You can export your designs to other software, collaborate seamlessly with your team, or bring your models into Apple’s AR ecosystem for immersive visualization. Whether you need to gather feedback or prepare for production, Shapr3D gives you the flexibility to move your designs smoothly across platforms.
Before you begin
- Ensure that you’re exporting supported file types.
Export your projects
To export a file, follow these steps:
- From the modeling space, access the Export tool through any of the following:
- From the file menu, go to File > Export…
- Select Share > Export tab > Export Project.
- Choose your preferred format from the available format types.
- Optional: To export in batches, click/tap Select and select the formats you need.
- If applicable, customize your project details.
- Optional: Save your favorite formats before exporting to make future exports quicker and more convenient.
- Select Export.
- In the Save As dialog, enter a file name and choose a location where you want to save your exported file.
- Select Save.
Exporting with isolated parts
You can export isolated parts in any file type except the default .shapr format. Isolated exports to .shapr are unavailable to ensure the complete design is preserved in this format.
To export isolated parts:
- Isolate the part you want to export.
- Follow the steps to export your projects.
File format types
When exporting, you can select from the list of available formats or choose from specific categories:
- All formats – View all recommended and supported formats.
- 3D model – Export formats compatible with 3D models, including Shapr3D native format, Parasolid, STEP, IGES, 3MF, STL, and OBJ.
- 3D print – Export formats for 3D printing, such as STL and 3MF.
- Sketch – Export sketch files, including DWG, DXF, and SVG.
- Drawing – Export drawing files, including DWG, DXF, and PDF.
- AR – Export formats for augmented reality, such as USDZ and GLB.
- Image – Export images in PNG and JPEG formats.
Project details
You can customize your projects when exporting with the following details:
- File name – Enter a name for your project.
- 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 project 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.
- Compress Geometries – Turn on to compress geometries in your projects.
- Compress Textures – Turn on to compress textures in your projects.
- 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.
Save your favorite formats
You can save your favorite formats during export to make exporting quicker and more efficient.
To favorite a format, hover over a file format and then select the star symbol.
Learn more by watching the video below: