

“Finding a way to do professional-grade 3D modeling natively on a mobile app has been the something that so many in the industry have been striving for,” said Gavin Bridgeman, CTO at Tech Soft 3D. We were the first company to do this successfully," added Csanady. The key to success was to integrate the Apple Pencil's pixel‑perfect precision and the touch-based user interface. Detailed 3D CAD design on tablets only became a reality after Apple released the iPad Pro line in early 2016, which uses a pressure sensitive, active stylus. "After years of research, we found that touch screens are not optimal for precise engineering. By integrating these two technologies with Shapr3D’s precision touch screen interface, engineering and design professionals now have the power of desktop modeling on a tablet, the iPad Pro. Siemens’ Parasolid is the world’s leading 3D geometric modeling component, while HOOPS Exchange is the leading CAD translation software development kit (SDK).

The newest release of Shapr3D, available on December 11, 2017, integrates Parasolid and HOOPS Exchange to allow solid modeling and data translation locally within the app, taking mobile CAD experience to a new level unmatched by any other CAD tool. Istvan Csanady, Founder and CEO of Shapr3D We are creating 3D modeling for the 21st century, enabling 3D modeling anytime, anywhere in a new way that is much easier and much more affordable. We want to make 3D CAD modeling available for all creative professionals, and now, all you need is an iPad Pro, an Apple Pencil and some inspiration. The barrier to entry with CAD software is high in the case of traditional CAD tools that are complicated and expensive. “We are creating 3D modeling for the 21st century, enabling 3D modeling anytime, anywhere in a new way that is much easier and much more affordable." We want to make 3D CAD modeling available for all creative professionals, and now, all you need is an iPad Pro, an Apple Pencil and some inspiration,” said István Csanady, Founder and CEO of Shapr3D. “The barrier to entry with CAD software is high in the case of traditional CAD tools that are complicated and expensive. This announcement comes after securing a seed round of funding led by InReach Ventures in August of 2017. Shapr3D, the mobile 3D CAD modeling company, today announced a collaboration with Siemens PLM Software and Tech Soft 3D to create the world’s first CAD system to run Siemens’ Parasolid® software and HOOPS Exchange natively on iOS, and specifically the iPad Pro.
