# Newbie adventures

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-adventures/3598>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 25, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-adventures/3598 "2018-12-25T20:15:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Gordon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gordon)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-adventures/3598/1 "2018-12-25T20:15:28Z")

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Trying to revolve a thin battery case which is a closed sketch but for some reason I get a bad argument when I try to select it… thoughts?

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**Author:** ![Gordon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gordon)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-adventures/3598/2 "2018-12-25T20:16:16Z")

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For clarity, I drew the case in section.

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-adventures/3598/3 "2018-12-25T20:16:40Z")

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Do you select a closed sketch? Can you share a screenshot?

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**Author:** ![Gordon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gordon)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-adventures/3598/4 "2018-12-25T20:26:59Z")

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Looks like I need to re-learn copy and paste on iOS too…

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-adventures/3598/5 "2018-12-25T20:30:22Z")

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So everything is under control? 🙂

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**Author:** ![Gordon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gordon)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-adventures/3598/6 "2018-12-25T20:38:21Z")

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![15497B7F-09C9-46F6-AAC5-BADF347041EB](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/9/996ceeaaaa497f8b97a5c94569aa6840bbe1288b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-adventures/3598/7 "2018-12-25T20:56:54Z")

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Hi - Sometimes it’s hard to select these narrow closed sketches. Please zoom in, and it will work. It gives you the “bad argument” error code, because you have selected one of the lines.

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**Author:** ![Gordon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gordon)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-adventures/3598/8 "2018-12-25T21:04:02Z")

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![2C1DACF4-7DA0-4096-9C7C-13440C916EB9](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/8/8cac03a238638523d91350c56aa5ff83ab00833b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Gordon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gordon)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/newbie-adventures/3598/9 "2018-12-25T21:04:34Z")

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Thanks! … and onward.