Morpholio Trace - Sketch CAD Reviews

Great Product, Great Support

Φιλέλληνα

I use Morpholio Trace for archaeological illustration. This involves, for me, drawing with precision atypical objects that are often damaged. The ability to do precise scaling in millimeters is one of the most useful features of this product. I can easily proof the dimensions of my drawing against the object. Also, Trace, unlike Adobe Illustrator, isn’t a vector program so that the objects I draw do not have that computer-generated, super-smooth look. The line reflects the movement of the hand, bringing it closer in appearance to traditional archaeological illustrations. Until recently, archaeological illustrations were done my hand, first in pencil, then in ink, before they were scanned to a file at high resolution. Trace allows me to create a high resolution file immediately, especially when I use the 12.9” version.

THE APP KEEPS CRASHING.

TayyabaA.

This review is coming from a place of great frustration. I was extremely excited to use this because of the scale and area feature. However it seems that I will not be using this any longer. Waste of money!

Not very happy

beto2656

It looks like easy and friendly but is not. Follow the instructions but menu is different etc, etc, I will cancel instructions

New User—Already my favorite app!!

Pleaaesubmit

Closer to a 4.5 but, I won’t quibble…I have probably written 5 reviews since my first iPhone in 2007. However, as an architect and someone who grew up with LAYERS of trace, I LOVE this app. My two issues are that it does not utilize a Copy-Offset which would make measuring SOOO much easier. And let’s tighten the snap sensitivity. The snap to 0, 45, 90 degrees is a little loose. Otherwise, this is a great app!

Nice but could be better

QROST

Feature requests: 1. Scale while locking rotation. This will be so useful when using the ruler tool. 2. Lock iPad's main menu (the bottom bar) to avoid accidental exiting the app

Incredibly powerful tool for design

tylerncc

I’m a 20+ year design professional and I recently decided to reevaluate my design apps to see if I could improve my digital workflow while doing planning and design work. I very quickly realized that this app would be my primary tool for design on my iPad. Very powerful, clearly designed by people who understand how designers think, and the instructional videos get you up to speed quickly. Only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is that there is one particular function it needs for my workflow that would probably a simple addition. The good news is that it’s a small team and they’re actually pretty responsive with support and are open to update ideas, so hopefully soon enough it will be actually perfect for me!

Good app….

Mcgandhi

Wish they had a desktop version em that worked with my touch screen monitor… only other complaint is the (don’t know what it’s actually called) but the trace fill function…. Wish it had a straight line mode

Great app for concepts in the field!

Mikezots

No, it’s not “real” CAD: it’s raster based, for one thing. But then, this isn’t something I use for production. I create base plans with a laser and another iPad app, then import this as a base plan into Trace. From there, it’s like using trace paper: sketch out concepts, refine, illustrate, label and export. Plus there’s a nifty perspective drawing tool that you can use over a site photo. At the end, the client gets an annotated PDF file showing a concept, complete with annotations. Shortcomings: - The export function could use some form of layer sets to export plan and sketches without having to go back and turn off/on layers. - blending modes for imported images and paper styles, especially multiply with Kraft paper and grid textures - As far as I know, you can’t control page layout, and sometimes the app gets it wrong: vertical plan in horizontal layout with too much blank space on the page. There are workarounds, but it would be wonderful if these things were built-in. You can’t crop base images to control document aspect ratio or eliminate unwanted parts of a base plan, at least not in-app. Workaround: import pdf into page layout app and fix, so can’t do on iPad.

May be good for architects, but…

newenglandengraver

For general art, no bueno. For instance, there’s no line smoothing, etc. Two nice features, however, are the way layers are handled, and the print to size function is actually worth the price of the app if you need to print something to an actual size.

Great tool for architects

Danny22sdfgredft

Great and intuitive tool to have. Definitely there is an area for improvement and it can get better and it will. I really appreciate that developers are asking users for suggestions. Customer service and support team is great. I had an issue with importing the 3D model and they got back to me within hours. Thank you and keep the great work.

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