App Updates

Faster selection

We improved the way you can select objects. Now when you triple tap on an object, it will select all its neighboring curves and surfaces. A second triple tap will extend the selection even further to other neighboring curves and surfaces.

Faster Undo / Redo

Double tap with two fingers to Undo; Double tap with three fingers to Redo.

New on-boarding experience

We’re enhancing our on-boarding experience. If you have suggestions for improvements or ideas for new tutorials, please let us know!

This new exciting update is all about 3D surfaces. You can now sketch directly on 3D surfaces and create holes! This feature has been in the works for some time and we’re very excited to be able to provide it. Additionally, we’re introducing a new tab that will help you discover new features and tutorials.

Sketching on a 3D surface with Precision tool
Now you’re able to sketch with the precision tool on 3D surfaces. To do that, select the surface you want to draw on and choose “Sketch on Surface”. For now, you won’t be able to edit the curves after you finished sketching.

Creating holes on a 3D surface
When you sketch closed shapes on 3D surfaces, you will be able to erase these closed surfaces and creating holes.

“For You” Tab

We added a new tab that would make it easier for you to find out about new tutorials, features, updates and more! Your feedback is always important to us.

This time we focused on adding a fundamental feature:

Pivot point of a selected object(s)

This feature would allow more precise commands of moving, rotating and scaling objects. Tap once on the pivot point (blue dot in the center of the object) and then drag it to change its location. Tap “Done” when finished.

Bug fixes & Improvements

As always, we’re working on adding more features based on your requests, so stay tuned!

Hi, The update addresses performance and stability issues. We plan to bring new features very soon, with our upcoming update! Here’s what we’ve fixed:

Learn tab

fixed crashes that happen when opening course videos. – We improved the performance of surfaces created from offset lines.

Edit Control Points

We fixed a few bugs related to connecting and disconnecting control points.

Layers

Double tapping on a layer created issues related with selecting another layer – Fixed guidelines that didn’t show up in some cases

Pen tool

Fixed ‘Snap to Grid’ bug that was interrupting closing shapes

Selection

Fixed a few bugs related to object selection

Hey! This update would help you sketch in a more precise way. Here’s what’s new:

Guidelines

Now you can sketch accurately by creating temporary guidelines when sketching or editing control points. When you drag your finger or stylus over a line you’ll reveal its control points and guideline will be shown.

New Languages Support

This time we added support for Chinese (Traditional), Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese and Thai!

What will 2019 bring? Many powerful 3D tools for you! In 2018 we focused on bringing you fundamental features and enhancing the sketching experience. In 2019 we will extend our core features and include the following new ones:

Robust Sketch Planes

Now you can edit, lock and save sketch planes with ease. This will give you the freedom to create more complex designs using more customized sketch planes.

Better Snap tools and guidelines

We changed the way Snap tools work and added additional guidelines to make it easier for you to sketch. Take a look at the ‘Settings’ panel to see the ‘Snap’ settings.

More languages!

We now support Italian, Russian and Korean! More languages to come with our next update. As always, feel free to reach out with any feedback or question at “hello@umake.xyz”. Thank you, The uMake Team

Happy Holidays everyone! To celebrate – please enjoy our latest update, with these new features:

Offset Tool

It’s now easier to create offset lines using the offset tool. Double tap on a curve or a surface and then tap on “Offset” to set an offset for your selection. Great for architectural and mechanical plans.

.SVG File-Format Support

With this release, you can import .SVG file format. Use iPad apps like Affinity Designer, Graphic or Adobe Illustrator on the desktop to design 2D vector curves, such as logos, text, ornaments, and others and turn them into 3D using uMake.

Sketch on Planer Surfaces

We brought back the option to sketch on an individual surface, both for flat and 3D surfaces. In this version, you can use the Pen and Precision tools in uMake to sketch on flat surfaces and use the Pen tool only (for now) to sketch on a 3D surface.

New Languages Support!

Nǐ hǎo! ¡Hola! Hallo! Salut! We added support in Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, German and French. We hope to make it easier for our users around the world to learn and use uMake.

Happy Holidays! At this time of the year, we’ve taken the time to improve and enhance many aspects in uMake:

.SVG file import

You can now import .SVG files into uMake. Import vector based logos, technical drawings, CAD plans and more and use them as the basis for your 3D design. — SNAP We improved the way snap works in the different modes of the app to be more consistent.

Capture Sketch Planes

Now you can ‘capture’ sketch planes and get back to them at a later time, in your design process. We’re working on other improvements for the Sketch Planes to give you better flexibility when sketching in 3D space.

Sketch on Planer Surfaces

We brought back the option to sketch on an individual surface, both for flat and 3D surfaces. In this version, you can use the Pen and Precision tools in uMake to sketch on flat surfaces and use the Pen tool only (for now) to sketch on a 3D surface.

The moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived!! – SketchUp file support is here! uMake now allows you to import and open .SKP files directly into uMake. You can import from 3D Warehouse, Files app, Mail attachment or AirDrop.

SketchUp file support

Pick up where you left off and continue working on your SketchUp creation on your iPad with uMake or import any 3D object available on 3D Warehouse or at your library. uMake supports most of SketchUp entities (layers, groups, and others) and also being able to open big files to some extent. * Exporting back to .SKP will be available in the next update

User-Guide

We created a fully documented online user guide for you. If you don’t have time to watch videos or want to refresh your memory, take a look at the User Guide under “Getting Started”.

New iPad Pro support

uMake is now compatible with the new iPad Pro. With this new update, the user interface has been enhanced to support the new iPad Pro, and soon we will also add support for the new Apple Pencil gestures.

Bug fixes and Improvements

We’re always working on fixing bugs and other issues reported by you. If you’ve noticed any weird behavior, don’t hesitate to contact us.