Very usable work in progress with great potential
Great program, best for iPad Pro. BUT
Response from developer
We are sorry to hear that you had issues with the app. We are always happy to help you, and we would love to learn more about your experience with Shapr3D. Please get in touch with us in email support@shapr3d.com or on our forum: discourse.shapr3d.com
Great 3D app
This would would make a superb desktop app and with workflow between them you’d kill the market! If it stays iPad only I wouldn’t give up my day tools just yet.
Well done though guys. Amazing job.
It’s great
Should be called ‘limited trial version’
Having said that, the Free version is nothing more than a come-on to get you to subscribe to a very expensive paid version. How expensive? Currently, I pay in the vicinity of $50/month for everything that Adobe makes: Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Premiere Pro, et all. These guys want $30/month (or $20/month, paid yearly, in advance) for ONE APP. Explain the value proposition to me on that. Preferably without holding a gun to my head.
It’s a pity. I don’t need 3D often, but when I do need it, I NEED it. If these guys would offer, say, a metered version that would let you use all the essential features for X# of models per month, I might bite. Or even a purchase price, saving you from the nickel-and-diming you to death of a subscription model. But at $30/month, I’ll have to take my 3D projects elsewhere and bite the bullet to use a product that isn’t quite as easy - but far easier on the pocketbook.
Amazing
By far the easiest mechanical design CAD to learn and use for non-experts.
I don’t use design CAD tools often enough and forget how to use certain functions. This is where this tool shines where an animated demonstration magically shows how that function works and in 30 seconds I am up and running again. I like to call this “lean learning”. No videos of some expert telling a long story. All other CAD tools require digging in through hrs of video and google search listening to experts hoping they eventually answer your questions and taking so long you may decide it is too hard and time consuming. My hats off to the designer.
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Occasional User
It’s a very badly designed app
Why can you only use on iPad Pro!?
Response from developer
Hi - We have designed Shapr3D specifically around the precise pencil, touch interaction. Without this, it would loose the reason it stands out. And now that the new iPad is out that supports Apple Pencil you don't need an iPad Pro, just an iPad that supports Apple Pencil.
Still learning
Response from developer
Thanks for the feedback. We plan to create more tutorials in the future too. You can find the current ones in the app and on the website as well: https://shapr3d.com/design-school/ Regarding the prices: Our pricing might be high to some, but still more affordable than most CAD tools. A little insight into the industry: While other desktop solutions can cost up to thousands of dollars a year, we offer our CAD software for $149 / year. We think that's very competitive. We have created the app for professional in the first place who'd use the app for their daily work. But we know that there are others as well who might be interested. So to help students and educators, we have created an educational program, where they can get the PRO version of the app for free as long as they are enrolled in any educational institution. If someone is only a (3D printing) hobbyist, they can use Shapr3D without paying for a PRO plan as there is an STL exporting possibility for 3D printing. We think that is a fair exchange. We provide the full PRO version to students and educators for free and 3D printing possibilities without paying for the app. It's good and free for 3D printing, concept design. And we ask for a competitive price (third what Fusion is) from those who use the app for professional, daily work. We believe this is a fair value proposition on our end. Hope more and more people will agree with us in the long run. :)
