FingerCAD

December 8, 2022

New development/support team: - the FingerCAD project restarts with this new version optimized for the new iOS and for all compatible iPhone models - created new support on Facebook (with development team) for end users (new Facebook page: “Gianluca Natalini”): > any of your requests (by email or on Messenger) will be implemented and added to FingerCAD as soon as possible with a free update > replies to your messages (in 24 hours), to your questions, clarifications, help… App improvements: Improved drawing and user experience in this version of FingreCAD, on every type of iPhone: - more workspace area now also on iPhone - app interfaces redesigned and optimized for each screen/resolution, so you can use every available pixel of your iPhone screen - revised all the source code and optimized for the new iOS - improved the FingerCAD "COLOR 3D VIEWER": best 3D visualizer and colored 3D models using the colors assigned to the drawn CAD objects - best routines to measure the area of a generic polygonal 3D surface - improved app performances - added the ability to insert generic polygonal filled surfaces - best VRE (Virtual Reality Exploration) using Finger3D together with FingerCAD: you can walk in the 3D model and observe it using first person view: > see it in action "FingerCAD HD and Finger3D HD VRE mode demo" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/S4G43AckKuc - minor bugs fixed for new iOS App documentation: - New documentation (soon also available on Amazon) and video tutorials now available at URL: http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/fingercad/quick-user-guide.html

May 30, 2017

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. * FingerCAD "COLOR 3D VIEWER": You can visualize the colored 3D models using the colors assigned to the drawn CAD objects * Added the ability to calculate the measurement of the area of a generic polygonal 3D surface * Added the ability to insert generic polygonal filled surfaces * VRE (Virtual Reality Exploration) using Finger3D together with FingerCAD: you can walk in the 3D model and observe it using first person view... see it in action "FingerCAD HD and Finger3D HD VRE mode demo " on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4G43AckKuc&feature=youtu.be * Minor bugs fixed for iOS 10 New documentation and video tutorials available at URL: http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/fingercad/quick-user-guide.html

May 4, 2016

* iOS 8.x and 9.x and performances optimizations * Battery duration optimization: decreased the power consumption (30%) * Simplified the design procedure to draw joined objects (better SNAPS TO THE NEAREST CONTROL POINT) * New fast and powerful ASCII DXF (all years) import routine, natively built into FingerCAD: -> You can now import big DXF files in max 5 seconds -> it is NOT REQUIRED an INTERNET CONNECTION, all is done by FingerCAD app -> fully compatible with the free “Teigha File Converter” app (use this app to convert Your DWG files to DXF ASCII for FingerCAD) * Minor bugs fixed

July 7, 2014

* New interface for iOS 7 * iOS 7 optimizations (for iPhone 4, iPhone 5, 5c, 5s) * WIDESCREEN DISPLAY support * Added the frontal selection CAD tools toolbar in the main window (like in the FingerCAD HD version) * Added the design preview in the projects archive/management window (like in the FingerCAD HD version) * Added some help images for the 3d objects design settings * Ability to share the native FingerCAD project files with other devices (like for example from the iPad/iPad Mini to the iPhone/iTouch or from an iPad/iPad Mini to another iPad/iPad Mini), with other installed apps or with dropbox (.fcad files contains 2D and 3D objects data, objects colors, objects transparency data, objects styles, etc…, all You can see in the FingerCAD project workspace 2D and 3D) * Ability to send with an email the native FingerCAD project files (.fcad files) * Ability to import .fcad files from dropbox, from email attachments, from web links or from other installed apps (like for example "megaDownloader Web Browser (HD)" app, etc…) * New "send projects with an email" interface * Better routines for DXF import (it allows now to import bigger DXF files) * Added the dynamic label "line angle" respect to the X axis, visualized during the line construction * Added the TRIM tool (EDIT -> TRIM) to trim: - a line to another line (touch a line1 control point and raise the finger from the screen: the line1 will be trimmed to the nearest line2 intersection point) - a line to an ARC (touch a line control point and raise the finger from the screen: the line will be trimmed to the nearest arc intersection point) - a line to a CIRCLE (touch a line control point and raise the finger from the screen: the line will be trimmed to the nearest circle intersection point) - a line to a RECT (touch a line control point and raise the finger from the screen: the line will be trimmed to the nearest rect intersection point) * Added the EXTEND tool (EDIT -> EXTEND) to extend: - a line to another line (touch a line1 control point and raise the finger from the screen: the line1 will be extended to the nearest line2 intersection point) - a line to an ARC (touch a line control point and raise the finger from the screen: the line will be extended to the nearest arc intersection point) - a line to a CIRCLE (touch a line control point and raise the finger from the screen: the line will be extended to the nearest circle intersection point) - a line to a RECT (touch a line control point and raise the finger from the screen: the line will be extended to the nearest rect intersection point) * Library of dxf objects (architecture, communication, electrical, electronics, mechanical, misc, processing, templates, zipf_libs) with a new multilevel folders DXF Archive manager. You can now: - download the dxf objects part library using the download button - unzip the downloaded part library - browse the dxf objects of the part library (with dxf object preview) - import and merge the dxf objects of the part library with the current cad project - add Your personal dxf objects library and manage it with the dxf archive - unzip generic dxf library (using multilevel folders) * Added the ability to import external .dxf objects libraries (stored in a .zip archive file format) using "Open In" or "iTunes File Sharing": - from the web (for example using Safari or megaDownloader Web Browser) - from a mail attachment (using Mail) - from dropbox All the imported dxf objects libraries will be saved in the FingerCAD "dxf Archive" and can be used in Your CAD projects. * Minor bugs fixed for: - multilayers design "edit" routines - multilayers design "selective tap selection" routines Documentation, FAQ and video tutorials: http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/fingercad/quick-user-guide.html

