# How do I draw holes on the cylindrical faces of components?

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**Created:** [February 15, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-draw-holes-on-the-cylindrical-faces-of-components/17450 "2022-02-15T21:54:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-draw-holes-on-the-cylindrical-faces-of-components/17450/2 "2022-02-15T22:12:25Z")

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I don’t quite follow your words, but here’s a way to create that perpendicular plane for sketching a circle to create that horizontal hole. A little trick I use sometimes is to temporarily make a body semi-transparent. As the error stated, you cannot sketch on a non planar surface.

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