The Thread tool is here. Create and customize geometric threads, refine sketches with the Slot and Extend tools, and reuse existing models with 3MF import. Plus, explore new Visualization materials and interface improvements to streamline your modeling workflow.
New: Introducing the Thread tool. Create geometric threads on cylindrical faces and customize the standard, size, pitch, tolerance, direction, and length.
New: The Slot sketch tool is here. Create elongated shapes with rounded ends in a single step. Slot - Center to Center point: Slot - Center point
New: The Extend sketch tool is here. Extend lines and arcs to nearby geometry.
New: Import 3MF files directly into Shapr3D to reuse existing models and streamline your 3D printing workflow.
New: Explore a range of materials in Visualization, including perforated metals, 3D-printed PLA, steel finishes, tiles, plywood, and fabrics.
Improved: The Screenshot tool now opens in a dedicated dialog for a more focused experience.
This is great stuff! Loving the sketch additions, the extend tool is wonderful!
I have a question about the thread tool. It works great, very easy and intuitive. But are there plans to extend this to more customizable thread profiles? I’m asking because for 3d printing purposes, it’s a good idea to keep overhangs at or below 45 degrees so the thread can be printed without supports in all filaments cleanly.
Awesome work! Thanks so much for the Threads tool.
Please bring a public API with MCP support next, so that all of us can use shapr3D with our favorite AI agents, adapting to the most exciting technology of our time.
It’s only available when you select a surface that can be threaded. I tried it with a cylinder with a hole down the middle. Selecting the inside of the hole or the outer surface of the cylinder made the Thread tool available.
I tried the 3MF import. It worked like I thought it would: it imports an uneditable mesh. Are there any plans to add a mesh to BRep converter to Shapr?
I like the Slot tool. I do a lot of functional designs that often accommodate screws and the Slot tool will make adding slots for screws much quicker.
I don’t see the Thread Tool on a Mac but I do see it on an iPad. Parameter cards aren’t visible on the Mac but are on the iPad. Maybe this is tied to the parameter card rollout. Both devices are on shapr3d 26.210.
I’m having the opposite issue. The thread tool works fine on my Windows PC, but I don’t have this feature or the corresponding tab on my tablet. I’ve confirmed that my iPad is already updated to the latest version. Could this be related to my 11‑inch iPad?
Noticed the update notes on App Store mentioning I can import an STL as a solid, doesn’t work on the app on my mac or iPad, is that a bug? This would be more exciting than the thread tool!
We could use a tolerance input for threaded holes on the thread card please.