# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/latest.md?page=114

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## [Copying existing sketch onto specified surface?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copying-existing-sketch-onto-specified-surface/30714)

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**Author:** [@keeb123](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/keeb123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copying-existing-sketch-onto-specified-surface/30714 "2024-03-10T17:07:08Z")

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In the screenshot I want to copy the selected sketch (in light blue, the circle) onto the selected surface’s plane, so that if I select that surface again (after copying the circle) and do “space”, any other sketches I d…

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## [toy car](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/toy-car/30707)

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**Author:** [@thecreatorcat](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/thecreatorcat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/toy-car/30707 "2024-03-10T15:00:37Z")

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here is a little toy car i made

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## [Why is tangent constraint almost always disabled?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-tangent-constraint-almost-always-disabled/30705)

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**Author:** [@keeb123](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/keeb123)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-is-tangent-constraint-almost-always-disabled/30705 "2024-03-10T10:17:58Z")

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I’m just unable to select the “tangent” constraint no matter what. In the screenshot, I have a line and a circle on the same plane. However when I select the line the “tangent” constraint is disabled in the constraints m…

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## [\[ Beta/Normal \] Import Fail /  Memory leak](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beta-normal-import-fail-memory-leak/30697)

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**Author:** [@Psychopath\_Nextdoor](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Psychopath_Nextdoor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 7:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beta-normal-import-fail-memory-leak/30697 "2024-03-09T07:20:14Z")

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This is related to this issue as well: Unable to import - Need help? We are here. - Shapr3D Community Same file there used here, its only 5mb, does not work on either normal, or beta

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## [how to modify an imported body](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-modify-an-imported-body/30684)

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**Author:** [@bapman007](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bapman007)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-modify-an-imported-body/30684 "2024-03-09T00:16:50Z")

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Hi I am new to Shapr3D. Is it possible to modify details of an imported body? I am importing an STL file from thingiverse (an empty dox design that is an insert for a toolbox) and I would like to modify wall thickness,…

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## [Mass Properties Calculations](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mass-properties-calculations/29110)

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**Author:** [@SpaceInvader](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SpaceInvader)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mass-properties-calculations/29110 "2024-03-08T18:56:31Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: This feature would use the geometry and material densities specified by the user to calculate mass, cg, and moments of …

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## [Subtraction Operation not working, boolean failed](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subtraction-operation-not-working-boolean-failed/30686)

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**Author:** [@BehrTheDon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BehrTheDon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/subtraction-operation-not-working-boolean-failed/30686 "2024-03-08T14:29:24Z")

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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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## [Unable to import](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-import/30689)

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**Author:** [@Psychopath\_Nextdoor](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Psychopath_Nextdoor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-import/30689 "2024-03-08T13:56:18Z")

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2 questions/problems 1: So, I have a 5mb fairly simple DWG / SVG / DXF (all formats) it’s an art piece, and I can’t seem to import it, I exported it to my editor (as I can’t copy/paste in shapr3d yet) and when I went to…

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## [Exit sketching](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exit-sketching/28323)

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**Author:** [@Bizzaro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bizzaro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exit-sketching/28323 "2024-03-08T08:50:41Z")

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I have not played much with the new UI, but on iPad I can’t exit sketching by clicking on the background anymore. Is there a shortcut to exit sketch mode or do I have to reach all the way over and X out of it now? Maybe …

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## [Lines/dimension changing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lines-dimension-changing/30682)

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**Author:** [@Jwhittaker](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jwhittaker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lines-dimension-changing/30682 "2024-03-08T04:50:08Z")

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Every time i attach and draw a line or shape and fine tune the dimension the original line moves to adjust the size of the starting point. Example I draw a line 10” long then in the same direction i draw a line 11 1/2” l…

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## [Threads and stuff](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/threads-and-stuff/30671)

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**Author:** [@shotfun](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shotfun)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/threads-and-stuff/30671 "2024-03-07T23:18:18Z")

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hey all…does anyone know how I can change the thread angle on this file. I had a heck of a time figuring all of this out and I just dont know what to do. id like it to be a 45 degree angle so I can 3d print it properly. …

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## [Allow meshes to be part of a group of objects for the Align tool](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/allow-meshes-to-be-part-of-a-group-of-objects-for-the-align-tool/30680)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/allow-meshes-to-be-part-of-a-group-of-objects-for-the-align-tool/30680 "2024-03-07T18:57:33Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: Imported meshes can’t be used with the Align tool (which generally makes sense, since they lack the required data). Br…

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## [Dimensions precision](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dimensions-precision/30527)

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**Author:** [@AxisEngineering](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/AxisEngineering)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/dimensions-precision/30527 "2024-03-07T14:55:30Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: The dimensional precision is a global setting in each drawing. Once a precision is chosen, it is applied to all dimensional callouts of similar type (length, for example). The s…

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## [Inside ledge](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inside-ledge/30645)

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**Author:** [@bbloomquest](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bbloomquest)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inside-ledge/30645 "2024-03-07T14:46:17Z")

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I am working to learn Shapr now and I make LED lit channel letter signs. What I will print are actual letters that are variable in height and 3.5" thick. I use the shell tool to carve out the inside and create a letter…

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## [Recovery of file deleted 10 min ago](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/recovery-of-file-deleted-10-min-ago/30675)

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**Author:** [@Pax](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Pax)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/recovery-of-file-deleted-10-min-ago/30675 "2024-03-07T13:18:18Z")

