Review Links

Review Links let you share your 3D models and 2D Drawings through a secure web link. Viewers can open your project in any modern browser without installing Shapr3D. You can control access by sharing the link publicly, restricting it to your team, or inviting specific individuals for a more private review.

Generate a Review Link

To create a Review Link:

1. From the top bar, select Share to open the Share This Project modal.
2. To generate your Review Link, select Share beside Share Design Review Link.
   Note: Select beside Share to manage Privacy and Access Settings before generating the link.
3. Select Create Link. If Sync is disabled, you’ll be prompted to enable it before continuing.
   Note: If Sync is disabled, a prompt will appear when you create a link. Enable Sync to continue.
   
   

Manage privacy and access settings

Once the Review Link is created, you can manage its settings under Share:

• Review Link – Copy the link to share it with selected users.
• Link Settings – Choose who can view the link and whether to make them a Viewer or Commenter.
  • Anyone with the link – Anyone can view your project.
  • Only the people invited – Only people invited to view your Review Link can view the project.
  • Members of this team – Only team members logged into Shapr3D can access the project.
• Include Visualization Materials – Disable this setting to speed up link creation and improve viewing performance on mobile devices.
• Include 2D Drawings – Enable this setting to include 2D Drawings in the Review Link.
  
• Comments– Shows the number of comments in your Review Link. Select Open to quickly view the link and its comments.
• Export as a File – Another way to Export your project.

Note: After making any changes to the Review Link settings, select Publish Changes to apply them. To deactivate the Review Link, select Unpublish.

View projects via the Review Link

View shared projects by opening the Review Link in any modern web browser. You can explore 3D models, review 2D drawings, and leave comments directly for fast, focused feedback.

3D models

Explore shared 3D models directly in your browser with intuitive navigation and feedback tools.

• Interact with models: Move, rotate, and zoom in or out to explore every detail.
• Preview in AR (Augmented Reality): Select AR to view your models in the real world. To learn more, Augmented Reality
• Commenting: Users with permission can leave comments directly on the model. To learn more, go to Collaborate with comments.

2D Drawings

When 2D Drawings are included in a Review Link, a sidebar provides quick access to these 2D Drawings, making it easy to review detailed views alongside your 3D models. Here’s how you can interact with and save 2D Drawings:

• Show or hide drawings: Click the sidebar to toggle the visibility of available 2D Drawings.
• Interact with drawings: Move, zoom in, or zoom out while viewing the 2D drawing.
• Save or copy the drawing: Right-click (secondary click) the drawing and select Save Image As… or Copy Image.
• Download as PDF: Click the Download PDF button to save a PDF copy of the drawing.

Invite users and manage access

You can control who can view or comment on your Review Link by managing access permissions. Use the Share button to invite users, assign roles, adjust access settings, or copy the link as needed.

Invite users to view a Review Link

You can invite specific users to access your Review Link without making the link public. Invited users will receive an email with a link to view the project. If they don’t have a Shapr3D account, they’ll need to sign up before accessing the Review Link.

To invite a new user:

1. Select Share.
2. In the Emails field under People with access, enter the email address(es) of the person/people you want to invite.
3. From the dropdown beside, select their role:
   • Viewer – Can view the project but cannot comment.
   • Commenter – Can view and leave comments.
4. Select Invite.
5. To save the changes, select Done.
   
   
   
   

Manage Review Link access

You can control who can view or comment on your Review Link by adjusting General access settings. Choose between allowing anyone with the link to access the project or restricting it to team members only.

To manage access settings:

1. Select Share.
2. Under General access, choose who can access your Review Link:
   • Anyone with the link – Grants access to anyone who has the link.
   • Members of this team – Restricts access to team members only.
3. From the dropdown beside the selected option, choose a role:
   • Viewer – Can view the project but cannot comment.
   • Commenter – Can view and leave comments.
4. To save the changes, select Done.
   
   

Collaborate with comments

Review Links let team members and invited commenters leave context-specific comments directly on your design. Commenting is enabled by default and works in desktop browsers when signed into a Shapr3D account.

Add comments

Team members and invited commenters can add comments directly when viewing the Review Link on a desktop browser while signed in to a Shapr3D account.

To add comments:

1. Open the Review Link from a desktop web browser.
2. If you haven’t yet, log in to your Shapr3D account.
3. Click the Add comment .
4. Select any part of the model you want to comment on.
5. Enter your comment in the comment field.
6. To finish, select Send.
   
   

View comments

Collaborate seamlessly by viewing comments directly on the Review Link page.

• Show or hide comments: Click to toggle comment visibility.
• Open specific comments: Click on a comment to navigate to the part of the model where it was added.
• Refresh for updates: Reload the page to view the latest comments added by your team.