# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/latest.md?page=126

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## [Default View?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/default-view/29641)

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**Author:** [@BenShapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BenShapr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/default-view/29641 "2023-12-31T19:14:30Z")

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I am confused with the default view, the grid and the X,Y,Z axis don’t seem to stay solid. I am used to have a ground-plane, and then we have the axis. For some reason, it looks like this is always changing when I use i…

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## [How to move points from a body?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-move-points-from-a-body/29643)

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**Author:** [@BenShapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BenShapr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-move-points-from-a-body/29643 "2023-12-31T18:56:29Z")

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I am new to Shapr, and just learn the basics. How can I move points from a body? I do understand that this is not polygon modeling, that’s what I am used to coming from max or Blender. But once I have those lines o…

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## [Line crossings](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/line-crossings/29600)

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**Author:** [@YouvebeenSerged](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/YouvebeenSerged)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/line-crossings/29600 "2023-12-31T11:04:35Z")

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When drawing crossing lines I expect to see a selectable point at the intersection. There isn’t’t one. Why?

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## [Newbie: having trouble applying fillet](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-having-trouble-applying-fillet/29584)

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**Author:** [@mjm](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mjm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-having-trouble-applying-fillet/29584 "2023-12-30T18:54:32Z")

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Hi all, I have created this bucket. Now I want to apply a 20mm radius fillet to all corners, but I keep getting errors: “adjoining edge not blended”. I want to apply fillets here: This is the model: Oh, as new use…

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## [Neue geometrie durch schnittansicht verborgen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/neue-geometrie-durch-schnittansicht-verborgen/29596)

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**Author:** [@xxchampionxx](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/xxchampionxx)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/neue-geometrie-durch-schnittansicht-verborgen/29596 "2023-12-30T18:47:06Z")

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Hallo Liebe Shapr Community. Ich habe dass problem, dass ich wenn ich ein Quadrat erweitere die Nachricht „neue geometrie durch schnittansicht verborgen“. Es stört mich, da der teil dannach nicht mehr angezeigt wird und…

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## [Free hand sketching for quick pre-modeling ideation](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/free-hand-sketching-for-quick-pre-modeling-ideation/29619)

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**Author:** [@Madzo0omadz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Madzo0omadz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/free-hand-sketching-for-quick-pre-modeling-ideation/29619 "2023-12-30T16:50:49Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: Using so much cognitive loading to translate the idea or shape of product in mind to which plane or Part of the desig…

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## [Design and extrude an elleptical dome with a hole knowing a few points only](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/design-and-extrude-an-elleptical-dome-with-a-hole-knowing-a-few-points-only/29595)

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**Author:** [@LexaGB](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/LexaGB)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/design-and-extrude-an-elleptical-dome-with-a-hole-knowing-a-few-points-only/29595 "2023-12-30T16:03:40Z")

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Hello Experts, I am a newbie here and I would like to ask you an advice about the approach I should use. I have a frame (Frame A, black plastic on an image below) and am generating another frame (Frame B), which should…

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## [How to loft this non-90 connection properly?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-loft-this-non-90-connection-properly/29609)

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**Author:** [@LexaGB](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/LexaGB)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-loft-this-non-90-connection-properly/29609 "2023-12-29T22:55:11Z")

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Based on my previous question: how can I loft the following face? Please note: the heights are different everywhere, therefore I can not extrude. It works only if I choose the farthest face and one of the closes ones…

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## [Show constraints](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/show-constraints/29608)

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**Author:** [@YouvebeenSerged](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/YouvebeenSerged)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/show-constraints/29608 "2023-12-29T22:20:34Z")

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When performing some operations it happens an error message is displayed saying the operation is impossible due to constraints. Ok, but which constraints? Would it be possible to highlight the constraints responsible fo…

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## [Apple Pencil alternative works fine but…](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-pencil-alternative-works-fine-but/29465)

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**Author:** [@adrian](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/adrian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-pencil-alternative-works-fine-but/29465 "2023-12-29T21:46:02Z")

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I have a 3rd party Apple Pencil which works fine but I get a message in red “Apple Pencil isn’t connected” whenever I am not touching the screen with the pencil. Is there a way to remove this? Cosmetic only but distracti…

