# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/latest.md?page=311

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## [Sweep or Loft?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-or-loft/8075)

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**Author:** [@Sergey](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sergey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sweep-or-loft/8075 "2020-06-22T21:10:56Z")

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Hello. I am trying to create a shape like in my sketch, but I don’t understand very well how to do it. Tell me the right direction.

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## [Can‘t union 2 bodies together, Boolean operation failed](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-t-union-2-bodies-together-boolean-operation-failed/8044)

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**Author:** [@Matt83](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Matt83)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-t-union-2-bodies-together-boolean-operation-failed/8044 "2020-06-22T20:22:37Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to edit a dice that I downloaded from thingiverse. I copied the whole body and tried to replace one side to have two identical values. They overlap perfectly but still can’t merge together. If I move one …

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## [Drawing a tear drop 3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-a-tear-drop-3d/8078)

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**Author:** [@Quilpie](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Quilpie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-a-tear-drop-3d/8078 "2020-06-22T16:04:43Z")

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I’m trying to design a wheel pant fairing for an aircraft however when I combine the two planes bodies two extruded planes I get something very blocky and angled (see attached image). What I want is something more like …

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## [Italian tutorial](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/italian-tutorial/8054)

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**Author:** [@Tudor1983](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Tudor1983)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/italian-tutorial/8054 "2020-06-22T11:51:35Z")

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I need a hel because I searched Italian tutorials? If you says where i can to take this tutorial on internet? Thks

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## [Need Help Reactivating Pro Version](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-reactivating-pro-version/8027)

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**Author:** [@GeraldVowles](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/GeraldVowles)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/need-help-reactivating-pro-version/8027 "2020-06-22T11:31:22Z")

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Hi, Hopefully someone can help. I’ve been a Pro subscriber since the beginning To show my support and remain paid up but can’t get an answer from Shapr3d on how to get the Pro version loaded and identify it as such. Fir…

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## [Creating supports for overhangs](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-supports-for-overhangs/8057)

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**Author:** [@Nick](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nick)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-supports-for-overhangs/8057 "2020-06-21T05:34:46Z")

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I’m trying to figure out how to add supports under bridges and overhangs for 3D printing. Is it automatically done on export or am I missing something? Thanks in advance

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## [Fletcher Capstan Table](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fletcher-capstan-table/8040)

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**Author:** [@TC1234](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TC1234)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fletcher-capstan-table/8040 "2020-06-20T06:43:15Z")

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Hi, has anyone tried drawing the mechanism for the ‘Fletcher Capstan table’? I would really like to try and make one and was hoping for a leg up with the mechanical design. If you havent heard of it, look it up on utube…

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## [Lost constraints in copied sketches](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lost-constraints-in-copied-sketches/8005)

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**Author:** [@dayton](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dayton)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lost-constraints-in-copied-sketches/8005 "2020-06-19T13:10:48Z")

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Is it possible to keep constraints while applying “move/rotate” or “translate” functions (plus copy option) to sketches? In my case the original sketch is constrained (i.e. has locked angles, horizontal/vertical segments…

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## [Get piece measurements](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/get-piece-measurements/8024)

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**Author:** [@Lukegxi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lukegxi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/get-piece-measurements/8024 "2020-06-18T23:18:12Z")

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I designed this project and I want to lay it out so u can get the right amount of wood and be efficient. I duplicated my piece and projected it down but I can’t get the measurements to display. If I could I’d be Easy to …

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## [Uv coordinates for texturing?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/uv-coordinates-for-texturing/8009)

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**Author:** [@MaxRobotnick](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MaxRobotnick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/uv-coordinates-for-texturing/8009 "2020-06-18T00:39:53Z")

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Hey, quick question. im wrapping up a model and testing exporting and bringing into Arnold for rendering. Does shapr3d put basic UV unwrapping on the geometry?. if it does then i can easily drop textures and render quic…

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## [I can’t get everything to line up](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-can-t-get-everything-to-line-up/8019)

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**Author:** [@Lukegxi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lukegxi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-can-t-get-everything-to-line-up/8019 "2020-06-17T16:51:43Z")

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I can’t get all of the boards on this box I’m designing to line up. My pieces are the right size but they snap when moving and won’t line up.

