# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/latest.md?page=272

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## [Connecting splines problem](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/connecting-splines-problem/13470)

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**Author:** [@Hipcat](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Hipcat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/connecting-splines-problem/13470 "2021-06-23T14:14:02Z")

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When I extrude a body from the sketch I get this line at the point the 2 splines meet. It doesn’t seem like much in the model, but it is apparent in the 3D print. It seems to be more pronounced when finishing with a cham…

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## [Shapr3d Scale](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-scale/10502)

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**Author:** [@kingofjong](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/kingofjong)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-scale/10502 "2021-06-23T10:18:46Z")

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Hello I am trying to scale my 3d body to 1 foot. But when ever I hit scale I get a percent. How do I scale in feet or inches? Thank you Kingofjong

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## [Why need apple pen/keyboard + mouse](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-need-apple-pen-keyboard-mouse/13455)

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**Author:** [@PrestonT500](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PrestonT500)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-need-apple-pen-keyboard-mouse/13455 "2021-06-23T10:02:43Z")

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Why do we need a apple pen or keyboard and mouse, can’t you just use your fingers to draw?

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## [I can’t level these! Offset / Rotate / Grid/Plane Level](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-can-t-level-these-offset-rotate-grid-plane-level/13420)

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**Author:** [@cherryicee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cherryicee)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-can-t-level-these-offset-rotate-grid-plane-level/13420 "2021-06-23T07:40:27Z")

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Offset: I can’t offset the height of an object to level out with the height of the object it’s adjacent to. Think of a circle within a circle… I’ll offset surface of large circle but then I cannot offset surface of small…

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## [When I move with point to point function, solid can't thru inside object](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/when-i-move-with-point-to-point-function-solid-cant-thru-inside-object/13426)

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**Author:** [@phaphazang](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/phaphazang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 5:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/when-i-move-with-point-to-point-function-solid-cant-thru-inside-object/13426 "2021-06-23T05:53:14Z")

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When I move with point to point function, solid can’t thru inside object and I can’t move with point to point for the part inside the object

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## [Why does importing a file need the “standard” plan, why cant it be free?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-does-importing-a-file-need-the-standard-plan-why-cant-it-be-free/13448)

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**Author:** [@PrestonT500](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PrestonT500)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-does-importing-a-file-need-the-standard-plan-why-cant-it-be-free/13448 "2021-06-22T23:10:46Z")

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Like what if you deleted something accidentally but had a backup, but then you cant use it? It would be gone forever, Like i clicked the wrong button then used the wrong feature, now my design is ruined :cry:, i had a b…

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## [More categories?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/more-categories/13452)

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**Author:** [@PrestonT500](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PrestonT500)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/more-categories/13452 "2021-06-22T23:04:31Z")

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I think we need more categories for questions, what if you had a suggestion or something like that You should add• Suggestions • General questions Maybe even let users make categories (maybe not the new users, but yea…

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## [Sketch chamfer/fillet function](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-chamfer-fillet-function/13449)

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**Author:** [@Trevan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Trevan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-chamfer-fillet-function/13449 "2021-06-22T17:55:51Z")

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Are there any plans for Shapr3D to add the sketch chamfer/fillet function in the future? This feature will greatly improve the efficiency of sketch drawing, thank you!

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## [Beta Windows 10](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beta-windows-10/13441)

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**Author:** [@wigarga](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/wigarga)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beta-windows-10/13441 "2021-06-22T14:39:04Z")

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Hola, quería saber más o menos cuánto tiempo se puede demorar entrar en la beta de Windows, me inscribí hace bastante y como cada vez me salen más anuncios relacionados con la beta (de que se necesita gente ) pues tengo …

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## [Physical measurement function](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/physical-measurement-function/13431)

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**Author:** [@Trevan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Trevan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/physical-measurement-function/13431 "2021-06-22T13:31:33Z")

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Is there any plan to develop the entity measurement function in the future? Just like in SolidWorks, you can directly click on an edge or surface to measure, thank you!