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## [Do you have dev API to create plugins for example to create cabinets and other carpentry related items?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/do-you-have-dev-api-to-create-plugins-for-example-to-create-cabinets-and-other-carpentry-related-items/29603)

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**Author:** [@Pvalladares](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Pvalladares)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/do-you-have-dev-api-to-create-plugins-for-example-to-create-cabinets-and-other-carpentry-related-items/29603 "2023-12-29T17:08:49Z")

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I am interested in creating plugins to make it easier to create cabinets such as kitchen cabinets using your platform. Do you plan to have an API that would allow such a system to be developed? I think it would be a very…

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## [Sketches question](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketches-question/15179)

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**Author:** [@YouvebeenSerged](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/YouvebeenSerged)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketches-question/15179 "2023-12-29T17:08:40Z")

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Hi, I have a sketch and a body. When I continue drawing (on the same face), sometimes a new sketch is created. Why? And is it possible to merge sketches into one?

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## [Lofting cross sections that share an edge](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lofting-cross-sections-that-share-an-edge/29544)

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**Author:** [@Sirogi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sirogi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lofting-cross-sections-that-share-an-edge/29544 "2023-12-29T09:09:17Z")

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Lofting is disabled for the cross sections in the ave image. What are the alternatives?

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## [Help crating a overlapping shape along a cone?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-crating-a-overlapping-shape-along-a-cone/29556)

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**Author:** [@wzkd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/wzkd)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-crating-a-overlapping-shape-along-a-cone/29556 "2023-12-29T08:13:47Z")

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I am trying to create a shape that follows a cone. I have discovered how to shape a cone, and am able to coil the over lapping shape along a cylinder but I have no idea how to distort/skew the coiled shape to match the …

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## [how would you do this (easiest way)?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-do-this-easiest-way/29597)

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**Author:** [@uhebeisen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/uhebeisen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-you-do-this-easiest-way/29597 "2023-12-29T08:13:31Z")

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I’m new to shapr3D and just started with this landing skid for my plastic model. Learning how to use shapr3D to get such an object finally come out with this model below. Now I wonder how would be the easiest (and fastes…

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## [Shortcuts for zoom to fit/selection](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shortcuts-for-zoom-to-fit-selection/29585)

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**Author:** [@cgpro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cgpro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shortcuts-for-zoom-to-fit-selection/29585 "2023-12-28T13:52:08Z")

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Hi, are there any shortcuts for this? It’s a bit cumbersome to always execute these commands using the search function. (MMB/RMB context menu only have zoom to selection)

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## [Problems with “Extrude”](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problems-with-extrude/29569)

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**Author:** [@Dutch66](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dutch66)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problems-with-extrude/29569 "2023-12-28T12:56:11Z")

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wanted to subtract a form from a body. While moving the form through the body I can see the wanted result, stopping the action it turns into an extra body. The subtract selection wil not work, it keeps adding it as a bod…

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## [Editing line dimensions moves start point and everything else](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/editing-line-dimensions-moves-start-point-and-everything-else/16099)

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**Author:** [@tintindelocean](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tintindelocean)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/editing-line-dimensions-moves-start-point-and-everything-else/16099 "2023-12-27T19:46:38Z")

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I’m drawing a floor plan for my apartment. About half the time, if I draw a new line and then adjust the length, the line length changes, but everything else in the model moves! For example: I draw a new line to add a …

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## [Rotate around a spline?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-around-a-spline/29575)

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**Author:** [@andyroo77](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/andyroo77)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rotate-around-a-spline/29575 "2023-12-27T19:42:05Z")

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Is it possible to use a spline as the path/axis to rotate an object around so it creates a constant diameter spring shape but bendy for example?

