# Any feature ideas?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 26, 2016, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15 "2016-01-26T10:09:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![WrigleyS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@WrigleyS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/WrigleyS)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 9:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/493 "2019-05-25T09:20:32Z")

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Hi,

In some circumstances, when drawing sketches onto visible faces, the standard colours and contrast can make the sketch lines difficult to see. Might not be the case for everyone and just how I perceive the colours and contrast, but the ability to choose a different default sketch or face colour would be helpful.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![dopper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/dopper/32/3796_2.png) [@dopper](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dopper)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/494 "2019-05-28T18:07:08Z")

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I didn’t read all 481 messages above mine so I apologize if this has already been suggested. I would like to have folders available at the design file level in order to manage multiple files at a project level. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![DeoAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@DeoAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DeoAM)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/495 "2019-05-31T19:24:57Z")

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I would love to see those features as well, along side an array function!!

Thank you,

Deo

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**Author:** ![DeoAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@DeoAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DeoAM)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/496 "2019-05-31T19:49:35Z")

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Here are a few features I would love to suggest.

The first one has to do with the information menu that appears when we select an object may it be a line, edge, etc… I would be great if that menu is utilize more and made more functional. I could see that for instance be used to change object dimensions without having to drag anything around. It could also be used to scale an object, etc…

Please refer to image for more explanation

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/7/701ed5ed613376ee5b15c5a77fc81104eef36502.jpeg)

Thank you,

Deo

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**Author:** ![DeoAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@DeoAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DeoAM)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/497 "2019-05-31T19:51:56Z")

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My second suggestion has to do with the section tool. I feel the section tool is very limited in its current state and could definitely use some change. It would be great for instance to be able to move, and rotate it etc.

Please refer to image

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/d/d136d96dd3ac3162afbc09e009ad73fb50aaabab.jpeg)

Thank you!!

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**Author:** ![DeoAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@DeoAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DeoAM)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/498 "2019-05-31T19:53:08Z")

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Last but not least,  
More options for “views” as highlighted in the image below

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/5/5001e845a20e516fde9a5f1b3b1fcc061062a02c.jpeg)

Thank you for your time and consideration!!

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/499 "2019-05-31T21:28:03Z")

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@DeoAM these are all great suggestions, and I think you got many great points. Thank you very much for sharing it.

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**Author:** ![DeoAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@DeoAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DeoAM)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/500 "2019-05-31T22:05:12Z")

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Thank you very much for listening and all the time and effort you are putting in this app! It has improved tremendously since I started using it back a few years ago.

Also really love what you guys have done with folders (helps organise projects better) and makes selection of objects much easier!!

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**Author:** ![erik\_b](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/erik_b/32/3846_2.png) [@erik\_b](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/erik_b)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/501 "2019-06-03T07:42:11Z")

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(Amazing app already, congrats to anyone involved)

**Modeling Options:**

- Fillets with G2+ continuity

**Appearance Options:**

- Matcap shading mode for shape evaluation  

- Toggle edges visibility on/off

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**Author:** ![WrigleyS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@WrigleyS](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/WrigleyS)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/502 "2019-06-05T14:01:19Z")

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Absolutely agree with being able to save views. Not just points of view but also different combinations of visible objects. Eg, in a building model, saving just the ground floor geometry with everything else hidden.

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**Author:** ![Lucas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@Lucas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lucas)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/503 "2019-06-05T20:12:58Z")

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Automatic saves in iCloud?

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**Author:** ![jwr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jwr/32/3848_2.png) [@jwr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jwr)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/504 "2019-06-05T20:23:35Z")

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One thing which I would really enjoy is using my 3DConnexion SpaceMouse to quickly and precisely rotate/pan/zoom. All iPads support USB and the SpaceMouse is (I think) a HID device, so it shouldn’t be that difficult.

I found that navigation using fingers on screen doesn’t always do what I want, besides these 3DConnexion devices allow for navigating much faster and with more precision, as you can move/rotate in multiple axes at once.

I use the compact SpaceMouse (with Fusion 360 and Solidworks) and I really, really like it. I can’t imagine going back to navigating using the mouse.

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**Author:** ![Frosty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@Frosty](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Frosty)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/505 "2019-06-23T19:46:28Z")

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Drawing on a surface or improvements to the project tool would be a game changer. I am a jewellery designer and my current workflow involves sketching the shapes in 2d and projecting them onto more complex surfaces. Each ‘project’ can take several tries to get spacing and sizing correct. I also have to be careful that the shapes aren’t too big because this can result in warping. If there is a better workflow you can suggest, I would love to hear it.

