floating grid issue disabling ability to draw line in autoCAD
FILE TRANSFER TO DXF autoCAD always corrupted--loss of line definition.
suggest DWG as standard file format ?
best
Martin Andrew
martin_andrew_n@hotmail.com
10 December 2015
I have been tasked with updating Process Safety Management procedures for the company I work for. I need to be able to illustrate manufacturing line processes along with many architectural nuances of the facility. This program is filling the bill nicely. Armed only with four years of high school drafting classes from 45 years ago, I find this program intuitive and easy to use.
I ran into one "glitch" in only one of the many drawings I have made. An e-mail to the developer was answered in less than 24 hours. They requested a copy of the file which they fixed and returned to me, again within less than 24 hours.
29 June 2015
I've been using Back to the Drawing Board since about November, and I'm continually blown away by what you get for the price with this app. When I first started using it, there were certainly issues with missing features and regular crashes. However, with each update it gets better and better. I've been using v.3 since the update was pushed out in the past couple weeks and am loving the new features and tweaked interface- and have so far experiences zero crashes. An essential app for my work and hobbies!
15 June 2015
can't seem to make it copy yet, when I do click copy nothing happens and I see no paste, normally another copy popped next to the unit and that is not happening for some reason, still figuring it out but really like the improvements,
5 December 2014
I PURCHASED THIS APP WHILE ON ANOTHER NETWORK WITH ANOTHER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER. EVER SINCE I DO NOT USE THAT NETWORK ANYMORE THE APP WILL BRING ME TO A BLANK BLACK SCREEN. I AM NOT TO GOOD WITH THIS STUFF AND IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO REPAIR THINGS LIKE THIS. I AM UPSET THAT THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON HOW TO RECOVER THE APP I PURCHASED THAT I CAN NOT USE.
21 November 2014
Poor drawing tool. A waste of my money.
30 October 2014
I hate to give 1 star to such a nice program. I have a feature request that would easily make this a five star app. I would rate it 4.5 stars now. Only gave 1 star because website offers no way to contact author. Hopefully they will see this.
18 September 2014
good drawing app but needs a few improvements for touch screens.
- a permanent zoom window in the corner so you can see under your finger
- transparent on-screen zoom and pan controls
- some method of locking points together
- faster switching method between draw and select.
- auto dimensioning of line segments
- a snap connect only setting (toggleable while drawing)
- some indication as to what tool you have selected and what status is
- ability to hide / make layers translucent
but so far it is looking good.
8 July 2014
App crashes every time a multi-touch zoom was attempted on my tablet.
29 June 2014
just keeps crashing. Can't buy an app that won't run
22 April 2014
This is a great app. Love it. Thank you.
5 March 2014
This is a great app. Kind of like digital graph paper.
2 February 2014
This program froze up on the download/install and I can't install anything else.
24 December 2013
Never knew a CAD program could be this easy to learn and this much fun to use.
18 November 2013
希望能提高性能。
13 November 2013
I down loaded the trial version then purchased the full version. There is no difference. You can' save, print, or send it any where. There are no gridlines. Try to do a plot map. It cuts off ends and you can't reach them. It is a very crappy application and I am going to call my bank and cancel the purchase. No help, no support, no directions.
4 November 2013
But this certainly doesn't provide a compelling experience for Touch. I think I'll be holding onto my stylus for a while : )
31 October 2013
doesn't work, waste of time and money
12 October 2013
Can I use symbol libraries that I can purchase.
I am interested in electronics symbol libraries.
Please help.
Thank you.
7 August 2013
I can easily draw, annotate, and edit all of my drawings.
I just can't print them or make PDFs to print them outside of the app.
Nobody likes paper so it's no big deal.
23 May 2013
APP is very easy to learn and operates better than expected
Would highly recommend if you like to design things
I used it to design the Wife's Sunroom
9 May 2013
This is literally THE most impressive app that I have seen in the Windows Marketplace. I am amazed at how thorough this app is.
