# 2d Sketching 

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-sketching/33127>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 2, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-sketching/33127 "2024-08-02T13:25:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JINXH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@JINXH](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JINXH)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-sketching/33127/1 "2024-08-02T13:25:41Z")

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Is there anyway to sketch have have it exported as a 2d drawing?

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-sketching/33127/2 "2024-08-02T22:54:08Z")

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Yes. A sketch can be exported as either a DXF or DWG file.

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**Author:** ![JST](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@JST](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JST)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-sketching/33127/3 "2024-08-03T04:28:00Z")

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The desired sketch must be parallel to the x/y plane…