

We were the first company to do this successfully,” said István Csanady, Founder and CEO of Shapr3D. The key to success was to integrate the Apple Pencil’s pixel‑perfect precision and the touch-based user interface.

Detailed 3D CAD design on tablets only became a reality after Apple released the iPad Pro line in early 2016, which uses a pressure sensitive, active stylus. “After years of research, we found that touch screens are not optimal for precise engineering. With support for a precision pen tip, the iPad Pro departs from its predecessors that could only support fingertip and blunt-tipped stylus interactions. Pen-based CAD modeling on iPad Pro, from Shapr3D (image courtesy of Shapr3D).Ī key feature of the iPad Pro how the device works with the Apple Pen.
