Shapr3D
| Shapr3D | |
|---|---|
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 Shapr3D on iPadOS | |
| Developer(s) | Shapr3D Zrt |
| Operating system | iPadOS, Windows, macOS, visionOS |
| Type | CAD |
| Website | shapr3d |
Shapr3D is 3D modeling software initially released for iPadOS to work with the Apple Pencil and multi-touch gesturing as a workflow. It has been ported to run on macOS and Windows.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]Founding and Early Development (2014-2016)
[edit]Shapr3D was founded by István Csanády in Budapest, Hungary.
In 2014, Csanády made a bet on Apple's (at the time rumored) iPad Pro, believing that Apple would reposition the iPad from a content consumption device to a content creation tool. This vision drove the founding of Shapr3D, combining his background in CAD with the emerging potential of professional tablet computing.[4]
Shapr3D has adopted the approach of creating accessible tools that enable anyone in a design organization to contribute to 3D modeling workflows.[4]
Product Launch (2016-2020)
[edit]2016: Shapr3D 1.0 launched exclusively on the iPad Pro in March, designed specifically for the Apple Pencil and featured in Apple advertisements. The initial product took three years to establish solid foundations, as building an industrial-grade CAD system proved extremely challenging.
2017: Shapr3D 3.0 marked a significant technical transition in December from the open-source Open Cascade Technology geometric modeling kernel to the industry-leading Parasolid geometry kernel, enhancing modeling precision and compatibility.
2020: Shapr3D won the Apple Design Awards, recognizing the software for innovation, ingenuity, and outstanding design in mobile application development.
2021: The company had reached approximately 100 employees. [4]
Platform Expansion and Brand Evolution (2021-2024)
[edit]2021: Shapr3D expanded to macOS in April, bringing more flexibility and processing power to users.
2022: Introduction of cross-device synchronization in September, enabling seamless work continuation across different machines.
2023: Launch of History-Based Parametric Modeling in September, moving from beta to full release. The year also marked significant brand and user interface refreshes, developed in collaboration with Berlin-based design studio Koto, reflecting the company's evolution and introducing the "Harness Complexity" philosophy.
2024: Release on Apple Vision Pro in March, becoming the only full-featured CAD tool available on the platform. Introduction of Teamspace in June for collaborative design sharing.
| Version | Release Date | Major Features |
| 5.890 | June 25, 2025 | Dashboard shows team member count and last editor info; Browser project links; Direct project sharing from dashboard; Enhanced measurement with max distance and type icons |
| 5.880 | June 10, 2025 | "Reveal in Items" command; Show/hide items commands; Camera rotation with fixed increments; Pattern tool variable support; Items Manager highlighting |
| 5.870 | May 28, 2025 | Fixed increment camera rotation; Tessellation quality options; Dashboard renamed "Private" to "Drafts"; Review links management; AR performance improvements |
| 5.860 | May 13, 2025 | Screenshot to clipboard; Mirror tool symmetry constraints; Dynamic Section View cut plane adjustment |
| 5.850 | April 29, 2025 | Solar Panel material; Screenshot tool (Windows); Mirror tool symmetry constraints |
| 5.840 | April 14, 2025 | Enhanced Section View colors; Improved tool previews; Expression functions (abs, min) |
| 5.830 | April 1, 2025 | Customizable refractive materials (Transmission/IOR); Overlap selection popup; Select Through mode |
| 5.820 | March 18, 2025 | Selected items visibility through overlapping bodies |
| 5.810 | March 5, 2025 | Fully/under-defined sketches with constraints; Color-coded sketch states; Email-based Webviewer sharing |
