Shape3d v8 13: The Best Software for Surfboard Shaping and Customization

tried searching this and having trouble getting into the forum in boardcad's site. But I can't seem to open any files from shape3d as boardcad claims to do. Any ideas? I basically want to use it to export as a .dxf (without having to buy the whole shape3d license!)

probably file protection on the shape3d file which I noticed on a few boards made with a low level license. it's designed to prevent you doing what you want to do. only way would be get someone with a higher license to resave the file in an open license file. ...I think

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I've been using shape3d for at least 8yrs now. I've worked with Lost, Chemistry, Cole, Jeff Clark from Mavericks surfboards,shapers for CI, and many others. I still don't consider myself an expert, BUT I always have said less is more. Keep it simple. Less slices and less control points the better(unless you're trying to create something very specific like wings, or extreme bottoms). If you haven't found it yet: The Measurement Wizard is what your probably looking for. It's in the Board properties and it's a button that lets you input your outline, thickness and rocker measurements. (not available in the free version). Once you've entered your measurements, click the little box that says auto-adjust. It should put your dimentions to what you've entered. Most of the time one of the measurements might not be spot-on, so, after you've got your dimentions I would go back and try to make any corrections manually with the available tangents. There are endless little ways to "clean up" your file, but most require the expensive production version that I have. 2ff7e9595c