May 3, 2012

Version Number: 1.83 "Ease of use update" * New "LINE: ANGLE, LENGTH" tool: - write the line first point position (X,Y coordinate) or touch the screen without dragging Your finger to set X,Y coordinate - write the line length using "LINE: LENGTH" text field - choose rapidly the line angular direction (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) using the new main direction buttons - press the "INSERT" button to add a new line (if POLYLINE is enabled "POLY->ON", You can add many lines joined together simply changing the line length and the line angle and pressing the INSERT button) * Better "LINE: SNAPS TO THE NEAREST CONTROL POINT" tool * MIRROR and COPY MIRROR for selected CAD objects respect the X axis or the Y axis * Action multiplier x1,x3,x15 can now be used for COPY and MOVE * Ability to copy, move, scale, rotate from the object current layer to a destination layer (the current selected layer) also for from "on all the layers; LAYER=ALL" to a single layer * Touch the screen and set the anchor position (enable anchor pressing the anchor button); while You are drawing an object (dragging Your finger on the screen) the anchor position will be updated automatically with the last touched position on the screen (it show You the X,Y coordinates of the position of Your touch) * Project georeferencing added * Compass rose added Version Number: 1.84 "Ease of use update STEP 2" * New selection procedure ("multiple selection rectangle" and "selective tap selection"): - "multiple selection rectangle": draw multiple selection rectangles to select more objects - "selective tap selection": tap an object to select or deselect the touched object; if multiple objects exist in the touched position repeat the tap action to select the second or third or fourth (etc...) object in the position of touch - the selected objects remain selected during editing: copy, move, scale, rotate, mirror, mirror a copy (until user do not deselects the selected objects using "selective tap selection") - when "SELECTION RECTANGLE" tool will be disabled ("SELECTION RECTANGLE: OFF") all the selected objects will be automatically unselected (use this to deselect all the objects) * "LINE: SNAPS TO THE NEAREST CONTROL POINT" tool has now MEMORY of the object's acquired snap point: - it remembers the X position of the snap point if after acquired an object's snap point, the user dragging the finger vertically on the screen (until a certain horizontal distance) - it remembers the Y position of the snap point if after acquired an object's snap point, the user dragging the finger horizontally on the screen (until a certain vertical distance) * SNAP TO THE NEAREST CONTROL POINT also for ARC tool * GESTURE RECOGNIZER for ZOOM and PAN: - ZOOM IN/OUT with pinch gesture - PAN dragging 2 fingers on the screen Documentation and history of the updates available at URL: http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/fingercad/

April 23, 2012

"Ease of use update" * New "LINE: ANGLE, LENGTH" tool: - write the line first point position (X,Y coordinate) or touch the screen without dragging Your finger to set X,Y coordinate - write the line length using "LINE: LENGTH" text field - choose rapidly the line angular direction (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) using the new main direction buttons - press the "INSERT" button to add a new line (if POLYLINE is enabled "POLY->ON", You can add many lines joined together simply changing the line length and the line angle and pressing the INSERT button) * Better "LINE: SNAPS TO THE NEAREST CONTROL POINT" tool * MIRROR and COPY MIRROR for selected CAD objects respect the X axis or the Y axis * Action multiplier x1,x3,x15 can now be used for COPY and MOVE * Ability to copy, move, scale, rotate from the object current layer to a destination layer (the current selected layer) also for from "on all the layers; LAYER=ALL" to a single layer * Touch the screen and set the anchor position (enable anchor pressing the anchor button); while You are drawing an object (dragging Your finger on the screen) the anchor position will be updated automatically with the last touched position on the screen (it show You the X,Y coordinates of the position of Your touch) * Project georeferencing added * Compass rose added Documentation and history of the updates available at URL: http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/fingercad/