| 5.800 | February 18, 2025 | Variables with expressions for parametric modeling |
| 5.790 | February 4, 2025 | Expressions for parametric relationships |
| 5.770 | December 11, 2024 | Frosted glass and brass materials; Items Manager visibility control |
| 5.760 | November 19, 2024 | Disable Visualization materials in web exports; iPad Items Manager tree view; Windows assembly import improvements |
| 5.750 | November 4, 2024 | Faster project reloading; Camera/view reset on project re-entry |
| 5.740 | October 24, 2024 | Construction Sketching toggle in sketch mode |
| 5.730 | October 8, 2024 | Project Versions tracking; New Visualization environments; Camera animation toggle; Custom keyboard shortcuts |
| 5.720 | September 23, 2024 | Save 8 orientation views; Extrude start/end offsets; Sketch constraint control |
| 5.710 | September 10, 2024 | History step preservation; Import file names in History |
| 5.700 | August 27, 2024 | Chordal fillets; World axes sketch constraints; USDZ material export fix |
| 5.690 | August 13, 2024 | Roughness property in Visualization; Export format favorites; Batch export from Dashboard; Symmetric extrude |
| 5.681 | August 1, 2024 | Batch export; Angle constraints between body edge and sketch |
| 5.660 | July 15, 2024 | Teamspace collaboration; History error alerts; GLB export compression options |
| 5.650 | July 1, 2024 | GLB and USDZ export; History reference management; Export UI improvements |
| 5.640 | June 17, 2024 | Move/Rotate tool for mixed selections |
| 5.630 | June 4, 2024 | Unlinked body copies; Improved Extrude sketch handling; Project tool fixes |
| 5.620 | May 21, 2024 | Merge history steps; Project tool enhancements; Pattern tool improvements; Visualization material filters |
| 5.600 | April 22, 2024 | Automotive materials (car paint, leather, textile, plastic) |
| 5.590 | April 15, 2024 | History-Based Parametric Modeling out of beta; Advanced fillet controls; Projection parameters |
| 5.580 | March 25, 2024 | Emissive materials; Construction geometry history steps; Loft editing |
| 5.570 | March 11, 2024 | "Unrelated" label for history steps |
| 5.560 | February 27, 2024 | .shapr format export from Dashboard |
| 5.550 | February 12, 2024 | Custom-angled base views for 2D drawings; Bodies option for base views |
| 5.540 | January 29, 2024 | Stability improvements and bug fixes |
| 5.530 | January 15, 2024 | Stability improvements and bug fixes |
| 5.520 | December 6, 2023 | Show/hide constraints and dimensions; Project sorting; Keyboard shortcuts (iPad/macOS) |
| 5.510 | November 20, 2023 | Improved point selection workflow |
| 5.500 | November 6, 2023 | Project renaming from modeling space (iPad/macOS); Memory consumption fixes |
| 5.492 | October 30, 2023 | Folders for project organization; Sidebar navigation |
| 5.490 | October 17, 2023 | Bug fixes |
| 5.480 | October 9, 2023 | Drag views in 2D Drawings; Enhanced Section View visibility |
| 5.470 | September 25, 2023 | Project renaming (Windows); Adjustable Items Manager; Menu layout consistency; Undo/Redo placement options |
| 5.460 | September 11, 2023 | Menu bar (Windows); 2D Drawings base/projection views; Automatic view alignment; Isometric view selection |
| 5.450 | August 28, 2023 | Wood materials and visual improvements; 2D Drawings dimension snapping; Grid size display |
| 5.440 | August 14, 2023 | Project Sidebar; Refreshed UI with new icons and design; Modes section in main menu |
| 5.430 | July 31, 2023 | History-Based Parametric Modeling beta signup; Bug fixes |
| 5.420 | July 24, 2023 | 2D Drawings dimension snapping; Drawing duplication; SLDASM file linking (iPad/macOS) |
| 5.410 | July 3, 2023 | Easier XY-YZ-ZX base plane selection |
| 5.400 | June 19, 2023 | Manual material orientation; Detail views from section views |
