ℹ️ If you use the free version of Shapr3D, you can only export in low-quality STL.
To use your Shapr3D projects in other CAD software or Apple’s AR ecosystem, follow these steps:
- Select the Share button in the Top bar.
The Export dialog appears. - Select the usage type, and then the available format if applicable.
Or, you can select Format to choose the format of the export file.
For a full list of exportable file formats, check out this article. - Customize these details, if applicable:
- File name
- File Format/Output Format: You have several options: AP203, AP214, AP242, text, ASCII, and binary. The latter is the default format since it’s more common and compact.
- Include Dimensions: Any locked dimensions in your design will be preserved.
- Include Hidden Items: Turn on the switch if you want hidden items to be saved in the export.
- Include Mesh Bodies: Turn on the switch if you want mesh bodies to be saved in the export.
- Include Hidden Sketches: Turn on the switch if you want hidden sketches to be saved in the export.
- Include Vertex Colors: Turn on the switch if you want to preserve vertex colors in the export.
- Resolution: Set the quality of the export. If you want to set a custom resolution, you can set the deviation and angle tolerances.
- Save Each First-Level Item Separately: Turn on the switch if you want to export your project in separate, organized files. These files are then compressed into a ZIP file.
- Save Each Sketch Plane Separately: Turn on the switch if you want to export your project in separate, organized files. These files are then compressed into a ZIP file.
- Units: Set the unit of your export to millimeter, centimeter, meter, inch, or foot.
Depending on the file format you want to export, you’ll see different details.
- Select Continue.
The Save This File popover appears. - Specify how you want to share the file and select one of the following: Save to Files, Send via Mail, and Share with...