Guides
Guides to designing with ShapeDis
Short, practical pages on each part of the tool: describing a part, pointing and measuring, the checks, fit tests, printers, files and settings. They say what ShapeDis does today, and what it does not.
Your first design in ShapeDis: from a sentence to a file
Start a project, describe a part, change it, and download the files. What to expect at each step, and what it costs in credits.
3 min readHow to describe a part so it comes out right
Real sizes, what it attaches to, what it fits, and when to add a picture. Four examples to copy.
3 min readPoint, measure and cut it open: the 3D view tools
Click to point, click twice to measure, slice to see inside, fly through. Every tool talks to the AI.
3 min readWhat the print checks look at, and what they do not
Exactly what is checked on every version, the 45 degree overhang rule, and what is not checked at all.
4 min readCheck that it fits: mocks, zones and the slide-in test
Model the thing your part fits as a mock, then slide one piece into another and see where they collide.
3 min readPrinter bed sizes, and designing a part that fits
Build volumes of the printers in ShapeDis, the Board setting, and how a large design is split into pieces that fit.
3 min readSTL, STEP or 3MF: which file to use
One download, three formats. Which goes to the slicer, which goes to CAD, and why.
3 min readRecommended print settings, and what is never touched
Thirteen shape-dependent settings, each with a reason. Printer, nozzle and filament settings are never touched.
2 min readDesigning for 3D printing: the general rules
General rules of thumb for parts that print well, and which of them ShapeDis checks and which it does not.
3 min readVersions and history: try things, lose nothing
Every change is a version. Look back, restore, see how it was made, and delete what you do not need.
2 min read