| 5.390 | June 5, 2023 | Detail views in 2D Drawings; Line width settings; Fractional inch/feet input |
| 5.380 | May 22, 2023 | 2D Drawings property controls; Visualization performance improvements |
| 5.370 | May 8, 2023 | Title block layout selection; 2D Drawings preferences in sidebar; Material orientation; SpaceMouse fixes |
| 5.360 | April 24, 2023 | Material Orientation in Visualization |
| 5.350 | April 11, 2023 | 10 additional languages (Windows); Title block text editing |
| 5.340 | March 27, 2023 | Images in 2D Drawings; New menu controls for mode switching |
| 5.330 | March 13, 2023 | Faster editing for large models; Measurement highlighting |
| 5.320 | February 27, 2023 | Point-to-point measurements; Pin all measurement types; Items Manager improvements (Windows) |
| 5.310 | February 14, 2023 | Measurement Mode visual updates; Sketching enhancements; Context menu (Mac/Windows) |
| 5.300 | January 30, 2023 | Context menu (Mac/Windows); Depth of field in Camera tab; Pinned measurement annotations |
| 5.290 | January 16, 2023 | 2D drawings sharing via Webviewer; Measurement pinning; Various fixes |
| 5.280 | December 12, 2022 | Webviewer HTML embedding; Textile finish improvements; Color accuracy fixes |
| 5.270 | November 28, 2022 | Solidworks assembly import (Windows); PDF import (Windows); Webviewer password protection |
| 5.260 | November 14, 2022 | Size tolerances in 2D drawings; Dark Salon environment; Spline improvements; Calculator in dimensions |
| 5.250 | November 2, 2022 | 20+ new fabric/metal materials; Measure mode; Keyboard shortcuts display; Enhanced lighting |
| 5.240 | October 17, 2022 | Hotkeys for tools; Dark mode adaptation (Windows); SpaceMouse button assignment (Windows) |
| 5.230 | October 7, 2022 | Webviewer with AR support; Sketch geometry tap/drag; Annotation optimization; Quick dimension editing |
| 5.220 | September 26, 2022 | Depth of field effect in Visualization |
| 5.210 | September 7, 2022 | Shapr3D Sync full release; SpaceMouse support (Windows); .shapr file association (Windows) |
| 5.200 | August 22, 2022 | Adaptive menu optimization; Sketch visibility improvements; USDZ with materials; Visualization on Windows |
| 5.190 | August 9, 2022 | Construction sketch marking; Circular pattern layout; Calculation in dimensions; Export customization (Windows) |
| 5.180 | July 25, 2022 | Non-uniform scaling options |
| 5.170 | July 12, 2022 | Linear patterns for sketches; Ground plane options (iPad/macOS) |
| 5.160 | June 29, 2022 | Pattern tool (linear for 3D bodies); Multi-body alignment; Text tool preview; Enhanced constraints |
| 5.150 | June 13, 2022 | Multi-selectable constraints; Constraint highlighting; Visibility options |
| 5.140 | May 31, 2022 | New materials (Silver, Titanium, etc.); Faster sketch snapping; Stability improvements (Windows) |
| 5.130 | May 17, 2022 | 5 new environments (iPad/macOS); Ground plane shadows (iPad/macOS); Enhanced lighting |
| 5.120 | May 3, 2022 | Coincident constraints; SLDPRT import (Windows); Customizable lights (iPad/macOS) |
| 5.110 | April 20, 2022 | CAD key bindings (Windows); Bug fixes |
| 5.100 | April 4, 2022 | Isolate mode; Improved sketch performance; Responsive layout (Windows) |
| 5.90 | March 22, 2022 | Bug fixes for sketching; Smoother 3D/2D transitions |
| 5.80 | March 7, 2022 | Section view for construction planes/faces; Sketching bug fixes; Major visual addition (iOS/macOS) |
| 5.70 | February 23, 2022 | Diameter annotations toggle; Toolbar improvements (Windows); 2D rotation for mouse/trackpad (Windows) |
| 5.60 | February 8, 2022 | 4-decimal precision for dimensions; Text tool custom font fixes; Clean 2D drawings view option |
| 5.50 | January 26, 2022 | Sketching bug fixes; Improved dimension selection |
| 5.40 | January 12, 2022 | Mirror tool fixes for connected arcs; G2 fillet improvements; Discover tab (Windows only) |
