Shapr3D

ShapeMason is built for Shapr3D, which imports DXF sketches and STEP solids but not SVG or editable meshes.

DXF sketches

1. Make the DXF: Sketch, Text Sketch, Cross Section or Project Silhouette.
2. In Shapr3D, use Import (or drop the file on the design) and choose the DXF.
3. Place the sketch on a plane or face. ShapeMason writes millimeters and says so in the file; if Shapr3D asks for units, choose millimeters.

Closed profiles become regions you can extrude. Open paths stay lines; turn on Closed shapes only to leave them out.

Tips

• Set the size in ShapeMason (Scale to width) so the sketch arrives at the size you want.
• Origin › Center puts the art’s center on the sketch origin.
• Circles and arcs arrive as true circles and arcs, so you can dimension and constrain them.

STEP solids

Import the .step the same way. Each solid becomes a body. Faces merged by ShapeMason are single faces in Shapr3D; with Prismatic conversion, holes are cylinders you can select, offset and fillet.

If the mesh wasn’t watertight and you used Surface body, Shapr3D imports a surface body rather than a solid.

Recipes

Shapr3D treats meshes as reference only and doesn’t import SVG.

You want	Use case
A logo or artwork in a design	As a sketch to extrude, or straight to a solid to place and combine
To edit a downloaded printable part	Mesh to solid with Prismatic conversion, then push and pull faces or resize holes; repair first if needed
Lettering on a part	Text as a solid, then combine it with your part

On a Mac, a Finder Quick Action makes “convert, then import” two clicks.