# Modeling Questions

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## [Tutorial - Triangle Cap unable to copy three circles](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tutorial-triangle-cap-unable-to-copy-three-circles/5540)

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**Author:** [@RobDesign](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/RobDesign)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tutorial-triangle-cap-unable-to-copy-three-circles/5540 "2019-09-04T10:25:40Z")

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Hello, just starting out and this Tutorial is not working to copy circles. Followed transform, move, copy but doesn’t copy the three circles as shown in the tutorial. Any help appreciated Thanks

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## [Pro subscription isn't pro anymore](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pro-subscription-isnt-pro-anymore/5533)

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**Author:** [@Philip](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Philip)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pro-subscription-isnt-pro-anymore/5533 "2019-09-04T09:58:02Z")

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I’ve been a pro user since 2017. After upgrading to version 3.21.0 my subscription isn’t “pro” anymore - instead I get the “unlock all features / go pro”-sign when I open an imported step model… Philip

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## [Sketch selection and offset issues](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-selection-and-offset-issues/5499)

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**Author:** [@Larry](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Larry)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 5:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-selection-and-offset-issues/5499 "2019-09-02T05:32:39Z")

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hi i’m trying to make an offset to a sketch but it’s not working. there are a few different issues i’m encountering while trying to do this. the offset tool doesnt allow me to select the outline i need i cant fill in …

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## [Screen Recorder - Recent Changes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screen-recorder-recent-changes/5512)

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**Author:** [@Gelphyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gelphyn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screen-recorder-recent-changes/5512 "2019-09-01T08:17:49Z")

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Although I did not see any notification to the fact the Apple Screen Recording Facility accessible on the iPad \> Control Center \> Customise Controls \> Screen Recording \[SR\] has changed significantly. These changes were …

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## [Project stuck on loading screen?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/project-stuck-on-loading-screen/5509)

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**Author:** [@Jtolda](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jtolda)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/project-stuck-on-loading-screen/5509 "2019-08-31T16:33:23Z")

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I was working on a project and now, whenever I try to open it (already tried resetting iPad and the app. I am up-to-date on software) I get the following frozen loading screen. how do I recover my project?

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## [Bug using Mirror and Color](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bug-using-mirror-and-color/5506)

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**Author:** [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bug-using-mirror-and-color/5506 "2019-08-31T09:22:49Z")

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I found what I think is a bug using Mirror and Color. Mirror a body and go to Tools. Select both bodies then click on Color and the mirrored body becomes dark. It appears to stay dark until you physically alter it after …

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## [Sketch not turning blue](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-not-turning-blue/5490)

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**Author:** [@Dragoon6](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dragoon6)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-not-turning-blue/5490 "2019-08-28T20:12:24Z")

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Can not get my sketch to turn blue, i have went over it and it looks to be closed. Is there a way to know for sure that it is closed.

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## [Importing files and editing png, def,exc](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/importing-files-and-editing-png-def-exc/5479)

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**Author:** [@Dragoon6](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dragoon6)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/importing-files-and-editing-png-def-exc/5479 "2019-08-28T14:55:54Z")

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I have imported a png file and i want to edit it. How do i do this

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## [Why was Double-Tap to Undo/Redo removed!?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-was-double-tap-to-undo-redo-removed/5483)

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**Author:** [@Shapr3DDesigner](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Shapr3DDesigner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-was-double-tap-to-undo-redo-removed/5483 "2019-08-27T21:25:36Z")

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I’ve been using Shapr3D for a few months now, and everything was going great. The interface was simple, the work flow was great, but now when I updated earlier today, I find that to UNDO a selection or action, it no long…

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## [Can’t get started even when carefully following the tutorial videos!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-t-get-started-even-when-carefully-following-the-tutorial-videos/5473)

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**Author:** [@Edbot](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Edbot)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 10:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-t-get-started-even-when-carefully-following-the-tutorial-videos/5473 "2019-08-27T10:34:26Z")

