# Modeling Questions

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/troubleshooting/5.md?page=129

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## [Combine faces (again)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/combine-faces-again/23084)

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**Author:** [@andrew](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/andrew)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/combine-faces-again/23084 "2022-12-19T20:21:53Z")

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This seems to be a common request, but so far none of the solutions I’ve read here seem to address what I’m trying to do. I often come up with simple mechanical bits that I 3D print to solve specific problems. Take this…

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## [Unable to close sketch](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-close-sketch/22645)

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**Author:** [@Ubbe](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ubbe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-close-sketch/22645 "2022-12-19T16:33:16Z")

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I have created a sketch with two fit type splines, sort of offset from each other with a line to close up the gap between them. When i leave the sketch mode and try to select the enclosed area the inner spline does not …

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## [Invalid body when using "offset face" on a dome](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/invalid-body-when-using-offset-face-on-a-dome/22926)

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**Author:** [@dyelax](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dyelax)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/invalid-body-when-using-offset-face-on-a-dome/22926 "2022-12-19T15:11:51Z")

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Hi all, I’m new to Shapr3D (and 3D modeling in general). I’m trying to extrude a moderately complex shape on top of a domed surface, but I keep getting the error “Operation failed because the resulting body wouldn’t be v…

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## [Test AR échelle 1/1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/test-ar-echelle-1-1/23075)

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**Author:** [@Paparau](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Paparau)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/test-ar-echelle-1-1/23075 "2022-12-19T09:22:11Z")

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test AR in Polynesia French

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## [Nested drawers](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/nested-drawers/23059)

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**Author:** [@ctbritt](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ctbritt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/nested-drawers/23059 "2022-12-16T20:17:55Z")

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Does one know of a good tutorial for beginners on how to make nested drawers? Stacking, I mean. Like a bento box? Thanks Chris

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## [Graphics on parts](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/graphics-on-parts/23055)

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**Author:** [@rjhill](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rjhill)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/graphics-on-parts/23055 "2022-12-16T18:49:41Z")

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When I lay a label graphic (png) on my part, it looks fine in the design view but disappears when I use visualization. Do I have re-create each feature on to my part to make it show up in the visualizer? I’ve seen othe…

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## [How can I download just a sigle part from a design?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-download-just-a-sigle-part-from-a-design/22980)

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**Author:** [@Bogdan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bogdan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-download-just-a-sigle-part-from-a-design/22980 "2022-12-16T07:12:48Z")

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I am working on Ipad and i don’t know how to download just a single .stl part from a design. Please let me please if it is possible!

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## [Drawing on a curve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-on-a-curve/22979)

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**Author:** [@Dragoon6](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dragoon6)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-on-a-curve/22979 "2022-12-15T20:31:46Z")

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Hello I’m having an issue getting accurate measurement when projecting an image. I have a specific shape and a specific curve to accomplish. I believe that if there could be a function that you could draw on a curve or …

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## [Can Shapr make a Gyroid?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-shapr-make-a-gyroid/9541)

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**Author:** [@Wdmccurdy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Wdmccurdy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-shapr-make-a-gyroid/9541 "2022-12-15T13:25:26Z")

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I’ve been at this for a few days trying to recreate this mesh gyroid or a similar gyroid as a solid body. I’d like to see if anybody else is up to the challenge and I would love to know how to do it if someone figures it…

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## [All my files have been deleted](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/all-my-files-have-been-deleted/23037)

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**Author:** [@Sexmachine](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sexmachine)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/all-my-files-have-been-deleted/23037 "2022-12-15T07:00:24Z")

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First time that I’ve opened the app after the last update and all of my files have been deleted. Should I reset my iPad to the last time I backed it up on iCloud to restore? What’s the easiest way to get the designs back…

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## [Processing but does nothing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/processing-but-does-nothing/23032)

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**Author:** [@Duder](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Duder)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/processing-but-does-nothing/23032 "2022-12-14T22:04:58Z")

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Using on MacOS, MacBook Air M1. Often the app will hang processing, the little spinner at the top going. Sometimes for super simple things like an extrude. In this instance, it does that for a while then totally ignores …

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## [Unknown items](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unknown-items/23029)

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**Author:** [@Nick1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nick1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unknown-items/23029 "2022-12-14T20:25:05Z")

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Anyone tell me what’s here?. Why are there light blue faces on my model? Nick1

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## [New version horked!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-version-horked/23024)

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**Author:** [@VAXman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/VAXman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-version-horked/23024 "2022-12-14T15:34:36Z")

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Installed latest version when I fired up Shapr3D today. Now, if I go to sketch and select a sketch option (eg. circle), the sketch menu disappears and goes back to the Sketch|Add|Transform|Tool menu but the sketch item …

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## [Create a text in Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-a-text-in-shapr3d/23018)

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**Author:** [@RobinBouten](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/RobinBouten)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-a-text-in-shapr3d/23018 "2022-12-14T11:51:14Z")

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Hello I would like to add a text to a design. I want to make this in Shapr3D just not straight but in a circle. Is this possible?

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## [DXF files to SendCutSend](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dxf-files-to-sendcutsend/20057)

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**Author:** [@Adv4x4](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Adv4x4)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dxf-files-to-sendcutsend/20057 "2022-12-14T01:28:15Z")

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I’m trying to export a 2D drawing as a DXF so I can upload it to SendCutSend.com With the drawing created I go to export it as a DXF to my Files app on my IPad. It shows up there and I’m able to import that same file t…

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## [Volume information](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/volume-information/23004)

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**Author:** [@World\_citizen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/World_citizen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/volume-information/23004 "2022-12-13T18:00:17Z")

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Is there a way to check the volume of a geometry? I work in packaging and when modelling a bottle shape, I need to check if it has the required volume capacity. Thank you in advance for your help.