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## [deform a objekt](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/deform-a-objekt/29574)

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**Author:** [@Falko\_Urban](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Falko_Urban)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/deform-a-objekt/29574 "2023-12-27T18:15:03Z")

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I want to deform a finished object and fit it to the surface of a larger body. Example: I created a logo. The shape is round and flat, similar to a coin. Then I want to place the “coin” around a cylinder like a sticke…

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## [Make sidebars dynamic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/make-sidebars-dynamic/29573)

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**Author:** [@Jan-Willem](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jan-Willem)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/make-sidebars-dynamic/29573 "2023-12-27T16:21:39Z")

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Good evening Shapr team, First of all my compliments for the beautiful developments you have made this year. As a new user, I am impressed with the program! Here is a feature request: The problem that this feature wil…

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## [Cutting complex shapes without construction planes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cutting-complex-shapes-without-construction-planes/29572)

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**Author:** [@Mikael](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mikael)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cutting-complex-shapes-without-construction-planes/29572 "2023-12-27T15:40:18Z")

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Hello, What is the easiest way cut out this part of the body? I did it with two construction planes, but is there a easier way to get same results? It doesn’t feel very intuitive to place a lot of construction planes to…

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## [I have never used a piece of CAD software, but this is awesome. Well done](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-have-never-used-a-piece-of-cad-software-but-this-is-awesome-well-done/29567)

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**Author:** [@oviano](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/oviano)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-have-never-used-a-piece-of-cad-software-but-this-is-awesome-well-done/29567 "2023-12-27T10:50:13Z")

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…everything seems pretty intuitive. I know how hard this stuff is to get right (I have a lifetime experience in video games development, football management games to be precise so I know all about how hard it is trying t…

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## [How can I copy a hole from one item to another?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-copy-a-hole-from-one-item-to-another/29555)

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**Author:** [@oviano](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/oviano)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-can-i-copy-a-hole-from-one-item-to-another/29555 "2023-12-27T10:38:39Z")

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Hi there I started trialing the software today. I imported from a pre-existing step file for a small computer case with a view to altering one or two aspects and then getting them printed. I’ve deleted all the items I…

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## [Elementary school licence](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/elementary-school-licence/29559)

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**Author:** [@Corvellus](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Corvellus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/elementary-school-licence/29559 "2023-12-27T09:54:37Z")

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Dear Team! Can i use an elementary school ID for student licence? :slight\_smile: Thx :slight\_smile:

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## [Change Part Length & Associated Holes The Same Amount](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/change-part-length-associated-holes-the-same-amount/29423)

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**Author:** [@shapr3dNewb](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shapr3dNewb)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/change-part-length-associated-holes-the-same-amount/29423 "2023-12-27T03:25:56Z")

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I completed a part that I need to make a change to. This part has a vertical side and a horizontal side like the letter “L”. I need to extend the vertical side of this part, but, this vertical side has holes in it. Wh…

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## [Part of model disappear after scaling](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/part-of-model-disappear-after-scaling/9263)

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**Author:** [@anders](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/anders)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/part-of-model-disappear-after-scaling/9263 "2023-12-26T18:39:01Z")

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I’m importing a stl model and when trying to resize it, one part of the model disappear after using the scale tool. If you check the video below you can see that that later converts to something else during the operatio…

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## [Can bodies follow changes in a sketch automatically?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-bodies-follow-changes-in-a-sketch-automatically/29552)

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**Author:** [@YouvebeenSerged](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/YouvebeenSerged)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-bodies-follow-changes-in-a-sketch-automatically/29552 "2023-12-26T12:59:38Z")

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Hi, I made a simple project for building a prototype. When testing it I needed to modify some measurements, so I modified the sketch accordingly. But the bodies didn’t follow the modified sketch. So I had to delete them…

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## [Boolean failed when attempting Union](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/boolean-failed-when-attempting-union/8323)

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**Author:** [@G-bricks](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/G-bricks)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2023, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/boolean-failed-when-attempting-union/8323 "2023-12-26T10:51:52Z")

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I have a 10 shapes which I need to combine to make one complex piece and the software allows any combination of 8 or so parts to Union, but always gives the error “Boolean failed” when attempting to Union the last couple…

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## [Altium MCAD CoDesigner support](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/altium-mcad-codesigner-support/29554)

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**Author:** [@cad-man-champ](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cad-man-champ)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2023, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/altium-mcad-codesigner-support/29554 "2023-12-26T10:51:47Z")

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Hi, A really nice feature in Altium is the 2-way mcad ↔ ecad bridge, see: MCAD CoDesigner Ot would be great to see this in shapr as well. I guess the effort is mainly on Altium’s side, @shapr3d\_staff would be super if …

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