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I’ve been watching the video tutorials and only got as far as ‘Finalize sketch’ when I’ve hit yet more problems that I cant resolve.At this rate it’s going to take months to get to beginner level with loads of help reque…

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## [Section View - Unexpected Occurrences](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/section-view-unexpected-occurrences/5471)

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**Author:** [@Gelphyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gelphyn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/section-view-unexpected-occurrences/5471 "2019-08-27T10:28:22Z")

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This Design is a ‘work in progress’ and inadvertently Section View \[SV\] was ‘touched’ with this result: This SV had not been ‘set up’, i.e., an appropriate Face or Plane had not been Tapped beforehand. A Constructio…

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## [Curve doesn’t show in Coreldraw](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curve-doesn-t-show-in-coreldraw/5465)

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**Author:** [@Lea](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lea)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curve-doesn-t-show-in-coreldraw/5465 "2019-08-27T09:14:24Z")

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I drew a flower using the curve function in Shapr3d in 2d interface. I transfered the file to Coreldraw in dxf format, but the curve doesn’t show in Coreldraw. Anyone know why?

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## [How can I post screenshots of works on this forum if they are paid. I have no way to buy the Pro version](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-post-screenshots-of-works-on-this-forum-if-they-are-paid-i-have-no-way-to-buy-the-pro-version/5469)

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**Author:** [@Woofer82](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Woofer82)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-post-screenshots-of-works-on-this-forum-if-they-are-paid-i-have-no-way-to-buy-the-pro-version/5469 "2019-08-27T08:49:11Z")

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How can I post screenshots of works on this forum if they are paid. I have no way to buy the Pro version. I use the Program purely for educational purposes and do not make money with it. There is no way to pay $ 240 per …

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## [Please help with the very basics](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-help-with-the-very-basics/5452)

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**Author:** [@Edbot](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Edbot)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-help-with-the-very-basics/5452 "2019-08-27T07:57:11Z")

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Please can someone help me with some basics. Ive looked at several tutorial videos on YouTube. I was keen to start. As a complete neophyte to Shapr3D I scrawled several odd scribbles and tried random buttons to see what …

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## [Lost Design](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lost-design/5468)

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**Author:** [@Fezie](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Fezie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2019, 5:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lost-design/5468 "2019-08-27T05:14:43Z")

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Hi… I lost all my design, can somebody help… Thanks

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## [Project fail](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/project-fail/5459)

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**Author:** [@Sketcherq8](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sketcherq8)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/project-fail/5459 "2019-08-26T20:29:06Z")

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Hello I’m trying to project but I got project fail! I try on top on right half project is sketch

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## [Why is it doing this?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-it-doing-this/5462)

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**Author:** [@Hux83](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Hux83)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-it-doing-this/5462 "2019-08-26T19:20:01Z")

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When I click on the large area, it also selects these two bits, but not the rest. Why?

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## [Sketch Management](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-management/5009)

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**Author:** [@osbo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/osbo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-management/5009 "2019-08-26T16:12:09Z")

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I am trying to find out if I can move sketch geometry from one sketch to another. Is this possible? For a simple example…I have a sketch of a square with lines a,b,c,d. At the moment Shapr3D assigns all four lines to on…

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## [Reset tutorial](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-tutorial/5454)

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**Author:** [@Slow1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Slow1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/reset-tutorial/5454 "2019-08-26T15:46:07Z")

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I’m a woodworker not a computer guy. Some how I cant reset the entry level tutorial. It’s the one that looks like a bracket with a hole in it. I cant get it to start over. With a clean sheet of paper.

