# Scaling fail, invalid result body?
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-fail-invalid-result-body/13333
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [June 15, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-fail-invalid-result-body/13333 "2021-06-15T21:03:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-fail-invalid-result-body/13333/1 "2021-06-15T21:03:34Z")
I have a part I’m trying to scale up, approx 300%, but it’s giving me an “invalid result body” error.
I didn’t have a problem scaling it down in another project space, drawn natively in Shapr. I then exported it as a STEP (needed STEP for another software, Cadmio), then imported the STEP into another Shapr project. Now it won’t let me scale it back up.
Edit: I was able to scale up the original project in Shapr. Is this issue only caused by STEP objects imported into Shapr?
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### Author:  [@MiniMotoGuy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MiniMotoGuy)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-fail-invalid-result-body/13333/2 "2022-10-07T21:19:13Z")
I have similar issues with scaling in Shapr3D. Some things will scale in the same model and some won’t.
Is this a bug??
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### Author:  [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2022, 6:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/scaling-fail-invalid-result-body/13333/3 "2022-10-08T06:11:40Z")
It depends on the model, scaling is a quite complex operation, and could easily create invalid body parts. Keep in mind, Shapr3D is a solid body modeling software, so it doesn’t support 0 thickness, or self intersecting bodies.
To know exactly, please open a [support ticket](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) and upload the model in .shapr format, we are happy to help investigating.