# Multiple copies without deselecting

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multiple-copies-without-deselecting/31769>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 8, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multiple-copies-without-deselecting/31769 "2024-05-08T17:16:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Signpainter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Signpainter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Signpainter)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multiple-copies-without-deselecting/31769/1 "2024-05-08T17:16:20Z")

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Can someone please point me to the right tutorial or post a video here for making multiple copies without deselecting EVERY time in this new parametric horror reality?

Also after the update whenever I select everything in my design at once the transform tools disappear. Deselecting and then painstakingly manually selecting each object make them come alive again.

So many bugs, so little time 🤬

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multiple-copies-without-deselecting/31769/2 "2024-05-08T17:23:50Z")

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> [@Signpainter](#):
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> Can someone please point me to the right tutorial or post a video here for making multiple copies without deselecting EVERY time in this new parametric horror reality?

You can’t for now. But as I understand Shapr3D team planing to change that soon.

> [@Signpainter](#):
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> Also after the update whenever I select everything in my design at once the transform tools disappear. Deselecting and then painstakingly manually selecting each object make them come alive again.

I presume you select not only bodies but also sketches. Hide sketches before selecting or use selection filter and select only bodies.

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**Author:** ![Signpainter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Signpainter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Signpainter)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multiple-copies-without-deselecting/31769/3 "2024-05-08T17:32:00Z")

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> [@Xdrakosha](#):
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> You can’t for now. But as I understand Shapr3D team planing to change that soon.

Such a dumb move. The forums is flooded with people complaining and even moving away from Shapr because of parametric vs. direct modeling. I wish there was an option to downgrade until all the bugs have been fixed.

> [@Xdrakosha](#):
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> I presume you select not only bodies but also sketches. Hide sketches before selecting or use selection filter and select only bodies.

How do I filter on a iPad?

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multiple-copies-without-deselecting/31769/4 "2024-05-08T17:35:37Z")

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> [@Signpainter](#):
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> The forums is flooded with people complaining and even moving away from Shapr because of parametric vs. direct modeling.

That’s mainly because people who like HBPM just keep silence 🙂  
If Shapr3D posted a statistic I think the result would surprise you. But I understand your pain.

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> How do I filter on a iPad?

Same way

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**Author:** ![Signpainter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Signpainter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Signpainter)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multiple-copies-without-deselecting/31769/5 "2024-05-08T17:39:47Z")

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Thanks a bunch! Never seen the filters pop up before or paid any attention to it

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**Author:** ![ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/aeb1de/32.png) [@ice](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ice)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/multiple-copies-without-deselecting/31769/6 "2024-05-14T17:14:21Z")

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> That’s mainly because people who like HBPM just keep silence 🙂  
> If Shapr3D posted a statistic I think the result would surprise you. But I understand your pain.

I think shapr should give a choice instead of making rough changes that even produce so many bugs that it is unbearable.