There are some little annoyances; it is cumbersome to choose the tools I use most often as they are not in the "Control Panel" and it requires a lot of swiping or clicking -- it would be nice to have more keyboard support for tool selection.
Prior reliability/crashes issue has been resolved and the app is now quite solid.
5 April 2013
Excellente APP...
30 March 2013
I have the MS Surface Pro and this app crashes constantly other than that its a neat program. Would like my money back though.
28 March 2013
This may be the best app in the market easy to use but extremely easy to use well thought out controls
26 January 2013
Customer should be able to open a PDF and draw on it, and resale.
20 January 2013
I tried 'Free' version. May not apply to 'Paid' version. Tools are limited. Not able to cut circles or ellipse. A very basic drawing tool, with some decent features. I'll wait for DeltaCad to make an APP.
17 January 2013
An impressive 2D drawing tool. Very nice tool set for basic drawings, like floorplans, schematics, etc. No need for me to figure out how to get an old version of AutoCAD LT on my new Win 8 machine. Using touch with this app would be a little challenging (what CAD app wouldn't), but simply having the ability to view drawings, make minor annotations/changes, and then print from my Surface RT, is good enough for me. And nothing a keyboard/mouse can't fix.
6 January 2013
Piss poor selection capabilities, non-intuitive, can't easily move shapes or input dimensions and no pre-defined shapes (like Grapholite). The only thing good about this app is that is offers layers. I can create far better and more accurate floor plans using the draw features in MS Word than in this app - the main difference being that it's easier and faster to do in MS Word and it's free.
2 January 2013
Just starting to use this app but have a background in CAD. I've been wanting a "simple" drawing application for informal use and Drawing Board is what I've been looking for. Although it is not (yet?) 3D, it has enough capability to do probably 90%+ of the odd jobs I need to do; the primitive-based architecture is consistent with the solids-based approach that most modern CAD programs have adopted. Drawing Board's implementation seems a bit labor-intensive, but it is not overly-so.
27 January 2016
floating grid issue disabling ability to draw line in autoCAD FILE TRANSFER TO DXF autoCAD always corrupted--loss of line definition. suggest DWG as standard file format ? best Martin Andrew martin_andrew_n@hotmail.com
10 December 2015
I have been tasked with updating Process Safety Management procedures for the company I work for. I need to be able to illustrate manufacturing line processes along with many architectural nuances of the facility. This program is filling the bill nicely. Armed only with four years of high school drafting classes from 45 years ago, I find this program intuitive and easy to use. I ran into one "glitch" in only one of the many drawings I have made. An e-mail to the developer was answered in less than 24 hours. They requested a copy of the file which they fixed and returned to me, again within less than 24 hours.
29 June 2015
I've been using Back to the Drawing Board since about November, and I'm continually blown away by what you get for the price with this app. When I first started using it, there were certainly issues with missing features and regular crashes. However, with each update it gets better and better. I've been using v.3 since the update was pushed out in the past couple weeks and am loving the new features and tweaked interface- and have so far experiences zero crashes. An essential app for my work and hobbies!
15 June 2015
can't seem to make it copy yet, when I do click copy nothing happens and I see no paste, normally another copy popped next to the unit and that is not happening for some reason, still figuring it out but really like the improvements,
5 December 2014
I PURCHASED THIS APP WHILE ON ANOTHER NETWORK WITH ANOTHER INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER. EVER SINCE I DO NOT USE THAT NETWORK ANYMORE THE APP WILL BRING ME TO A BLANK BLACK SCREEN. I AM NOT TO GOOD WITH THIS STUFF AND IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO REPAIR THINGS LIKE THIS. I AM UPSET THAT THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON HOW TO RECOVER THE APP I PURCHASED THAT I CAN NOT USE.
21 November 2014
Poor drawing tool. A waste of my money.
