# Cannot extrude nor loft

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-extrude-nor-loft/37580>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 20, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-extrude-nor-loft/37580 "2025-04-20T17:49:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bob3DPO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-extrude-nor-loft/37580/3 "2025-04-20T18:31:46Z")

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My guess is you have two separate sketches (look in Item side panel). Shapr3D allows coplanar sketches. There are several suggestions in this forum. Here is one:

> [@Sketches will not merge if on the same layer](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketches-will-not-merge-if-on-the-same-layer/31614/14):
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> The problem is it’s still combine sketches in some cases then you hit “Sketch (+)” button.  
> So I recommend always explicitly select needed sketch before continue working on it. That will save you from this kind of troubles.

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