Map Setup
One of the best ways to start an architecture, landscape, or urban scale project is with a site plan. Using Apple Maps technology and Morpholio Trace scale intelligence, you can start sketching on top of a map to scale in less than a minute.
Architecture site plan drawing by Dimitri Tsvetkov.
How to Set Up a Scaled Map Project
Step 1. Start a Map Project
Tap the "+" button and then select "Maps" to open the map interface and start creating your map project.
Step 2. Set Your Location
You can type in any location in the world to get a high resolution map. Alternatively, you can pinch with two fingers and pan with one finger to set your location.
Step 3. Capture Your View
The extents of your view will become the extents of your base layer so make sure the view is exactly what you want before moving forward. When it's all set, tap the Green Check to create your map project.
Step 4. Draw to Scale
Turn on your Super Ruler to see that your map is already scaled. You can now use all of your favorite tools to create captivating site plans and sketches to scale.
How To Video
Enjoy this how to video highlighting how to draw site plans on scaled maps.
About Morpholio Trace - Sketch Cad
Why Morpholio Trace for Architects, Landscape Architecture and Interior Designers?
Awarded Best Apps for architects, landscape architects, and interior designers, Trace is the dream sketch cad and architecture drawing software. Featured as both, the best app for iPad Pro and the best app for Apple Pencil, Trace combines the beauty and speed of sketching with the intelligence and precision of CAD. Whether you’re drawing project concepts, sketching through schematic design and designing architectural details, or just drawing on-site visits through construction administration and making high-res PDF drawing set markups, Morpholio Trace is everything you need for your new favorite architect app, landscape design app, or interior design app all in one. Welcome to the new best drawing app for iPad Pro.
Morpholio Trace Ecosystem
Morpholio drawing apps are not only named as the best app for architects, best app for architecture, best app for interior design, best design app, best app for landscape architects, and best app for iPad Pro, but they also now work as a perfect complement to, and seamlessly with your favorite architectural software, architecture apps, cad software, cad app, and interior design software. This includes Autodesk AutoCad, TinkerCad, Revit, SketchUp, SketchUp Viewer, Rhino, Pinterest, Adobe Photoshop, Shapr3D, UMake, and many more. In addition, your Apple iPad Pro, iPhone, and Apple Pencil will never be more exciting to use as Morpholio’s suite of drawing, design, and sketching apps become even more essential in your design process.