# Modeling Questions

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/troubleshooting/5.md?page=42

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## [Ausschneiden/Reduzieren aus Element funktioniert nicht](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ausschneiden-reduzieren-aus-element-funktioniert-nicht/35881)

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**Author:** [@michi7](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/michi7)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ausschneiden-reduzieren-aus-element-funktioniert-nicht/35881 "2025-01-05T15:32:56Z")

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Ich möchte ein bestehendes File anpassen. Es soll ein Teil beschnitten werden. Dafür habe ich neben dem Element eine Fläche erstellt und möchte sie durch das Objekt ziehen. Die Fläche ergänzt aber das Element, anstatt es…

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## [How to join a hollow shape with another body](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-join-a-hollow-shape-with-another-body/35909)

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**Author:** [@not\_karl](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/not_karl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-join-a-hollow-shape-with-another-body/35909 "2025-01-05T14:09:20Z")

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Hello, I have a need which I have solved in a way that does not seem optimal. I have a shell which I am trying to combine with another body, while preserving the shell. Using this model linked Shapr3D Webviewer as a re…

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## [Apple Pencil isnt connected](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-pencil-isnt-connected/32026)

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**Author:** [@Carlos1984](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Carlos1984)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-pencil-isnt-connected/32026 "2025-01-04T15:20:52Z")

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Do you know why this message appears? “Apple Pencil isnt connected…

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## [Pattern flattens folder structure](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pattern-flattens-folder-structure/35859)

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**Author:** [@tknelson](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tknelson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pattern-flattens-folder-structure/35859 "2025-01-02T17:16:19Z")

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I have a component with many (~500) objects neatly organized in a folder (with some subfolders). When I make a linear pattern from this folder (7 copies), the resulting object is a single folder with 3500 objects inside…

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## [Does anyone know how I can recreate this?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-i-can-recreate-this/35845)

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**Author:** [@ysjiang18](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ysjiang18)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-i-can-recreate-this/35845 "2025-01-03T22:35:11Z")

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I want to design a lamp similar to this but having a lot of trouble using the Spline and Projection features to recreate this. Is there a better solution?

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## [Subscription Pricing and Contact Form issues](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subscription-pricing-and-contact-form-issues/35833)

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**Author:** [@welshsteve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/welshsteve)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subscription-pricing-and-contact-form-issues/35833 "2025-01-03T13:48:11Z")

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Hi, I am considering subscribing to the pro version. (I used to have the pro version but abandoned it in favour of the basic version due to financial issues after losing my job.) Directly in the app I see two pricing o…

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## [Printing letters inverted](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/printing-letters-inverted/35882)

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**Author:** [@lamon.williams](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/lamon.williams)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/printing-letters-inverted/35882 "2025-01-03T13:33:05Z")

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I need a little help, sir some reason, when I add letters to a model, they always come out inverted, how do I fix this? It’s suppose to be SVN

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## [Happy New Year 2025](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/happy-new-year-2025/35834)

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**Author:** [@danno11](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/danno11)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/happy-new-year-2025/35834 "2025-01-03T03:27:04Z")

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Lets hope that Shapr3d will deliver many great updates and improvements in 2025. otherwise I may have to seek out other alternatives, hopefully we will hear something from the Shapr3d Team soon. Thank you

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## [Curving tube... 2 planes - NEWB](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curving-tube-2-planes-newb/35872)

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**Author:** [@Wayne949](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Wayne949)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curving-tube-2-planes-newb/35872 "2025-01-03T01:32:44Z")

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I have a sweep that I would like to perform but not sure how to draw my path. Picture a brake cable from a bike as it travels from the handle bar down along the frame frame as an example. I know this must be a simple t…

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## [90 degree tube bend](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/90-degree-tube-bend/2498)

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**Author:** [@greinergg](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/greinergg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/90-degree-tube-bend/2498 "2025-01-02T15:15:55Z")

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Im trying to make 90 degree tube bends for plumbing layouts. Can anyone guide me through how to do this? Thank you

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## [Drawings of imported geometry](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawings-of-imported-geometry/35727)

