# Modeling Questions

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/troubleshooting/5.md?page=18

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## [Technical illustrations](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/technical-illustrations/39474)

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**Author:** [@Andreas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Andreas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/technical-illustrations/39474 "2025-09-24T15:28:02Z")

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I was wondering if there might be any future collaboration between CorelDRAW Technical Suite and your program? Also, I’m curious if there’s any chance for even more polished technical illustrations that could really bri…

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## [Fillet suddenly not working](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fillet-suddenly-not-working/39450)

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**Author:** [@brandonmatthew](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/brandonmatthew)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fillet-suddenly-not-working/39450 "2025-09-24T11:52:31Z")

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I am trying to create a Fillet on an edge, I am a beginner, but I’ve done this many times before using the Chamfer/Fillet tool. The Chamfer tool works just fine, both directions, but the Fillet isn’t doing anything, noth…

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## [Space Mouse Enterprise](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/space-mouse-enterprise/39328)

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**Author:** [@GREGM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/GREGM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/space-mouse-enterprise/39328 "2025-09-23T17:48:26Z")

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The latest drivers for 3dconnexions Space Mouse Enterprise do not appear to work withe the latest versions of shapr3d. An older driver 10.8.8 seems to be the latest driver that will work. MacOS 15.6.1 https://support.…

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## [Sharing of files now requires a Shapr account](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sharing-of-files-now-requires-a-shapr-account/39131)

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**Author:** [@Fredrik](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Fredrik)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sharing-of-files-now-requires-a-shapr-account/39131 "2025-09-21T21:37:06Z")

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It used to be super easy to share a Shapr-model for collaborators to review. I just discovered today that the receiver of the link now has to create a Shapr account. I think it is a mistake of Shapr to implement this, …

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## [Exporting to drawing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-to-drawing/39462)

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**Author:** [@Guile2345](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Guile2345)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-to-drawing/39462 "2025-09-21T15:58:13Z")

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Please provide a detailed description of the issue. Provide as much information as possible, including screenshots and/or screen recordings. For screen recording, we recommend using Loom (loom.com), an easy-to-use screen…

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## [I can't model this relatively simple shape.](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-cant-model-this-relatively-simple-shape/39453)

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**Author:** [@JulienFauv](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JulienFauv)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-cant-model-this-relatively-simple-shape/39453 "2025-09-21T14:53:18Z")

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I want to create a shape that goes from a rounded square base to a circle following a curve. But Shapr3D won’t do that, and don’t know how to achieve it.

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## [iPad - Construction plane at an angle along an edge not working?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ipad-construction-plane-at-an-angle-along-an-edge-not-working/39459)

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**Author:** [@taglia](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/taglia)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ipad-construction-plane-at-an-angle-along-an-edge-not-working/39459 "2025-09-21T03:49:54Z")

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I am trying to create a construction plane along an edge at an angle, but I can’t make it work on my iPad Pro. Steps to reproduce: Select Add \> Construction Plane; Change to Type \> Along Edge at Angle; Select any edge; …

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## [How is the rotation axis determined for camera orbiting?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-is-the-rotation-axis-determined-for-camera-orbiting/39457)

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**Author:** [@sean3000](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/sean3000)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-is-the-rotation-axis-determined-for-camera-orbiting/39457 "2025-09-20T19:16:25Z")

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I’m having trouble understanding how the rotation axis is determined when orbiting the camera with two fingers on the track pad. It seems to change depending on the cursor position, and maybe also the cursor’s position …

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## [Measurements not showing up](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurements-not-showing-up/39456)

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**Author:** [@magnusk](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/magnusk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2025, 5:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/measurements-not-showing-up/39456 "2025-09-20T05:23:36Z")

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I’m following the built-in tutorial, but for me the distance measurements aren’t showing up the way they do in the tutorial (see how the tutorial in top left corner has measurements along every edge). How can I make my …

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## [Fixed points and unable to move things!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fixed-points-and-unable-to-move-things/39452)

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**Author:** [@ricko3k](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ricko3k)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fixed-points-and-unable-to-move-things/39452 "2025-09-19T12:18:10Z")

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Hello, it’s taken me a while to ask this, but I’ve had enough. Please tell me, when I’m sketching, I draw a circle, draw a line from its centre, then go to move the line and it won’t move, not one iota, it’s fixed, why…

