# Modeling Questions

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## [Patch or network surface?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/patch-or-network-surface/9018)

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**Author:** [@Alano](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Alano)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/patch-or-network-surface/9018 "2020-09-15T23:21:40Z")

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Hey there, Any thoughts on a 3-4 spline surface patch? I’m learning this app and trying a computer mouse tutorial. The top surfers made from network surface. I assume the current workout is creating a series of ribs and …

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## [Trouble drawing a Parabola](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-drawing-a-parabola/2136)

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**Author:** [@TechDragon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TechDragon)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-drawing-a-parabola/2136 "2020-09-15T22:48:07Z")

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I’m trying to draw a curve that follows a parabola, but the control point interface is proving insufficient. Am I using it wrong? \[image\] It’s incredibly frustrating to spend hours tweaking control points over and over…

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## [Beginner question](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beginner-question/9003)

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**Author:** [@imjmuna](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/imjmuna)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beginner-question/9003 "2020-09-15T15:34:49Z")

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Hello, I am pretty new to shpr and I was wondering, can I copy an item that I create in project and open it another project?

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## [Import/Export options](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-export-options/9011)

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**Author:** [@Statechamp2002](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Statechamp2002)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-export-options/9011 "2020-09-15T14:53:46Z")

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I’m still waiting on respond from 2 day ago!!? 2D or any files aren’t exporting to other softwares or programs as y’all claim. Blender, Trace morpholio, concepts drawling, etc. I can export my planes with any formats.

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## [Does anyone know a tutor?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/does-anyone-know-a-tutor/8974)

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**Author:** [@Mark](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mark)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/does-anyone-know-a-tutor/8974 "2020-09-15T13:16:21Z")

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Does anyone have the name of a Shapr3D tutor who could work through Zoom or something similar? Currently I am designing an external frame backpack and have to get the frame to the point where I can send it to a fabricato…

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## [3D Part Model Request](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/3d-part-model-request/8998)

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**Author:** [@JasonJessica](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JasonJessica)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/3d-part-model-request/8998 "2020-09-14T18:45:46Z")

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This is a long shot but I am working on an automotive project for a client and it would be super helpful if anyone knows where I could possibly find a 3D model of the dash for a 1998-2005 Ford Ranger or Explorer. Specifi…

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## [Selector Toggle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/selector-toggle/8993)

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**Author:** [@LayzeeDesigner](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/LayzeeDesigner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/selector-toggle/8993 "2020-09-14T16:31:30Z")

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Suggestion : would love to be able to toggle what I am able to select. For example, if I want to apply a round, toggle on only edges to make it super quick to pick up what I want. I find that sometimes I have to keep sel…

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## [Lost my part](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lost-my-part/8976)

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**Author:** [@Daviddrost](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Daviddrost)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lost-my-part/8976 "2020-09-13T04:52:38Z")

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Hello just need help I made a newbie mistake I zoomed out to far and I can not find my part in the work space I don’t know if their is something to click it’s a relatively small part about 40mmX40mm and I just can’t find…

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## [Spar3D in Machine Tool Design](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/spar3d-in-machine-tool-design/8962)

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**Author:** [@rammohanp.p](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rammohanp.p)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/spar3d-in-machine-tool-design/8962 "2020-09-12T17:01:43Z")

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Are there any machine tool design engineers in the forum? Kindly share your experiences in using Shapr3D for machine tool design. Thanks.

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## [How to use my design to be AR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-use-my-design-to-be-ar/8939)

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**Author:** [@Nueng](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nueng)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-use-my-design-to-be-ar/8939 "2020-09-11T16:33:37Z")

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Following the topic above.

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## [‘Master’ component](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/master-component/8950)

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**Author:** [@JAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JAM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/master-component/8950 "2020-09-11T13:40:52Z")

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In many of my designs I create a component and then replicate it — and reuse it wherever I need to. Relatively straight forward using the duplicate feature within the workflow. The feature I would like would be to have…

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## [New subtract work flow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-subtract-work-flow/8411)

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**Author:** [@JAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JAM)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-subtract-work-flow/8411 "2020-09-11T12:06:17Z")

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With the updated (recently) subtract workflow, when the ‘leave original objects’ slider is selected, the subtracted object remains (as desired) but the element being subtracted ‘from’ duplicates - so there is a copy on t…

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## [Subtract Tool suggestion](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subtract-tool-suggestion/8518)

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**Author:** [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subtract-tool-suggestion/8518 "2020-09-11T12:04:40Z")

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I am pleased with the ongoing improvements being made to this great app, however I do have an issue with the new Subtract Tool. It used to be that you had the option of keeping the subtracted entity (only). Now, if you …

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## [Snap to grid - always off grid](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snap-to-grid-always-off-grid/8930)

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**Author:** [@MaxRobotnick](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MaxRobotnick)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snap-to-grid-always-off-grid/8930 "2020-09-11T10:32:15Z")

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Hey!, so this has been an issue for me for as long as I can remember but now it’s becoming really difficult to work as I’m building precise modular parts. When I activate snap to grid, it doesn’t usually truly snap to …

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## [Photo/ vektor file into shape](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/photo-vektor-file-into-shape/8944)

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**Author:** [@Oyvind](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oyvind)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/photo-vektor-file-into-shape/8944 "2020-09-10T19:30:27Z")

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Are therese possible to import photo or vektor file into a shape or structure

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## [Curved bellow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curved-bellow/8937)

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**Author:** [@Shakes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Shakes)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curved-bellow/8937 "2020-09-10T13:05:44Z")

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Hallo how can i draw a curved bellow / bellows Like this?

