Concepts 2.0 Introduces iOS 7-Optimized UI Plus New Major Sketching Enhancements
September 15, 2013
Concepts, the smart precision sketching app developed by TopHatch, has just been updated to version 2.0.
Concepts 2.0 introduces a number of new major features. Unsurprisingly, it also presents a new look that's optimized for iOS 7. TopHatch notes:
iOS7 sports a brand new look, and we’ve taken the opportunity to craft our own with cleaner lines, brighter colors, and more drawing space. Interactions are the same, but we've tweaked the menus a bit - try swiping the toolbar buttons to expose new menus for file options, erasing, precision mode, etc.Above and beyond its new iOS 7-ready user interface, though, Concepts 2.0 delivers significant new features, including Snap-To Layout and Stacks. Snap-To Layout is said to be the feature that's most requested by users of Concepts. Now, it's been integrated into Concepts' Precision Mode and works with Shape Guides, Reference Guides, and Text Labels. For its part, Concepts' new Stacks feature lets you organize your sketches into, well, stacks. Just tap and hold any sketch to pick it up and put it anywhere you like. You can also swipe up and down to flip through your sketches and swipe with two fingers to rearrange your stacks. Concepts 2.0 also adds a new Straight Line tool that stretches from edge to edge and improves the Precision Shape Guides with the addition of Move, Scale, and Rotate. A couple of new paper types are featured in Concepts 2.0 as well. One is called Transparent and is ideal for exporting to other apps, and the other is called Isometric and is recommended for piping design, exploded views, and product sketches. Concepts 2.0 is available now in the App Store for free. The app is compatible with iPad running iOS 5.0 or later. The newly updated app also boasts dramatically improved drawing performance, said to have been implemented by TopHatch in preparation for some upcoming "groundbreaking" features. [gallery link="file" order="DESC"]