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iDesign
Bring precision drafting to your iPhone and iPad. Create architectural layouts and illustrations with offset touch controls, imperial units, and professional-grade vector tools designed for the mobile professional.
Key Figures
Downloads
269K+
User Rating
3.2/5
Total Ratings
800
Publisher
TouchAware Limited
Category
Productivity
Locales
8
Latest Version
4.2
Size
80.7 MB
First Released
Apr 23, 2010
Features
Professional Precision on the Go
iDesign transforms your iPad and iPhone into a powerful 2D vector studio, combining desktop-class technical drawing tools with an interface built for touch.
Precision Without Obstruction
Unique offset handles and nudge controls let you see exactly what you’re drawing without your finger blocking the view.
Architectural Grade Tools
Design with confidence using feet, inches, and fractions, supported by a dynamic grid and advanced dimensioning tools.
The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.
App Store
Screenshots
iDesign app showcasing 2D vector car illustrations and architectural floor plans on iPad and iPhone.
Two iPhones displaying the iDesign app interface with a car drawing and a toolbox overlay for quick access to design tools
iDesign app interface on iPhone showing technical drawing floor plan and grid settings
iDesign mobile app interface showing floor plan design with layers panel and shape library
iDesign app interface on iPhone showing path editing and boolean operation tools for technical vector drawing.
iDesign mobile app interface showing length and angle dimension tools for architectural and technical drawings.
iDesign mobile app displaying unit settings and dimension options for floor plans in metric and imperial units on iPhone
iDesign app interface for drawing organizational charts and flow diagrams using connector tools on iPhone
iDesign app interface displaying export options for JPEG PNG PDF and SVG formats on an iPhone
Description
Precision 2D vector drawing and design on the iPad & iPhone.
Make professional quality designs, illustrations and technical drawings on the move using your fingers at last! iDesign has unique features and offset controls which allows you to draw accurately with your finger not getting in the way or blocking your view.
Full feature compatibility and automatic sync of designs via iCloud with XDesign (Mac version).
User Guide (PDF) available at www.touchaware.com/apps/idesign/userguide
FEATURES
- A universal app for both iPad and iPhone which adapts to the native screen size of the device.
- An unobtrusive icon based visual and context driven user interface with a full screen board view
- Toolbars and panels with easy access to frequently used functions for a fast work flow
Standard Tools & Functions
- Line, polyline, square, rectangle, circle, arc, ellipse, polygons, stars & path tools
- Copy and paste selected shapes and groups
- Group and ungroup shapes hierarchically to create complex designs
- Edit points, convert shapes to path, close shapes, add and remove points, break, weld, explode and join
- Precise rotation with ability to rotate at user defined center
- Object alignment tools
- Fill color and pen color swatches with opacity controls, custom RGB mixer
- Stroke width, line style, line caps and corner join styles, arrow ends and dash patters
- Text insertion with fonts, styles, sizes, paragraph alignments, multilingual, rotate/resize
- Set a background image for tracing/marking over it
- Insert images, copy, paste, move, resize and position them accordingly
- Multilevel Undo/Redo for all edit operations
- Create multiple layers to organize & separate design components
- Connector tools for drawing charts and flow diagrams
Unique Features for Touch Based Editing
- Offset handles for moving and positioning without your finger blocking the view
- Nudge controls, allows precise movement of selected shapes or selected points
- Delta transformations to apply incremental values by keyboard
Advanced Tools for Graphics Design
- Advanced path editing options for corner, smooth and symmetric control points, straighten and curve segments
- Text to path conversion
- Boolean operations on shapes, unite, intersect, subtract, exclude
- Freehand drawing, auto smoothened paths
- Gradients / color blends
Advanced Tools for Technical Drawing
- Circle and Arc tool based on center, start/end point, radius and angle of arc
- Dimensioning tools, length as well as angular with customisable settings
- Support for Feet+Inches+Fractions (U.S & older unit system) - Architectural formatting option for Dimensions - Dynamic grid supporting feet, inches and inch fractions at different zoom levels
Units & Board Setup
- Support for standard and custom board sizes.
- Set a drawing scale
- Full set of standard unit systems.
- Unit aware Grid with customisable settings
- Snap to grid, snap to object and points
- Unit aware rulers
Shape libraries to organise and reuse shapes
- Add, remove and organise shapes in your own libraries
- A set of standard shapes for creating floor plans included
Export/Import & Print
- Export designs to JPEG, PNG, PDF & SVG formats
- Import SVG files
- Share your designs with other iDesign users via Email
- Dropbox support for Export, Import
- AirPrint Support
iDesign is available as a monthly or yearly subscription and includes a free trial period that begins once your purchase has been confirmed with your Apple ID account. At the end of the trial your subscription will start and renew automatically. Your Apple ID account will be charged for the upcoming period unless you disable auto-renew or cancel your subscription in your Account Settings at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current period.
Terms of Use: http://www.touchaware.com/apps/termsofuse
Privacy policy: http://www.touchaware.com/apps/privacy
This page is not an official page of the app or its developer, but an independent editorial publication created for informational and commentary purposes. Unless expressly stated otherwise, neither the app nor its developer is affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, authorized by, or otherwise officially connected with MWM, Apple, Google Play, the app publisher, or the app's developer, and nothing on this page implies that the app was developed using MWM's services. Any trademarks, logos, screenshots, and other content remain the property of their respective owners.