Do I need an Apple Pencil to model in uMake?

No. You can sketch, model and orbit your design with your fingers on iPad and iPhone, and with a keyboard and trackpad on Mac. On iPad, the Pen, Precision and Freestyle tools all work with Apple Pencil, and Apple Pencil Mode lets Apple Pencil draw while one finger orbits the view.

Is uMake for sketching or for precise 3D models?

Both, in one editor. Sketch freely, then build NURBS curves and surfaces, solids with Extrude, Revolve and Loft, cuts and joins with Combine, and linked Components, measured in mm, cm, m, inches or feet. With a plan, export STEP or IGES for other CAD tools, or STL and OBJ for 3D printing.

Can I open my SketchUp, STEP or OBJ files?

Yes, for free. uMake imports STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL, USDZ, GLB, DAE, SVG and SketchUp (SKP) files. SketchUp files are converted on uMake’s servers, so that import needs a connection.

What does a plan add to the 3D editor?

Without a plan you can import and view 3D files. A plan (Basic, Pro, Studio, Education or a uMake Teams seat) unlocks drawing and editing, 3D export and the full content library. Compare plans .

Sketch & model

From a line to a solid.

Draw loosely or exactly, lift your curves into NURBS surfaces and solids, and build to real size, on iPad, iPhone and Mac.

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Free to download, with in-app purchases.

A coupe in the uMake 3D editor, first as its curves, then with its surfaces switched on, orbiting in 3D — fig. 1 · Sketch to 3D · 0:13

The 3D editor

Precise when it matters.

Four ideas carry most of the work: draw it, shape it, repeat it and measure it.

Precision, Pen & Freestyle

Three ways to draw, one canvas.

Precision chains exact line and arc segments into a profile, and a closed loop fills with a surface while Auto Surface is on. Pen lays down one smooth, even curve per stroke. Freestyle keeps it loose, with Ink, Pencil, Marker, Charcoal and Chalk brushes, and every stroke is drawn in 3D.

Apple Pencil Mode: Apple Pencil draws while one finger orbits the view
Draw on sketch planes, or right on a model’s surface
Pen Stabilizer evens out a quick stroke

A living room with a round opening in a plaster screen, drawn as a loose pencil sketch — fig. 2 · First ideas, sketched

NURBS, Project Shape & Combine

Engrave a ring in two moves.

Lift curves into NURBS surfaces and reshape them by their control points. Wrap a flat logo, grille or pattern onto a curved body with Project Shape, then cut it in with Combine.

Combine: Union, Subtract or Intersect, previewed in 3D before you apply
Keep the originals, and edit a Combine result later
Extrude, Revolve, Loft, Fillet & Chamfer and the rest of the toolkit

Three stars wrapped onto a curved ring with Project Shape, then engraved into it with Combine › Subtract — fig. 3 · Project Shape and Combine · 0:22

Groups & Components

Change one, change them all.

Group shapes and edit inside a group, with a breadcrumb back out. Turn a selection into a Component, and every linked instance updates together.

Detach Instance when one copy should go its own way
Mesh Edit by face, edge or vertex, for imported or AI-made meshes

One tree recolored in Edit Group on a terraced site, with every linked instance of it following — fig. 4 · Groups and instances · 0:14

Units & CAD files

Design to real size.

Set your document in millimeters, centimeters, meters, inches or feet, add dimensions, and type exact values on the measurement keypad. STEP and IGES come in from other CAD tools and, with a plan, go back out.

Export STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL, USDZ and UMK with a plan
STL and OBJ, labeled for 3D printing, open in your slicer
Open SketchUp, STEP, OBJ and more for free

fig. 5 · A curve, its control points and a dimension

The toolkit

A full CAD toolkit.

The core sketching, surface and solid tools, by their names in the app.

Draw

Precision
Pen, with Pen Stabilizer
Freestyle brushes
Sketch Planes
Sketch on Surface
Snapping and symmetry

Shape

Create a Surface
Control-point editing
Extrude and Push & Pull
Revolve and Loft
Extrude Along Path
Offset
Fillet & Chamfer, with corner fillets
Split Surfaces

Combine and detail

Combine: Union, Subtract, Intersect
Project Shape
Mesh Edit
3D Text

Organize and measure

Group and Edit Group
Component and Detach Instance
Mirror and Array
Pivot and Layers
Dimensions and the measurement keypad
Insert Content

What you need

What it takes.

Opening files is free. Drawing, editing and export come with a plan.

Compare plans

Import and view 3D files: Free; SketchUp, STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL and more
Drawing and editing in the 3D editor: A plan; Basic, Pro, Studio, Education or a uMake Teams seat
3D export: A plan; STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL, USDZ and UMK, plus high-resolution PNG images
Apple Pencil: Optional; Fingers work on iPad and iPhone, a keyboard and trackpad on Mac

Questions

Questions about modeling.

Still curious? Write to hello@umake.com

Do I need an Apple Pencil to model in uMake?
No. You can sketch, model and orbit your design with your fingers on iPad and iPhone, and with a keyboard and trackpad on Mac. On iPad, the Pen, Precision and Freestyle tools all work with Apple Pencil, and Apple Pencil Mode lets Apple Pencil draw while one finger orbits the view.
Is uMake for sketching or for precise 3D models?
Both, in one editor. Sketch freely, then build NURBS curves and surfaces, solids with Extrude, Revolve and Loft, cuts and joins with Combine, and linked Components, measured in mm, cm, m, inches or feet. With a plan, export STEP or IGES for other CAD tools, or STL and OBJ for 3D printing.
Can I open my SketchUp, STEP or OBJ files?
Yes, for free. uMake imports STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL, USDZ, GLB, DAE, SVG and SketchUp (SKP) files. SketchUp files are converted on uMake’s servers, so that import needs a connection.
What does a plan add to the 3D editor?
Without a plan you can import and view 3D files. A plan (Basic, Pro, Studio, Education or a uMake Teams seat) unlocks drawing and editing, 3D export and the full content library. Compare plans.

Sketch it. Build it. Measure it.

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