# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/latest.md?page=48

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## [Telescoping square with locking points](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/telescoping-square-with-locking-points/37343)

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**Author:** [@Itdoesntgo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Itdoesntgo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/telescoping-square-with-locking-points/37343 "2025-04-05T16:13:31Z")

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I have looked around on how to do this and I don’t see any guides. This is simply what I want to make. 2 square rods that slide inside of one another. Also to add a notch in the rod that locks it place and prevents it f…

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## [Kicking me out](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/kicking-me-out/37358)

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**Author:** [@Caden](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Caden)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/kicking-me-out/37358 "2025-04-04T16:32:58Z")

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My shaper keeps dropping out! Now when I try to open said drawing it will just drop out again. Why is this happening?? I’ve tried restarting and closing out ect. No change. Help!

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## [What’s happened to the calculator?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/what-s-happened-to-the-calculator/37353)

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**Author:** [@Lout](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lout)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/what-s-happened-to-the-calculator/37353 "2025-04-04T08:43:59Z")

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Just wondering what’s happened to the extrude number pad on IOS. Used to be able to just hit Plus (+) and then the number and then hit equals and see what you are going to resize it to. Also doubles s a calculator (as …

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## [Scale of grid not the same as it was. Something is wrong](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scale-of-grid-not-the-same-as-it-was-something-is-wrong/37281)

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**Author:** [@treyway](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/treyway)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 6:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scale-of-grid-not-the-same-as-it-was-something-is-wrong/37281 "2025-04-04T06:15:50Z")

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Today, I launched Shapr3d on my iPad. I am using inch (imperial) and each line normally represents an inch, and each block is usually 12 inches. Also, if I create a line in a sketch, the line will not snap to the grid.…

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## [Request: Default Extrude operation to "New Body" rather than "Union"](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/request-default-extrude-operation-to-new-body-rather-than-union/28817)

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**Author:** [@adalovebass](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/adalovebass)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/request-default-extrude-operation-to-new-body-rather-than-union/28817 "2025-04-04T00:06:02Z")

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Almost every time I extrude something I like to keep it as a separate body before I join it to the rest of the model. Even so, I often forget to switch my extrusion to “New Body” before accepting the change, sometimes mo…

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## [Snap Sketch Points To Mesh Vertex or Edge](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snap-sketch-points-to-mesh-vertex-or-edge/37348)

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**Author:** [@tonybb](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tonybb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snap-sketch-points-to-mesh-vertex-or-edge/37348 "2025-04-03T21:18:47Z")

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I’ve searched but I wanted to confirm it’s not possible to snap sketch points to mesh body components. I frequently need to recreate mesh bodies as parametric and being able to snap to mesh features would make this possi…

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## [History list Reversal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/history-list-reversal/37344)

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**Author:** [@Kevyk](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Kevyk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/history-list-reversal/37344 "2025-04-03T10:44:20Z")

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Could you please make a change to the history list to reverse the order so the most recent items show at the top of the history? This would make it very much easier to work with the model. Thanks! To keep this simple, I…

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## [Apple Pencil Pro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-pencil-pro/36808)

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**Author:** [@Andreas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Andreas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-pencil-pro/36808 "2025-04-02T23:21:32Z")

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Hello Shaper3d Team :grinning: I have a question are there advanced functions for the Apple Pencil Pro. When you click on the Apple Pencil Pro. For example, the selection for the sketch, etc. Mit freundlichen Grüssen …

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## [Apple Pencil Pro Support](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-pencil-pro-support/33643)

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**Author:** [@Cherubim](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Cherubim)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-pencil-pro-support/33643 "2025-04-02T23:20:01Z")

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Hello , this is my first post to the community. I have the Ipad Pro 13” with the Pencil Pro and I would love to see the squeeze feature on the pencil be utilized for new abilities in the application. For example when i…

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## [Shapr3d get stuck when trying to extrude with panel structure](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-get-stuck-when-trying-to-extrude-with-panel-structure/37338)

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**Author:** [@Juandercn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Juandercn)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-get-stuck-when-trying-to-extrude-with-panel-structure/37338 "2025-04-02T16:15:26Z")

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I am trying to extrude with a panel structure, when I use selection tool then faces option in the selection, then when I do the extrude the program get stuck and I have close it and open again.

