# Beginner having issue with mirroring

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beginner-having-issue-with-mirroring/31768>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 8, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beginner-having-issue-with-mirroring/31768 "2024-05-08T16:55:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![riverdogwoodcraft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@riverdogwoodcraft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/riverdogwoodcraft)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beginner-having-issue-with-mirroring/31768/1 "2024-05-08T16:55:02Z")

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I am following along with Furniture Design in Shapr3D Using PARAMETRIC MODELING - CAD Modeling For Woodworkers by Bevelish Creations on youtube and am having issues mirroring the drawer fronts and sides. I selected the two drawer sides and they turn blue. Then I selected the plane and it turns purple. I then get an error message: Operation failed because the resulting body wouldn’t be valid. There is no more information as to why or what is wrong and I have no idea. Just to see what would happen I made the plane blue and the drawer side purple and it mirrored the plane out to the side of the project. Please help.

 ![Screenshot 2024-05-08 at 12.49.12 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/3/23235e86f01cdc63340d3d2b17703bbcda50bc59.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![riverdogwoodcraft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@riverdogwoodcraft](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/riverdogwoodcraft)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beginner-having-issue-with-mirroring/31768/2 "2024-05-08T16:58:49Z")

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After looking at the photo I uploaded I noticed I only had the face selected. I tried the whole body and it worked.