# Adding depth to mesh body
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-depth-to-mesh-body/39420
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [September 14, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-depth-to-mesh-body/39420 "2025-09-14T01:04:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@itguy1024](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/itguy1024)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-depth-to-mesh-body/39420/1 "2025-09-14T01:04:41Z")
Hey folks. I’ve been slicing this mesh model up to make a body for my RC car. I took too much off of this panel a while back so I can’t just undo it. I need to add about 2mm to the flat side. I’m having a hard time figuring out how to accomplish this.
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### Author:  [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-depth-to-mesh-body/39420/2 "2025-09-14T02:51:40Z")
Hi,
Have you tried Offset face tool?
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### Author:  [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-depth-to-mesh-body/39420/3 "2025-09-14T04:42:37Z")
I don’t think that will work. I would use the back to sketch surface to trace over and extrude a the shape and then add it. OR just reproduce it in Shapr.
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### Author:  [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-depth-to-mesh-body/39420/4 "2025-09-14T04:53:24Z")
Totally agree. Mesh is not usable other than simple boolean union or subtract. Others will suggest using other SF to work with mesh. Simple enough shape to reproduce as solid body in S3D.
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### Author:  [@Per](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Per)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-depth-to-mesh-body/39420/5 "2025-09-14T05:14:26Z")
The cheapest way to do this is by using FreeCad and a plug-in/Workbench called 3D Printing Tool. There you can make a solid out of the mesh and save as STEP. Works ok for not to complicated meshes. The end result is not very clean as in everything is faceted.
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### Author:  [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-depth-to-mesh-body/39420/6 "2025-09-14T06:14:17Z")
Just trim/split off a small part of the back, use scale to make it bigger than 2mm and trim/split 2mm worth.
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### Author:  [@itguy1024](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/itguy1024)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-depth-to-mesh-body/39420/7 "2025-09-14T13:44:37Z")
Ah perfecto. Such an obvious solution now that you said it.
Thanks friend and thanks everyone who commented.
