# How to avoid extruding tool

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-avoid-extruding-tool/21113>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 26, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-avoid-extruding-tool/21113 "2022-08-26T08:57:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Horsthorst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Horsthorst](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Horsthorst)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-avoid-extruding-tool/21113/1 "2022-08-26T08:57:47Z")

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Hi everyone,

I assemble two bodies to each other. When I want to go to the inner edges, I can’t, because I’m automatically into extruding tool and can’t pass this layer. Deleting this layer does not work, I still be forced to extruding tool.

Any idea?

Thanks a lot

Jan

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/8/3/83c1648a018be9294ed0b711ff6f1da269002e97.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-avoid-extruding-tool/21113/2 "2022-08-26T08:58:44Z")

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Hi,

You can hide the body which is in the way in the Items menu.

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**Author:** ![Horsthorst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Horsthorst](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Horsthorst)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-avoid-extruding-tool/21113/3 "2022-08-26T09:01:50Z")

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Hi,

There is no body in the way. On the foto there are only two bodies, red an green. When I want to activate the red marked edge, I can’t go there. Now the blue layer appears with the extruding function which I don’t want.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-avoid-extruding-tool/21113/4 "2022-08-26T09:03:35Z")

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Do you see a sketch plane in the Items menu? If yes, try hiding that one.

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**Author:** ![Horsthorst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Horsthorst](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Horsthorst)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-avoid-extruding-tool/21113/5 "2022-08-26T09:13:57Z")

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No, I start right from the main page setting, meaning I don’t go to the sketch section and then want to touch the inner edge. This blue later and extrude function appears in the very first moment and ist not possible to continue working. Even by pressing delete (which is on) does not change that fact. It’s still there.

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-avoid-extruding-tool/21113/6 "2022-08-26T09:20:37Z")

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Could you show a screenshot of the Items menu?

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**Author:** ![Horsthorst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Horsthorst](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Horsthorst)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-avoid-extruding-tool/21113/7 "2022-08-26T09:27:51Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/9/598ba1a66930a21f34c33ceb5244d1578b74726d.jpeg)

Adding this info: When I disassemble to bodies I can touch all edges. Only when I place the green one into the red one this problem appears.

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**Author:** ![Yepher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/yepher/32/8902_2.png) [@Yepher](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yepher)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-avoid-extruding-tool/21113/8 "2022-08-26T13:49:58Z")

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I think this is what Laci was trying to indicate:

Go to “Layers” and hide the “Sketch Plane” that is in the way

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**Author:** ![Horsthorst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Horsthorst](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Horsthorst)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-avoid-extruding-tool/21113/9 "2022-08-26T14:21:17Z")

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Many thanks to all of you 🙂

That was it! Great culture of support here

Best

Jan