Thanks!

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/0/0e15c8c577ecc161b98d1d5677bb791562607dff.png)

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**Author:** ![3dmob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/3dmob/32/4137_2.png) [@3dmob](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/3dmob)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/506 "2019-06-23T20:08:24Z")

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If they haven’t suggested these yet:

Undo but by step. For example if I make multiple selections, if I undo, everything gets deselected.

It’d be neat to have a duplicate option for a tool

I know there is a way to make a spiral like tube, but it’d be neat to have an option to be able to taper the shape at the ends instead of just having a tubular spring shape that’s uniform from top to bottom.

Along with the tri, hex, and octagonal splines, it would be neat to have a star shape that you can modify points with.

Also it’d be nice to be able to move multiple objects into one folder at a time instead of selecting single objects. Or to have the option to select multiple objects and click the folder option and have them fall into the new created folder.

Lastly, having an option to increase the density of the obj upon export would be nice since the topology on the geo isn’t the cleanest. I took mine into Zbrush and there are some solutions to fixing the bad topology, but right off the bat if I can export it out of shapr3d at a high resolution it would be nice for printing or rendering without faceting on some parts of the model.

Overall this app is killer! And I love it!

Solomon

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**Author:** ![Partnershipdesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dc4da7/32.png) [@Partnershipdesign](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Partnershipdesign)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/507 "2019-07-02T16:42:27Z")

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App is fantastic! 🙂

It would be great if you could add the option to save ‘custom views’.

 ![34](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/a/a526b00f218f729d5cd8191148e810bc30bdb917.jpeg)

As i have little experience with rendering, I currently take screenshots for concept work and add effects in Adobe Photoshop. I often will need to make changes to the model and reimport a new screenshot, but trying to get the exact same angle for a second screenshot is impossible (at least i think it is?)

Having the ability to save ‘custom views’ would enable me to instantly revert back to exact same view (or camera angle) that I last used to take a screenshot.

I hope you can see wider value in this, as I’d love to see this in a future update

James

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**Author:** ![Chrimap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b77776/32.png) [@Chrimap](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Chrimap)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/508 "2019-07-04T22:19:35Z")

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Measures input is solved great, but maybe it could be combined with a downsize calculator, for entering the 1:1 measures?

Regards  
Chris

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**Author:** ![DeoAM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@DeoAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DeoAM)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/509 "2019-07-09T10:45:30Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/bb10734669304825037ea7dbfbd4c1fd4368aaa0.jpeg)

Hi,

First off I wanted to thank you guys for the latest feature dxf/dwg import and export. I believe the feature will help address some of the issues I had with regard to export my drawings/sketches to other apps such as illustrator. Having said that I believe that a make2D (ability to save a given view in a pdf format without doing any type of projection would be very welcome as it would allow a faster and more efficient workflow.

That in conjunction with custom views would be game changer

If you need a more detail on the feature pls let me know and I’ll be more than glad to provide more details and use case!

Other than that I also wanted to ask, Is there any plans to bringing the array feature anytime soon to Shapr3D?

Thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![justin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@justin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/justin)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/510 "2019-09-18T06:03:43Z")

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More of a frustration than a feature request: I get very frustrated by hidden sketch folders automatically turning back on when drawing a sketch coplanar with them. I’ve got them off to make a separate sketch. I don’t want them on! Lol

/edit: I’ll rephrase as a feature request: please add the ability to have separate coplanar sketches.

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**Author:** ![justin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@justin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/justin)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/511 "2019-09-18T20:11:42Z")

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Another request, though I’m sure it’s been said: more robust selection tools. e.g.:

- Deselect without needing to zoom out to an empty part of the drawing
- Brush selection (paint across objects/faces/edges) to select them
- Filterable selection (enable to choose what kind of objects to select. Faces, solids, edges, etc.)
- Edge loop selection
- Selection fill (given a closed loop of selected edges or faces, offer the ability to select all connected edges/faces on the inside or outside of that loop

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**Author:** ![Ernie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Ernie](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Ernie)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/any-feature-ideas/15/512 "2019-09-18T21:17:45Z")

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Currently to go from a sub-menu, e.g. “tools”, one has to go up to the top menu before going down into another sub-menu e.g. “add.” To save clicks, you could expand out the “back” menu button, when chosen, to show “back” and also all sub-menu items; then you could slide the stylus tip over to the item you want.

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