Woodcraft 2.0
Device: iOS Universal
Category: Lifestyle
Price: $14.99, Version: 1.6 -> 2.0 (iTunes)
Description:"...every now and then an app comes along that captures our imagination..." - 9to5mac.com"Woodcraft is a great tool if you're familiar with CAD and 3D modelling."- tuaw.com"…Woodcraft is the measure twice, cut once app of apps…"- padgadget.com"...stuck in a waiting room and want to visualize your latest carpentry concept? There’s an app for that: Woodcraft..." - toolmonger.com"...This is a useful tool not only for the professional builder but can tackle your home woodworking projects also..." - myipadapps.comWoodcraft is designed to help professional and budding carpenters draft their next masterpiece. Combining elements of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and 3D modelling in a delightful and intuitive package, Woodcraft can tackle most woodworking projects: from decks to benches, simple furniture to backyard sheds. Woodcraft enables you to completely design your next project.- Shop with confidence using the fully-automated Bill of materials.- Design in 2D or 3D and seamlessly switch between both views. Our intuitive view navigation system solves usability problems common in similar applications.- Align, rotate and move lumber precisely with the extensive grid settings and alignment tool.- Create your own lumber types when the app doesn't provide them by default.- Work with rough or finished lumber. When using finished lumber, a 2" x 4" correctly measures 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" while in rough lumber mode it will measure 2" x 4".- Measure distances and refer to the on-screen measurements when building your project. Precision can be as fine as 1/64th of an inch!- Work in metric or imperial units.- Use tools such as the hand saw or table saw to cut lumber graphically and precisely.- Generate a Project Booklet, which can then be e-mailed, printed to any AirPrint connected printer or opened in any application that supports PDF documents.- See your project overlaid on top of photographs using Photograph Mode (available as an in-app purchase).- Transfer your projects by email or iTunes between iOS devices: Woodcraft is a universal app.- Download and share projects with the Woodcraft community in the online gallery and gain Twitter followers in the process.* Woodcraft does not support joinery, dados, circular, rounded or partial cuts.* Please note that a Twitter account is not required to use Woodcraft. Only those that wish to upload to the online gallery need Twitter access.- Available in English, French, Spanish and Italian.* Online guides, tutorials and documentation are available only in English.
What's New
- NEW: Photograph mode (in-app purchase) - see your project overlaid on top of photographs (online video tutorial available)- NEW: Ability to align multiple boards using another board's edge (online video tutorial available)- NEW: Project booklet now shows detailed bill of material that can serve as a basic cut list- NEW: Ability to reset a board's rotation through the info panel- FIX: renaming projects could crash Woodcraft in particular circumstances
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