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## [I would like to be not notified for every post in this Forum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-would-like-to-be-not-notified-for-every-post-in-this-forum/7974)

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**Author:** [@DoTurtle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DoTurtle)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/i-would-like-to-be-not-notified-for-every-post-in-this-forum/7974 "2020-06-17T12:26:59Z")

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Hi Guys. So yeah, i get notifications for like everything. How would i turn this off? Cheers DoTurtle

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## [Help with drawing 3D objects at an angle to attach to a body](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-drawing-3d-objects-at-an-angle-to-attach-to-a-body/8012)

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**Author:** [@Austinreed0090](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Austinreed0090)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-drawing-3d-objects-at-an-angle-to-attach-to-a-body/8012 "2020-06-17T02:02:37Z")

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I’m having a hard time connecting, some supports to this design. It needs to hang, and it needs to touch the main body Like I did with the back supports, it took me a really long time there’s got to be an easier way to…

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## [How to create such a body](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-such-a-body/8001)

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**Author:** [@setal2003](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/setal2003)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-such-a-body/8001 "2020-06-16T12:51:21Z")

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I’m trying to create a body like the one selected, but have no idea, I have tried with loft surfaces but you can’t loft on nonplanar splines I created an entire airplane but complex surfaces like fillets between fusela…

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## [Adding Text](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-text/7988)

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**Author:** [@Chad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Chad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-text/7988 "2020-06-15T05:55:33Z")

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Is there a way to add text to a drawing?

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## [Offset tool longer works](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-tool-longer-works/7985)

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**Author:** [@Johnmartin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Johnmartin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/offset-tool-longer-works/7985 "2020-06-15T00:01:13Z")

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The offset tool has suddenly stopped working. The offset tool icon does its thing of highlighting when I tap it. But It doesn’t recognise the tap of the apple pen on the sketch. Doesn’t even seem to know the pen is ther…

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## [Is there a Setting for this Forum I am missing?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-there-a-setting-for-this-forum-i-am-missing/7956)

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**Author:** [@mikenbrenda](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mikenbrenda)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-there-a-setting-for-this-forum-i-am-missing/7956 "2020-06-14T21:34:26Z")

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It seems I am getting topics, that I never subscribed to, and when i go to visit the topic, they are all set to watching, So I go in change them to Normal or whatever it is, I’m not use to this, and more keep popping up …

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## [Mating part](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mating-part/7902)

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**Author:** [@davidullman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davidullman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mating-part/7902 "2020-06-14T14:37:39Z")

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I have sketched and extruded a boss on a part. It has the "T’ cross-section. I now want to create a pocket for this boss to fit into on another part. It is a “T” section so that it can only be assembled one way. The p…

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## [Wrap a sketch to a cylinder](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/wrap-a-sketch-to-a-cylinder/7157)

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**Author:** [@JMIRAND](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JMIRAND)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/wrap-a-sketch-to-a-cylinder/7157 "2020-06-14T13:13:36Z")

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Is there a way to wrap these logo to a cylinder?

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## [Will aftermarket / third party Pencils work?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/will-aftermarket-third-party-pencils-work/7983)

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**Author:** [@halr9000](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/halr9000)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/will-aftermarket-third-party-pencils-work/7983 "2020-06-14T06:11:50Z")

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I just picked up an 11” iPad pro, without a pencil. Looking to save cash and grab a knock-off Apple Pencil (specifically an active stylus) for ~$30, many of which have good reviews. Anyone done this? Will they show up a…

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## [Sketch quibbles](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-quibbles/7967)

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**Author:** [@drifkind](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/drifkind)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-quibbles/7967 "2020-06-13T07:54:18Z")

