iDesign 4.1
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Free Version
Publisher 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.
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Dec 21, 2023
Version 4.1
This update includes user experience improvements in 5 areas of frequently used functionality.
Keyboard shortcuts for tools, common functions and editing:
- Shortcuts for all the drawing tools.
- Standard editing shortcuts for Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Undo, Redo, Select/Unselect All, Shift Select etc.
- Shortcuts for File operations, Save, Close, Export, Library.
- Shortcuts for Board settings, Grid, Snap, Rulers, Zoom options.
- Shortcuts for Toolbox menu panels, Tools, Properties, Board, Layers and Settings.
- Arrow keys for moving selected objects.
Press and hold the Command button to see all the available keyboard shortcuts.
Improvements to export and sharing:
- New share option to export and share straightaway.
- Save exported files to a folder location locally or on iCloud.
Midpoint offset handles for resizing sides:
- Just like in the Mac version, you now have midpoint resize handles along with the corner handles.
Measurements display next to shape during editing:
- Displays context measurements for location, size, length and angle and rotation.
Tool action notifications:
- Tool actions messages displayed briefly on the top of the screen.
Zoom presets and percentage display:
- Zoom percentage display visible during pinch zooming.
- Zoom +/- buttons to be based on standard set of zoom presets.
Fixes:
Thanks to all the users who have subscribed and supported the continued development of iDesign. Hope you enjoy these new UX improvements, many more enhancements/features are planned and will follow.
Please use the support page at www.touchaware.com for any feedback/query or email: support@touchaware.com
NOTE: From v4.0 onwards, the app is on a subscription model, refer to the version history for details.
About iDesign
iDesign is a free app for iOS published in the Office Suites & Tools list of apps, part of Business.
The company that develops iDesign is TouchAware Limited. The latest version released by its developer is 4.1.
To install iDesign on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2023-12-21 and was downloaded 8 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the iDesign as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install iDesign on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the iDesign is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After iDesign is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