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## [Is there something like a “lasso” tool?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-there-something-like-a-lasso-tool/7138)

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**Author:** [@BuilderSmurf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BuilderSmurf)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 11:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-there-something-like-a-lasso-tool/7138 "2021-06-22T11:02:15Z")

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Sorry for the very basic question, I am just getting started. I have the design of a swimming machine… ideally I want to move a bunch of objects around and am trying to find a simple way of selecting many objects. I …

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## [Tankette T-27](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tankette-t-27/13414)

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**Author:** [@Antey85](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Antey85)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 4:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tankette-t-27/13414 "2021-06-22T04:52:58Z")

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The T-27 was a tankette produced in the 1930s by the Soviet Union. It was based on the design of the Carden Loyd tankette, bought under license from the United Kingdom in 1930. The tankette was accepted into service on …

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## [Import help](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-help/13423)

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**Author:** [@aceboogie](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/aceboogie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 3:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-help/13423 "2021-06-22T03:11:34Z")

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Hello. I am having trouble getting .dwg and .dxf files I created in sketchup 2021 to show in sharpr3d. I see the “files” in the layers panel, but I simply have no idea how to have them load or show on the screen. Any …

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## [Redo part with changed dimension](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/redo-part-with-changed-dimension/13416)

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**Author:** [@Gintonyx](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gintonyx)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/redo-part-with-changed-dimension/13416 "2021-06-21T22:32:35Z")

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I understand that everything in shapr is based on sketches. When I find out that one of the first sketches I used to build the part was flawed - like I should’ve put 12mm instead of 10mm - how do I go back to that sketc…

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## [Scaling of imported jpg/png files](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-of-imported-jpg-png-files/13417)

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**Author:** [@Steamflyer](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steamflyer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-of-imported-jpg-png-files/13417 "2021-06-21T20:08:53Z")

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I am making a decal which will fit in a 0.5 mm pocket in a part designed in Sharp3D. The decal is provide to me by the artist as jpg/png file. I want to check the fit in the part, so imported it. My question is how does …

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## [Need help drawing curved handrails for stairs](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-drawing-curved-handrails-for-stairs/13398)

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**Author:** [@Msmetalmagic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Msmetalmagic)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-drawing-curved-handrails-for-stairs/13398 "2021-06-21T16:56:20Z")

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I do metal fabrication and mostly ornamental iron railings. I am having trouble learning how to draw complex railing designs. Shapr3d has proven very useful in designing both straight stair rails and curved flat rails, b…

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## [Copying component from one model file to another](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copying-component-from-one-model-file-to-another/13405)

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**Author:** [@PiCosm](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PiCosm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copying-component-from-one-model-file-to-another/13405 "2021-06-21T16:17:20Z")

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Am using an iPad Pro 2020, 11 Inch. I have read the manual, tried Copying a component to the clipboard and pasting in another file, but no luck. IE, I have a component of one model I wish to re use in another model in an…

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## [How to do This form](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-do-this-form/13395)

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**Author:** [@Graby](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Graby)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-do-this-form/13395 "2021-06-21T10:20:08Z")

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## [Undo Last Import to stop app Crash](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/undo-last-import-to-stop-app-crash/13399)

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**Author:** [@KeithReading](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KeithReading)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 7:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/undo-last-import-to-stop-app-crash/13399 "2021-06-21T07:07:34Z")

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I would like to know if there is any way of undoing the last part import I did on a design. It has just pushed my design over the iPad Pro capability and now I cannot open and save my design it is the only one currently …

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## [Terms of Use clarification](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/terms-of-use-clarification/13403)

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**Author:** [@Cid](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Cid)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/terms-of-use-clarification/13403 "2021-06-21T02:18:18Z")

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Before I jump in to shapr3d can I get some clarification on the terms of use. I wouldn’t consider myself an intellectual property rights lawyer, or even a smart man really, but the terms of service seems to indicate tha…

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## [Recreating Google remote](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/recreating-google-remote/13396)

