Shaper Utilities

Shaper Utilities

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Shaper Tools
A quick and simple SVG vector exporter for Shaper Origin and other digital fabrication tools.

General Usage Instructions

Once the design is modeled suitably for cutting with Origin, in modeling mode, press the Shaper button at the top of the screen

The export panel will be presented prompting you to select a face to define an "up" facing surface. Origin will be cutting from on the body you wish to export. The add-in will automatically identify all cutting geometry facing "up", identifying the cut type necessary to produce them.

Pressing "OK" will prompt for an export file name and destination directory, the name of the selected body is pre-populated as the file name.

The file exported is a correctly scaled, named and color-coded SVG file ready to cut with Origin. Place the file on a thumb drive, or upload to "myhub" and begin cutting right away. 

For complete instructions, hit the ? button in the bottom left corner of the app panel.

Screenshots

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

Install:

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin. 

Uninstall:

You can unload the add-in without uninstalling it by clicking the "Stop" button when the add-in is selected in the list box on the "utilities">"Add-Ins">"Scripts and Add-Ins" dialog.

Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future sessions of Autodesk® Fusion®.

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button.

OR, you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel/Programs and Features' (Windows 10/11), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.

Additional Information

Improvements in 1.9.0

  • Support for the January 2025 version of Fusion.
  • Support for the new Assembly design type.
  • Support to handle the Fusion light and dark UI preference correctly.
  • Modified the algorithm for extracting the model shape, which is significantly faster and more robust than the previous method.
  • Exporting bodies from an external reference is now supported.
  • Fixed a problem where old files with sketch text would fail.
  • Fixed a problem where an internal shape that is a combination of a pocket and an island was not being exported.

Improvements in 1.8.0

  • Fixed: component grounded to parent handled correctly
  • Python updated for compatibility with the current python shipped with Fusion

Improvements in 1.7.0 

  • Python updated for compatibility with the current python shipped with Fusion
  • Fixed: Solid body layout selection filtering was ignoring bodies that were narrower than they were tall
  • Fixed: In sketch mode, non exploded text now exports correctly
  • Fixed: Solid body layout now exports depths more predictably
  • Fixed: Attempting to export linked components now displays a warning rather than failing
  • Fixed: Exporting no longer triggers the file modified asterix in the top bar

Improvements in 1.6.9

  • construction geometry can now be exported as guides
  • solved issue with exporting control point splines

Improvements in 1.6.8

  • resolves an issue reported with the save dialog disappearing
  • resolves an issue with some details failing to export
  • resolves and issue with the order of solid body layout exports
  • sketch exports now export construction lines as guides
  • sketch exports now support test as a guide

Improvements in 1.6.3

  • resolved error with German / French exports failing

Improvements in 1.6.2

  • localization. ( French / German / English will display depending on your language preference. )
  • Optionally export sketched text as “guides” ( for when you want to leave uncuttable notes )
  • Accessible from Manufacturing mode. ( take advantage of fusions simplify > defeature and nesting abilities )
  • Stroke thickness now renders appropriately in all 2d vector editing apps
  • Open stroke legibility improved with rounded corners. ( note that this does not impact the cut outcome, merely how it looks more closely matches how it cuts. )
  • The help icon works correctly on Mac.

Known Issues

  • Forms that are not designed with 2.5d fabrication in mind may fail to export or have unexpected outcomes. (consider using manufacturing > simplify > defeature to prepare a design for export)
  • Solid body/layout advanced export mode requires that geometry is wider in X/Y than it is in Z for it to be selectable for export.
  • linked components will need their link broken temporarily to export.

Contact

Company Name: Shaper Tools
Support Contact: support@shapertools.com

Author/Company Information

Shaper Tools

Support Information

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.9.0

Support for the January 2025 version of Fusion. Support for the new Assembly design type. Support to handle the Fusion light and dark UI preference correctly. Modified the algorithm for extracting the model shape, which is significantly faster and more robust than the previous method. Exporting bodies from an external reference is now supported. Fixed a problem where old files with sketch text would fail. Fixed a problem where an internal shape that is a combination of a pocket and an island was not being exported.
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