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**Author:** [@mattl](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mattl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawings-of-imported-geometry/35727 "2025-01-02T09:13:27Z")

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I’m trying to make a drawing in Shapr3D of an assembly of bodies imported from another CAD package. So far, the software will not allow me to select the bodies to include on the drawing. What am I doing wrong? All of th…

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## [When I click on + to create a new project the screen appears to purchase a subscription or start the trial period. If I close it it won't create the new project for me. Basically I can't create any new projects with the free account.](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/when-i-click-on-to-create-a-new-project-the-screen-appears-to-purchase-a-subscription-or-start-the-trial-period-if-i-close-it-it-wont-create-the-new-project-for-me-basically-i-cant-create-any-new-projects-with-the-free-account/35836)

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**Author:** [@Salvogi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Salvogi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/when-i-click-on-to-create-a-new-project-the-screen-appears-to-purchase-a-subscription-or-start-the-trial-period-if-i-close-it-it-wont-create-the-new-project-for-me-basically-i-cant-create-any-new-projects-with-the-free-account/35836 "2025-01-01T21:06:16Z")

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When I click on + to create a new project the screen appears to purchase a subscription or start the trial period. If I close it it won’t create the new project for me. Basically I can’t create any new projects with the …

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## [Newbie (hardly any aptitude) make array of sketch](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-hardly-any-aptitude-make-array-of-sketch/35825)

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**Author:** [@Slartibartslow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Slartibartslow)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-hardly-any-aptitude-make-array-of-sketch/35825 "2025-01-01T02:15:14Z")

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How can I duplicate the small sketch to an array of a 3X4 pattern on the large slab? This is probably a working order problem. As you can see, I’ve made an approximation of the design, but it’s very haphazard and inc…

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## [Importing SKP over Fusion fails](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/importing-skp-over-fusion-fails/35819)

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**Author:** [@mbo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mbo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/importing-skp-over-fusion-fails/35819 "2024-12-31T22:06:17Z")

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I am trying to import a SKP file to shapr3d using fusion as a bridge. That does not seem to work. I tried step and iges, both without luck. I also tried just a part of the original file in a new fusion project - also wit…

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## [Big assembly on Apple Vision Pro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-assembly-on-apple-vision-pro/35823)

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**Author:** [@JP1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JP1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/big-assembly-on-apple-vision-pro/35823 "2024-12-31T21:22:56Z")

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I am wondering what is acceptable size to see assembly in AR viewer on Apple vision pro. I imported assembly with 17k parts from Solidworks to Shapr3D, then created a link for sharing which I try to open in AR viewer. Th…

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## [Need help joining 2 faces](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-joining-2-faces/35809)

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**Author:** [@Jannas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jannas)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-joining-2-faces/35809 "2024-12-31T17:44:01Z")

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i Cant join the faces without messing things up. PLEASE HELP.

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## [How to loft a multiplanar object](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-loft-a-multiplanar-object/35799)

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**Author:** [@eaglekatarina](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/eaglekatarina)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-loft-a-multiplanar-object/35799 "2024-12-31T06:20:32Z")

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I have a diamond tuft that I’m trying to make. It’s a different shape at different points, and although the loft tool seems the most obvious choice, it won’t go different directions. Ideas? I’m doing it without b…

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## [Question on paid resolution](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/question-on-paid-resolution/35816)

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**Author:** [@torg](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/torg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/question-on-paid-resolution/35816 "2024-12-31T00:55:10Z")

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I am trying out the free version where you can export to a 3MF file. When I import that into Bambu Studio, the resolution is terrible. It’s not clear based on documentation that the resolution improves when you get to…

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## [Duplicate Projects is Gone](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-projects-is-gone/35802)

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**Author:** [@mudkayak](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mudkayak)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-projects-is-gone/35802 "2024-12-30T18:32:24Z")

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For several months I’ve always had an option to “duplicate” a project but as of a few updates ago that option no longer exists. I went to the recent projects screen and there is no longer an option at the bottom of the …