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## [Angular dimensions/references when drawing lines](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/angular-dimensions-references-when-drawing-lines/23011)

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**Author:** [@JB69](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JB69)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/angular-dimensions-references-when-drawing-lines/23011 "2022-12-13T16:37:12Z")

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I am trying to determine how to draw lines in Sketch from the center of a circle a specific angle apart repeatedly.

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## [Circles switching from diameter to radius](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/circles-switching-from-diameter-to-radius/22709)

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**Author:** [@mkelleyp](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mkelleyp)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/circles-switching-from-diameter-to-radius/22709 "2022-12-13T12:17:53Z")

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I have Circles set to diameter and radius in settings but I am only able to draw a circle using the diameter. Is there a way to switch between diameter and radius in the drawing space? Thanks, Mike

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## [2D .AI file onto curved 3D model](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-ai-file-onto-curved-3d-model/22740)

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**Author:** [@dotgained](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dotgained)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-ai-file-onto-curved-3d-model/22740 "2022-12-13T09:15:52Z")

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Hi All, Could anyone help direct me to perhaps the solution for this? I have a 2D .AI vector graphic that I’d like to put into a curved edge of a 3D model. When I attempt to put this AI graphic on, it won’t take the des…

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## [Align points of a body alongside a fixed axis (like Sketchup)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-points-of-a-body-alongside-a-fixed-axis-like-sketchup/22984)

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**Author:** [@Arnopello](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Arnopello)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/align-points-of-a-body-alongside-a-fixed-axis-like-sketchup/22984 "2022-12-12T19:00:20Z")

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Hi everyone So I’ve got a shape (the multi-square). I have designed it but not aligned it to where I wanted. In my current example, I even have centered the whole design around the axis point of convergence. Please note…

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## [Uneven ridges in the vase](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/uneven-ridges-in-the-vase/22963)

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**Author:** [@sak2104](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/sak2104)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/uneven-ridges-in-the-vase/22963 "2022-12-12T16:55:36Z")

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Any ideas now to create these tricky ridges? They are uneven hight.

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## [Can't align sketches on Mac](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-align-sketches-on-mac/22972)

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**Author:** [@sammyshap](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/sammyshap)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-align-sketches-on-mac/22972 "2022-12-12T14:22:48Z")

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I am trying to align circle sketches to one side of a rectangle sketch. What I am actually trying to achieve is to offset the circles by exactly 100mm from the edge of the rectangle. As a first step, I was trying to alig…

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## [Failure To Loft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/failure-to-loft/22950)

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**Author:** [@falkenavionics](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/falkenavionics)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/failure-to-loft/22950 "2022-12-12T11:57:24Z")

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I keep getting the message, " Guide curve’s vertices incorrectly intersect with profile vertices" when I try to loft a sketch. I went through the “Create A Computer Mouse” demo and I think I’m following the steps from th…

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## [Splines and App crash](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splines-and-app-crash/22958)

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**Author:** [@3Dwong](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/3Dwong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splines-and-app-crash/22958 "2022-12-11T16:44:41Z")

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I use spline tool for my creation heavily. It was perfect at first, lately started to crash easily when using spline to trace. Plus notice the splines tool works differently and really bother me. Is it an update on the …

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## [Solved - Automatic centering?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037)

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**Author:** [@Magds](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Magds)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solved-automatic-centering/1037 "2022-12-10T19:52:47Z")

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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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## [Mirror faces \[BUG?\]](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mirror-faces-bug/21976)

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**Author:** [@swebal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/swebal)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mirror-faces-bug/21976 "2022-12-10T18:30:43Z")

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I feel like this should work but it doesn’t. I select a few faces and want to mirror in the origin plane but it won’t result in a valid body even though the body is symmetrical in respect to the origin. What have I misse…

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## [Removing cylinder length from midsection](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/removing-cylinder-length-from-midsection/22923)

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**Author:** [@dmf92](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dmf92)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/removing-cylinder-length-from-midsection/22923 "2022-12-10T15:00:28Z")

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Is there a way to cut out some centimetres from a cylinder’s length, from its midsection? There are screw threads on either end, which I would struggle to redo at this stage, but the tube is too long

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## [Trouble creating union then Subtract](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-creating-union-then-subtract/22919)

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**Author:** [@SkillipEvolver](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SkillipEvolver)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-creating-union-then-subtract/22919 "2022-12-09T09:40:44Z")

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Hi guys, Pulling my hair out. Trying to create a subtract (1 body from another). Probably something simple I’m missing. I’ve created a diamond mesh (geometry) with 5cm depth. Which I’m trying to SUBTRACT from anothe…

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## [Bad geo?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bad-geo/21956)

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**Author:** [@bbuxton](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bbuxton)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 6:56am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bad-geo/21956 "2022-12-09T06:56:09Z")

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I am finding that exporting files as step format is producing poor quality geometry when opened in other CAD software. Normally step format is the most robust. This occurs even with sample content such as the magicmouse.…

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## [Recreating 3D Meshes in Shapr3D - How to?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/recreating-3d-meshes-in-shapr3d-how-to/22920)

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**Author:** [@Dsdon10](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dsdon10)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/recreating-3d-meshes-in-shapr3d-how-to/22920 "2022-12-08T22:29:18Z")

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Having trouble with rebuilding a 3D model from an imported mesh STL. I’m not able to loft sliced sections. Any advice would be appreciated:) Here’s the url to the STL: STL

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