# Parameter Cards are disrupting my workflow. Is anyone else experiencing this?

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**Created:** [November 11, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/parameter-cards-are-disrupting-my-workflow-is-anyone-else-experiencing-this/42650 "2026-11-11T10:41:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/parameter-cards-are-disrupting-my-workflow-is-anyone-else-experiencing-this/42650/1 "2026-11-11T10:41:48Z")

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First, I appreciate the effort to make parametric editing more accessible and consistent across Shapr3D. However, since the introduction of Parameter Cards, I’ve been experiencing some workflow issues that I’d like to bring up.

I’m not sure whether this is a general UI design issue or if it has something to do with my screen resolution or display configuration, but the current implementation is becoming quite disruptive.

### 1. Parameter Card positioning and visibility

My main concern is that Parameter Cards appear as floating windows over the workspace, and their position can interfere with other essential parts of the interface.

 ![image_2026-11-10_152824508](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/d/6dd9831742e03bc4f0b9d2107338e33618bddbed.jpeg)

As shown in my screenshots, depending on where the card is positioned, it creates different problems:

- **Center of the screen:** It obstructs the model itself, making it harder to select faces, edges, and other geometry.

- **Left side:** It overlaps the tool icons, partially blocking access to them.

- **Right side:** It overlaps the History panel, making it difficult to select previous operations.

This becomes particularly frustrating when working with the History. Selecting an operation brings up its Parameter Card, but if the card overlaps the History panel, I have to move it out of the way just to access another operation.

Even an accidental selection can bring the card back into view, forcing me to reposition it before continuing.

### 2. Accessing Parameter Cards after disabling automatic visibility

Initially, I found the cards appearing too frequently whenever I interacted with geometry or selected operations in the History. To reduce this, I disabled **Show on Tool Start**. This helped considerably.

However, the cards would still appear whenever I interacted with the History, creating the same interface obstruction. Eventually, I also disabled **Show on History Edit**.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/d/2dbb426dbcc8bdf8d540ee40bc085972d3fc8219.jpeg)

This actually makes the workflow much better in certain situations. I can select an operation in the History, such as an Extrude, and modify its parameters directly through the controls displayed on the model, without having the entire Parameter Card appear.

**The problem is that there are situations where I still need access to the full Parameter Card panel.**

When the history automatic visibility option is disabled, how am I supposed to manually bring the Parameter Card back up?

Previously, there was an option within the History operation’s context menu that allowed access to these parameters. However, as far as I can tell, that option is no longer available in the current interface.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/4/1409640fd2360f630f62a0b30f66612e62316556.jpeg)

When automatic visibility is disabled, the only way I’ve found to bring it back is to activate the corresponding tool again and modify its parameters. From there, I can click the small settings icon next to the tool name to reopen the full Parameter Card.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/8/f8d58986acdb1b123ee9f183e13f02e439bf598c.jpeg)

As shown in the attached screenshot, this is currently the only way I’ve found to access it again.

I find this unnecessarily complicated. If I’m already selecting an operation in the History, I should be able to access its complete parameters directly from there, without having to reactivate the tool and go through additional steps.

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**Author:** ![tibi\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tibi_shapr3d/32/597_2.png) [@tibi\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tibi_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/parameter-cards-are-disrupting-my-workflow-is-anyone-else-experiencing-this/42650/2 "2026-11-11T10:53:25Z")

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Just so I understand this better. So in this case you would prefer to have a context menu entry, that let’s say says “Open parameters” and then when u click it automatically opens the param cards?