# Shapr3D for mechanical design professionals
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-for-mechanical-design-professionals/14647
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [August 28, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-for-mechanical-design-professionals/14647 "2021-08-28T10:57:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@rammohanp.p](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rammohanp.p)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-for-mechanical-design-professionals/14647/1 "2021-08-28T10:57:23Z")
Can this be considered as a full-fledged mechanical design software/app for mechanical design professionals? Request mechanical design pros to list down the hits and misses of this nice piece of work. From part modelling, to assembly modelling, bill of material creation to drafting, where does this stand? Please share your experiences.
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### Author:  [@Lipshurt](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lipshurt)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-for-mechanical-design-professionals/14647/2 "2021-08-30T01:58:38Z")
I have been exporting drawings of trumpet mouthpieces, and complicated lathe form cutters to CNC and EDM shops and they say it is fine on their end. That is using splines and many complicated French curves and not converting to arcs and circles first. Just sending the file made with splines.
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### Author:  [@Kal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Kal)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-for-mechanical-design-professionals/14647/3 "2021-09-15T11:31:33Z")
For professional mechanical design use? Basic part modeling at best.
Good basic solid modeling, no advanced geometric or relational control, No assembly, no sheetmetal, tubing or other industry specific tools, no simulation, no materials or user definable database so no BoM cut list etc, not capable of producing 2d drawings to a standard I would ever allow to leave the design office β¦
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### Author:  [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-for-mechanical-design-professionals/14647/4 "2021-09-15T11:35:04Z")
True. But every 2 weeks with every new release, we are getting closer and closer. π
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### Author:  [@Kal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Kal)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2021, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-for-mechanical-design-professionals/14647/5 "2021-09-15T11:53:46Z")
I think you people are doing a great job and will over time be a possible competitor in the mid tier market, just not yet.
You have chosen the right course IMHO with solid modeling. Itβs as much of an advancement over parametric software as 3d was over 2d, once you understand how to use it β¦
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### Author:  [@Romulus369](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Romulus369)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-for-mechanical-design-professionals/14647/6 "2021-09-15T12:09:43Z")
Progress can be in the Eye of the Beholder?
The stuff we improve and consider progress might not necessarily be progress? Like so many things, itβs relative or simply a perspective? π’ π’π§π½ββ
What did we ever do without computers!!! πΆππ₯°
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### Author:  [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/shapr3d-for-mechanical-design-professionals/14647/7 "2021-09-15T12:31:57Z")
> [@Kal](#):
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> No assembly
Also Iβd note that many of our customers are creating amazing assemblies using the [Align](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016919159-How-do-I-align-objects-) tool. Itβs an extremely powerful tool. But indeed we will need a dedicated assembly functionality in the future, this is just a note.