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## [Seeing if anyome knows how ti do this type of design](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/seeing-if-anyome-knows-how-ti-do-this-type-of-design/39436)

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**Author:** [@dizzybone](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dizzybone)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/seeing-if-anyome-knows-how-ti-do-this-type-of-design/39436 "2025-09-17T17:39:58Z")

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Please provide a detailed description of the issue. Provide as much information as possible, including screenshots and/or screen recordings. For screen recording, we recommend using Loom (loom.com), an easy-to-use screen…

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## [Repetitive parts](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/repetitive-parts/25665)

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**Author:** [@James2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/James2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/repetitive-parts/25665 "2025-09-17T14:22:36Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m at the start of a process of drawing all our products but I use the same parts repetitively over a lot of our designs. Is there a way to save a parts list so I can start a new drawing and select parts p…

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## [Please could someone kindly help me with step by step guide to making a golf ball](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-could-someone-kindly-help-me-with-step-by-step-guide-to-making-a-golf-ball/38852)

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**Author:** [@Gpk](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gpk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-could-someone-kindly-help-me-with-step-by-step-guide-to-making-a-golf-ball/38852 "2025-09-17T08:50:17Z")

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Hi , I am new to shapr3d and would kindly ask for some guidance, I have searched for hours trying to find more help on creating a golf ball but even when I watch a certain video, it seems I get stuck on a certain point e…

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## [Creating a notch around hexagonal bodies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-notch-around-hexagonal-bodies/39299)

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**Author:** [@msibleyj](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/msibleyj)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-notch-around-hexagonal-bodies/39299 "2025-09-17T07:23:15Z")

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Bear with me. I’m not an engineer nor CAD modeler and will try to describe this as best I can. I am designing a hollow human head model to 3d print in which I will place hexagonal plugs made of electrically conductive fi…

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## [Help a noob with meassurement issues](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-a-noob-with-meassurement-issues/39437)

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**Author:** [@eros.eros.eros](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/eros.eros.eros)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-a-noob-with-meassurement-issues/39437 "2025-09-17T05:18:44Z")

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I just updated my App on my iPad, now while making a sketch for my model I just cant get rid of the measurements. Does this have to do something with the new update? It leads to so much visual clutter I can barely make o…

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## [Comment créer cette figure besoin de votre aide](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/comment-creer-cette-figure-besoin-de-votre-aide/39427)

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**Author:** [@Mouna](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mouna)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/comment-creer-cette-figure-besoin-de-votre-aide/39427 "2025-09-16T15:54:39Z")

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Bonjour, Besoin de créer cette figure est ce quelqu’un peut me décrire les différentes étapes Je vous remercie Please provide a detailed description of the issue. Provide as much information as possible, including scr…

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## [Slow & laggy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/slow-laggy/29981)

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**Author:** [@abezr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/abezr)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/slow-laggy/29981 "2025-09-16T06:06:32Z")

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I have a macbook pro m3 max. But this app is lagging when my drawings get semi complex. I really love the simplicity of the program but its been hell working on shapr. Are there settings or something I can do to make thi…

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## [SVG Vectors Issue](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/svg-vectors-issue/39414)

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**Author:** [@Joel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Joel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/svg-vectors-issue/39414 "2025-09-15T15:28:42Z")

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Hello, My current workflow is that I create sketches onto the surface of a 3D cuboid on Shap3rd, then export each side of the rectangle or sketch as an SVG into V Carve. As you can see in the image they are separated i…

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## [Issues Saving image to a file](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/issues-saving-image-to-a-file/39430)

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**Author:** [@Manny1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Manny1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/issues-saving-image-to-a-file/39430 "2025-09-15T15:26:43Z")

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I am experiencing difficulties extracting a specific section of a drawing and saving it as a separate file for reuse in another project. Could someone please advise on the appropriate steps to accomplish this? I would ap…

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## [Driving Sketches](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/driving-sketches/39429)

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**Author:** [@Barrel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Barrel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/driving-sketches/39429 "2025-09-15T13:23:45Z")

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EDIT: short question: Can I add bodies to driving sketches? I’m new to Shapr and probably doing it wrong. I started with creating the 55 gallon barrels with an armature running through the center. These are for sculp…

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## [Adding depth to mesh body](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-depth-to-mesh-body/39420)

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**Author:** [@itguy1024](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/itguy1024)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-depth-to-mesh-body/39420 "2025-09-14T13:44:37Z")