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## [Web viewer Environment export](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/web-viewer-environment-export/37111)

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**Author:** [@swebal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/swebal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/web-viewer-environment-export/37111 "2025-04-01T22:25:28Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Allow a more desirable presentation for a product with dark grey background. Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature: Web viewer matches environmen…

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## [Button to flip labelled measurement](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/button-to-flip-labelled-measurement/37331)

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**Author:** [@coffee\_nerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/coffee_nerd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/button-to-flip-labelled-measurement/37331 "2025-04-02T05:42:30Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: Measurements can become hard to read as a result of labels having mismatched direction, especially when trying to use fully defined sketches. Brief description of the outcom…

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## [Shell part problems](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shell-part-problems/37313)

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**Author:** [@opendoorslowly](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/opendoorslowly)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shell-part-problems/37313 "2025-04-01T20:37:35Z")

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have an issue where both halves of my part shell independently but fails to shell after I union the 2 halves

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## [Simple way to make part Transparent](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/simple-way-to-make-part-transparent/37321)

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**Author:** [@danno11](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/danno11)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/simple-way-to-make-part-transparent/37321 "2025-04-01T15:06:05Z")

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Is there any other way to make a part transparent other then picking the material “Simple Transparent Material” it seems that this should be a very easy way to change a part to transparent without changing the material. …

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## [Problem with sketch after copying](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketch-after-copying/37320)

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**Author:** [@Stonestreet](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stonestreet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketch-after-copying/37320 "2025-04-01T14:32:30Z")

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After copying and moving a sketch, I can’t work on the original and the copy at the same time. I seem to have made a new sketch on a new plane, but I want them to behave like one sketch. Any ideas as to what I’m doing …

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## [Problem creating a symmetrical chamfer/fillet on a symmetrical object?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-creating-a-symmetrical-chamfer-fillet-on-a-symmetrical-object/37305)

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**Author:** [@rrscnc](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rrscnc)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 4:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-creating-a-symmetrical-chamfer-fillet-on-a-symmetrical-object/37305 "2025-04-01T04:55:04Z")

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The right image is the kind of design i wanted to recreate especially the center rounded/soft chamfer/fillet effect thing. Made the shape using a loft tool,duplicated it one by one until it shapes a diamond. already tr…

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## [Please add CAM to Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-add-cam-to-shapr3d/26246)

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**Author:** [@CNC411CAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/CNC411CAM)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-add-cam-to-shapr3d/26246 "2025-03-31T23:57:28Z")

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Are there any plans to integrate CAM into Shapr?

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## [How do I view a previous version without rolling back to it?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-view-a-previous-version-without-rolling-back-to-it/37309)

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**Author:** [@nerdo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/nerdo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-view-a-previous-version-without-rolling-back-to-it/37309 "2025-03-31T20:29:17Z")

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I made a modification to one of my designs and I want to go back to a previous version to view one of the dimensions I changed. I don’t want to roll back my file to the old version permanently, I just want to view it, th…

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## [Problem Moving Files Into Folders Under Home Page](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-moving-files-into-folders-under-home-page/37307)

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**Author:** [@anelson](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/anelson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-moving-files-into-folders-under-home-page/37307 "2025-03-31T17:20:58Z")

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When i drag a file to place it into a folder to organize my homepage it locks the program up and will close it down. I have gotten with support, and they said it would be fixed with the latest update. It has not fixed it…

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## [Animation of mechanical parts](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/animation-of-mechanical-parts/37069)

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**Author:** [@Crampo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Crampo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/animation-of-mechanical-parts/37069 "2025-03-31T15:02:21Z")

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I manufacturer and prototype mechanical parts for CNC , laser engraving and 3d printing machines. I’d like to ask for animation to show how all the moving parts work in an assembly. One, so I can see if there are any…

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## [5.790 - Basic expressions](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-790-basic-expressions/36058)

