# Extruding a projection

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extruding-a-projection/36252>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 27, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extruding-a-projection/36252 "2025-01-27T12:01:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![DM2020](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@DM2020](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DM2020)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extruding-a-projection/36252/1 "2025-01-27T12:01:42Z")

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I’ve been trying to extrude a projection in a new project and when I was unable to do so, went back to check in an old project (over a year ago) that worked perfectly well - only to find that one no longer does!

Has something changed in the app?  
This worked before, as is evidenced in the photo.

 ![IMG_0117](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/5/15581618bd23c39ebeef277649bc2d1ffff3bfac.jpeg)

[https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new)

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**Author:** ![arroniow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/arroniow/32/30268_2.png) [@arroniow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/arroniow)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extruding-a-projection/36252/2 "2025-01-27T15:49:17Z")

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Extrusion of a projected shape on a surface does work.  
Try a simpler shape on the bowl first, as a test.  
If that works you may have an issue with the vine shape.

 ![Bowl](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/a/2a448d9694d54f94f2c6dfe40e0ee563b67bced6.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![DM2020](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@DM2020](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DM2020)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extruding-a-projection/36252/3 "2025-01-27T16:09:32Z")

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My issue is that THIS design (and several similar) worked before but no longer.  
The desktop app tells me that I cannot extrude from a non-planar surface - but I have plenty of older examples where I have done so.

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**Author:** ![jean-philippe2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jean-philippe2/32/27353_2.png) [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extruding-a-projection/36252/4 "2025-01-28T14:27:10Z")

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Hi,  
Project the vine shape on bowl, select the projected surface and use Tools \> Offset Face.

 ![Capture d’écran 2025-01-28 à 15.24.11](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/2/b2f9c00891b56a07896980ca60b32d04fcf0d38d.jpeg)