| 5.30 | December 15, 2021 | Advanced circular fillet options; Surface continuity settings; Zebra stripes curvature analysis; Text tool; SVG export improvements; Learn tab (Windows only) |
| 5.20 | November 22, 2021 | UX improvements; SpaceMouse fixes (Mac); Sweep tool fixes; Items manager performance |
| 5.10 | November 10, 2021 | Onboarding tutorial improvements; Faster project loading; 2D Drawings fixes; Touchpad support (Windows only) |
| 5.0 | October 28, 2021 | Unified release across all platforms; Dark mode; Single-click design opening (Windows); Sketch constraints fixes; Various crash fixes |
| 0.32 | October 21, 2021 (Windows) | Standalone installer availability |
| 0.30 | October 13, 2021 (Windows) | 2D drawings centermarks and centerlines; Dark mode; Persistent sketch tools; Input visualization |
| 4.12 | October 13, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Section views improvements; Tool dropping fixes; Keyboard shortcut fixes; Tutorial improvements |
| 0.27 | September 28, 2021 (Windows) | Haptic feedback; Split Body tool; 2D drawings geometries; Dimension hover editing; Area Selection improvements |
| 4.11 | September 28, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Account linking; Split Body tool; Advanced Chamfer/Fillet; Persistent sketch tools; SpaceMouse camera views (Mac) |
| 0.25 | September 9, 2021 (Windows) | Section views for 2D drawings; SVG export; Guide points improvements; Various tool fixes |
| 4.10 | September 8, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Section views for 2D drawings; Loft guided curves; Guide points improvements; Help menu revamp |
| 0.24 | August 23, 2021 (Windows) | Pen compatibility checkpoint; Tool instructions toggle; 2D drawings hotkeys; Various fixes |
| 4.9 | August 19, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | SVG and 3MF export; Simplified sketch item repositioning; Fit-point spline improvements; SpaceMouse navigation modes (Mac) |
| 0.23 | July 30, 2021 (Windows) | Early Access release; Core modeling functionality; 2D drawings; Pen support; Browser login |
| 4.8 | July 19, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Centerline geometries for 2D drawings; Area Selection fixes; Construction axes highlighting; STL export formats (Mac) |
| 4.7 | July 5, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Shapr3D Forums integration; Shell and Project tool fixes; SpaceMouse support (Mac); Menu bar tools (Mac) |
| 4.6 | June 17, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Area Selection with Apple Pencil; Live chat removal; Body name/measurement display; Various tool improvements |
| 4.5 | June 1, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Command search bar; Tool menu reorganization; 2D drawings sync improvements; Area Selection fixes |
| 4.10 | March 20, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Tutorial videos for mouse/trackpad users; Cursor icons for sketching tools; Bottom view projection fix; IGES model selection fix |
| 4.40 | April 29, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Drag selection/cross-selection; Redesigned Color tool; Custom precision for 2D drawings dimensions; DWG/DXF layer organization |
| 4.1.4 | April 17, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | STEP and IGES export fixes |
| 4.1.3 | April 6, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Improved imported model processing |
| 4.1.2 | March 29, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Standard subscription plan; Cursor icons for sketching tools; Bottom view projection fix; IGES model selection fix |
| 4.10 | March 20, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Tutorial videos for mouse/trackpad users; Cursor icons for sketching tools; Bottom view projection fix; IGES model selection fix |
