The model Edit mode

Visitors of the model will see the widget containing all the parameters and get to change them and see the geometry updated in the viewer. This is the standard mode of the viewer.

However, when a ShapeDiver user uploads a new model or visits the "Edit" page of an already uploaded model, they access the edit mode of the viewer. The edit mode provides administrative rights to change several families of settings:

Parameter settings

Edit the names, order, default values and visibility settings of the parameters of the model. Read more.

Viewer settings

Control lighting, environment, interactions such as zooming and rotating... Read more.

Meta information

The data that was chosen during the upload process can still be edited in the Edit mode at any time.

Model name

Change the name used to identify and search your model in the gallery. The model's URL will not be updated accordingly, therefore embedded instances of the model will not require to be updated.

Description

Update the description end users can read when they visit the model's page on ShapeDiver.

Tags

Add, delete or modify tags used to reference your model in the platform.

Privacy

Make the model publicly available and searchable on ShapeDiver or make it private and only visible to you. Private models can still be embedded in external website with a Pro account.

Thumbnail

The thumbnail of your model in the ShapeDiver gallery and on social media is defined by the camera position of the model in the Edit mode, right before clicking on "Apply Settings".