Settings or Preferences

Settings (Windows & iPadOS) or Preferences (macOS) is your central hub for configuring the Shapr3D environment. This menu allows you to:

• Manage your Account – View your login email, manage subscriptions, or log out.
• Configure Sync – Monitor project sync status and trigger manual syncs.
• Customize the Interface – Set your preferred language, theme (Light/Dark), accent colors, and menu placement.
• Adjust Graphics & Performance – Fine-tune resolution, anti-aliasing, and tessellation for your hardware.
• Set Navigation Styles – Select navigation presets and toggle scroll directions to match your workflow.
• Check App Information – Verify your specific software version and installation type.

Access Settings or Preferences

• Windows: 
  • From the Dashboard, open the Team Switcher > Settings.
  • From the menu bar, go to File > Settings.

• iPadOS: 

  • From the Dashboard, open the Team Switcher > Settings.
  • From the modeling space, open Settings > Settings.
• macOS: 
  • From the Dashboard, open the Team Switcher > Settings.
  • Go to the Mac menu bar > Shapr3D > Settings...

Shapr3D Settings

Account settings

• Email Address – Shows the email address logged in to Shapr3D.
• Log Out – Logs you out of Shapr3D.
• Manage Subscription – Redirects you to the Shapr3D Subscription page in your browser.
• Restore Subscription – Restores your previous subscription.

General settings

• Language – Choose your preferred supported language.
• Theme – Choose your preferred theme: System, Light, Dark.
  • Always – Menu labels are always displayed.
  • On Hover, On All Buttons – The menu labels only display upon hovering your pointer.
  • Only for Hovered Buttons (Windows) – Only the hovered button displays the menu label.
• Accent color – Choose your preferred accent color.
• Undo/Redo Button Position (Windows) – Choose Title Bar or Bottom Bar as your preferred placement for the Undo and Redo buttons.
• Interface (iPadOS) – Choose between Left or Right to switch the placement of the menus and tools to the left-hand or right-hand side of your screen.
• Single Key Action
  • Command Search – Uses Command Search as your single key action.
  • Hotkeys – Uses Hotkeys as your single key action.
  • Customize keyboard shortcuts – Opens the Keyboard Shortcuts settings.
• Keyboard Shortcuts (macOS) – Select Customize… to open the keyboard shortcuts settings.
• Selection Extension (macOS) – Choose whether you need to hold Shift to select multiple items. When disabled, each click adds to your selection automatically.
• Circular Annotations – Choose between Always Radius or Radius and Diameter as your preferred annotation for circular sketches and geometry.
  Note for Windows: You can change your circular annotation settings from Views and Appearance.

Import

• Show advanced preferences every time –  Enable this for faster processing of STEP, IGES, CATIA Part, SolidWorks Part, and Solid Edge Part files. To learn more about these settings, visit Import.

Graphics

• Anti-Aliasing (Windows) – Control how edges are smoothed in the workspace. Choose from Disabled, 2× MSAA, or 4× MSAA to balance visual quality and performance. 
• Rendering Quality (macOS) or Resolution (Windows) – Controls the overall visual fidelity when displaying models in both Modeling and Visualization spaces. Choose High, Medium, or Low to balance image quality and performance.
• Tessellation Quality – Adjusts how detailed mesh surfaces appear when displayed or exported. Choose from Very High, High (default), or Low to balance visual smoothness and performance.

Navigation settings

• Navigation Presets – Opens Navigation Presets.
• 2-Finger Rotation (iPadOS) – Toggle to enable or disable 2-Finger Rotation. 
• Zoom or Reverse Zoom Scroll Direction – Toggle to enable reverse zoom scroll direction.
  Note: If you're using a keyboard, visit Navigation Presets for more navigation controls.
• Start Shapr3D with – Select the screen that appears when you launch Shapr3D: Recents, Projects.
• Tutorial mode (macOS and Windows)
  • Display clicks – Enable to display pointer clicks while modeling.
  • Display keyboard presses – Enable to display keyboard presses while modeling.
    Note: Refer to Other settings below to learn how to use tutorial mode on iPadOS.

Sync settings

• Sync Projects – Shows you the status of when your project was last synced. You can select this option to manually sync your projects.

About

• App Version – Check your software version.
• Installation Type (Windows) – Shows whether Shapr3D was installed from the Microsoft Store or downloaded directly from the website.
• Terms of Use – Access the Shapr3D Terms of Use.
• Privacy Policy – Access the Shapr3D Privacy Policy.
• Data Setting – Open to enable or disable Send Usage Data.

Account Deletion settings

• Delete Account and Projects – Deletes your account and projects.
  Warning: This action cannot be undone. Once prompted, you will lose every project you worked on in Shapr3D.

Other settings (iPadOS only)

For iPaOS, open the system Settings, and find Shapr3D in the list of installed applications to access these additional settings:

• Allow Shapr3D to Access – Enables access to specific device settings such as photos and camera.
• Preferred Language – Another way to choose your preferred supported language.
• Tutorial Mode – Enables Display Pencil and touches and Display keyboard presses. Restart Shapr3D for these changes to apply.