| 4.00 | March 8, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | macOS officially out of beta; 2D Drawings introduction; Technical drawings with base views; Dimensioning and annotation; DWG/DXF/PDF export; New subscription plans |
| 3.60 | February 24, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Hover effects for images and mesh bodies; Various crash fixes |
| 3.59 | February 15, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Enhanced hover effects with guide points; Optimized tutorial videos for mouse/trackpad users |
| 3.58 | February 1, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Sketching improvements; Hover effects for hidden edges; Tutorial improvements; Canvas controls fixes |
| 3.57 | January 21, 2021 (iOS/macOS) | Hover highlighting for all geometry; 2D mode rotation arrows for mouse/trackpad; Bug fixes |
| 3.56 | December 7, 2020 (iOS/macOS) | First public beta for Shapr3D for macOS; Enhanced Align tool; Spline tool shortcut fix; Learn page updates |
| 3.54 | November 17, 2020 (iOS) | Keyboard and mouse/trackpad support; New tutorials and onboarding; Projection bug fixes |
| 3.53 | October 29, 2020 (iOS) | Augmented Reality (AR) support; USDZ export; Extrude tool crash fixes |
| 3.52 | October 15, 2020 (iOS) | Align tool; SLDASM import improvements; Sketch dimension cleanup; Extrude tool improvements |
| 3.51 | October 8, 2020 (iOS) | Chamfer/Fillet and Offset Face tool shortcuts; Various tool fixes; Color preservation in Subtract |
| 3.50 | September 29, 2020 (iOS) | STEP/X_T export hierarchy preservation; Construction geometry tutorial updates; Import bug fixes |
| 3.49 | September 4, 2020 (iOS) | SOLIDWORKS SLDPRT and SLDASM import; Replace Face tool badges; Adaptive UI improvements; Subtract tool options |
| 3.48 | August 24, 2020 (iOS) | SLDPRT import; Adaptive UI for sketching; Project tool badges; Boolean tools improvements; Items manager naming |
| 3.47 | August 11, 2020 (iOS) | Mirror tool badges; Adaptive UI improvements; Backend bug fixes |
| 3.46 | July 23, 2020 (iOS) | 3D import progress display; Failed import details; Items manager naming improvements |
| 3.45 | July 13, 2020 (iOS) | Intersect and Subtract tool badges; Clearer tooltips; Updated Union tool workflow |
| 3.44 | June 26, 2020 (iOS) | Tool tips and tricks; Offset Edge tool improvements for multiple edges |
| 3.43 | June 15, 2020 (iOS) | STEP import structure preservation; Bug fixes; Compressed tutorial content |
| 3.42 | June 9, 2020 (iOS) | Adaptive modeling menu (20% speed increase); Redesigned Items manager; Simplified export; Third-angle projection |
| 3.41 | June 2, 2020 (iOS) | Improved Guides feature; Sketch/edge projection on construction planes; Enhanced Line/Arc tool; Axes availability |
| 3.40 | May 14, 2020 (iOS) | Error-free Parasolid imports; Items manager improvements; Modeling tool refinements; 13 bug fixes |
| 3.39 | May 3, 2020 (iOS) | Color preservation in imports; Clear sketch labels; Performance improvements for large designs; 25 bug fixes |
| 3.38 | April 20, 2020 (iOS) | Image import fixes; Items improvements; Modeling tool fixes; Updated video tooltips; 35 bug fixes |
| 3.37 | April 7, 2020 (iOS) | Ground preparation for major release; Bug fixes; Updated video tooltips |
| 3.36 | March 5, 2020 (iOS) | Line/Arc drawing settings; Delete folder improvements; Section view fixes |
| 3.35 | February 25, 2020 (iOS) | Reconfigured Revolve tool; Menu freeze fixes; Arc-related fixes |
| 3.34 | February 18, 2020 (iOS) | Group items with folders; Revamped Shell tool; Revamped Rotate around axis tool |
| 3.33 | February 7, 2020 (iOS) | Revamped Extrude tool with arrows; Projection fixes for non-planar surfaces |
| 3.32 | February 5, 2020 (iOS) | Select hidden edges; Drag and drop multiple items; Items usability improvements |
| 3.31 | January 22, 2020 (iOS) | Orientation cube shortcut; Dedicated Spline tool; Items usability improvements |
