Parasolid is the world’s leading 3D solid modeling component software and HOOPS Exchange is the leading CAD translation software development kit (SDK). This latest release of Shapr3D allows solid modeling and data translation for Parasolid and HOOPS Exchange to occur locally within an app, something that was made practical by the invention of the Apple Pencil, a pressure sensitive, active stylus. And second, most times you are locked into a desktop or laptop device interacting with the software via a keyboard, mouse and trackpad. First, those industrial design strength applications have a very steep learning curve because you not only need to learn the tools but also the workflow and the processes you have to use to generate your model data. However, currently there are two big problems present. “Design in the age of 3D printing is really being democratized, meaning more people can have access to those tools now than ever before. As Class Kuhnen, industrial design professor at Wayne State University, explained: Partnering this with the ease of use of Shapr3D provides a powerful new tool to today’s designers. The iPad Pro and Apple Pencil work to allow designers to create sketches for explorative models wherever they happen to be. The advantage of this program is that it allows many people to move into what would have been their natural workflow had they not been tied to a laptop or desktop by the requirements of their CAD modeling software. We are creating 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. The founder and CEO of Shapr3D, István Csanady, described the circumstances that led to the development of the project: After receiving an award of seed funding through InReach Ventures in August of this year, today Shapr3D, a Budapest based company, announced the positive results of their collaborative effort with Siemens PLM and Tech Soft 3D to develop the first CAD system capable of running Siemens Parasolid Software and HOOPS Exchange on iOS.

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