Feature Requests

My favorite part of some other CAD apps is extruding by selecting a face and dragging (like Shapr3D/Plasticity or Tinkercad. That’s my biggest QOL feature I am missing from this for my workflow coming from those apps. Same goes for selecting an edge and using the Apple Pencil to chamfer or fillet in realtime.

Expand platform availability by adding support for Android tablets, allowing users to run the CAD app on a wider range of devices beyond iPad. Use Case: Currently, the app is available only on iPad. Many potential users—especially hobbyists, students, and makers—use Android tablets and would benefit from a powerful, touch-friendly CAD tool on their device. Android support would open the app to a much larger audience.

Enable users to import vector art (e.g., SVG) and raster images (e.g., PNG, JPEG) into a 2D sketch to use as a reference or trace over. This would help users create precise shapes based on logos, artwork, or scanned drawings. Use Case: Users often want to bring in external artwork—such as a logo or mechanical drawing—as a guide for sketching. Supporting SVG files would allow for clean vector imports, while image support would let users manually trace over photos or scans. Proposed Capabilities: Import SVG files directly into a sketch as editable curves or reference geometry. Import raster images (PNG, JPG, etc.) and position/scale them on the sketch plane. Basic controls: scale, move, rotate, and set opacity for tracing.

Add the ability to import standard parts directly from the McMaster-Carr catalog into the CAD app. This would streamline workflows involving common hardware such as pipe fittings, plugs, bolts, nuts, and fasteners. Use Case: A user mentioned they’ve been modeling NPT threads using boolean operations with pipe plugs sourced from McMaster-Carr. With an integrated import feature, users could insert standardized components like pipe plugs (used for cutting threads) directly into their assemblies without needing to model or recreate them manually. Proposed Capabilities: Import 3D models (STEP, STL, or native format) from the McMaster site directly into a part. Fuse or Boolean Subtract on existing part.

Ability to visually see dimensional measurements of sketches, planes, and solids. Ability to change color of solids. Big improvement over other 3d apps would be a moveable menu. Id like to arrange my menu’s on different parts of my ipad screen for faster more comfortable controls/edits.

Introduce a "Rib" tool to Part3D that enables users to add structural ribs to a design by selecting sketch lines and specifying thickness. The Rib tool would reinforce solid bodies, making it perfect for adding support structures to 3D models, especially useful in structural or load-bearing parts.

I'd like to import files created by other tools. For example SLDPRT and STEP files.

I'd like to draw sketches freely (just like in Solidworks)