# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/latest.md?page=145

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## [Transistor radio](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/transistor-radio/27869)

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**Author:** [@Hammerhand](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Hammerhand)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/transistor-radio/27869 "2023-09-12T01:42:59Z")

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Another in a series of circa 1960 items I’m creating for a short film

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## [New interface is clunky](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-interface-is-clunky/27503)

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**Author:** [@Nicko](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nicko)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/new-interface-is-clunky/27503 "2023-09-11T11:48:41Z")

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Really unhappy with the new interface unfortunately. new icons all look too similar to each other so accessibility on this is low labels take up too much space undo and redo buttons are in an unnatural spot search butt…

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## [Hello, I would like to ask when can I reopen the educational trial application?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/hello-i-would-like-to-ask-when-can-i-reopen-the-educational-trial-application/27850)

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**Author:** [@Yaoyaoiii](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yaoyaoiii)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/hello-i-would-like-to-ask-when-can-i-reopen-the-educational-trial-application/27850 "2023-09-11T09:39:13Z")

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:confounded:Hello, I am a Chinese student. I saw that the software can apply for educational trial. When I logged in to the relevant webpage, I found that it was no longer possible to apply. I would like to ask when will…

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## [Project pattern onto inside of shell object](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/project-pattern-onto-inside-of-shell-object/27810)

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**Author:** [@InNoxHome](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/InNoxHome)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/project-pattern-onto-inside-of-shell-object/27810 "2023-09-10T19:01:42Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to make a lampshade where the outer surface is smooth and the inner has a pattern. I’ve created the lampshade shape and can use shell to make a 2mm dome. I’d like to be able to add the pattern shown…

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## [Imports to other projects buggy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/imports-to-other-projects-buggy/27835)

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**Author:** [@likeusb](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/likeusb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2023, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/imports-to-other-projects-buggy/27835 "2023-09-10T10:28:15Z")

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Importing a design from another project leaves part of it cut off, some parts outright missing/reverted to only their basics. I have now resorted to making all models in one singular project, which is time consuming due…

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## [Sync designs between Beta and "regular" apps?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sync-designs-between-beta-and-regular-apps/27770)

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**Author:** [@keithchiasson](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/keithchiasson)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2023, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sync-designs-between-beta-and-regular-apps/27770 "2023-09-10T09:19:16Z")

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Greetings. I’ve just installed the beta app on my mac, but when I opened the app, it didn’t bring up my designs. Any reason why?

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## [Sketch plane-how to force a new one](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-plane-how-to-force-a-new-one/27813)

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**Author:** [@stone](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/stone)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-plane-how-to-force-a-new-one/27813 "2023-09-10T01:39:00Z")

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I’m modeling a trailer frame, just a rectangle, with sides that are extruded tubes from a rectangle with a wall with thickness. I draw one profile, extrude it, to form the left side, fine. I copy this first body, move…

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## [purple control point not shown ](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/purple-control-point-not-shown/27815)

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**Author:** [@Aparna28](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Aparna28)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/purple-control-point-not-shown/27815 "2023-09-09T07:01:12Z")

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I’m trying to sketch splines as guidelines for the loft. But every time I’m trying to find the purple point in different angles to draw the spline and intersect with the circles, they don’t appear. The circles are copied…

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## [Import/Export SAT](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-export-sat/27772)

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**Author:** [@JimHo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JimHo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-export-sat/27772 "2023-09-09T02:06:46Z")

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As we try to integrate Shapr3D into our work flow of Architectural Concept Design and Urban Design, we found the ability of importing/exporting SAT is important. Because we need Shapr3D to work with Revit together in fu…

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## [Logging out of all devices](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/logging-out-of-all-devices/27801)

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**Author:** [@benevides](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/benevides)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/logging-out-of-all-devices/27801 "2023-09-08T21:31:29Z")

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Hi. I used to work at an office were I was logged on my Shapr3d account on their computer. I left the company and forgot to log out, and wish to do so. Is there a way to log out of all devices? So that they won’t have ac…

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## [Cannot Import my STEP file](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-import-my-step-file/27790)