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## [Create wingtip edge](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-wingtip-edge/8919)

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**Author:** [@JanLou](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JanLou)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-wingtip-edge/8919 "2020-09-10T05:01:23Z")

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I would appreciate some help. Trying to create a wingtip edge. I have lofted the wing but the wingtip needs to sweep around the edge from thick to thin at the back.

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## [Subtraction not working](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subtraction-not-working/8934)

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**Author:** [@Jake3123](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jake3123)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subtraction-not-working/8934 "2020-09-10T03:23:59Z")

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I have subtracted all of the other hexagons, but these 4 are stuck, and I don’t know what to do.

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## [Grouping sketches and moving to new folders](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/grouping-sketches-and-moving-to-new-folders/8927)

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**Author:** [@Jayemery](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jayemery)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/grouping-sketches-and-moving-to-new-folders/8927 "2020-09-09T15:19:34Z")

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Hope someone can help I seem to be running around in circles in the pic you will see that I have 2 sketches. These are 2d on the same plane representing a sheet metal part In the part highlighted in blue I want to gro…

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## [SolidWorks 2021 Files](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solidworks-2021-files/8850)

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**Author:** [@JasonJessica](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JasonJessica)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/solidworks-2021-files/8850 "2020-09-09T13:04:26Z")

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Does S3D support SLDPRT & SLDASM 2021 files? I am trying to open some vendor files and every file I try to open says “import failed, your source file couldn’t be loaded because it’s damaged”.

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## [Why are my circles square/ not round?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-are-my-circles-square-not-round/8903)

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**Author:** [@MrQuestion](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrQuestion)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-are-my-circles-square-not-round/8903 "2020-09-09T13:03:47Z")

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When I design something in Shapr3D and export it with low quality as STL and then import it in a slicer software like PrusaSlicer or the thing from Windows 10 the circles aren´t round anymore. I cannot get the failure. …

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## [Folders for Desgins](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/folders-for-desgins/8858)

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**Author:** [@ElT](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ElT)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/folders-for-desgins/8858 "2020-09-03T16:37:13Z")

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I am missing the function to put my desgins in folders. As specially when I make at some steps copies, it can get very messy. Also for people who are really using it on professional business base, it will be veryuseful…

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## [Draw from origin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-from-origin/8896)

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**Author:** [@davidullman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davidullman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/draw-from-origin/8896 "2020-09-07T10:06:55Z")

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I like to dimension my sketches from the part’s origin. The only way I have found to do this in Shapr3D is to draw construction lines through the origin and lock them on the three axes. There must be a simpler way in t…

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## [Transparent background (reverse problem)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/transparent-background-reverse-problem/8629)

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**Author:** [@Indyflyer](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Indyflyer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/transparent-background-reverse-problem/8629 "2020-09-07T07:17:27Z")

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Hello. My issue is I would like to bring font into Shapr3d as a .png or .psd file and have the background recognized as not there. Meaning I can bring a letter “A” into Shapr3d with transparent background yet it still co…

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## [Extrude to a surface](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-to-a-surface/8895)

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**Author:** [@davidullman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davidullman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-to-a-surface/8895 "2020-09-07T03:03:16Z")

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I already have a surface and I create a plane external to it. I draw a sketch on the plane and want to extrude it to the surface. Other solid modelers do this easily, but I cant figure out how to do it here.

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## [A ring made of a triple helix](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-ring-made-of-a-triple-helix/6002)

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**Author:** [@Totoleheros](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Totoleheros)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-ring-made-of-a-triple-helix/6002 "2020-09-06T04:14:12Z")

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Hi, I need to do a ring made of 3 interlaced helix (like a ring that would be made of a DNA molecule). i know how to make an helix along a line. how to do around a circle? any clue?

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## [Screenshot with dimensions?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screenshot-with-dimensions/8784)

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**Author:** [@obihann](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/obihann)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screenshot-with-dimensions/8784 "2020-09-04T20:27:50Z")

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I do wood working and though I know I can’t get a cut list from shapr3d, what would be awesome is if I can take a screenshot from each angle and include the dimensions of every line.

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## [Laser measuring on site](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/laser-measuring-on-site/8854)

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**Author:** [@Carbix](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Carbix)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/laser-measuring-on-site/8854 "2020-09-04T05:59:15Z")

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I want to use this software for measuring on site. I use a Leica disto laser tape for my measurements. Is it possible to have the measurements import into the software via Bluetooth from the disto. This way human error i…

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## [Best way to add text?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/best-way-to-add-text/1388)

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**Author:** [@Atx3d](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Atx3d)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/best-way-to-add-text/1388 "2020-09-03T12:42:15Z")

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I’m surprised I wasn’t able to find this in the forums (I must be bad at searching) but is there a way to add text to my models?

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## [Subtract from mash](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subtract-from-mash/8827)

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**Author:** [@ElT](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ElT)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subtract-from-mash/8827 "2020-09-02T23:45:32Z")

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I want merge and cut/subtract parts from a mesh .obj or .stl I want to cut out the middle part and simple make the one on the left bigger. Download .shapr file

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