# Two things

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 14, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911 "2019-06-14T05:34:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Bizzaro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bizzaro/32/3854_2.png) [@Bizzaro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bizzaro)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911/1 "2019-06-14T05:34:22Z")

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I have a hell of a time getting the center points of any shape except circles and ovals to activate. It only ends up selecting the whole thing if it’s a square or triangle etc. if I try to zoom in the center point stays the same size. I have made a video so you can see what I mean - [https://youtu.be/RhgSkAGitds](https://youtu.be/RhgSkAGitds) It seems the only way to move the parasolids is to select all its sides which is time consuming and terrible. This needs to be streamlined.

I would love to be able to select an entire sketch/body, press the stylus down till it "blinks’ or whatever and then be able to move it with the pen as I see fit.

The second thing is anytime I draw a sketch on a 3D surface and then extrude it, it becomes part of that body and is not its own shape. I have not found a way around that aside to make it elsewhere and then translate it over which is a HUGE workflow problem.

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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:** [June 14, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911/2 "2019-06-14T06:31:00Z")

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Hi,

You can simply double tap on a sketch (not the filling, the sketches) to select the connected sketches. The points you are trying to select are just snap guides. The points with a black border are the points of the sketch. Plain white points are snap guides.

I don’t fully understand the second thing, can you elaborate a bit?

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**Author:** ![Zoli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/zoli/32/592_2.png) [@Zoli](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Zoli)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911/3 "2019-06-14T07:03:43Z")

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When you extrude a sketch from a face a boolean option appears next to the dimension. Tap on that an select new body.

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**Author:** ![Bizzaro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bizzaro/32/3854_2.png) [@Bizzaro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bizzaro)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911/4 "2019-06-14T09:00:45Z")

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In this video, you see when I hold down on a sketch or shape, there is a little blue circle that flashes? It would be nice if that “locked in” a way to drag the shape either 2d or 3D around with the stylus when it was fully highlighted.

Apply pressure, move shape, release.

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b16af2770f0c94ecce4fd69305bf9c565cc7f24e.MOV](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b16af2770f0c94ecce4fd69305bf9c565cc7f24e.MOV)

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**Author:** ![Bizzaro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bizzaro/32/3854_2.png) [@Bizzaro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bizzaro)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911/5 "2019-06-14T09:01:34Z")

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Never noticed that before. I don’t believe it was in any of the old tutorial vids was it? How recent is that?

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911/6 "2019-06-14T16:48:04Z")

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The blue circle if there for the tap - it is the motion to drop points with splines. That is the only way it is used currently.

As for the Boolean - it has been there quite a while - more than a few months

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**Author:** ![Bizzaro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bizzaro/32/3854_2.png) [@Bizzaro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bizzaro)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911/7 "2019-06-14T17:16:46Z")

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Right, but couldn’t it pull double duty if it’s not on a spline? It would speed up the workflow a bit yeah?

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**Author:** ![Zoli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/zoli/32/592_2.png) [@Zoli](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Zoli)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911/8 "2019-06-14T20:06:02Z")

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Yes, we are aware of this and experimenting with possible solutions

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**Author:** ![Bizzaro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bizzaro/32/3854_2.png) [@Bizzaro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bizzaro)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 5:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911/9 "2019-06-15T05:11:09Z")

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Cool. With things like workplaces that don’t have edges to highlight, that would be more convenient than having to click thru to the transform option.

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**Author:** ![juliemack169](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@juliemack169](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/juliemack169)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/two-things/4911/10 "2019-06-20T11:16:26Z")

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Well said dear.