| 3.30 | December 13, 2019 (iOS) | Interactive Orientation Cube; Units and Appearances menu; Disconnect button improvements |
| 3.29 | December 6, 2019 (iOS) | Intuitive sketch guides; Spline task removal from onboarding |
| 3.28 | November 28, 2019 (iOS) | Polygons as unified geometry; Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity; Interface configuration |
| 3.27 | November 21, 2019 (iOS) | |
| 3.26 | November 8, 2019 (iOS) | |
| 3.25 | October 31, 2019 (iOS) | |
| 3.24 | October 17, 2019 (iOS) | |
| 3.23 | September 27, 2019 (iOS) | |
| 3.22 | September 15, 2019 (iOS) | |
| 3.21 | September 8, 2019 (iOS) | |
| 3.20 | August 21, 2019 (iOS) | |
| 3.19 | July 30, 2019 (iOS) | |
| 3.18 | July 16, 2019 (iOS) | Brand new export/import menu; Format annotations; Sketching and constraints improvements; Export annotation fixes |
| 3.17 | July 8, 2019 (iOS) | DWG/DXF import/export; Auto-constraints option; Post-onboarding tutorial improvements |
| 3.16 | June 17, 2019 (iOS) | Sketching improvements and bug fixes |
| 3.15 | June 6, 2019 (iOS) | Boolean operations with solid MESH; Subtract, intersection, and union with mesh geometry |
| 3.14 | May 30, 2019 (iOS) | STL import (PRO feature); Folders system; Multi-layer file structure; Smarter export/import |
| 3.13 | May 16, 2019 (iOS) | Free version limited to 2 designs; Import becomes PRO feature; Coordinate axes for Revolve; Educational license flow |
| 3.12 | May 10, 2019 (iOS) | Items in Screenshot tool; Move multiple bodies to folder; Dubbed extended tutorials; New video player |
| 3.11 | April 11, 2019 (iOS) | Help Menu; Gestures guide; Post-onboarding videos; Items improvements; Updated tool videos |
| 3.9 | March 20, 2019 (iOS) | Arrow interactions; Items (Folders) system; Body renaming; Orthographic 3D view; Tool help videos |
| 3.8.2 | February 26, 2019 (iOS) | Polygon 2D shapes; Spline point editing; Transform tool improvements |
| 3.8.1 | February 14, 2019 (iOS) | Improved 2-finger/3-finger tap undo/redo |
| 3.8 | February 11, 2019 (iOS) | 3-point rectangles; Reimagined sketching; 2D primitives; Interpolated splines; Smarter arc with angles |
| 3.7 | February 1, 2019 (iOS) | Reimagined sketching; 2D primitives; Interpolated splines; Smarter arc with angles; Section view improvements |
| 3.6.3 | January 11, 2019 (iOS) | Loft, Construction Geometry, and Translate control point fixes |
| 3.6 | December 17, 2018 (iOS) | 7 new languages; Segmented onboarding; Performance improvements; Various bug fixes |
| 3.5.6 | December 6, 2018 (iOS) | Delete spline points; Image alignment; Translate and Offset bug fixes |
| 3.5.4 | November 19, 2018 (iOS) | Project tool; Grid lock; Language selector; Hide edges in screenshots; Sketching improvements |
| 3.5.3 | October 31, 2018 (iOS) | Reimagined Loft tool; Subtract improvements; Reduced app size; OBJ export (PRO); Last update for iOS 10 |
| 3.5 | September 26, 2018 (iOS) | |
| 3.4 | August 23, 2018 (iOS) | |
| 3.3 | July 3, 2018 (iOS) | |
| 3.2 | May 19, 2018 (iOS) | |
| 3.0 | December 8, 2017 (iOS) | Introduction of the Parasolid Kernel |
| 2.2 | March 21, 2017 (iOS) | |
| 2.1 | March 1, 2017 (iOS) | |
| 2.0 | December 9, 2016 (iOS) | |
| 1.2 | June 13, 2016 (iOS) | |
| 1.0 | March 22, 2016 (iOS) | Shapr3D initial release |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tara, Roopinder (September 14, 2022). "Shapr3D Is Released with Cloud-based Multiple Platform Support". Engineering.com.
- ^ AP, Anthony Frausto-Robledo, AIA, NCARB, LEED (July 23, 2021). "INSIDER: Shapr3D is Bold on Apple and CAD Dominance". Architosh.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Shapr3D for CNC". www.grzsoftware.com.
- ^ a b c "Brief History of Shapr3D". www.shapr3d.com. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Brief Version History". www.shapr3d.com. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
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