# Switching faces of a 3D design

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/switching-faces-of-a-3d-design/25928>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 21, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/switching-faces-of-a-3d-design/25928 "2023-05-21T04:54:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Liam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Liam](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Liam)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/switching-faces-of-a-3d-design/25928/1 "2023-05-21T04:54:11Z")

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Hi all, new Shapr3D user, I am currently trying it, and amazed by how intuitive it looks.  
As a beginner I made some kind of mistake on my first design, so that what should be the top is actually the bottom in Shapr3D. This shouldn’t be a big issue until I tried to switch to 2D : as the top is now the bottom, it’s on the “bottom” that cotations are, and they are upside down. (Or it’s the layout I must turn upside down to have cotation readable).  
Is there a way to change this situation ? (switching “top” and “bottom”, or flip the cotations?)  
Thanks

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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:** [May 21, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/switching-faces-of-a-3d-design/25928/2 "2023-05-21T05:50:15Z")

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Have a look at how I did it. I simply made a plane at the bottom, then used the align tool.

 ![TopToBottom1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/8/d89cd936053bf085fea84b4d96fc3aab53e06d97.jpeg)  
 ![TopToBottom2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/d/5dd653a0e7a5b3f05eb3a3935ff99446d459fbe3.jpeg)

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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:** [May 21, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/switching-faces-of-a-3d-design/25928/3 "2023-05-21T05:52:23Z")

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You can use any face on any other object to do that same thing. It does not have to be a plane.