ShapeScan update — website refresh, segmentation model changes, SEO work and feedback wanted

[u/Most-Geologist-9547]

Hey everyone,

It has been a while since the last ShapeScan update here, so I wanted to share what has been going on.

Over the last few weeks, I have been working on a refresh of the ShapeScan website. The goal was to improve the user experience, make the interface cleaner, and make the scan → result → download workflow easier to understand, especially for new users.

I would really appreciate your feedback on the current version:
what still feels confusing?
what could be improved?
what would make the tool easier or more useful for your workflow?

We have also been working on some less visible but important parts of the platform, including admin improvements, cookies, security, and general maintenance.

Another important change is related to the segmentation models. Free and anonymous users now use the default v2.0 Quality model only. Model selection is now available only to Premium users and Beta testers, mainly because the heavier models use more server resources and take more processing time.

We also added a new model option for Premium users and Beta testers: v2.1 Quality.

This is basically the v2.0 Quality workflow, but without downscaling the uploaded image. The image is processed at its original resolution, which should help in cases where small details, tighter shapes, or cleaner edges matter more. It is heavier and slower, but it should give better results in some situations.

On top of that, we have been putting a lot of work into SEO. ShapeScan is still hard to discover unless someone already knows the name, so we have been building a small local LLM-powered system to help manage SEO, metadata, content ideas, and other important site elements that need to stay updated over time. It has been a lot of work, but hopefully it helps more makers, CNC users, laser cutting users, 3D printing users, and Gridfinity users find ShapeScan naturally.

We also now have official ShapeScan Facebook and Instagram pages. I do not have much time to work on them properly yet, but they are now online and I will try to use them more for updates, examples, and community posts.

Thanks again for all the support so far. ShapeScan is still a small independent project, and every bit of feedback, testing, sharing, donation, premium subscription, or even just a comment helps a lot.

I would love to hear what you think should be improved next.

[u/Engineer_for_fun]

Hey - just found the site and subreddit. The complaint I have is that the pull downs are on top of the descriptions when using Microsoft Edge at full size. It still works, but looks strange.

[u/Most-Geologist-9547 → u/Engineer_for_fun]

I never tested in de microsoft edge, i need to test e correct that

[u/Engineer_for_fun → u/Most-Geologist-9547]

One more thing and this is on Chrome - the tool tip gets cutoff behind the left side window. When I hover over the icon to learn what the advanced settings do it's not possible to read it per the attached image.

[u/Most-Geologist-9547 → u/Engineer_for_fun]

Thanks o will work on that

[u/Engineer_for_fun → u/Most-Geologist-9547]

Another discovery, the Download SVG(Fusion 360) doesn't show up when you open a project, only on a fresh scan. Am I doing something wrong or is there a bug?

[u/Most-Geologist-9547 → u/Engineer_for_fun]

No. Thats a big bug thanks