# Plywood’s edges

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/plywood-s-edges/25642>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 5, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/plywood-s-edges/25642 "2023-05-05T08:51:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Oli-81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/46a35a/32.png) [@Oli-81](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oli-81)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/plywood-s-edges/25642/1 "2023-05-05T08:51:24Z")

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I make furniture from plywood. It would be great if at some point the plywood edges were available in the model visualization

[https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new)

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**Author:** ![BryanCope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BryanCope](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/BryanCope)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/plywood-s-edges/25642/2 "2025-09-07T16:54:29Z")

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I’m still waiting on this feature too

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**Author:** ![shaprvision](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@shaprvision](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shaprvision)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/plywood-s-edges/25642/3 "2025-09-07T19:08:24Z")

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Just model the plywood layers 😀

The closest I can get for now is to use the veneer wood on the top/bottom faces and something like sanded bamboo on the edge faces. Increase the scale to ~2 and roughness ~2 on the bamboo. It looks more like pressed board but at least it helps to indicate that the material is plywood if you have to stay within Shapr3d.

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/plywood-s-edges/25642/4 "2025-09-07T19:28:11Z")

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> [@shaprvision](#):
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> Just model the plywood layers 😀

PRO!

I tried it.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/3/73701cb091080eecdcf7426f3b74707e20c5c636.jpeg)

Projected pattern of linear lines and pushed down very slightly so I can easily select them in VIZ MODE.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/8/1882f61ca195ddf2d012681a2238eafd997ef269.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![shaprvision](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@shaprvision](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shaprvision)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/plywood-s-edges/25642/5 "2025-09-07T19:38:15Z")

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👍 looks way better (and is fully customizable) than the workaround. Still tedious and will not track well with model changes. Let’s hope for an intelligent plywood material.