# Modeling Questions

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/troubleshooting/5.md?page=163

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## [' frills](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/frills/18553)

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**Author:** [@Faisaln](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Faisaln)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/frills/18553 "2022-04-06T04:21:59Z")

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I have a question: If I have a complex decoration, how can I put it on the face of the modelor on the model with the decoration emerging from the face? for example:

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## ["new geometry hidden by selection view" in Shapr Desktop](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-geometry-hidden-by-selection-view-in-shapr-desktop/18587)

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**Author:** [@JockM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JockM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-geometry-hidden-by-selection-view-in-shapr-desktop/18587 "2022-04-06T01:21:28Z")

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So if I use shapr on the ipad, I can have the cube view be “top” draw a circle and then extrude it up. However if I do the exact same set of actions on macOS, the circle becomes orange and a message appears at the top o…

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## [Help menu needs a way to clear notifications](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-menu-needs-a-way-to-clear-notifications/18575)

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**Author:** [@JockM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JockM)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-menu-needs-a-way-to-clear-notifications/18575 "2022-04-05T19:48:17Z")

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I love that I get notifications for additions to the “whats new” section, but I don’t want to have to click on the new thing(s) just to clear the notification. I don’t see a clear option on that mean, so it would nice t…

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## [Strange revolve tool behavior](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/strange-revolve-tool-behavior/3689)

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**Author:** [@Lichtagent](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lichtagent)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/strange-revolve-tool-behavior/3689 "2022-04-05T18:35:07Z")

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Dear fellow-shaprs, I hope to get some clarity from the staff about a strange behavior of the revolve tool (and hopefully a fix anytime soon). In my task of creating true-to-standard ISO-metric threads I always got stu…

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## [How to insert a "circle" on right dimension?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-insert-a-circle-on-right-dimension/18545)

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**Author:** [@glorei](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/glorei)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-insert-a-circle-on-right-dimension/18545 "2022-04-05T15:14:56Z")

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Hi, can anyone please advise me how can I put a circle in the sketch for the exact place? For example, I have a square measuring 100x100mm and I need to put a circle with a diameter of 10 mm in the lower right corner (fr…

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## [The chamfer/fillet tool has some issues for a long time](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/the-chamfer-fillet-tool-has-some-issues-for-a-long-time/18558)

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**Author:** [@moto4p](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/moto4p)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/the-chamfer-fillet-tool-has-some-issues-for-a-long-time/18558 "2022-04-05T08:24:12Z")

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First, when I want to apply fillets to some complex shapes, especially with some curves, it says won’t apply for some unblended issues, but I can assure you those lines are aligned and linked. And the other hand, when I…

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## [Online file storage](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/online-file-storage/14209)

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**Author:** [@JAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JAM)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/online-file-storage/14209 "2022-04-05T08:20:12Z")

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Now that Shapr supports other platforms, it would be nice to be able to have design files accessible from any of the platforms without having to export and import them. A ‘one database’ kind of thing where I could edit …

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## [Quickly duplicating, arranging, locating, and repositioning objects](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/quickly-duplicating-arranging-locating-and-repositioning-objects/18547)

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**Author:** [@alpine](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/alpine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/quickly-duplicating-arranging-locating-and-repositioning-objects/18547 "2022-04-04T16:42:59Z")

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Does Shapr3D offer a quick way to duplicate objects (such as circular holes) and arrange them in precise X, Y, or X and Y patterns? For example, CorelDRAW includes a function (step and repeat) making it very easy to copy…

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## [Determining which layer for new sketches](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/determining-which-layer-for-new-sketches/18528)

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**Author:** [@seeeker](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/seeeker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/determining-which-layer-for-new-sketches/18528 "2022-04-04T15:44:32Z")

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Newbie here, this is about layer management. I am trying to organize folders, sketches and objects so that certain sketches are in the folders for that object. The problem I am running into is I am creating a new sketch…

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## [Visualisations - bug or intended function?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visualisations-bug-or-intended-function/18538)

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**Author:** [@3DFG](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/3DFG)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visualisations-bug-or-intended-function/18538 "2022-04-04T13:41:23Z")

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I really like the new visualisation tools, but I’m not sure if I have a bug or whether if I’m experiencing is normal. The scenario is that when I’m in visualisation mode, I can see the object pane and all items within i…

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## [Loft Guide Rails](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-guide-rails/18513)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Kwebb](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Michael_Kwebb)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft-guide-rails/18513 "2022-04-04T02:26:36Z")

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Greetings. I’m currently working on this guide rail to loft. I’m sure the rails intersect in a correct way as I connected them with the guide points. However the “ Guide curve’s vertices incorrectly intersect with pr…

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## [Png images](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/png-images/15229)

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**Author:** [@Fgiannotta62](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Fgiannotta62)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/png-images/15229 "2022-04-03T20:10:49Z")

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Why, now my images in png , are with background??? May be Because the iPad update??? Now I can use png images in my projects.

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## [Import PC design into ipad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-pc-design-into-ipad/18523)

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**Author:** [@Jasper](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jasper)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-pc-design-into-ipad/18523 "2022-04-03T18:37:52Z")

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How to get a design done on my pc into my iPad?

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## [App crashes on my iPad since Visualization was implemented](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-crashes-on-my-ipad-since-visualization-was-implemented/18377)

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**Author:** [@Robin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Robin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 8:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-crashes-on-my-ipad-since-visualization-was-implemented/18377 "2022-04-03T08:05:10Z")

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The new Visualisation is awesome. Great work! But since I work with it my Ipad crashes very often after starting Visualization. My device is a 6th gen. 128GB, not the latest, I know. I have already made hundreds of draft…

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## [3mf File](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/3mf-file/18509)

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**Author:** [@Niwri](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Niwri)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/3mf-file/18509 "2022-04-03T01:53:35Z")

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How can I open 3mf file using Shapr3D?

