# 2D drawings from sketches 

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawings-from-sketches/24469>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [March 1, 2023, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawings-from-sketches/24469 "2023-03-01T07:08:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawings-from-sketches/24469/1 "2023-03-01T07:08:19Z")

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Is it possible to creat a 2D drawing from a sketch?  
I find myself more and more needing to draw out 2d floor plans. It would be great if I could just print out and 2D sketch. I love the program, and would hate to have to switch to Sketchup, but I need to produce 2d plans with custom title block etc…

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawings-from-sketches/24469/2 "2023-03-01T19:08:10Z")

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Tim, not directly from a sketch, at least not at this time. Shapr3D was created from the ground up for 3D designs. However, if you give your sketch a tiny bit of thickness, i.e.: extrude it a small amount, you can then create 2D drawings from that body. Ignore all views, and choose only the Top view when creating the drawing. I tend to use the Sketches menu to do this. McD