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title: "How to \"unglue\" shapes, including slab objects"
slug: "how-to-unglue-shapes-including-slab-objects"
updated: 2024-08-07T14:04:04Z
published: 2024-08-07T14:04:04Z
canonical: "docs.avontus.com/how-to-unglue-shapes-including-slab-objects"
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# How to "unglue" shapes, including slab objects

Building shapes, especially slabs, can behave unpredictably when their vertices become "glued".

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/8711cd2e-7ef9-4838-869a-ea307dec02ad.png)

If you want to move a shape without affecting adjacent shapes with glued vertices, try the following:

1. Select the shape you want to "unglue"
2. Cut (ctrl+x)
3. Paste (ctrl+v)  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/d8e20e36-b28f-48a8-ba3f-69b1208a8223.png)