# Modeling Questions

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/troubleshooting/5.md?page=166

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## [Part of invisible drawings](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/part-of-invisible-drawings/18190)

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**Author:** [@1500FH](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/1500FH)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/part-of-invisible-drawings/18190 "2022-03-22T13:20:12Z")

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Hello, Since the last update, I have several drawings including some of the pieces have become invisible. Can you help me

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## [Reducing length of a body](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reducing-length-of-a-body/18174)

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**Author:** [@Peterjfirth](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peterjfirth)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reducing-length-of-a-body/18174 "2022-03-22T13:05:42Z")

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I have joined there two shapes together but want the arms to be much shorter. Is there a way to do this without having to do another sketch and revolve?’’… i could also benefit from having the shorter arms taper out f…

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## [Licenza WINDOVS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/licenza-windovs/18203)

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**Author:** [@MARCEX66](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MARCEX66)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/licenza-windovs/18203 "2022-03-22T11:50:19Z")

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Salve, la licenza per 2 Pc Microsoft e IpadOs, quanto verrebbe a costare ?

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## [Adjusting pole diameters](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adjusting-pole-diameters/18182)

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**Author:** [@Finalyrproject](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Finalyrproject)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adjusting-pole-diameters/18182 "2022-03-21T17:49:22Z")

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What is the fastest way to increase all of of the diameters of metal poles in my structure? Is there a way to connect the circles in the sketch to the bodies? Also, sometimes the image shows the poles extruding the b…

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## [3 updates needed for my workflow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/3-updates-needed-for-my-workflow/18180)

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**Author:** [@sander](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/sander)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/3-updates-needed-for-my-workflow/18180 "2022-03-21T14:36:07Z")

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First of all I wan’t to thank the developers for the upgrades done over the last few year. I am working on another commercial interior project and I am now able to us Shapr3d as my only software. I do have a few updat…

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## [Making presentation](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-presentation/18185)

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**Author:** [@SUNAO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SUNAO)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-presentation/18185 "2022-03-21T14:15:57Z")

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I would like to know this movie making tips. This video is super nice, really love it. How did you complete this without scaling and moving the screen? I’d love to do like this presentation the same in front of my c…

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## [Move object](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-object/18184)

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**Author:** [@Matze1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Matze1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-object/18184 "2022-03-21T14:03:21Z")

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Hi there I want to move 1 object about 1800 mm from a point I select (another object) but no clue how todo it will end up being a desktop u can see in the following screenshot thanks For your help as u can see I am abso…

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## [Remove section of thread](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/remove-section-of-thread/18156)

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**Author:** [@Peterjfirth](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peterjfirth)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/remove-section-of-thread/18156 "2022-03-21T02:55:49Z")

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How do I remove a section of the thread which will be in the middle of it approximately. thanks in advance

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## [Moving by angular displacement](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-by-angular-displacement/18158)

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**Author:** [@Peterjfirth](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peterjfirth)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-by-angular-displacement/18158 "2022-03-21T02:49:38Z")

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Once I have listed the previous mentioned challenge I want to Move the thread And copy it. But I don’t see any angular move option

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## [Photo calibration?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/photo-calibration/18122)

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**Author:** [@shapral](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shapral)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/photo-calibration/18122 "2022-03-21T00:37:08Z")

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Hello - just started learning Shapr3d and I can’t seem to find a way to calibrate photo or an image that I import and trace? Coming from fusion 360 where its fairly straight forward process, not sure what the best appro…

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## [How do I make rounded corners on a square or rectangle?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-make-rounded-corners-on-a-square-or-rectangle/17993)

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**Author:** [@mikenbrenda](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mikenbrenda)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-make-rounded-corners-on-a-square-or-rectangle/17993 "2022-03-20T23:56:24Z")

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This might be a stupid question but I’m new how do you make rounded corners on a square rectangle I didn’t see any option that I could see? I made a rectangle and then I chamfered the edges in a kind of made it look lik…

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## [Migrating Designs from one Mac to Another](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/migrating-designs-from-one-mac-to-another/18171)

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**Author:** [@handshaper](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/handshaper)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/migrating-designs-from-one-mac-to-another/18171 "2022-03-20T21:43:04Z")

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What is the easiest way to migrate, it would be a real pain to have to separately export each design and then import them in the new machine. Especially given that when they are imported they lose the name the exported f…

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## [Centering an object on top of another](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/centering-an-object-on-top-of-another/7194)

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**Author:** [@ps23Rick](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ps23Rick)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/centering-an-object-on-top-of-another/7194 "2022-03-20T20:32:13Z")

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Hi all… I’m working towards making a dovetail on an object and in this case I’m trying to center a smaller rectangle perpendiculaR to another larger rectangle. But I don’t know how to accomplish this… thoughts?

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## [Ruffles Along A Curve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ruffles-along-a-curve/18129)

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**Author:** [@RyanDoes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/RyanDoes)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ruffles-along-a-curve/18129 "2022-03-20T18:56:10Z")

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Hi, I am trying to learn how to create ruffles, pleats, or ripples as they are called in the instruction video called “Using Shapr3D to Ideate Industrial Design Concepts”. I’d I’d eventually figure out a way to create t…

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## [Shapr3D to Carveco](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-to-carveco/18163)

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**Author:** [@Salja03](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Salja03)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-to-carveco/18163 "2022-03-20T16:29:16Z")

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Hi there, I am designing furniture in Shapr3D to be cut out on a CNC using CarveCo. However, when I import a Shapr3D design into CarveCo, I am left with a LOT of overlapping and unjoined vectors. So many, it’s almost n…

