# Can't select sketch face to extrude

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-select-sketch-face-to-extrude/32700>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [July 3, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-select-sketch-face-to-extrude/32700 "2024-07-03T16:48:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jcclow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jcclow/32/23888_2.png) [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-select-sketch-face-to-extrude/32700/1 "2024-07-03T16:48:14Z")

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I’ve been using Shapr3D for over two years now and this is new to me. I select sketch on face, create a rectangle that is laying on top of other bodies and can’t extrude it. It works just fine performing the same steps on any other face except this one.  
[722 Check Desk.shapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/6OdMI9hXtBOCgE3R8qiMF9dKZ67.shapr) (454.9 KB)

https://www.loom.com/embed/57baae89ba844b378746dda1889fc53b?sid=879c2388-9f88-49de-9a08-682816f28c7b

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-select-sketch-face-to-extrude/32700/2 "2024-07-03T16:55:56Z")

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Have tried in the history panel? Open it and select the face and see what options are there?

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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:** [July 4, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-select-sketch-face-to-extrude/32700/3 "2024-07-04T18:07:20Z")

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How did you create the rectangle? If you created it with individual lines, you may not have fully closed the shape.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-select-sketch-face-to-extrude/32700/4 "2024-07-04T18:12:46Z")

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You need to hide the bodies first. This is not a new behavior, overlapping sketches don’t generate profiles if they are above holes. We might change this behavior in the future.

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**Author:** ![jcclow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jcclow/32/23888_2.png) [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-select-sketch-face-to-extrude/32700/5 "2024-07-09T12:16:43Z")

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Thanks for the reply Istvan. I can’t believe I have never ran into this issue before.