# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/latest.md?page=77

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## [Apple pen not connecting](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-pen-not-connecting/34684)

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**Author:** [@Ina](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ina)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/apple-pen-not-connecting/34684 "2024-10-04T19:45:36Z")

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The app continues to send me the “apple pencil not connected” message even if I tried everything necessary to activate it. The pen works on the app and it wouldn’t be a problem, except that I can’t see the videos explain…

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## [Crashing when accessing sketches](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/crashing-when-accessing-sketches/34710)

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**Author:** [@StarrWoodworks](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/StarrWoodworks)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/crashing-when-accessing-sketches/34710 "2024-10-04T14:10:04Z")

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I keep making detailed drawings, but when I try and switch between drawings it keeps crashing. Out of fear, now I make drawings and take a screenshot before leaving the screen. Please make the app more stable.

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## [Formulas in dimensions](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/formulas-in-dimensions/28299)

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**Author:** [@Martybartfast](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Martybartfast)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/formulas-in-dimensions/28299 "2024-10-04T04:41:02Z")

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I would love to be able to enter simple formulas in sketch dimensions. Like “=d2 / 2”, or “=d2”, or “=d2 - 10”, where d2 is an existing dimension. Doesn’t need to be super complicated math parsing. This would help to au…

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## [Did you guys change projection tool?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/did-you-guys-change-projection-tool/32923)

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**Author:** [@Treefrog](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Treefrog)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/did-you-guys-change-projection-tool/32923 "2024-10-04T03:21:50Z")

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I’m having very erratic results projecting lines from one sketch to another - noticed it a couple of weeks ago, and it’s starting to irk me a little now. It worked absolutely perfectly and as expected but now when I pr…

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## [Extrude or Inset Projected Shape on Cylinder at an Angle](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-or-inset-projected-shape-on-cylinder-at-an-angle/34706)

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**Author:** [@gabrielboth](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gabrielboth)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrude-or-inset-projected-shape-on-cylinder-at-an-angle/34706 "2024-10-03T22:16:42Z")

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I’m looking for a way how to extrude or inset shapes projected onto a cylinder but at an angled bevel (all sides). Similar to how when you extrude a sketch on a plane, it gives you an option to angle it after. However, o…

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## [How do I pull/snap floating objects to a plane?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-pull-snap-floating-objects-to-a-plane/34703)

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**Author:** [@bbgigi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bbgigi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-pull-snap-floating-objects-to-a-plane/34703 "2024-10-03T14:08:17Z")

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Hi all :slight\_smile: I’m trying to very simply move ‘floating’ objects back down to snap onto the base plane. I feel like there is a very simple fix for this but I can’t find anything when I google it! Thanks

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## [all my projects are gone.  Shapr3d is starting me from scratch with an intro on how to use it](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/all-my-projects-are-gone-shapr3d-is-starting-me-from-scratch-with-an-intro-on-how-to-use-it/34700)

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**Author:** [@AmExptl](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/AmExptl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/all-my-projects-are-gone-shapr3d-is-starting-me-from-scratch-with-an-intro-on-how-to-use-it/34700 "2024-10-03T10:13:41Z")

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all my projects are gone. Shapr3d is starting me from scratch with an intro on how to use it

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## [When will the function of model unfolding and sheet metal flattening be available](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/when-will-the-function-of-model-unfolding-and-sheet-metal-flattening-be-available/34699)

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**Author:** [@martinchou](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/martinchou)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/when-will-the-function-of-model-unfolding-and-sheet-metal-flattening-be-available/34699 "2024-10-03T07:59:14Z")

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As a hardware processing, the sheet metal flattening drawing of the model has always been an important function. Does Shapr3D have development time.

