# Remove Duplicate Guides

This extension removes guides which are identical (overlapping), means they have the same position and orientation. You can test it the following way:

## Draw some line and duplicate it using CTRL + D

[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/UEhE3WIYHkO0Q9iL-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/UEhE3WIYHkO0Q9iL-grafik.png)

## Check XML structure having 2 paths now

[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/e3ZSBcawHQOeCRlu-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/e3ZSBcawHQOeCRlu-grafik.png)

## Convert both paths to guides pressing SHIFT + G

[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/lDbsdjAEdYtcr1zv-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/lDbsdjAEdYtcr1zv-grafik.png) [![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/MBLJ8dkAevIcdWVu-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/MBLJ8dkAevIcdWVu-grafik.png)

## Now run the extension

We will see that one guide was removed

[![grafik.png](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/2CCW2XAOGNIBuG2i-grafik.png)](https://wiki.stadtfabrikanten.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/2CCW2XAOGNIBuG2i-grafik.png)