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**Author:** [@onio](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/onio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/recreating-google-remote/13396 "2021-06-20T12:23:37Z")

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I’m quite new to Shapr3d and love it so far. I’m trying to re-create a Google remote (see attachment ). My problem is the touch surface (marked). I initially felt like it would be an easy task to do but the problem is to…

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## [How to divide a body](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-divide-a-body/4877)

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**Author:** [@jrhjrh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jrhjrh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-divide-a-body/4877 "2021-06-20T07:58:09Z")

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I feel this ought to be simple, but I can’t work out how to do it. I’ve designed a bridge for a model railway, but I now want to divide it up into several parts for production. How to I cut it up? To put more simply, if …

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## [Basic question sorry so basic:)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/basic-question-sorry-so-basic/13382)

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**Author:** [@Lipshurt](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lipshurt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/basic-question-sorry-so-basic/13382 "2021-06-19T21:32:03Z")

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I’m drawing of some lathe form cutting tools to send to Wire EDM shop. The contours that the form tools will cut are in my drawings of my parts. I only need to cut out certain sections (splines) of the drawing and copy t…

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## [X y coordinates?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/x-y-coordinates/13353)

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**Author:** [@Lipshurt](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lipshurt)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/x-y-coordinates/13353 "2021-06-19T20:35:51Z")

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Somebody asked this same question in 2017 and got no replies but here goes: Is there a way to show the coordinates on the screen? Indent that like a basic thing? I’d like to start a line at a specific place. Like say I …

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## [In Windows Beta Group Where is the forum for reporting bugs?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/in-windows-beta-group-where-is-the-forum-for-reporting-bugs/13379)

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**Author:** [@johnathonstock](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/johnathonstock)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/in-windows-beta-group-where-is-the-forum-for-reporting-bugs/13379 "2021-06-19T17:06:51Z")

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I have been in the Windows Beta Group for a couple of weeks now and I have some bugs and improvements to report, but I can’t seem to find where I’m supposed to do this. I’ve been looking through the emails I was sent and…

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## [Algunos problemas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/algunos-problemas/13378)

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**Author:** [@wigarga](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/wigarga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/algunos-problemas/13378 "2021-06-19T16:20:30Z")

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Uploading: 20210619\_155126000\_iOS.mp4… Buenas a todos, escribo este hilo para mostrar algunos de los problemas que veo a diario usando la aplicación en mi ipad pro 2020, algunos de ellos son como tiempos de cargas ridíc…

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## [Splines to DXF to CNC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splines-to-dxf-to-cnc/13370)

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**Author:** [@Lipshurt](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lipshurt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/splines-to-dxf-to-cnc/13370 "2021-06-18T17:04:01Z")

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New to shapr3d not super impressed so far. I will need to export complex curves made with splines to dxf and sent to CNC or EDM. Before I spend more time with the app, is that going to be possible? Corel draw splines g…

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## [Exporting not functionning](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-not-functionning/9873)

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**Author:** [@MarkL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MarkL)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exporting-not-functionning/9873 "2021-06-18T16:12:04Z")

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Hello!, quick question. I’ve been using Shapr3d for a while now and just recently ive had difficulty exporting out a new project. Its a vehicle made of 200ish bodies. I have tried exporting with step and iges, however a…

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## [Stl low quality](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stl-low-quality/13348)

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**Author:** [@Aydinlik](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Aydinlik)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stl-low-quality/13348 "2021-06-18T11:19:45Z")

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hello i just joined you my problem is i can’t get the radius as full circle i think delete it i bought a free student license with low quality but i don’t know how to activate it

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## [Mass-selecting elements, bodies & objects](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mass-selecting-elements-bodies-objects/3769)

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**Author:** [@jared.french](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jared.french)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 5:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mass-selecting-elements-bodies-objects/3769 "2021-06-18T05:40:37Z")

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I’ve noticed in other apps, there’s a lasso tool to mass-select a number of elements simultaneously for scaling/moving/deleting/etc. How is this achieved in Shapr3D? In the attached screenshot, I have a series of tables…

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