# How to delete Sketches?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-delete-sketches/33603>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [September 6, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-delete-sketches/33603 "2024-09-06T00:46:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@red](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/red)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-delete-sketches/33603/1 "2024-09-06T00:46:24Z")

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Is there a way to delete a Sketch without deleting the associated Body? It’s an organizational nightmare—I have hundreds of sketches, they are in every folder, and I never use them. I only need the Bodies.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-delete-sketches/33603/2 "2024-09-06T00:58:24Z")

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Just hide the sketch.

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**Author:** ![Bob3DPO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-delete-sketches/33603/3 "2024-09-06T01:22:05Z")

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Hi Red,

If you want to delete them, merge history.

 ![IMG_0072](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/3/c3069e07525fc73e6f002abe8cfbd06aa65c5682.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![red](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@red](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/red)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-delete-sketches/33603/4 "2024-09-07T02:04:05Z")

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Oh thanks Bob, this is so much better now!

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**Author:** ![jcclow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jcclow/32/23888_2.png) [@jcclow](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcclow)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-delete-sketches/33603/5 "2024-09-07T19:48:05Z")

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CAN SOMEONE PLEASE PIN THIS QUESTION TO THE TOP OF THE FORUM?!

How many times a day do we see these because no one searches anymore? I swear it’s been answered by @Oregonerd and numerous other people a thousand times.

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**Author:** ![bobsammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bobsammer](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bobsammer)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-delete-sketches/33603/6 "2024-09-22T09:52:33Z")

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Thank you for the detailed explanation, Bob3DPO. Now I understand what you mean by merging and how to do it!

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**Author:** ![Jayemery](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jayemery/32/25155_2.png) [@Jayemery](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jayemery)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-delete-sketches/33603/7 "2024-10-14T17:38:06Z")

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Thanks for posting this yes it would help if it was at the top i was getting in a real mess with sketches hoping this fixes it whoop whoop.