And with the iPad Pro version launched in March of this year, it also offers an integrated LiDAR scanner. It also provides an intuitive experience that eases adoption for a certain set of users: “A lot of industrial designers are used to the iPad - including some who haven’t used CAD before,” Close commented. Smaller and lighter than most laptop computers or mobile workstations, the iPad provides mobility for employees working from home, traveling to job sites, or meeting customers. The company plans to expand to other platforms and touchscreen devices in the future.

Shapr 3D currently runs on all iPad versions that support Apple Pencil. The Shapr3D iPadOS app has been built “completely from scratch” for the device, Close told Cadalyst: “We’re not adapting an old tool to the iPad.” The app received special recognition from Apple this year, when it became the first CAD app to receive an Apple Design Award.

The Apple iPad - a device most CAD software companies ignore - intrigued Csanády with its touchscreen user interface (UI) and multifunctional Apple Pencil interactive stylus.

they tend to enjoy solving other people’s problems.”Īfter selecting an area of primary interest - architecture, engineering, industrial design, or woodworking - new Shapr3D users are led through a series of hands-on demonstrations. “Downloading and getting up to speed is ridiculously quick - it’s literally a couple of hours.” And if a question does arise, the answer may be found in a YouTube video tutorial or in the app’s Facebook community, he suggested. “The reason you need is someone has to explain what the product is and how it works, this product is not so complex that it needs explaining,” Ron Close, Shapr3D’s vice president of marketing, told Cadalyst. Part of the company’s vision for a better CAD experience is a self-serve model for purchasing the software and learning to use it. Shapr3D is a small company with a grand ambition: delivering “the world’s smoothest, most intuitive 3D modeling experience.” Shapr3D launched the iPadOS app that shares its name in 2016, and has been “making CAD suck less,” in the words of founder and CEO István Csanády, ever since.

Shapr3D Adds Adaptive UI to 3D Modeling App for iPad 31 Jul, 2020 By: Cyrena Respini-Irwin Parasolid-based app features offline modeling in 2D and 3D with builds accurate to 10 decimal places, and now, predictive tool suggestions.

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