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**Author:** [@Jeriz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jeriz)\
**Replies:** 49\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/5-790-basic-expressions/36058 "2025-03-31T01:22:32Z")

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Bring more precision and flexibility to your designs with expressions. New: Now you can use expressions to define parametric relationships with simple formulas, making it easier to create complex designs with precision…

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## [Proper Way to Delete Items?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/proper-way-to-delete-items/37029)

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**Author:** [@Lester](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lester)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/proper-way-to-delete-items/37029 "2025-03-30T22:30:38Z")

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I have a model that I have been working on for a while, but I sometimes have issues attempting to open the project. The problem is that it has over 4000 surfaces or whatever (the number that loads xxxx/4006). I have at…

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## [Easier way to input Variables on iPad](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/easier-way-to-input-variables-on-ipad/37203)

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**Author:** [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/easier-way-to-input-variables-on-ipad/37203 "2025-03-30T17:50:59Z")

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The problem that this feature will solve: I like the way the number input is fast with variables, just TAP and CHANGE. But for Variable Name its Tap, Hold, Popup, Select Rename. Can we just Tap to Rename and Tap and Ho…

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## [Please give us more settings](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-give-us-more-settings/37300)

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**Author:** [@nerdo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/nerdo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/please-give-us-more-settings/37300 "2025-03-30T17:19:19Z")

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I use Shapr3D primarily on an iPad Pro w/ Apple Pencil Pro but often switch to Mac when I need to export since my main use case is designing for 3D printing (FDM). In both cases, there a lack of customizability. Here a…

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## [Question about sweeping along multileg path](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/question-about-sweeping-along-multileg-path/37298)

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**Author:** [@R.S](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/R.S)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/question-about-sweeping-along-multileg-path/37298 "2025-03-30T14:20:42Z")

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Hi, when using sweep along a path that is made out of several sub-parts (lines, curves etc., all connected!!!) the resulting body shows black lines where the connections in the path are. Can that be changed?

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## [tuck on Tutorial – I Use Mouse and Keyboard](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tuck-on-tutorial-i-use-mouse-and-keyboard/36894)

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**Author:** [@nick888](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/nick888)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/tuck-on-tutorial-i-use-mouse-and-keyboard/36894 "2025-03-30T07:27:27Z")

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I’m stuck on the Shapr3D tutorial because it requires using the mouse scroll button, which my mouse doesn’t have. I’ve been using Shift + Drag, which works for navigation, but the tutorial won’t recognize it and won’t le…

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## [Problema de seguimiento de la herramienta spline](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problema-de-seguimiento-de-la-herramienta-spline/37294)

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**Author:** [@Luis.Visou](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Luis.Visou)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problema-de-seguimiento-de-la-herramienta-spline/37294 "2025-03-30T00:21:04Z")

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Tengo un problema cuando quiero usar la herramienta spline, cuando la hago quiero que la linea siga los puntos que tengo y lo que hace es hacer una linea un poco antes de los puntos como lo arreglo.

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## [All my Models Broken Since update](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/all-my-models-broken-since-update/37296)

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**Author:** [@glueall](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/glueall)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/all-my-models-broken-since-update/37296 "2025-03-29T20:44:51Z")

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Every single one of my projects is broken. Projects I haven’t edited in weeks, unusable now. All of them have the red exclamation point in their history and some have it on the first step. Please tell me there is a way…

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## [Camera movement](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/camera-movement/37291)

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**Author:** [@MetronomiconLtd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MetronomiconLtd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/camera-movement/37291 "2025-03-29T16:42:56Z")

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Hey all, The problem I am going to describe has been discussed a few years back on this forum, however it still works exactly like it has been and I can’t help it, sometimes I just want to throw the laptop out the windo…

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## [How to merge files](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-merge-files/37265)

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**Author:** [@Anthony-kim](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Anthony-kim)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-merge-files/37265 "2025-03-29T03:06:50Z")

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I want to put some of the work of a-file into b-file. For example, if a-file is an interior work file, I want to know how to import the sofa in it into b-file. I don’t know how to copy and import the object from iPad and…

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