# Unable to import

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-import/30689>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [March 8, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-import/30689 "2024-03-08T13:56:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Psychopath\_Nextdoor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@Psychopath\_Nextdoor](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Psychopath_Nextdoor)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/unable-to-import/30689/1 "2024-03-08T13:56:18Z")

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2 questions/problems

1: So, I have a 5mb fairly simple DWG / SVG / DXF (all formats) it’s an art piece, and I can’t seem to import it, I exported it to my editor (as I can’t copy/paste in shapr3d yet) and when I went to reload it, it fails. And I’m just stuck here, in an infinite loading screen. I can open it in any other program that uses them, like affinity, on-shape (as an import) or f360 if I need to, but obviously I don’t want to do this.

1. if I want to extrude 2 solids right next to each other, let’s say I have 2 squares sharing a line, I extrude one, and then the other, the other does not extrude when I go one way, I need to go the other, because it’s like in “remove” mode and I don’t want carve mode, I want add mode, can I not force it / override the mode of its extrusions?  
ultimately I’d rather not share the file as it contained things I don’t have the OK to share, but I can confirm it loads in other programs and just not this one. but i have also been able to cause it with this simple card tracing:  
[https://storage.googleapis.com/psycho\_upload/ShareX/2024/03/Black%20Lotus%20DWG%20Sketch.dwg](https://storage.googleapis.com/psycho_upload/ShareX/2024/03/Black%20Lotus%20DWG%20Sketch.dwg)  
(direct download link for the file)

Thanks you guys!