# Work Flow For History Tree Like Editing

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/work-flow-for-history-tree-like-editing/25938>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 21, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/work-flow-for-history-tree-like-editing/25938 "2023-05-21T15:47:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![mailseckelman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@mailseckelman](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mailseckelman)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/work-flow-for-history-tree-like-editing/25938/1 "2023-05-21T15:47:59Z")

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Can someone please help with sharing their workflow of how to rapidly edit and make small or minor changes to existing models?

I’d like to be able to copy a model and then edit the sketch for it to then update on the model similar to the way Solid Works and other history tree programs work.  
OR  
Do I have to re-extrude and redo each step to make minor changes for each iteration?

Please see attached image,

Thank you,  
Jimmy

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/work-flow-for-history-tree-like-editing/25938/2 "2023-05-21T19:42:57Z")

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Why not make the minor changes to the solid body(s). No need to change the sketch and remake. That’s the beauty of direct modeling.