# Trouble projecting

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-projecting/5711>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 3, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-projecting/5711 "2019-10-03T03:21:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Irwinning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@Irwinning](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Irwinning)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-projecting/5711/1 "2019-10-03T03:21:42Z")

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I’m having trouble projecting to a body created by revolving a spline. I started with an ellipse on a construction plane. When that failed, I tried a circle offset from the xy plane. Both of those result in the program quitting without any error message. I am able to project a square on to an extended cube. Hardware is a 2018 iPad (non-pro).

What’s likely user error for the project tool? What are the limitations of it?

Thanks!

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/4f19b226dc87f2c66f5a73447a6e651aef5f6b1f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Gelphyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gelphyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gelphyn)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-projecting/5711/2 "2019-10-03T05:00:33Z")

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@Irwinning  
Hi David welcome to the Forum.  
I have attempted to replicate, hopefully, something that is similar to your requirement?

 ![IMG_0523](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/e/e52f5e080048c94f8a2b6188ba481eef01a07a73.jpeg)

Does this help?

[Irwinning 1.shapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/lOduZBQhtjZeNyWe2VkepIqpkBG.shapr) (116 KB)

Happy S3Ding 🕶

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**Author:** ![Gelphyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gelphyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gelphyn)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 7:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-projecting/5711/3 "2019-10-03T07:40:15Z")

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As you show an angled Control Plane perhaps I should have added that to alter the position of the Projection [Ellipse in this case]:

Select the Ellipse and Rotate or move it to an appropriate position before projection, or rotate the Body being Projected to whichever is easiest.

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-projecting/5711/4 "2019-10-03T08:35:52Z")

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Hi, please select the “ **Edges** ” Project option instead to project the ellipse to the non-planar face.

Let me know if this helps.

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**Author:** ![Spacjamen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spacjamen/32/5953_2.png) [@Spacjamen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Spacjamen)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-projecting/5711/5 "2020-12-11T22:42:23Z")

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Hello !

I’ve noticed another problem with project tool … or I don’t understant how it works.  
It looks that I have no control on the direction from witch selected sketch is beeing projected on the body.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/c/c8999c3075df281ab9a6fcf4af0a6775dfe816c1.jpeg)

Hope the screenshot shows the issue well.

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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 11, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-projecting/5711/6 "2020-12-11T22:51:02Z")

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Currently the Projection tool doesn’t support directional projection, only closest point projection, meaning that the result curve is projected by taking the closest points to the curve on the surface.

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**Author:** ![Spacjamen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/spacjamen/32/5953_2.png) [@Spacjamen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Spacjamen)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trouble-projecting/5711/7 "2020-12-11T22:58:18Z")

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Oh, I’didn’t know that. Now I understand the problem, thanks a lot!