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If you insist on using the Shaper for the extrusion then you will need to break the DWG into various sections and loft those in series. If the floor plan is originally lines you may be in for some hurt unless ALL the corners meet exactly. If all you need is to simply extrude the plan why not use AutoCAD? Use PEDIT to join all the walls into closed PLines, give them a thickness and DXFOUT to the 3D Editor – a very managable 64,000 vertex limit per object now. Closed PLines are capped with a mesh, top & bottom upon import to 3DS. There is no advantage in using the Shaper for this simple application. Most importantly the 3DS geometry will now align with AutoCAD's for future additions and changes (architects have a habit of doing that). Unless you are lofting along a prescribed AutoCAD DXF path, geometery imported into the Shaper and lofted to the 3DE will never align with the AutoCAD model – not a desireable situation. – Phil