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## [Aligning Imported Sketch](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/aligning-imported-sketch/34653)

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**Author:** [@jskow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jskow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/aligning-imported-sketch/34653 "2024-10-02T14:08:38Z")

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I have two sketches - one I created in Shapr, and one I made in Illustrator and imported as a DXF. How do I center the sketch labelled “boost 3” with the other? I’ve tried all the different snapping options and none of t…

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## [Can I retrieve files? I made 3 1/2 years ago when I canceled the subscription](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-i-retrieve-files-i-made-3-1-2-years-ago-when-i-canceled-the-subscription/34680)

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**Author:** [@Styx](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Styx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-i-retrieve-files-i-made-3-1-2-years-ago-when-i-canceled-the-subscription/34680 "2024-10-02T13:56:39Z")

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I have Tesla Giga Plant In Texas interested in my hydrogen, combustion engine design, and I no longer have the file on my iPad. I’m wondering if I reactivate the subscription I once had, Will it include the engine design…

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## [Joining sketch line](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/joining-sketch-line/34475)

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**Author:** [@coastal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/coastal)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/joining-sketch-line/34475 "2024-09-30T23:22:19Z")

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Hi there! I am trying to join all the lines in this sketch so I can export it as an svg file to cut out on my Shaper origin as when I currently export it the lines are not linked. I’ve searched and played around with s…

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## [Student w/o school email address](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/student-w-o-school-email-address/34667)

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**Author:** [@LucaM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/LucaM)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/student-w-o-school-email-address/34667 "2024-09-30T14:54:27Z")

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Hello, I’m studying furniture and interior design at a public school but the school doesn’t provide email addresses for staff or students. I can submit official documents stating my enrollment status. That is what I did…

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## [Can't delete multiple bodies at once](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-delete-multiple-bodies-at-once/33901)

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**Author:** [@TomatC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TomatC)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-delete-multiple-bodies-at-once/33901 "2024-09-30T10:51:32Z")

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When i select multiple bodies, be it with the mouse or shift, i can’t delete them; neither trough the delete key or right-click delete in the items tab. Has been going on for a while Thanks a lot Specs System SK…

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## [How to pull the shell？](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-pull-the-shell/34659)

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**Author:** [@DIWANG](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DIWANG)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 7:26am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-pull-the-shell/34659 "2024-09-30T07:26:46Z")

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Hello everyone! Im DIWANG. My problem is: How to pull the shell?

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## [Area deselect](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/area-deselect/33855)

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**Author:** [@Aner](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Aner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 4:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/area-deselect/33855 "2024-09-30T04:57:37Z")

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Faster selection/deselection of items. I don’t think screenshots are necessary. For example, you could choose between two area select modes: The current default mode. A new mode that selects unselected items, but…

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## [Bottles WIP](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bottles-wip/33834)

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**Author:** [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bottles-wip/33834 "2024-09-30T04:54:57Z")

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Hi, Here a work in progress on spirit bottles (70 and 50cl + glass).

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## [Bedside table](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bedside-table/34144)

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**Author:** [@Jonas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jonas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bedside-table/34144 "2024-09-29T10:52:18Z")

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This is one of my first designs i drew and shared to the customer so they could ser it in 3d and AR in their home. It got me the job.

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## [Remove 2 ends faces of a cylinder](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/remove-2-ends-faces-of-a-cylinder/33933)

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**Author:** [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/remove-2-ends-faces-of-a-cylinder/33933 "2024-09-28T19:09:17Z")

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Hello, I would like to have an empty tube without face ends. I use Extrude or Loft for the cylinder, so I have a body on which I can’t remove the 2 ends. I don’t use Shell because I don’t want a thickness. It’s proba…

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## [Fighter Jet (rough design)](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fighter-jet-rough-design/12501)

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**Author:** [@crash\_override](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/crash_override)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/fighter-jet-rough-design/12501 "2024-09-28T13:14:31Z")

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Hi everyone! I‘m new here and wanted to learn how to use this application. Inspired by the movie „Top Gun“ I decided to start with a fantasy fighter jet.

