# Why can't i replace this face?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-replace-this-face/28845>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 10, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-replace-this-face/28845 "2023-11-10T01:05:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![stuartc23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@stuartc23](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/stuartc23)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-replace-this-face/28845/1 "2023-11-10T01:05:01Z")

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why can’t i replace this face?

is there something obviously wrong with the geometry

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/6/265205c39935297a6a02b7f1c25c455a4552a4a4.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/0/d0b9c79843f763154f3ecae6a2cc908f3bbbbcd7.jpeg)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/8/78a533fc78bb39355b80539b1e0053242a7e78ab.jpeg)  
[replace.shapr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/uploads/short-url/e5QLV8oamBKJn99oszI4dtEOxqY.shapr) (1.4 MB)

beta 5.50

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**Author:** ![stuartc23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@stuartc23](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/stuartc23)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/why-cant-i-replace-this-face/28845/2 "2023-11-10T01:10:17Z")

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replacing the face opposite that one didn’t work, but the one next to it does:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/1/717a10ae6abce323257e8eafe8fe19398a08ce30.jpeg)