# Snapping when extruding

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-when-extruding/10570>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [December 29, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-when-extruding/10570 "2020-12-29T06:45:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![droussel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/droussel/32/8714_2.png) [@droussel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/droussel)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-when-extruding/10570/1 "2020-12-29T06:45:10Z")

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Hi,

I am purely a hobbyist and also totally new to Shapr3D, having used Fusion360 quite extensively in the past. Happy to give my money to a company that seems to care about its users… I now have to get used to the direct modelling concept.

So, I was wondering if there is supposed to be a way of “snapping” to the edge of another solid when extruding a new solid? I did not get any guides appearing and so far I zoom in real far and kind of eyeball it.

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**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:** [December 29, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-when-extruding/10570/2 "2020-12-29T08:25:59Z")

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It’s coming in Q1.

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-when-extruding/10570/3 "2020-12-29T13:13:16Z")

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Hi @droussel, until the release, the Replace Face tool can be a useful workaround

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/snapping-when-extruding/10570/4 "2020-12-30T05:29:36Z")

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I DID NOT know replace face could be used in parallel with another surface like that… never even thought to use it like that! 😲  
I’ve only been using it to join faces together!

Awesome 👍🏻