# Exit sketching

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exit-sketching/28323>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 9, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exit-sketching/28323 "2023-10-09T05:47:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Bizzaro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bizzaro/32/3854_2.png) [@Bizzaro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bizzaro)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exit-sketching/28323/1 "2023-10-09T05:47:07Z")

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I have not played much with the new UI, but on iPad I can’t exit sketching by clicking on the background anymore. Is there a shortcut to exit sketch mode or do I have to reach all the way over and X out of it now? Maybe I’m just missing something, but I miss the old functionality of being able to get out of sketch mode quickly.

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**Author:** ![Bizzaro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bizzaro/32/3854_2.png) [@Bizzaro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bizzaro)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/exit-sketching/28323/3 "2024-03-08T08:50:41Z")

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It seems you can poke at the BG and it’ll clear. Wasn’t doing this before. Must have been a bug.