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Hey folks. I’ve been slicing this mesh model up to make a body for my RC car. I took too much off of this panel a while back so I can’t just undo it. I need to add about 2mm to the flat side. I’m having a hard time figur…

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## [Missing work - unable to get out of team view](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/missing-work-unable-to-get-out-of-team-view/39416)

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**Author:** [@Occicat](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Occicat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/missing-work-unable-to-get-out-of-team-view/39416 "2025-09-13T15:48:22Z")

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( update ) I managed to find that the app had changed what is displayed by default, to only show recent projects rather than allow for seeing everything. This is a flaw in the UX as it offered no foreseeable way to find …

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## [Please help me make a neat sphere with holes in the form of polygons](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-help-me-make-a-neat-sphere-with-holes-in-the-form-of-polygons/39397)

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**Author:** [@revisio](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/revisio)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-help-me-make-a-neat-sphere-with-holes-in-the-form-of-polygons/39397 "2025-09-13T10:33:05Z")

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Hi everyone Can you tell me how to make a sphere with polygons holes? The task is to make different spheres with holes in the form of polygons from triangles to octagons. There may be spheres with different types of…

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## [SVG export scale issues ](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/svg-export-scale-issues/39379)

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**Author:** [@JPressN](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JPressN)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/svg-export-scale-issues/39379 "2025-09-13T07:41:02Z")

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Hallo all I can’t seem to get shapr3d to scale my svg export correctly. No matter what DPI I enter when exporting, the svg has the same dimensions. I’m testing it in Inkscape right now. If I export a 10mm x 10mm square …

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## [C-drive Full: How to Change default local files drive location?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/c-drive-full-how-to-change-default-local-files-drive-location/39046)

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**Author:** [@tomcadman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tomcadman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/c-drive-full-how-to-change-default-local-files-drive-location/39046 "2025-09-12T14:07:45Z")

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C-drive is Full: Where to find Setting to Change Default local files drive location? \[Windows 10, 64-bit\] If I RE-INSTALL on a different drive, how to NOT LOSE Sharpr3D Files Sync?

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## [Making keyring for 3D printing using P1S](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-keyring-for-3d-printing-using-p1s/39394)

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**Author:** [@pikachu\_tomtom](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/pikachu_tomtom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/making-keyring-for-3d-printing-using-p1s/39394 "2025-09-12T09:08:08Z")

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I have a LOGO that i turned into a vector in photoshop, then was told to export as DXF and then import it into Shapr3d, but then it shows up all stupid with markers everywhere even outside the image, so many that the fil…

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## [Cut Type Encoding issue](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cut-type-encoding-issue/39393)

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**Author:** [@Smithmal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Smithmal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cut-type-encoding-issue/39393 "2025-09-12T08:17:23Z")

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I’m having an issue with Shaper reading all of my on line encoded cuts as exterior cuts. I use the Shaper router exclusively at work to router text into wood blanks to be used as trail wayfinding signs. Admittedly I am n…

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## [Mirror to all chamfer edges](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mirror-to-all-chamfer-edges/39391)

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**Author:** [@JoshuaRiley](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JoshuaRiley)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mirror-to-all-chamfer-edges/39391 "2025-09-11T20:58:59Z")

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I’m getting back into using Shapr3D and I’m running into a problem that I’m trying to solve, I have a box which is chamfered on all top sides the same size as the height of the box. Then I have two rectangles drawn on o…

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## [Struggling for DAYS on this, Please HELP](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/struggling-for-days-on-this-please-help/39369)

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**Author:** [@Bad\_at\_Cad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bad_at_Cad)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/struggling-for-days-on-this-please-help/39369 "2025-09-11T19:42:21Z")

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I am trying to custom chamfer the inside edges of areas that have been cut out of a disc shape. I have tried the chamfer tool, and if I just select the straight edges and lesser-curved edges, it sort of works, but it wo…

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## [Project curve onto plane misplaces all internal points](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/project-curve-onto-plane-misplaces-all-internal-points/39388)

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**Author:** [@swebal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/swebal)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/project-curve-onto-plane-misplaces-all-internal-points/39388 "2025-09-11T08:52:45Z")

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Create a fit spline on yz plane and project onto xy plane. The points do not line up. There shouldn’t be any way for me to screw this up. the vertical short gray lines indicate where the control points are in the spline…

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