March 29, 2012

* iOS 5.1 with retina display supported (iOS supported: from iOS 4.2 to the latest iOS available) * Disabled auto pan procedure for FREEHAND DRAWING tool: now you can draw freehand objects using all the screen surface For documentation and update history see: http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/fingercad/

March 12, 2012

* Retina display support for 2D and 3D * Fixed a bug (using specific C flags) that causes malfunction on iOS 4.2 and armv6 processor * Ability to export the design into a .pdf file format * Ability to send the generated .pdf file with an email (as an email attachment) * Added the ability to share with dropbox or other installed apps the files .dxf , .obj , .pdf : -> this feature give the ability to share: .dxf files with MAC or PC commercial CAD applications like AutoCAD , QCAD , etc… .obj files with Finger3D , Blender , Maya 3D , etc… (with Finger3D for iPad, iPhone, iTouch You can continue Your CAD design in a 3D world modeler, add texture like the ground and the sky, add lights, create doors, windows, arcs, add people or 3D furniture, color the 3D design, animate all, render high quality JPG and PNG images with antialiasing and image enhancement filters, print the 3D design, etc…) .pdf files with pdfManager , acrobat Reader , etc… * Added the ability to draw filled path for: FREE DRAWING, ARC, CIRCLE, ELLIPSE, GENERIC RECTANGLE/RECT_POLYGON(rectangle after editing), CURVE * Added free hand drawing tool with high performance/zero latency : now You can use FingerCAD to draw also freehand objects. The zero latency of the FREE DRAWING tool gives to FingerCAD the same power of the professional boards for freehand drawing (try it also with snap to grid disabled) * Added dynamic label of measure length while placing a measure * Better indications for the tools labels and new buttons icons * More accurate controls to set the cad area size * Better "LINE: ANGLE, LENGTH" routine: now the length is rounded to the nearest integer value and the line length variation depends by the settings of the "grid snap": - if grid snap = 10 --> the line length variation for each step will be 10 - if grid snap = 5 --> the line length variation for each step will be 5 - if grid snap = 2 --> the line length variation for each step will be 2 - if grid snap = 1 --> the line length variation for each step will be 1 - if grid snap = DISABLED --> the line length variation for each step will be 1 * Increased precision for the ARC routine: the radius length depends now by the settings of "snap to grid: ON/OFF": it simplifies the drawing of doors, windows etc... * Fixed a bug that cause the computation infinite loop for "LINE: ANGLE OR WALLS CLOSING" tool if the two segments to be closed are parallel * EDIT (VLINK) and ANCHOR now work together: example "place a point of a line in the desired position (X,Y)" - draw a line - set EDIT to ON pressing on EDIT button (the edit area will appear on the screen) - choose VLINK (default) - move the desired point of a line dragging the point (control point) with a finger (the anchor's position values will be updated automatically with the position of touch and the point of the line will be moved in that position) - when the line's point is near to the desired position, write the desired position with the keyboard in X and Y text fields near the anchor button, confirm with the keyboard "return" button and press on anchor button --> the point of the line will be moved in the X,Y written position For documentation and update history see: http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/fingercad/

January 10, 2012

* Added EDIT ACTION MULTIPLIER (x1, x3, x15) for "rotate and scale selected objects" * Better background image management: optimization of device's resource and graphics core acceleration * Dynamic grid settings: now the grid reduces automatically the grid size when You zoom in (graphical grid support for very little objects - "snap to grid" feature can be set independently from graphical grid settings) * Fixed box measure label value * Minor bug fixed For documentation and update history see: http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/fingercad/

December 7, 2011

* AirPrint (now You can print what You see in the CAD area) * New Projects and Projects Archive window, with current project design preview visualization, projects creation date and new graphics * Color Palette and Color Picker added * Move and Copy command range modified * Save/Archive workspace loaded background image * More accurate edit area radius control * Selection indicator color and selected objects and text color modified if white background is selected (better color contrast) * iOS supported version: from 4.2 to the latest iOS 5 For documentation and update history see: http://www.ngcybit.it/iTunesApp/fingercad/