A Professional Spatial Design Tool Built for Creatives ShapesXR’s 2024 glow-up

2024 has been the “graduation year” for ShapesXR. Thanks to your input and feedback captured from user test sessions, we identified the key obstacles that disrupted your “flow state” — and took action. We rebuilt the tool from the ground up, making it more polished, intuitive, and robust for professional design workflows.

Here’s what’s new: 

• Smoother Movement & Object Handling: Complete redesign of the locomotion and grabbing system,now including laser interaction to manipulate far-away objects.
• Bigger Asset Library: A HUGE library of ready-made assets and environments to start creating from the very first moment you put on your headset.
• Procedural Primitives: Create unique shapes with ultimate flexibility.
• Interactive Onboarding:  Master every feature, explore new updates, and rediscover the full potential of ShapesXR — whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned pro.

Pro UI, Pro Results: Clean, modern UI designed to support your next-level projects.

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More Power to the Creatives

The kind of prototypes and designs you can build TODAY in ShapesXR are light years ahead of what you could do just one year ago.

This year, we took realism up a notch, giving you tools to create prototypes that look, sound, and feel more real.

• New Interaction Triggers: Add hand-based interactions, triggers for button presses, and logic for more advanced prototypes.
• "Attach to Body" Interactions: Snap objects and UI elements to hands, bodies, or other objects for dynamic simulations.
• Shadows & Realistic Lighting: See how your prototypes will look in real life with dynamic shadows and depth.
• Sound & Haptics: Layer in sounds and haptic feedback for prototypes that engage more senses.
  
  

These features have enabled creators to build interactive prototypes that feel like the finished product—without writing a single line of code.

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Integrated Into Your Workflow (Not Just Your Headset)  

We reimagined how teams work beyond the headset, ensuring ShapesXR supports your entire design process - from inviting collaborators and sharing assets to importing Figma UIs and co-creating with teammates, even without a headset. This vision is powered by two core tools: the Web Panel and the new Web Editor.

The Web Panel:

• A core hub to manage assets, invite teammates, and organize projects via a web-based control center.
• NEW Figma Plugin: Import your entire design system from Figma in just a few clicks.
• Access shared folders, link to Notion, and collaborate asynchronously.

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The Web Editor - a perfect companion to complement your immersive workflow.

• No headset? No problem. Design directly from your browser.
• Drag and drop assets, make edits, join and co-create in real-time—even with teammates who don’t have a headset.
• Follow Me: Let web users follow their VR teammates step-by-step during reviews.

With a more 2D-to-3D integration, your team can collaborate from anywhere, on any device.

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Team Work Makes the Dream Work

ShapesXR has become the go-to design tool for teams of all sizes. 

In 2024, teams unlocked new levels of productivity and creativity with features built for to accelerate their workflow:

📂 Create Shared Asset Folders: Centralize your design system for consistent team-wide access.‍

👥 Stakeholder Management: Grant internal and external collaborators the ability to view or comment on designs.‍

🎉 Flawless Design Reviews: Lead live, interactive reviews with the new presentation tools.‍

🌐 Web-to-VR Sync: Desktop users can now "follow" VR users in real time for smoother feedback loops.

But it’s not just about features — it’s about results. This year, we’ve seen incredible immersive experiences come to life, including:

• 🎮 CoasterMania (Game Design)
• 🎹 PianoVision (Learning & Education)
• 🏥 Simtryx (Healthcare Training)

Want to see what's possible? Explore Shapes' case studies.

🚀 With ShapesXR, teams go beyond collaboration — they transform bold ideas into tangible products.

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Walk the talk‍

2024 wasn’t just about building products, it was about building community.
This year, we showed up at:

• XRCC
• XRHack
• MIT Reality Hack
• XRDC

These events weren’t just an opportunity to showcase ShapesXR — they were a chance to support, learn from, and be inspired by creators like you. We met hundreds of designers, watched incredible XR prototypes come to life, and brought back fresh ideas to make ShapesXR even better.

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To sum it all up

In 2024, we focused on building a robust foundation to support your creative process, delivering new tools and capabilities to bring your boldest spatial ideas to life.

As we step into 2025, we’re driven by the passion of this community — a group that continues to redefine the boundaries of 3D design and immersive creation.

Thank you for a year filled with visionary projects, innovative experimentation, and collaborative evolution. Here’s to shaping the future of spatial design - together.

- The ShapesXR Team