# Trying to edit prior project but failing to edit a sketch

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trying-to-edit-prior-project-but-failing-to-edit-a-sketch/42457>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 27, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trying-to-edit-prior-project-but-failing-to-edit-a-sketch/42457 "2026-10-27T19:44:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![tech1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@tech1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tech1)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trying-to-edit-prior-project-but-failing-to-edit-a-sketch/42457/1 "2026-10-27T19:44:26Z")

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Hi there,

I applied an update to shapr3d today and I was trying to edit a prior project to adjust some dimensions on one of the main sketches. The weird part, everything on that sketch is purple and I can’t seem to find a way to unlock things. It simply complains that all the points in my sketch are locked or constraint.

None of the constraint buttons allow me to select anything so I am a bit stuck.

Quite frustrating. I cant’ seem to get part this. Other sketches in the project allow me to edit things but not this one.

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**Author:** ![tech1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@tech1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tech1)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trying-to-edit-prior-project-but-failing-to-edit-a-sketch/42457/2 "2026-10-27T19:57:31Z")

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Found it..I found the earlier sketch that I can edit. I believe the one I am having trouble with is a projection. Although i cannot tell at this point. Kinda of PITA.

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trying-to-edit-prior-project-but-failing-to-edit-a-sketch/42457/3 "2026-10-27T20:06:22Z")

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If you linked the projected sketch to the original when you projected it, the projected profiles will not be editable. You can perform unlinked projections to avoid this in the future.

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**Author:** ![tech1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@tech1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tech1)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trying-to-edit-prior-project-but-failing-to-edit-a-sketch/42457/4 "2026-10-28T00:34:57Z")

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The problem I have is figuring that out. The 3th sketch in my project looks to be a copy of the 2nd sketch which I can edit. I did this several weeks ago so the steps are a bit foggy but my problem is trying to figure out how I got there.

I was simply trying to re-dimension the item and it turned into long effort. I had not expected that.

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**Author:** ![tech1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@tech1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tech1)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/trying-to-edit-prior-project-but-failing-to-edit-a-sketch/42457/5 "2026-10-28T16:50:32Z")

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I things to work. I did have to delete the sketch that resulting in the warp and emboss. The sketch would NOT allow me to adjust the dimensions to an expected behavior. There were 3 objects on that sketch and each one affected the other (that was not at all expected) as I tried to dimension them.

I finally got frustrated and deleted that sketch the re-built the objects, and applied the warp and emboss which worked to the scale I needed. It wasn’t difficult but the fact I had to do that was confusing and unexpected. It worked out but IMO my sketches are fairly simple…just several embossed items in a curved panel. I had expected to re-dimension items easily…but that was not the case. The bad part I could not determine why.

Either way, so far the tool is great. I have made several other projects without any issues whatsoever. Enjoying the ease of most of the functions. More to projects to come…