reuse parts a lot and when I bring them in and select them to move/rotate/scale they default to a center selection. Which sometimes ca…

---

## [Any Archicad User?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-archicad-user/7697)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Katy\_c](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Katy_c)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-archicad-user/7697 "2022-12-20T14:42:50Z")

</div>

Hi there, Have anyone tried to import a Archicad file into shapr3d, continue design works and export back into Archicad? Katy

---

## [Is it possible to group faces? Helps with UV painting](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-it-possible-to-group-faces-helps-with-uv-painting/23060)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@CannaSoftware](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/CannaSoftware)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-it-possible-to-group-faces-helps-with-uv-painting/23060 "2022-12-19T21:34:49Z")

</div>

I’m currently evaluating Shapr3D for use in our game asset development. One aspect we need is the ability to group faces. This is trivial when exporting in FBX format (which has a hierarchal format) but OBJ format is rat…

---

## [Exporting or saving components of a complex drawing to a new drawing to work on seperatly](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-or-saving-components-of-a-complex-drawing-to-a-new-drawing-to-work-on-seperatly/23070)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Jayemery](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jayemery)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-or-saving-components-of-a-complex-drawing-to-a-new-drawing-to-work-on-seperatly/23070 "2022-12-19T21:34:04Z")

</div>

I’m continually amazed but the power of this program and the constant upgrades from when i first started using it are fab. But as my drawings get more complicated and repetitive i find that i need to be able to out compo…

[Previous page](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/troubleshooting/5.md?page=127)

[Next page](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/troubleshooting/5.md?page=129)