ShapeDiver Beta - Embed Grasshopper models in a web browser

We are happy to announce the public launch of ShapeDiver, a platform for uploading, sharing and embedding Grasshopper models online.

ShapeDiver provides an online interface for Grasshopper models, including their parameters and a few visual options. The processing of the models runs on a server, which allows anyone to interact with the models without the need of any software. The Grasshopper definitions however are safely stored and not accessible to the users.

In addition to the platform, ShapeDiver will soon release an API, allowing custom applications such as product configurators, webshops and collaboration platforms.

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Permalink Reply by Mathieu Huard on November 1, 2016 at 9:29am

We are looking for a product designer: https://www.shapediver.com/blog/join-our-team

Contact me directly if you want more details about the position.

Permalink Reply by owe on February 13, 2017 at 4:18am

Hi! I started using Shapedriver recently and I have to say it´s just great!!

Still, I am wondering if it could be possible to visualize certain properties of an object clicking on it. I mean its surface, volume or maybe some text that was previously linked to that object in Grasshopper. Lets say you are defining a basic geometry for plots and buildings in Grasshopper and you want to visualize not only their geometry but their numeric features once you upload the file to Shpaedriver.

THX

Permalink Reply by Mathieu Huard on February 13, 2017 at 4:50am

Hi owe,

Thanks for the kind words!

We have been considering a lot of features for the online viewer, but so far we have decided to keep it simple and open. We will slowly add to it but for now the focus is on improving the rendering.

Once the code is clean enough, we will make it open source so that anyone can add specific features to it. Your case fits well in this category. You can already communicate any data between the viewer and Grasshopper, the only missing part is the UI you describe.

In the meantime, since ShapeDiver supports text outputs, some users have been simply displaying values directly in the model:

https://www.shapediver.com/m/parametric-massing-tool-for-togetherne...

https://www.shapediver.com/m/press-wall

Another newly added option is to use parametric textures for displaying text not as 3D elements but as images on the geometry:

https://www.shapediver.com/m/shapedivercube-1

This is nowhere near the nice interface you describe, but a good place to start.

Permalink Reply by owe on February 13, 2017 at 6:40am

Aha, very interesting Mathieu, that might do it until you develop Shapedriver further.

Thanks a lot!!

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