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ShapeDiver 3D Viewer | Release Notes September 2019
The latest ShapeDiver release shines a new light on your models... literally! Read more about the new lighting settings, as well as other features, updates and bug fixes that we released this month.
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Product Configurators Explained!
In the past few years, product configurators have become a fundamental piece of the e-commerce ecosystem. From Nike shoes to IKEA kitchens, local businesses and multinational companies alike have faced the growing needs of consumers in terms of personalization. As a consequence, configurators have not only become more frequent, but also more sophisticated.
![Parametric Dreams [Ep. 9] – Blecaute: Lighting Furniture Studio Made In Brazil!](https://assets.shapediver.com/img_sb_mig/1600x0/filters:format(webp)/f/92524/1423x870/9a4e31798c/10.webp)
Parametric Dreams [Ep. 9] – Blecaute: Lighting Furniture Studio Made In Brazil!
Parametric Dreams is a space where early entrepreneurs and students can share their stories and projects involving Parametric Design and Shapediver. Every world-renowned designer had a beginning and we believe every dream deserves to be shared!
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ShapeDiver Now Supports Pufferfish Plugin
Besides their often poisonous skin, the main defense mechanism of Pufferfish is their ability to inflate into a much bigger, almost spherical shape. This spectacular transformation inspired Michael Pryor to name his plugin, which is available on ShapeDiver starting today.
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How To… Create A Parametric Bench in Grasshopper!
You've asked, we've answered. We are starting a new blog series where we'll explore the hows and whys of product configurators made with Grasshopper and ShapeDiver!
![Parametric Dreams [Ep. 8] – Meet Aspiring Car Designer Michele Farina](https://assets.shapediver.com/img_sb_mig/1600x0/filters:format(webp)/f/92524/1423x870/5ab2c7d35a/7.webp)
Parametric Dreams [Ep. 8] – Meet Aspiring Car Designer Michele Farina
Parametric Dreams is a new space we’ve opened specifically for early entrepreneurs and students to share their stories and projects involving Parametric Design. Every world-renowned designer was once a student and we believe every student dream deserves to be heard!
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Parametric Dreams [Ep. 7] – ShapeDiver Supports Research And Innovation!
At ShapeDiver, we are always happy to hand out licenses and a helping hand to any student or research fellow who wish to use ShapeDiver for their work. As a result, several publications have involved ShapeDiver in our three years of existence. In some of them, the platform even plays a significant role. We present here an overview of some of these eclectic works and discuss the shared design principles that connect them together.
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ShapeDiver Now Supports Kangaroo 2 Plugin
One of the most exciting additions to Grasshopper 1.0 is the inclusion of the Kangaroo plugin as a set of native Grasshopper components. By popular demand, we are happy to bring Kangaroo 2 to ShapeDiver today! Read more below about this powerful plugin, and importantly about the precautions to take when using Kangaroo with ShapeDiver.
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Designers Corner [Ep. 8] – Marco Traverso
Designers Corner is the place where Parametric Designers talk about their work. There is a story behind every model, and who better to tell the story than the designers themselves? In today's episode we had a chance to talk to Italian computational designer Marco Traverso.
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