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Hello, my name’s Pax and I’m in desperate need of a file restore so I can meet my deadline today. I’m working on iPad and just accidentally deleted the wrong version, and it was a completed project. I do have sync turne…

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## [How to make this loft work?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-this-loft-work/30666)

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**Author:** [@keeb123](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/keeb123)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-make-this-loft-work/30666 "2024-03-07T05:35:11Z")

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In the photo, I want to extend the selected surface to the rectangular frame below it. When I try the “loft” tool for this I get the error “operation failed because the resulting body wouldn’t be valid”. Here’s a sc…

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## [Disable buttons while they’re not useful](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/disable-buttons-while-they-re-not-useful/30673)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/disable-buttons-while-they-re-not-useful/30673 "2024-03-07T05:02:59Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: Pretty often, I’ll click to deactivate Isolation mode while some tool is active, which prevents it from working. No err…

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## [Importing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/importing/30665)

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**Author:** [@Rcrave](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rcrave)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/importing/30665 "2024-03-06T17:18:16Z")

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Can you import 3D models from places like Mcmaster -carr into shapr3D, if so please explain how.

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## [Fixing cuboid body centers to circle line](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fixing-cuboid-body-centers-to-circle-line/30654)

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**Author:** [@keeb123](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/keeb123)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fixing-cuboid-body-centers-to-circle-line/30654 "2024-03-06T16:44:09Z")

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How do I constrain center of a cuboid object to a circle so that the object only moves around the circle? Here’s an example: Here the sketched line is a circle. I want to constrain center of the one of the surfaces o…

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## [Why can I drag but not move?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-can-i-drag-but-not-move/30661)

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**Author:** [@masukomi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/masukomi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-can-i-drag-but-not-move/30661 "2024-03-06T15:34:15Z")

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I keep encountering the problem where I select a bunch of lines and points on a sketch, I then invoke move some mm in any direction, and it refuses to let me, complaining that it can’t resolve the constraints or somethin…

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## [Pinned Measurements as Number Inputs](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pinned-measurements-as-number-inputs/30539)

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**Author:** [@dloveaus](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dloveaus)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pinned-measurements-as-number-inputs/30539 "2024-03-06T10:52:09Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: Improved accuracy and reduced errors When using the numerical input dialog to provide a value, it would be super to be …

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## [Constrain distance between circles and arcs](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/constrain-distance-between-circles-and-arcs/30359)

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**Author:** [@gah5118](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gah5118)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/constrain-distance-between-circles-and-arcs/30359 "2024-03-06T08:59:27Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: we should be able to constrain the distance between any feature (points, lines, etc) but especially include the distanc…

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## [Re-import imported geometry](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/re-import-imported-geometry/30427)

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**Author:** [@dloveaus](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dloveaus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/re-import-imported-geometry/30427 "2024-03-06T08:54:37Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: Make simple adjustments to imported geometry in the source model Being able to revisit the Import command in the histor…

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## [Airdrop disappeared from export](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/airdrop-disappeared-from-export/30617)

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**Author:** [@peteostler](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/peteostler)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/airdrop-disappeared-from-export/30617 "2024-03-06T08:44:00Z")

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I have been using shapr3d for several years. Last month (Feb 2024) I noticed that I lost the ability to airdrop when exporting from my iPad . I can save to files on my iPad and then manually export, but this is not as …

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## [Chamfer empty box](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/chamfer-empty-box/30642)

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**Author:** [@bapman007](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bapman007)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/chamfer-empty-box/30642 "2024-03-06T08:43:50Z")

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Hi, new to Shapr3D. I am trying to create an empty box with a wall thickness of 1.5mm and Chamfered bottom edge. problem is how to duplicate the same chamfer on the inner surface of the box to maintain the 1.5mm wall an…

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## [Import Solidworks files with Sketches](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-solidworks-files-with-sketches/30602)

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**Author:** [@Jessi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jessi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-solidworks-files-with-sketches/30602 "2024-03-05T13:17:08Z")

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I am trying to work with Solidworks files but I could not manage to import the sketches. I can only import the Bodies. Is there a possibility to solve this issue?

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## [Loft?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft/30637)

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**Author:** [@HarrisonDavies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HarrisonDavies)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/loft/30637 "2024-03-05T00:16:19Z")

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Hi all, I’m struggling to “Loft?” one sketch to another, they are slightly different sizes to produce a a slight trapezoid, smaller at the bottom than the top. Top rectangle is 800 x 500 and bottom 792 x 486. Am I …

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## [Comment clouds](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/comment-clouds/30636)

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**Author:** [@siris](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/siris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/comment-clouds/30636 "2024-03-04T19:16:37Z")

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Commrnt clouds are standard presentation tools in autocad and revit. They’re accepted discourse in plan review cycles. Adding this to USDZ and other 3d objects would allow community discourse in open environments and…

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## [Removing Green Trace Lines ](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/removing-green-trace-lines/30634)

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**Author:** [@Petrae](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Petrae)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/removing-green-trace-lines/30634 "2024-03-04T16:59:54Z")

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I am trying to remove those green trace lines. I don’t recall moving anything on settings. Although I like being able to see an X-ray like trace line, I also find it distracting when I need to work on a piece. All the a…

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## [(best option for) Extruding a single shape line](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/best-option-for-extruding-a-single-shape-line/30603)

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**Author:** [@s0hm](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/s0hm)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/best-option-for-extruding-a-single-shape-line/30603 "2024-03-04T10:21:44Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to 3D print a silhouette of a single line shape. The example below is a side profile of a car. In order to print it i would need to extrude the shape, however ideally i would like the extrusion to be a th…

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