# Why can't i create new sketch item?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-create-new-sketch-item/41101>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 23, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-create-new-sketch-item/41101 "2026-06-23T20:48:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yousef.K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/yousef.k/32/35931_2.png) [@Yousef.K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yousef.K)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-create-new-sketch-item/41101/1 "2026-06-23T20:48:40Z")

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How i can create new sketch items?

i already saw one forum use saying to create a new sketch plane offset by any amount.

that doesn’t work for me. I would like it to be on the same plane.

shapr3d is amazing at many things and very strange at others i wish i understood the logic.

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**Author:** ![Yousef.K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/yousef.k/32/35931_2.png) [@Yousef.K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yousef.K)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-create-new-sketch-item/41101/3 "2026-06-24T01:38:32Z")

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Thank you for your reply. while this may work, it is cumbersome I’m sure we agree. i like to work quick.

To the Shapr3d team. can we expect changes regarding this behavior ? or is it not on the map ?

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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 24, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-create-new-sketch-item/41101/4 "2026-06-24T08:50:15Z")

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You can simply hide the sketch and create a new sketch on the same plane. No need for workarounds.

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**Author:** ![shaprvision](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@shaprvision](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shaprvision)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-create-new-sketch-item/41101/5 "2026-06-24T14:32:57Z")

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Hiding the sketch to create one on the same plane is a workaround too… but certainly a faster one than what I described (post now deleted to avoid confusion). That will definitely save me time but how in the world would we know to do that?

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**Author:** ![Yousef.K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/yousef.k/32/35931_2.png) [@Yousef.K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yousef.K)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-create-new-sketch-item/41101/6 "2026-06-24T18:46:40Z")

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That is a faster workaround, but still a workaround. Sometimes i need to see my previous sketch.

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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 25, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-create-new-sketch-item/41101/7 "2026-06-25T07:25:50Z")

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Then unhide the other sketch while editing the new sketch

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**Author:** ![Yousef.K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/yousef.k/32/35931_2.png) [@Yousef.K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Yousef.K)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-create-new-sketch-item/41101/8 "2026-06-25T09:26:11Z")

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Sorry Istvan, I wasn’t thinking.