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ShapeDiver Case Studies [Ep.1] – Modifile’s CNC Strategy

The first ShapeDiver case study: how Modifile sells parametric digital files for CNC machines online, built with Grasshopper and ShapeDiver.

Grasshopper definition diagram showing parametric design workflow with nodes and connections

What happens when the right technology meets the right entrepreneurs? In this series we’ll showcase the very best of ShapeDiver user cases. From Furniture and Jewelry, to Fashion and Architecture, learn how these visionaries are using our online parametric technology to offer something out of the ordinary.

We’ve talked about Modifile.com in two other occasions:

For this one we want to focus on their story: how this team of designers met each other, how they got started with their business and how ShapeDiver provides the right technology for their vision of CNC Furniture sold worldwide to be possible at all.

  • Name: Modifile (www.modifile.com)
  • Co-founders: Alessia Rosada (Italy) & Carlos Travaini (Argentina)
  • Industry: CNC Furniture / eCommerce
  • Country: Italy (Venice)

NOTE: This video includes English subtitles that can be activated directly in the YouTube viewer.

While CNC Manufacturing is nothing new or groundbreaking, the possibility of reducing the steps needed to take an idea from a sketch -> to Grasshopper -> to ShapeDiver -> to eCommerce -> to CNC production is key in order for Modifile to keep costs down.

Modifile’s three-step process for custom CNC furniture: Configure designs, Cut with machinery, and Sell online

Not only ShapeDiver allows Modifile to quickly share their CNC Furniture designs with anyone in the world via a web browser, but Grasshopper’s key strengths provide robust tools for configuring and outputting files that can be fed directly to a CNC machine.

Are you interested in knowing how ShapeDiver could help your business? Leave us a question in our Forum or send us an email to info@shapediver.com

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