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## [Boat part for sailboat](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/boat-part-for-sailboat/34124)

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**Author:** [@Jonas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jonas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/boat-part-for-sailboat/34124 "2024-09-28T09:50:17Z")

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One of my coworkers have a sailboat and a part on it broke so i drew it in shapr3d to later on 3d print in ASA filament. When shapr3d works its truely amazing to work with

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## [Feature Suggestion: duplicate this folder?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-suggestion-duplicate-this-folder/8077)

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**Author:** [@bruck](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bruck)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-suggestion-duplicate-this-folder/8077 "2024-09-28T07:57:47Z")

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When I’m working on a series of designs (say multiple fitments of something) I like to organize my top layer as folders and hide/duplicate to work on different versions. Currently I use the move tool (copy) mode to make…

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## [Blend can not be processed](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/blend-can-not-be-processed/33932)

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**Author:** [@SheeanaBrugh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SheeanaBrugh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/blend-can-not-be-processed/33932 "2024-09-27T23:04:51Z")

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Greetings, I uploaded a stp file from this web page: OF the https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/LiFePO4-Battery-25,6V-200Ah-51,-2V-100Ah-NG-(stp).STEP After importing it into Shapr3D when I try and move it…

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## [Shapr fails to Export Step files on ARM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr-fails-to-export-step-files-on-arm/33916)

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**Author:** [@TPiatek360](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TPiatek360)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr-fails-to-export-step-files-on-arm/33916 "2024-09-27T20:21:38Z")

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On a Windows 11 Surface Pro 11th Gen Snapdragon Elite, creation of Step files fails. On a desktop with an x86 processor, it works fine. Not sure if the problem is Windows’ implementation of something they had working tha…

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## [Projecting an angled tube end opened up onto a flat plane](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/projecting-an-angled-tube-end-opened-up-onto-a-flat-plane/33905)

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**Author:** [@simon0863](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/simon0863)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/projecting-an-angled-tube-end-opened-up-onto-a-flat-plane/33905 "2024-09-27T19:06:19Z")

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Hi I’m building a flue for a wood burner in my boat. The flue tube needs to be offset with two mitre joints. As the burner and chimney do not align. I have no problem producing the sketch showing 3 bodies mitred toget…

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## [How to visualize a reference 3d in the 2d Drawing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-visualize-a-reference-3d-in-the-2d-drawing/33922)

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**Author:** [@giaggi92](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/giaggi92)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-visualize-a-reference-3d-in-the-2d-drawing/33922 "2024-09-27T11:48:09Z")

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How do i get this bottom right visualization in the drawing tool? Like, it seems that the isometric visualization is also “filled/colored”…how do you get that?

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## [Model Mania 2004 Challenge - Phase 1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-mania-2004-challenge-phase-1/33880)

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**Author:** [@IceCat](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/IceCat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/model-mania-2004-challenge-phase-1/33880 "2024-09-27T05:34:02Z")

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New user here with very little modeling experience. Re-creating the Model Mania challenges to practice. Any advice appreciated.

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## [Image support](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/image-support/33918)

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**Author:** [@fidvak](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/fidvak)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/image-support/33918 "2024-09-26T21:57:47Z")

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Hi, we can add image to a texture, like a logo or something?

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## [Rendering\_beretta](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rendering-beretta/33915)

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**Author:** [@carmo\_74](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/carmo_74)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rendering-beretta/33915 "2024-09-26T20:15:07Z")

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## [Cannot select items/folders in file](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-select-items-folders-in-file/33913)

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**Author:** [@vinsrygg](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/vinsrygg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-select-items-folders-in-file/33913 "2024-09-26T18:19:56Z")

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I’ve created a fairly simple item and have been working on it for a while. Just a few days ago I opened it for some edits, but I cannot access anything in the Items list, everything is greyed out and unavailable. I’ve tr…

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## [Moving Boolean up the parametric history brakes thing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-boolean-up-the-parametric-history-brakes-thing/33898)

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**Author:** [@giaggi92](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/giaggi92)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-boolean-up-the-parametric-history-brakes-thing/33898 "2024-09-26T08:57:34Z")

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I am confused on what I am doing wrong here. I copied an object and moved it laterally I applied substraction to the original object I moved the substraction above the initialy copy+move so that the copy would also hav…

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