# Create a sheet body or simple surface?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-a-sheet-body-or-simple-surface/29015>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 21, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-a-sheet-body-or-simple-surface/29015 "2023-11-21T19:20:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bibbinator](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bibbinator/32/4302_2.png) [@Bibbinator](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bibbinator)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-a-sheet-body-or-simple-surface/29015/1 "2023-11-21T19:20:53Z")

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Is it possible to create a “sheet body” or zero thickness surface within Shapr3d? I basically want to turn a sketch into faces/surface. It’s ok that no further operations are possible and that it is not a solid body. I just need the surface.

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-a-sheet-body-or-simple-surface/29015/2 "2023-11-21T20:08:39Z")

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Yes. Ensure the shape is closed. i.e.: it turns light blue when fully closed. If you plan to export for CNC work, use the Top View to draw the shape/surface. Then export using Sketch, DXF, and turn of dimensioning.

Is that what you’re asking?

McD

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**Author:** ![Bibbinator](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bibbinator/32/4302_2.png) [@Bibbinator](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bibbinator)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-a-sheet-body-or-simple-surface/29015/3 "2023-11-22T07:56:35Z")

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Thanks McD, I’ll give this a shot. I was ideally looking for a way to create a body of some sort, editable or not, so that the entire mesh could be exported as a 3D format. But if the DXF sketch works, I can merge the files later. Thanks again for the tip.

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-a-sheet-body-or-simple-surface/29015/4 "2023-11-22T09:03:16Z")

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Do you want a 3D format, as if to carve on a CNC? I do this also, but export it as an STL.