# Sketch won’t highlight

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-won-t-highlight/40671>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 18, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-won-t-highlight/40671 "2026-04-18T04:07:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-won-t-highlight/40671/21 "2026-04-18T22:15:13Z")

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Yes it is on the user. In Eagle CAD I could click on the error and it would home in/ show where the violations is. I think other CAD software does this as well. I don’t think it is an unreasonable expectation. I am used to vector programs that have more refined drawing capabilities so I usually work in them and import to Shapr with fewer problems. Another problem for me is that Shapr requires your mouse to be precisely on a point, edge or line or it will not select it and often it throws you into sketch mode if you miss ever so slightly. I often have to zoom way in to select an edge. frustrating for me because of my messed up neck and hands. Competitors are more forgiving. So I understand how easily, while drawing consecutive segments, a connection could easily missed.

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/sketch-won-t-highlight/40671/22 "2026-04-19T05:36:57Z")

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> [@Oregonerd](#):
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> I think other CAD software does this as well.

As far as I know, the situation is the same in all professional CAD systems as it is in Shapr3D. For example, here is the non-manifold error in Fusion 360:

 ![Image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/8/384e17ff221aa008efa30de8461b8b254099e689.png)  
_In this particular case, the problem is obvious — I chose it as the quickest way to demonstrate that the system presents errors in a non-interactive way._

There is nothing you can do about that error — only read it and acknowledge it.

> [@Oregonerd](#):
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> Another problem for me is that Shapr requires your mouse to be precisely on a point, edge or line or it will not select it and often it throws you into sketch mode if you miss ever so slightly.

Well, I agree with that. It would be great if some UI workflows had more user-configurable options. I’d also prefer to disable switching into Sketch mode unless explicitly requested.

> [@Oregonerd](#):
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> So I understand how easily, while drawing consecutive segments, a connection could easily missed.

I don’t have any motor impairments, but I can be very inattentive, so since childhood I’ve developed a habit of double- and triple-checking everything. As a result, I often notice things other people miss.

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