# Delete the pattern constraint?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-the-pattern-constraint/22244>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 1, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-the-pattern-constraint/22244 "2022-11-01T13:28:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Pouln](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/pouln/32/14032_2.png) [@Pouln](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Pouln)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-the-pattern-constraint/22244/1 "2022-11-01T13:28:16Z")

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I used pattern to get a grid.  
Now I want to delete parts of that grid pattern, but I get the message that in order to do so I first need to delete the pattern constraint.  
How do I go about that?  
Working on Windows, btw.

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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:** [November 1, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-the-pattern-constraint/22244/2 "2022-11-01T17:50:19Z")

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You can delete the pattern constraint just like every other constraint: select it then either hit delete on your keyboard or press the delete constraint button.

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**Author:** ![Pouln](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/pouln/32/14032_2.png) [@Pouln](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Pouln)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-the-pattern-constraint/22244/3 "2022-11-06T10:36:22Z")

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Thanks, Istvan. That constraint was definately not visible in the Windows app.  
So I was unable to delete the constraint. Might it be that this is a bug in the Windows app?

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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:** [November 6, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-the-pattern-constraint/22244/4 "2022-11-06T10:58:20Z")

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Can you share a screenshot?

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**Author:** ![Pouln](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/pouln/32/14032_2.png) [@Pouln](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Pouln)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-the-pattern-constraint/22244/5 "2022-11-09T13:07:23Z")

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Hi Istvan, Just checked again and I think I couldn’t find the pattern constraint because it only shows at the position of the original drawing. I had generated quite large patterns and the original drawing was no longer in view.  
For consistency sake, I would actually expect the pattern constraint to be visible in the constraints side bar (that was where I was looking for it)

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**Author:** ![alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@alpine](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/alpine)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-the-pattern-constraint/22244/6 "2023-04-06T01:08:56Z")

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Deleting the sketch pattern constraint is sometimes easy but often impossible when the screen does not display any icon to delete, and it does not appear no matter what I do (on this Windows system).

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-the-pattern-constraint/22244/7 "2023-04-07T08:37:20Z")

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Hey @alpine, the pattern constraint should only appear when you are sketching. Can you please upload a screenshot when you’d expect it to be shown but it is not there?

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**Author:** ![alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@alpine](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/alpine)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-the-pattern-constraint/22244/8 "2023-04-11T15:01:26Z")

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I will the next time that happens.

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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:** [February 10, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/delete-the-pattern-constraint/22244/9 "2024-02-10T23:21:18Z")

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Me also. We could use an “About Shapr” in the “Help” menu.

> [@Pouln](#):
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> hanks, Istvan. That constraint was definately not visible in the Windows app.  
> So I was unable to delete the constraint. Might it be that this is a bug in the Windows app?

 ![PatternConstraint](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/d/3db84aace78adbe6b5c2028e341e0e256030efba.jpeg)