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## [Need help designing a model](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-designing-a-model/18363)

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**Author:** [@ThorQue](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ThorQue)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-designing-a-model/18363 "2022-04-02T17:29:15Z")

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Hello, I am new to 3D modeling and new in Shapr3D. To get in touch with the app I have downloaded a PDF with some sample models I am rebuilding. The first 3 models weren’t a problem but at the fourth one I don’t know ho…

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## [Cross hatch fills](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cross-hatch-fills/18494)

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**Author:** [@jd.claxton](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jd.claxton)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cross-hatch-fills/18494 "2022-04-02T16:22:09Z")

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How can fill an object with cross hatch As many drawings require?

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## [Need guidance\_new guy!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-guidance-new-guy/18499)

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**Author:** [@Dave127](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dave127)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-guidance-new-guy/18499 "2022-04-02T15:55:22Z")

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So I have been playing around with an STP file that was given to me by a friend. I would like to eventually 3d print it. The issue I have is that I cannot figure out how to make the tail stand vertical from a folded po…

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## [Add a local face to an arc](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-a-local-face-to-an-arc/18441)

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**Author:** [@zeng](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/zeng)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-a-local-face-to-an-arc/18441 "2022-04-02T06:29:13Z")

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How to build such a locally convex arc surface on the arc surface? After adding arc surface, the joint cannot be tangent，Thank you !\[微信图片\_20220401102427|690x448\](upload://2O0 K9Yud7Nxs1dNpl0kmNB92QPf.jpeg)

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## [Scaling A Group](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-a-group/18489)

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**Author:** [@Peterjfirth](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peterjfirth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-a-group/18489 "2022-04-02T05:53:24Z")

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Is it possible to select all the elements of the image and “squash” it in height with everything squashing in the image but in the vertical plane only?

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## [Deleted app / lost design](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/deleted-app-lost-design/18482)

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**Author:** [@Mina](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mina)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/deleted-app-lost-design/18482 "2022-04-01T23:10:22Z")

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Hi! I deleted the app and when I reinstalled it I saw that all my designs disappeared, all my work from the last years! Can anything be recovered? I’m shocked!

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## [Designing Bevel Gears](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-bevel-gears/17303)

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**Author:** [@Cpat39](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Cpat39)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-bevel-gears/17303 "2022-04-01T22:20:57Z")

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I need to replace a set of bevel gears that are no longer available commercially. Is there a tutorial for bevel gear design?

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## [Share my experience with Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/share-my-experience-with-shapr3d/18458)

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**Author:** [@Faisaln](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Faisaln)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/share-my-experience-with-shapr3d/18458 "2022-04-01T21:30:45Z")

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————— Through my experience with Shapr3D, I designed several models and then decided to print this design, which is a cigarette holder. After several attempts, I encountered a problem that the photon mono x 6k devi…

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## [Sketch contains duplicates perfectly aligned](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-contains-duplicates-perfectly-aligned/18485)

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**Author:** [@NateTheAverage](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NateTheAverage)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-contains-duplicates-perfectly-aligned/18485 "2022-04-01T21:17:16Z")

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I have somehow duplicated a sketch directly on top of itself (4 X). It did not make duplicate sketch layers just duplicate points and lines. The only way I can find to remove them is by trimming each line 3 times. Select…

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## [Apply dimensions to spline based body/organic shapes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apply-dimensions-to-spline-based-body-organic-shapes/18447)

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**Author:** [@Sjoel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sjoel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apply-dimensions-to-spline-based-body-organic-shapes/18447 "2022-04-01T18:00:19Z")

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Hi everybody, i am new to shapr3d and as I am mainly aiming at sketching organic bodies or organic shapes for CNC purposes I was wondering how splines can be measured (e.g. Lenght of sketch, height etc…) and why I cann…

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## [Ability to change between radius and diameter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ability-to-change-between-radius-and-diameter/18478)

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**Author:** [@Rocket](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rocket)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ability-to-change-between-radius-and-diameter/18478 "2022-04-01T13:15:40Z")

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Hello :slight\_smile: When i make 3d models from draws, sometimes circles and curves sizes showed for diameter, and sometimes for radius. And will be great if you can add ability to change between radius/diameter in popup…

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## [Metalic surfaces](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/metalic-surfaces/18476)

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**Author:** [@Cash](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Cash)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/metalic-surfaces/18476 "2022-04-01T12:42:05Z")

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Any way to make steel have surface finishes such as corten?

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## [More flooring options, rubber, turf, vinyl](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/more-flooring-options-rubber-turf-vinyl/18459)

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**Author:** [@brandon-ase](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/brandon-ase)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/more-flooring-options-rubber-turf-vinyl/18459 "2022-03-31T22:37:52Z")

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Hey guys, great job on the visualization, with that update I think i’m ditching our company’s extra CAD programs and costs and focusing solely on Shapr3D. With that said, if you could incorporate more flooring like a ca…

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## [Electrical Harness CAD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/electrical-harness-cad/18449)

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**Author:** [@Tomhilton1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Tomhilton1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/electrical-harness-cad/18449 "2022-03-31T17:01:22Z")

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Sir. Do you have any plans to produce Electrical Wire Harneses.?

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## [Build vectors from black and white bicture](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/build-vectors-from-black-and-white-bicture/18443)

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**Author:** [@Jonas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jonas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/build-vectors-from-black-and-white-bicture/18443 "2022-03-31T12:59:54Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to create vectors automaticly from a picture? I now draw it manually with a picture in the background. It works good but if we could trace vectrors it would make a huge time saving process.

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