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## [Extrude is only adding material](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-is-only-adding-material/35549)

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**Author:** [@baddog1016](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/baddog1016)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-is-only-adding-material/35549 "2024-12-30T17:20:32Z")

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I am trying to remove a portion of a box wall. I have sketched a rectangle on a face of the box, confirmed it is on the face but when I extrude to go through the wall and remove material it goes through the wall and then…

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## [Parts Disappearing from Design](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/parts-disappearing-from-design/35793)

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**Author:** [@Matt\_R](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Matt_R)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/parts-disappearing-from-design/35793 "2024-12-30T03:43:03Z")

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So when I export this file - which, for some reason, is 1.33GB - as an STL so I can print it, the freaking wheels disappear! I don’t know if it matters but most of this is not unioned. This was deliberate so I can keep …

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## [Support page doesn’t upload my file, still can’t get help](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/support-page-doesn-t-upload-my-file-still-can-t-get-help/35730)

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**Author:** [@JunoZ32](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JunoZ32)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 6:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/support-page-doesn-t-upload-my-file-still-can-t-get-help/35730 "2024-12-29T06:49:24Z")

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I have sent several emails to the support link, and every time I attempt to upload my project, the upload fails, says the upload took too long and the connection was lost. Every single time, this happens, which is why I …

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## [Fonts](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fonts/29286)

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**Author:** [@Dayton3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dayton3D)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fonts/29286 "2024-12-29T05:37:33Z")

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Is there a list of fonts somewhere that would show what each font looks like? As it is, the only way to check them out is to add text and close the dialog each time. Maybe a cool feature would be to have the text update…

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## [Patent drawings](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/patent-drawings/17627)

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**Author:** [@WayneC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/WayneC)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/patent-drawings/17627 "2024-12-28T21:01:26Z")

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Hello! Loving your app, but need to know how to export into a graphic without shading, as I am trying to create a black and white line drawing for a patent. thanks!

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## [7 Point Star with in and out curves](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/7-point-star-with-in-and-out-curves/35777)

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**Author:** [@Emily2024](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Emily2024)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/7-point-star-with-in-and-out-curves/35777 "2024-12-28T19:47:12Z")

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Hi, Im struggling on how to make a 7 point polygon with inside curves. I attached a picture of what i want to make. Notice each star point i want to fillet but also make the spaces between the points an inside fillet if …

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## [Curve through points on circle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curve-through-points-on-circle/35776)

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**Author:** [@Donnercruz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Donnercruz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/curve-through-points-on-circle/35776 "2024-12-28T17:12:32Z")

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I’m working on my IPad with Shapr3d OS 18.1.1. I have a sketch of a circle with radii every 40 deg. I want to create a continuous snaking curve that moves through each point (actually mirrored curves). I tried using the…

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## [Sweep around a rectangle not working](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-around-a-rectangle-not-working/33638)

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**Author:** [@mathewsamuel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mathewsamuel)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-around-a-rectangle-not-working/33638 "2024-12-27T16:59:00Z")

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Hey there, I’m trying to make a channel for an o-ring so I’m trying to do a sweep around a rectangle it’s not working. Any help would be appreciated.

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## [Mouse button binds](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mouse-button-binds/35771)

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**Author:** [@Artuheif](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Artuheif)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mouse-button-binds/35771 "2024-12-27T16:47:26Z")

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Is there a reason why I can’t assign different functions to the buttons on my mouse? I’m not sure if this is really not possible or if I’m doing something wrong. Thanks!

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## [Can't move the face](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-move-the-face/35768)

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**Author:** [@hiwheat](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hiwheat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-move-the-face/35768 "2024-12-27T03:04:24Z")

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As shown in the image, when these two faces are selected, the move tool does not appear, but I should be allowed to move them up and down.

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## [“Bend” material](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bend-material/35555)

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**Author:** [@Nico](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nico)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bend-material/35555 "2024-12-27T01:30:48Z")

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Hey community, I need your help here with this project. I could do without it probably since the client is going to get the idea anyway with the other panels done but I feel like it’s not the first time I’m trying to do…

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