# Problem with sketching on planes **URL:** \ **Category:** Modeling Questions\ **Created:** [February 17, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465 "2021-02-17T13:12:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![Bhogal.simranjeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bhogal.simranjeet](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bhogal.simranjeet)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/1 "2021-02-17T13:12:42Z")

Hi. I am using the software on iPad and find it extremely difficult to work on a newly created plane. Also it behave randomly when it comes to creating sketches. Sometimes, it creates new sketch and other times it keeps on adding to an existing sketch which is very difficult to manage later ---

**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/2 "2021-02-17T13:15:59Z")

Hi @Bhogal.simranjeet, can you tell us a bit more about what’s the issue? What happens when you try to work on a newly created plane? When you double tap with your fingers on a plane, the app switches to 2D sketch mode on that plane. Have you tried that? ---

**Author:** ![Bhogal.simranjeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bhogal.simranjeet](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bhogal.simranjeet)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/3 "2021-02-17T13:38:45Z")

Hi istvan, Thanks for the quick revert. I have tried that but it doesnot happen. I even checked the tutorials to see if I am missing something. Same is with the sketches and at times when I try to extrude, selecting a sketch takes many taps on the screen. I am using the 2020 iPad Pro. ---

**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/4 "2021-02-17T13:41:43Z")

Are you sure that you are tapping with your _fingers_ and not with the Pencil? ---

**Author:** ![Bhogal.simranjeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bhogal.simranjeet](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bhogal.simranjeet)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/5 "2021-02-17T13:44:11Z")

I have been. I ll try to restart the app and then retry. Would you have a solution for the sketch being adding itself into an existing sketch ? ---

**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/6 "2021-02-17T13:44:48Z")

I am not sure if I understand the problem. Can you share a screen recording? ---

**Author:** ![Bhogal.simranjeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bhogal.simranjeet](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bhogal.simranjeet)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/7 "2021-02-17T13:48:02Z")

I’ll try that in a bit for sure. So basically what happens is that whenever we want to sketch, it creates it as a brand new sketch and names it numerically. However if the sketch is on a similar plane, it gets added to the same or existing sketch. ---

**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/8 "2021-02-17T13:49:06Z")

Yes, that’s by design. Currently you can’t separate sketches on the same plane. We are working on solving this. ---

**Author:** ![Bhogal.simranjeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bhogal.simranjeet](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bhogal.simranjeet)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/9 "2021-02-17T13:49:26Z")

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/e/e97a424b15446f944ea0e7ccc6a6ad1250e92ac2.jpeg) ---

**Author:** ![Bhogal.simranjeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bhogal.simranjeet](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bhogal.simranjeet)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/10 "2021-02-17T13:50:17Z")

Oh alright. So in order to make different sketches. It would be preferable to make new planes every time with some distance from the previous plane ---

**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/11 "2021-02-17T13:51:29Z")

Correct. Or you can simply delete your sketches after you used them to make a body, as Shapr3D is a [direct modeling](https://www.shapr3d.com/videotutorials/parametric-v-direct-modeling) environment, there is no connection between the sketches and the bodies. ---

**Author:** ![Bhogal.simranjeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bhogal.simranjeet](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bhogal.simranjeet)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/12 "2021-02-17T13:53:18Z")

Awesome. This is a very cool software. So much more easier and still detail oriented. I am an architect and find it so much easier than so many other 3D software’s. and never have I ever received responses on a problem this promptly. You are awesome . ---

**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/13 "2021-02-17T13:56:33Z")

Users first! 😉 ---

**Author:** ![Ali3d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Ali3d](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ali3d)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/14 "2021-02-17T14:05:25Z")

That would be great, I also have similar problems sometimes. Would it be possible to have and or create a few different colours for sketch lines, I think that this would help me a lot for complex drawings, everything in the same blue/green colour gets confusing, just a thought. ---

**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/problem-with-sketching-on-planes/11465/15 "2021-02-17T15:08:36Z")

> [@Ali3d](#): > > Would it be possible to have and or create a few different colours for sketch lines, I think that this would help me a lot for complex drawings, everything in the same blue/green colour gets confusing, just a thought. That’s not in the scope of this project. But you will be able to hide and show the sketch groups separately.