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**Author:** [@chrisjordenthomas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/chrisjordenthomas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-import-my-step-file/27790 "2023-09-08T19:56:04Z")

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Hello, I am having trouble importing a particular step file. I have open step files before and been able to edit them but for some reason this one is not allowing me to import it. I get an error telling me I cannot impor…

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## [Just a simple pen cup](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/just-a-simple-pen-cup/27776)

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**Author:** [@gex](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gex)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/just-a-simple-pen-cup/27776 "2023-09-08T16:35:19Z")

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This is probably way less ambitious than most of the projects here but I’m new to 3D modeling and still learning the basics. I love writing by hand and I have many pens and notebooks lying around on my desk. I wanted to …

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## [Union operation resulting in Boolean Failure](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/union-operation-resulting-in-boolean-failure/27802)

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**Author:** [@Vlad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Vlad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/union-operation-resulting-in-boolean-failure/27802 "2023-09-08T06:23:10Z")

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I am trying to add some text to a bottle opener and I was able to join rest of text to main body using union but the last letter fails to join, even though it is at the same elevation of all the rest of the text with ove…

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## [Import DXF to a particular plane](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-dxf-to-a-particular-plane/27797)

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**Author:** [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-dxf-to-a-particular-plane/27797 "2023-09-08T03:11:03Z")

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I have a couple of sketches I created in Fusion 360 that I exported as DXF files. They’re orthogonal projections of the same geometry. I’d like to import one on the x-y plane and the other on the x-z or y-z plane, but th…

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## [Keep Originals settings question](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/keep-originals-settings-question/27794)

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**Author:** [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/keep-originals-settings-question/27794 "2023-09-08T01:20:21Z")

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Just a simple question…I’m going through the online manual and under the “Keep Originals” option, I’m curious why the options are “Modified Bodies” and “Removed Bodies” instead of “Target Bodies” and “Tool Bodies”. The m…

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## [Transform gizmo could be visible when zoomed in too](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/transform-gizmo-could-be-visible-when-zoomed-in-too/27786)

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**Author:** [@kettoegy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/kettoegy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/transform-gizmo-could-be-visible-when-zoomed-in-too/27786 "2023-09-07T18:00:22Z")

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For small adjustments the transform gizmo is in most cases “invisible”. I think it would not break program consistency if the gizmo would just not get out of scope when the center of the selected body gets out of scope …

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## [Not always saving when exporting object to stl](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/not-always-saving-when-exporting-object-to-stl/27783)

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**Author:** [@vbdino](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/vbdino)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/not-always-saving-when-exporting-object-to-stl/27783 "2023-09-07T14:48:44Z")

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I do all my designing on an Apple ipad but when it comes to export objects to STL, I like to use the windows version on a computer with a Windows 10 fresh reinstalled computer. But every time I do that, I have to watch …

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## [Shortcut to turn on/off copy for 3D move/rotate](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shortcut-to-turn-on-off-copy-for-3d-move-rotate/27338)

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**Author:** [@gex](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gex)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shortcut-to-turn-on-off-copy-for-3d-move-rotate/27338 "2023-09-07T12:05:32Z")

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I started using Shapr3D on an iPad Pro but eventually I installed the macOS app too. I found it easier to export the 3D model and import it into a slicer app this way. After a couple of app crash on my iPad I decided to…

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## [Better UI for the Translate/Copy toggle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/better-ui-for-the-translate-copy-toggle/27777)

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**Author:** [@gex](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gex)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/better-ui-for-the-translate-copy-toggle/27777 "2023-09-07T06:27:28Z")

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First of all I really appreciate the redesigned UI, it fixed some small but annoying nuances and also is way more appealing visually so you must have worked a lot on it, thank you! But the UX of the Translate/Copy toggl…

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## [Automatically obtain closed contour curves from images](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/automatically-obtain-closed-contour-curves-from-images/27775)

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**Author:** [@liwang](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/liwang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/automatically-obtain-closed-contour-curves-from-images/27775 "2023-09-06T23:16:23Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Currently, when working on logo or stamp designs, I have to manually trace the outline of images, which takes a lot of time and effort. It would be great if Shapr3D could add a …

