# Drawing holes directly on a face

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-holes-directly-on-a-face/31827>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 10, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-holes-directly-on-a-face/31827 "2024-05-10T19:34:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ETMS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ETMS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ETMS)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-holes-directly-on-a-face/31827/1 "2024-05-10T19:34:11Z")

</div>

Can you please explain how to place holes directly on the face(s) of a 3D drawing? When I try to dimension and draw holes where I need them on a specific face they are floating way above the design. Can I draw them right on the face and then extrude them? Thank you

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-holes-directly-on-a-face/31827/2 "2024-05-10T19:55:54Z")

</div>

You can’t draw on a face. But you can create sketch using face as a initial plane. Then all you need is extrude.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![MichaeI](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/michaei/32/35780_2.png) [@MichaeI](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MichaeI)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/drawing-holes-directly-on-a-face/31827/3 "2024-05-10T20:03:22Z")

</div>

Double tap (spacebar) the face you’re trying to make the hole on. I don’t think you’re selecting a plane. If you’re using the view box(drawing a blank on the name) in the upper right it defaults to the XYZ plane, where the red green and blue lines are.