DesignSpark Mechanical vs Shapr3D
| DesignSpark Mechanical | Shapr3D | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Free trial | Yes | |
| Paid from | $24.92/mo | |
| Platforms | Windows | macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Parametric modeling | Yes | Yes |
| Modeling method | direct | Direct and history-based parametric modeling |
| Assembly design | Yes | |
| Sheet-metal tools | No | |
| Surface modeling | Yes | |
| Cloud collaboration | No | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows Server 2016 and 2019 (64-bit) | Windows PCs and tablets, Apple macOS computers, iPads, and Apple Vision Pro |
| File import and export | Explorer imports RSDOC, RSDOCX, DSPCB IDF, TXT, JPG, BMP, PNG; exports RSDOCX, STL, OBJ, 3D PDF. Creator/Engineer also import OBJ, SKP, DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, AVI, WMV, MKV; export AMF, DXF, DWG, STEP, IGES, GLB/GLTF, OBJ, VDB, 3D PDF, SKP, STL, XAML, JPG, PNG. | Import and export native CAD formats including PRT, SLDPRT, CATPART, XT, STEP, IGES, DWG, STL, 3MF, OBJ, and more. |
| Modeling dimension | 2D and 3D | 3D |
| Direct modeling | Yes | Yes |
| File format support | STEP, IGES, STL, DXF | XT, STEP, IGES, DWG, STL, 3MF, SLDPRT, SLDASM, NX, JT, CV5, CREO, Solid Edge, Rhino, OBJ, USDZ, DXF, SVG, PDF, ACIS, FBX, Parasolid, PRC, Universal 3D, VRML |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platform access | both | |
| Sculpting tools | No | |
| Animation tools | No | |
| Render engine | built-in | |
| 3D print export | Yes |
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