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## [Quickly create elegant holes in the solid surface](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/quickly-create-elegant-holes-in-the-solid-surface/26511)

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**Author:** [@liwang](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/liwang)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/quickly-create-elegant-holes-in-the-solid-surface/26511 "2023-09-06T22:12:28Z")

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Quickly create elegant holes in the solid surface In the modeling process I often need to design fan heat dissipation holes, mesh holes for speakers, and these holes need to use stretch or differential commands in shapr…

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## [Feature Request - Self-Illuminating Material in Visualizations](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-self-illuminating-material-in-visualizations/27763)

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**Author:** [@liwang](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/liwang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-request-self-illuminating-material-in-visualizations/27763 "2023-09-06T22:09:44Z")

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Dear Shapr3D Team, I hope this message finds you well. First of all, I would like to express my appreciation for the incredible work you have done with Shapr3D. It has truly revolutionized the way designers and engineer…

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## [Shapr3D Export DWG drawing to Autocad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-export-dwg-drawing-to-autocad/27768)

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**Author:** [@liwang](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/liwang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-export-dwg-drawing-to-autocad/27768 "2023-09-06T11:32:58Z")

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Dear Shapr3D Team, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to seek assistance on how to ensure that the drawing dimensions can be accurately reproduced in AutoCAD when exporting from Shapr3D. The issue I am faci…

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## [Lampshade pattern for cutting machine (convert 3D model into 2D .dxf)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lampshade-pattern-for-cutting-machine-convert-3d-model-into-2d-dxf/27767)

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**Author:** [@D.konczal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/D.konczal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lampshade-pattern-for-cutting-machine-convert-3d-model-into-2d-dxf/27767 "2023-09-06T10:52:17Z")

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Hello, Can I make .dxf 2D project from 3D model? I need it for cutting machine (cut out from foil). Best regards, Damian

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## [I think It’s better Undo, redo button position](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-think-it-s-better-undo-redo-button-position/27765)

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**Author:** [@hiro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hiro)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-think-it-s-better-undo-redo-button-position/27765 "2023-09-06T10:39:21Z")

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## [Back on Shapr and noticed they used one of my feature requests!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/back-on-shapr-and-noticed-they-used-one-of-my-feature-requests/27764)

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**Author:** [@automatom](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/automatom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/back-on-shapr-and-noticed-they-used-one-of-my-feature-requests/27764 "2023-09-06T09:33:24Z")

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So a year or so ago I recommended a floating calculator to help easily work out structural calculations while you design, and to my surprise this feature has been added. Very cool that the devs listen to us. Thanks all :…

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## [How do I edit a sketch after it's been extruded?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-edit-a-sketch-after-its-been-extruded/20848)

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**Author:** [@epeirce](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/epeirce)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-edit-a-sketch-after-its-been-extruded/20848 "2023-09-06T05:11:28Z")

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is this a hidden feature not included in the demo?

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## [Possibility of sorting with folders](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/possibility-of-sorting-with-folders/23249)

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**Author:** [@Moi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Moi)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/possibility-of-sorting-with-folders/23249 "2023-09-05T12:23:51Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: my unorganized clutter of projects. Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature: Hopefully it will help everyone sort out their files better. I would p…

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## [Asymetric Spline Handles](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/asymetric-spline-handles/27749)

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**Author:** [@johnjansen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/johnjansen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/asymetric-spline-handles/27749 "2023-09-05T05:59:21Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature. The problem that this feature will solve: Tracing or drawing shapes where curves entering and exiting nodes on a spline differ in angle is hard, consequently it …

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## [Updated sketch Tool Feedback](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/updated-sketch-tool-feedback/27746)

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**Author:** [@jspowers](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jspowers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/updated-sketch-tool-feedback/27746 "2023-09-04T20:11:17Z")

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Since the most recent updates to the UI, the sketching tool has become very problematic with how the line constraints are being applied. If I don’t specifically lock down points, sketching/adding new lines and distances …

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