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## [Could these two mesh bodies be joined by Union?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/could-these-two-mesh-bodies-be-joined-by-union/5441)

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**Author:** [@gtrst](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gtrst)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 4:36am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/could-these-two-mesh-bodies-be-joined-by-union/5441 "2019-08-26T04:36:57Z")

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Duct.shapr (9.1 MB) Hi, I’m attempting to glue these two stl bodies into one, it says either boolean failed or invalid results. Would you take a look at the two files and tell me what a workaround would be? Oh, a funct…

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## [How does a square become a triangle?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-does-a-square-become-a-triangle/5440)

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**Author:** [@Hux83](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Hux83)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-does-a-square-become-a-triangle/5440 "2019-08-26T03:56:47Z")

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So I start drawing a square, drag it open, and click on the first dimension. I type in the correct first dimension and it does what it should. I type in the second dimension and it becomes a triangle and moves in the opp…

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## [Screw it](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screw-it/5227)

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**Author:** [@DSGroup](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DSGroup)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screw-it/5227 "2019-08-24T06:33:37Z")

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while turning a thread with the revolve tool, you can not enter even numbers at height (angle and height). as it is only possible with odd numbers (with decimals), the thread to the counterpart is always higher around t…

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## [Move function and the directions/axis](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-function-and-the-directions-axis/5407)

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**Author:** [@gtrst](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gtrst)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/move-function-and-the-directions-axis/5407 "2019-08-23T20:23:32Z")

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Hi, Upon selecting move function with auto-orientation on, previously tilted items that are selected will have movable axis oriented from the selected object’s perspective. And yet, when the item(s) are selected from t…

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## [Faster way to copy things?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/faster-way-to-copy-things/5381)

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**Author:** [@Hux83](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Hux83)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/faster-way-to-copy-things/5381 "2019-08-22T16:50:54Z")

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So I’m trying to model this gate that utilizes perforated steel. We’re talking 1/8” holes that are 3/8” on center, 4 panels of the stuff each 5’x16”. Is there a faster way to draw those tens of thousands of circles besid…

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## [Cross-section help me plase](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cross-section-help-me-plase/5438)

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**Author:** [@Designer](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Designer)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cross-section-help-me-plase/5438 "2019-08-22T13:00:43Z")

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Is the color of each part different when cross-sectioning is performe

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## [Create 2-d template of a cone](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-2-d-template-of-a-cone/5435)

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**Author:** [@Joelhobbie](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Joelhobbie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-2-d-template-of-a-cone/5435 "2019-08-22T02:52:32Z")

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I am trying to unfold the surface area of a cone into a 2-d shape for a sheet metal template. Is there a way to accomplish this in shapr? Love love love this app for my markforged 3-d printer btw…

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## [A slope edge of 30 degree on one curve edge](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-slope-edge-of-30-degree-on-one-curve-edge/5411)

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**Author:** [@RaymondW](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/RaymondW)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/a-slope-edge-of-30-degree-on-one-curve-edge/5411 "2019-08-21T11:44:55Z")

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Dear expert, I want to make only one curve edge to become 30 degree. I tried transform that curve but it distort the shape of the original curve. Pls advise…

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## [App crashing when opening design](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-crashing-when-opening-design/5418)

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**Author:** [@shaprrobert](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shaprrobert)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/app-crashing-when-opening-design/5418 "2019-08-19T20:26:02Z")

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Hi, Several of my designs can not be opened anymore. The app crashes after trying to load the design. I have never had this problem with the designs before. I am running the latest version of Shapr3d, latest version of…

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## [Robotiscshobbyist m.i.a?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/robotiscshobbyist-m-i-a/3647)

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**Author:** [@Lichtagent](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lichtagent)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/robotiscshobbyist-m-i-a/3647 "2019-08-19T13:36:10Z")

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Dear fellow-shaprs, does anyone know if Dennis (roboticshobbyist) is missing in action? He really helped me (and I’m sure many others as well) with his tailor-made tutorials and started a great thread about precise met…

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## [Need help how to bend this plate at 0,8mm](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-how-to-bend-this-plate-at-0-8mm/5415)

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**Author:** [@JackJacek](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JackJacek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-how-to-bend-this-plate-at-0-8mm/5415 "2019-08-19T13:34:33Z")

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hello, I need to bend this piece at 0,8 mm it’s just a little and I need that this piece stays how it is just bended slightly with the 0,8 mm I really don’t know how to do it…

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