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When you project bodies to make sketch lines, shouldn’t the lines be locked? I think so. You can’t lock the diameter of a circle unless you give it a dimension (or constraint). That means if you lock all of a sketch bef…

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## [How do I create a slope?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-slope/7963)

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**Author:** [@olivia\_law](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/olivia_law)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-slope/7963 "2020-06-13T06:34:03Z")

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I’m very new to all this so sorry to be a bother, but could anyone help me with creating a slope from the top shape to the middle? I’m trying to create a Diamond model to reference when I draw but I’m having trouble. I’m…

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## [Extrude a floor plan vertically to create walls w/o generating a volume](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-a-floor-plan-vertically-to-create-walls-w-o-generating-a-volume/7966)

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**Author:** [@petran](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/petran)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-a-floor-plan-vertically-to-create-walls-w-o-generating-a-volume/7966 "2020-06-12T20:14:46Z")

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Hi, I am a new and unexperienced Shapr3D user. I would like to generate a model of the first storey of a building. This model should consist of plane surface elements representing wall sections and floor and ceiling, i…

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## [View cube settings](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/view-cube-settings/7883)

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**Author:** [@Will](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Will)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/view-cube-settings/7883 "2020-06-12T19:55:13Z")

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New to program and need some help. I would like to change the x axis to go right and the y axis to go from origin to back and z axis to stay the same to match up with my settings in fusion360 and design spark mechanical.…

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## [Spline Problem](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/spline-problem/7951)

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**Author:** [@mhek](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mhek)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/spline-problem/7951 "2020-06-11T16:03:24Z")

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I have 4 cylinders created that I would like to extend the 4 bottom .5 diameter tubes to the four sketched circles below. It can’t be extended in a straight line but needs to have a gentle curve. What is the easiest wa…

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## [iPad - Adaptive UI, the key to quick, streamlined modeling](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ipad-adaptive-ui-the-key-to-quick-streamlined-modeling/7942)

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**Author:** [@Miharu\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Miharu_Shapr3D)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ipad-adaptive-ui-the-key-to-quick-streamlined-modeling/7942 "2020-06-11T11:29:34Z")

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Hi Shapr3D users! The convenience and clarity of Shapr3D has made the CAD app a first-rate, on-the-go workstation. As of today, though, Shapr3D is also your mind-reading sidekick who knows what you want to do—thanks to …

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## [Import cad dwg or dxf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-cad-dwg-or-dxf/7943)

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**Author:** [@Ebrahimdien](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ebrahimdien)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 9:35am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/import-cad-dwg-or-dxf/7943 "2020-06-11T09:35:54Z")

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i have imported dxf and dwg (autocad 2020) file in the shapr3d platform, nothing shows, must the cad files be reduced to one layer? are there any further settings that need to be considered? regards ebrahim

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## [Show radius of a hole in a body?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/show-radius-of-a-hole-in-a-body/7932)

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**Author:** [@nmckaskle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/nmckaskle)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/show-radius-of-a-hole-in-a-body/7932 "2020-06-11T00:38:35Z")

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I could swear that I used to be able to see the radius or diameter of a given extrusion or a hole I made in a body. For example I’m tapping the edge of this hole and I should be able to see a radius but it looks like ins…

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## [Equidistantly spacing a cylinder between 2 posts/bodies](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/equidistantly-spacing-a-cylinder-between-2-posts-bodies/7927)

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**Author:** [@bruck](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bruck)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/equidistantly-spacing-a-cylinder-between-2-posts-bodies/7927 "2020-06-10T17:08:48Z")

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I’m new to a lot of this, so please forgive me if this is a very basic question caused by user error. I have a cylinder suspended between 2 identical bodies. I’d like the cylinder to intersect evenly with the 2 bodies.…

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## [Can the sketch be layered?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-the-sketch-be-layered/7916)

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**Author:** [@Aphisitkt](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Aphisitkt)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-the-sketch-be-layered/7916 "2020-06-10T15:54:01Z")

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Sketch 2d it’s ez then 3d i need layer for sketch i am free user

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