# Struggling since new features

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/struggling-since-new-features/31821>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 10, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/struggling-since-new-features/31821 "2024-05-10T08:19:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![TomA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c6cbf5/32.png) [@TomA](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TomA)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/struggling-since-new-features/31821/1 "2024-05-10T08:19:56Z")

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I’ve been using Sharpr3D for about 18months creating 3d models for my 3D printing terrain business, but I am now really struggling to design anything with the new features I feel like in need to go to basics is there any useful new tutorials for me to hone my skills and try to improve? I’ve committed to a year subscription and feels like a waste if I cannot now use it

Thanks in advance

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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:** [May 10, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/struggling-since-new-features/31821/2 "2024-05-10T09:06:57Z")

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> [@TomA](#):
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> is there any useful new tutorials for me to hone my skills and try to improve

There are a lot of tutorials on official Shapr3D youtube channel. Also a lot from other people.

If you have specific questions about anything you can ask here. Community will try to help you.

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**Author:** ![R.S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@R.S](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/R.S)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/struggling-since-new-features/31821/3 "2024-05-10T09:16:11Z")

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I feel exactly the same way. I’m using Shapr3D for many years, now even the simplest things drive me nuts because they do not seam to work anymore.  
E.g.

- Rotating bodies along with their sketches - as soon as I mark both of them - the translate-symbols disappear
- Projecting one sketch (or face) onto another sketch … it actually creates a new sketch that seams to have a different plane than the one I’ve choosen as target (so the projection is useless because I can not use the projected lines as a ‘snap to’ target )

… and so on.

That is so frustrating and I’m loosing so much time even on the simplest things.

Thanks

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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:** [May 10, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/struggling-since-new-features/31821/4 "2024-05-10T09:19:45Z")

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Hi @TomA , sorry to hear that. What is it that you can’t do or have to do differently compared to the previous version?

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**Author:** ![TomA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c6cbf5/32.png) [@TomA](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TomA)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/struggling-since-new-features/31821/5 "2024-05-10T14:44:17Z")

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I think It has now become above my capabilities, and as such not user friendly to beginners like myself. Therefore I am stuck with a year subscription for a product can no longer use. I am willing to learn but it seems I have now wasted a 18 months getting to know a tool that seems to now have been changed.

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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:** [May 10, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/struggling-since-new-features/31821/6 "2024-05-10T14:47:36Z")

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Can you please give a few specific examples of what you find hard to use or confusing? We’d love to make it easier.