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## [Duplicate Items / Folders](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-items-folders/18160)

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**Author:** [@EraMikkola](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/EraMikkola)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-items-folders/18160 "2022-03-20T08:17:44Z")

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For future development please add basic duplicate items and folders feature. It would make certain tasks really fast :slight\_smile: Renaming by clicking enter would be very nice too. Less clicking, more love …

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## [How can I synchronise files between iPad and iMac?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-synchronise-files-between-ipad-and-imac/10085)

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**Author:** [@sander](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/sander)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2022, 5:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-synchronise-files-between-ipad-and-imac/10085 "2022-03-20T05:29:58Z")

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How can I synchronise files between iPad and iMac? :computer: specs

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## [2D scaling?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-scaling/18150)

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**Author:** [@Ford](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ford)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-scaling/18150 "2022-03-19T23:47:23Z")

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Newbie here. Tried searching but didn’t find anything or didn’t know the correct search terms. I traced a part roughly from a photo that I can clean up after the fact, the problem I’m having is how do I adjust the size…

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## [Tutorials no longer current?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tutorials-no-longer-current/8589)

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**Author:** [@Mikewinters617](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mikewinters617)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tutorials-no-longer-current/8589 "2022-03-19T21:54:37Z")

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So… almost a year ago, at the advice of a friend, I tried out Shapr3d, and it seemed perfect for what i needed! The BEST feature, was the built in tutorials, that you could pause, rewind , etc…!! I was using th…

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## [How to union this or fill or weld?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-union-this-or-fill-or-weld/18126)

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**Author:** [@mikenbrenda](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mikenbrenda)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-union-this-or-fill-or-weld/18126 "2022-03-19T13:38:28Z")

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I’m new, but learning fast, but i made this joint, and it looks great on screen and till I 3D printed it i did not realize I had a space, that i cannot figure out how to weld, or union it in Shapr3d… again I am new to an…

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## [Perpendicular Surface blend/fillet](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/perpendicular-surface-blend-fillet/18076)

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**Author:** [@eastrise15](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/eastrise15)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/perpendicular-surface-blend-fillet/18076 "2022-03-19T00:43:42Z")

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Hi all - brand new here, so apologies in advance for the entry level type question. I have been using Shapr3D for a couple months now and am looking to blend two perpendicular surfaces together with an internal fillet/r…

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## [Garden gate with sloping](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/garden-gate-with-sloping/18107)

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**Author:** [@SiDaWelding](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SiDaWelding)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/garden-gate-with-sloping/18107 "2022-03-18T20:07:17Z")

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Hey, I need help. I want to design a Garden Gate. I already designed the Frame But now I dont have a idea how I can design the slopings. I hope you can help me. I Hope you Understand me. On both Ends I want to do 45 …

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## [Trouble rotating](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-rotating/17977)

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**Author:** [@Ford](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ford)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-rotating/17977 "2022-03-18T18:19:42Z")

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I’m just finally starting to mess with this thing. I’m a total newb and really only messing with 2D drawings for now. I want to rotate this body clockwise but I keep getting an error.

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## [Truck Bumper Fabrication](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/truck-bumper-fabrication/18118)

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**Author:** [@DsilverArc33](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DsilverArc33)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/truck-bumper-fabrication/18118 "2022-03-18T17:46:00Z")

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Hello Can anyone help with how to get started on parts like this? Ive been using this Cad Program for about a year. But our fab team is wanting to Make Bumpers and I’m having trouble Drawing with the complex angles! Any …

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## [Extrude cut fail. Bug?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-cut-fail-bug/18080)

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**Author:** [@colinmok](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/colinmok)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-cut-fail-bug/18080 "2022-03-18T17:24:22Z")

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Hi everyone, I am not able to make a extrude cut like the object in the lower right corner. As long as the object on the left has a square inner cut, I can only make a triangular cut on either side but not both. Any idea…

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## [Render with blender](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/render-with-blender/18105)

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**Author:** [@awan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/awan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/render-with-blender/18105 "2022-03-18T16:36:34Z")

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hi, anyone have nice tutorial or about the process how to import from shapr3d then render model in blender? i knew there is a webinar on official Youtube channel. but now it is gone

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## [Deformed pyramid](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/deformed-pyramid/18059)

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**Author:** [@SUNAO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SUNAO)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/deformed-pyramid/18059 "2022-03-18T14:50:50Z")

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How can I create this kind of tile shape? It is a deformed pyramid. I have no idea to make the apex…

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## [Import a scan to check for clearances](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-a-scan-to-check-for-clearances/18116)

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**Author:** [@Matrhode](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Matrhode)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-a-scan-to-check-for-clearances/18116 "2022-03-18T14:21:15Z")

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Good morning I’d like to scan a few items that are on my desk. I’d like to take the scan file, import it into shapr3d. Is it possible to use the scan as an overlay in my model? Ultimately I’d like this to be used as a c…

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## [Trouble when importing step file from Kicad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-when-importing-step-file-from-kicad/17883)

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**Author:** [@Urbanspaceman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Urbanspaceman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-when-importing-step-file-from-kicad/17883 "2022-03-18T12:07:05Z")

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Hi, I have a big step file (over 90Mb) generated by kicad. is impossible to move (select all from left to right) but i noticed that the object is very big, maybe out of scale? it should be about forty centimeters wide …

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## [Adding or removing point when editing spline](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-or-removing-point-when-editing-spline/4217)

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**Author:** [@Aldhis](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Aldhis)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-or-removing-point-when-editing-spline/4217 "2022-03-18T10:38:13Z")

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Hi Team, How to add or remove point when editing splines or any curve? Regards,

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