30 October 2014
I hate to give 1 star to such a nice program. I have a feature request that would easily make this a five star app. I would rate it 4.5 stars now. Only gave 1 star because website offers no way to contact author. Hopefully they will see this.
18 September 2014
good drawing app but needs a few improvements for touch screens. - a permanent zoom window in the corner so you can see under your finger - transparent on-screen zoom and pan controls - some method of locking points together - faster switching method between draw and select. - auto dimensioning of line segments - a snap connect only setting (toggleable while drawing) - some indication as to what tool you have selected and what status is - ability to hide / make layers translucent but so far it is looking good.
8 July 2014
App crashes every time a multi-touch zoom was attempted on my tablet.
29 June 2014
just keeps crashing. Can't buy an app that won't run
22 April 2014
This is a great app. Love it. Thank you.
5 March 2014
This is a great app. Kind of like digital graph paper.
2 February 2014
This program froze up on the download/install and I can't install anything else.
24 December 2013
Never knew a CAD program could be this easy to learn and this much fun to use.
18 November 2013
希望能提高性能。
13 November 2013
I down loaded the trial version then purchased the full version. There is no difference. You can' save, print, or send it any where. There are no gridlines. Try to do a plot map. It cuts off ends and you can't reach them. It is a very crappy application and I am going to call my bank and cancel the purchase. No help, no support, no directions.
4 November 2013
But this certainly doesn't provide a compelling experience for Touch. I think I'll be holding onto my stylus for a while : )
31 October 2013
doesn't work, waste of time and money
12 October 2013
Can I use symbol libraries that I can purchase. I am interested in electronics symbol libraries. Please help. Thank you.
7 August 2013
I can easily draw, annotate, and edit all of my drawings. I just can't print them or make PDFs to print them outside of the app. Nobody likes paper so it's no big deal.
23 May 2013
APP is very easy to learn and operates better than expected Would highly recommend if you like to design things I used it to design the Wife's Sunroom
9 May 2013
This is literally THE most impressive app that I have seen in the Windows Marketplace. I am amazed at how thorough this app is. There are some little annoyances; it is cumbersome to choose the tools I use most often as they are not in the "Control Panel" and it requires a lot of swiping or clicking -- it would be nice to have more keyboard support for tool selection. Prior reliability/crashes issue has been resolved and the app is now quite solid.
5 April 2013
Excellente APP...
30 March 2013
I have the MS Surface Pro and this app crashes constantly other than that its a neat program. Would like my money back though.
28 March 2013
This may be the best app in the market easy to use but extremely easy to use well thought out controls
26 January 2013
Customer should be able to open a PDF and draw on it, and resale.
20 January 2013
I tried 'Free' version. May not apply to 'Paid' version. Tools are limited. Not able to cut circles or ellipse. A very basic drawing tool, with some decent features. I'll wait for DeltaCad to make an APP.
17 January 2013
An impressive 2D drawing tool. Very nice tool set for basic drawings, like floorplans, schematics, etc. No need for me to figure out how to get an old version of AutoCAD LT on my new Win 8 machine. Using touch with this app would be a little challenging (what CAD app wouldn't), but simply having the ability to view drawings, make minor annotations/changes, and then print from my Surface RT, is good enough for me. And nothing a keyboard/mouse can't fix.
6 January 2013
Piss poor selection capabilities, non-intuitive, can't easily move shapes or input dimensions and no pre-defined shapes (like Grapholite). The only thing good about this app is that is offers layers. I can create far better and more accurate floor plans using the draw features in MS Word than in this app - the main difference being that it's easier and faster to do in MS Word and it's free.
2 January 2013
Just starting to use this app but have a background in CAD. I've been wanting a "simple" drawing application for informal use and Drawing Board is what I've been looking for. Although it is not (yet?) 3D, it has enough capability to do probably 90%+ of the odd jobs I need to do; the primitive-based architecture is consistent with the solids-based approach that most modern CAD programs have adopted. Drawing Board's implementation seems a bit labor-intensive, but it is not overly-so.