Access or manage projects and folders

You can access and organize your projects from two main sections in the  Shapr3D Dashboard: Recents and Spaces. Use these sections to browse, open, rename, move, and manage your designs and folders.

Access your projects

You can open any project directly from the Recents or Spaces section in the Shapr3D Dashboard. Just select the project tile to load it in the modeling space.

Browse your projects

Projects are shown as tiles across Spaces, Recents, and any organized folders. These tiles give you a quick overview of key details at a glance:

• Preview – A thumbnail image of your model for easy identification
• Title – The name of the project
• Last edited by – The name of the last team member in a shared space who edited the design and the time of the last update
• Storage status – A cloud icon appears if the project is stored only in the cloud. If the icon isn’t visible, the project is available locally on your device.

Manage your projects

Recent projects

The Recent Projects under Recents shows your most recently opened or modified projects across all spaces. From here, you can right-click (secondary click) a project to:

• Open the project
• Rename the project
• Manage storage location
• Show project versions
• Export the project

For more advanced actions like organizing projects into folders or restoring project versions, switch to the Spaces view.

Spaces

Under Spaces, you can find the library of your shared projects and drafts.

Create a new project

You can create a new project directly from your shared space or Drafts.

To create a new project:

1. Go to the space you want to create a project from.
2. From the top bar, select New .

Import a new project

To import a project into any space:

1. Go to the space where you want to import a  project.
2. From the top bar, select or  .

Manage project storage location

Choose to store your project locally or in the cloud. To learn more, visit Shapr3D Sync.

Rename a project or space

To rename a project:

1. Right-click (secondary click) or long-tap on a project or folder.
2. Select Rename.

To rename your space:

1. Right-click (secondary click) or long-tap on your space.
2. Select Rename Space...

Selecting projects

You can select projects in the Dashboard to manage them individually or in groups. 

Selecting a project

To work with a single project, select it and open the context menu:

• Windows: Right-click on the project.
• iPadOS: Tap and hold the project.
• macOS: Secondary click on the project.

Selecting multiple projects

To manage multiple projects, select them first, then open the context menu for batch actions:

• Windows: Click   to select the projects, then right-click to open the context menu.
• iPadOS: Tap Select to choose the projects, then tap and hold to open the context menu.
• macOS: On your keyboard, press and hold Shift to choose the projects, then secondary click to open the context menu.

Duplicate a project

To duplicate a project:

1. Select the project(s) you want to duplicate.
2. Right-click (secondary click) or long-tap on your selection to open the context menu.
3. Select Duplicate.

Restore Project Versions

You can view or restore previous versions of your projects by right-clicking on a project and selecting Show Versions. To learn more, visit Project Versions.

Quick export projects to your favorite formats

Effortlessly export your projects to your favorite formats using the Quick Export option in the Dashboard. With this feature, you can select multiple projects and export them all at once, making your workflow smoother and more efficient.

To export your projects to your favorite formats:

1. Select the project(s) to export.
2. Right-click (secondary click) or long-tap on any of your selected projects.
3. Select Quick Export to Favorite Formats.
4. Select a folder or location to save your projects.

Export a project to .shapr file

To export a project to a .shapr file:

1. Select the project(s) to export.
2. Select Save as .shapr file.

Create and manage folders

You can create folders under any of the available spaces to organize your projects more easily. You can find your created folders in both the main Dashboard and Dashboard sidebar.

To create a new folder:

1. From the top bar, select New folder. 
2. When prompted, enter a folder name and then select Create.
   
   

To organize projects and folders into other spaces or folders, do any of the following:

• Drag and drop projects or folders from either the main Dashboard or Dashboard sidebar within or across the available spaces.
• Secondary click (right-click) on projects and folders and then select New Folder with Selection to automatically move them into a new folder.
  
  

Folder navigation

You can navigate between folders and subfolders using any of the following options:

• Directly from the Dashboard sidebar
• By using the navigation arrows for iPadOS and macOS
• By using the breadcrumbs for Windows to navigate

To navigate between folders using the navigation arrows or breadcrumbs:

• Windows: From the breadcrumb trail at the top, click a folder or subfolder name to go back to its location.
• iPadOS/macOS: Click or tap any of the back or next arrow keys at the top to go to the next or previous folder location.
  
  

Sort projects

To sort projects within a space, click/tap Sort from the top bar and then choose a sorting type:

Windows:

• Date modified – Sorts projects by date. 
• Name – Sorts projects and folders by name. 
• Ascending – If Date modified is selected, projects sort in ascending order.
• Descending – If Name is selected, projects and folders sort in descending order.

iPadOS/macOS:

• Date Modified (Latest to Oldest) – Sorts projects by date in descending order. 
• Date Modified (Oldest to Latest) – Sorts projects by date in ascending order. 
• Name (A to Z) – Sorts projects and folders by name in ascending order. 
• Name (Z to A) – Sorts projects and folders by name in descending order.
  
  

Delete a folder or project

To delete a project or folder:

1. Select the project(s) you want to delete.
2. Right-click (secondary click) or long-tap on your selection to open the context menu > Delete.
3. To confirm the deletion, select Delete.