


Mesh models are used widely in the manufacturing industry but their editability has a lot of differences compared to a CAD model. While in Shapr3D Pro, tolerances are exported in high-quality and you can also customize tolerance settings. Note: In Shapr3D Basic, the tolerance is set to loose with low-quality export, so some modeling details may be reduced.

Smaller tolerances need more polygons and result in a more accurate model. This is the maximum allowed distance between the CAD model and the mesh file. You can create a mesh model of a CAD design by converting the CAD model within a given tolerance. However, a higher number of polygons in mesh models can result in a smoother and more curved look. Unlike CAD models created in Shapr3D, mesh models don’t have curved edges or faces. Mesh models are made up of polygons that are a collection of vertices, edges, and planar faces.
