# uMake

> uMake is a design app for iPad, iPhone (including iPhone Duo) and Mac with Apple silicon that makes turning ideas into designs faster and easier, from the first concept on: sketch an idea, build it in precise 3D, and use AI to render it, try new materials and set it in a scene, all on one board. It is made for interior designers, architects, product designers and fashion designers, students use it through uMake for Education, and it is free to download. Sketch with Apple Pencil or your fingers, build precise NURBS curves, surfaces and solids in real units, gather sketches, photos and live 3D designs on an infinite board called a Space, and work with AI: AI Design Partner builds editable 3D from words or a reference image (including floor plans from a plan image), Live AI Preview renders the model photorealistically as you work, AI tools in Spaces compose, vary, restyle and edit images, and Scene Studio turns each change to a scene into a short video clip.

## Key facts

- Platforms: iPad and iPhone with iPadOS/iOS 17.6 or later; iPhone Duo with iOS 27.1 (opened, it gets the iPad workspace); Mac with Apple silicon. Not available on Android or Windows.
- Get it: free on the App Store (https://apps.apple.com/app/id1042246861), with in-app purchases.
- Free, without a plan: import and view 3D files (SketchUp, STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL, USDZ, GLB, DAE, SVG), 2 Spaces, and one-time AI credits to try the AI tools.
- A plan (Basic, Pro, Studio, Education or a uMake Teams seat) unlocks drawing and editing in the 3D editor, 3D export (STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL, USDZ, UMK), the full content library and unlimited Spaces.
- Monthly AI, as a multiple of Basic's (as the app's plans screen shows it): Basic 1×, Pro 2×, Studio 5×. In AI credits a month: Basic 800, Pro 1,600, Studio 4,000. The Education plan has no AI allowance (credit packs can be bought). Live AI Preview needs Basic, Pro or Studio.
- Students get the Education plan free for 12 months with a class link from their teacher; schools, colleges and universities buy licenses per seat on account.umake.com, from 20 seats (for teaching and learning only). Companies and studios buy uMake Teams per seat (3 seats or more) on account.umake.com.
- New in uMake 10 (https://www.umake.com/updates): AI Design Partner; Flows, AI cards tied to a picture on a Space that redraw their results with one tap when it changes; My Library, every AI result kept in one place; Scene Studio; Split into Layers; and Apply Style, to choose a style for new images.
- Not supported: DWG, DXF, 3MF and FBX files.
- 14 languages, including Simplified and Traditional Chinese. View in AR on iPhone and iPad. Designs autosave, work offline, and sync with a free uMake account.
- Pricing: https://www.umake.com/pricing (App Store prices follow your storefront's currency).

## Features

- [All features](https://www.umake.com/features): Everything uMake does, from first line to final scene: sketching, NURBS modeling, AI Design Partner, Spaces, Scene Studio and AR, on iPad, iPhone and Mac.
- [Sketch & model](https://www.umake.com/features/modeling): Sketch with the Precision, Pen and Freestyle tools, then build NURBS surfaces and solids with Combine, Project Shape and linked Components, in real units.
- [AI](https://www.umake.com/features/ai): AI Design Partner turns words or a reference image into editable 3D. Live AI Preview renders as you model, and AI tools in Spaces compose, vary and restyle.
- [Spaces](https://www.umake.com/features/spaces): Keep sketches, notes, photos, videos and live 3D designs on one open board, with layers, an underlay for tracing, and AI tools that work on what you select.
- [Scenes & rendering](https://www.umake.com/features/scenes): Scene Studio turns each change, from a new material to golden hour, into a short clip. Plus PBR materials, sun studies, CAD visual styles and HQ renders.
- [AR & export](https://www.umake.com/features/ar): See your design in AR on iPhone and iPad, present it full screen, and move files in and out: STEP, IGES, OBJ, STL, USDZ, GLB, SketchUp and more.
- [AI Design Partner](https://www.umake.com/features/ai-design-partner): AI Design Partner builds and edits real 3D geometry in uMake from a description or a reference image, including floor plans from a plan image.
- [Live AI Preview](https://www.umake.com/features/live-ai-preview): Live AI Preview splits the canvas with a photorealistic AI render of your 3D model that updates after each change, with Creativity, presets, Enhance and 4 Views.
- [Scene Studio](https://www.umake.com/features/scene-studio): Scene Studio brings a picture of your design to life: move objects, change materials, light, season and weather, orbit the camera. Each change becomes a clip.
- [Compose a Scene](https://www.umake.com/features/compose-a-scene): Compose a Scene, in uMake Spaces, combines two to six selected items, even references dragged in from the web, into one new image. The sources stay as they were.
- [Split into Layers](https://www.umake.com/features/split-into-layers): Split into Layers finds the objects in a photo and puts each on its own layer in a uMake Space; Make Whole redraws a partly hidden object in full.
- [uMake on iPhone Duo](https://www.umake.com/iphone-duo): the iPad workspace on the open phone, with work kept in place as you fold.
- [Pricing](https://www.umake.com/pricing), [Teams](https://www.umake.com/teams), [Education](https://www.umake.com/education)

## Guides

- [CAD on iPad: can you really design in CAD on an iPad?](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/cad-drawing-ipad): Yes, you can do real CAD on an iPad: precise curves, surfaces and solids in real units, exported as STEP or IGES. What iPad CAD does well, and how to start.
- [Which tablet is best for CAD and design?](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/cad-drawing-tablet): A tablet for CAD can mean a computer you design on or a pen pad for your PC. How they differ, why an iPad with a 3D CAD app works, and what to check first.
- [3D modeling on iPad: how to model in 3D on an iPad](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/3d-modeling-ipad): Yes, you can do serious 3D modeling on an iPad. How it works in uMake: sketch in 3D, build NURBS surfaces and solids, add AI, and export STEP, OBJ or STL.
- [A 3D modeling app for iPhone: can you really model on a phone?](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/3d-modeling-app-iphone): You can model in 3D on an iPhone: sketch, build surfaces and solids, use AI and export STEP, OBJ or STL. What works well on a phone, and where iPad helps.
- [Architecture software for Mac: what to use, and for which stage](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/architecture-software-mac): Architecture software for Mac by stage: concept and massing, BIM and drawings, visualization. Where uMake fits on a Mac with Apple silicon, and where it doesn’t.
- [Free architecture design software: what’s really free](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/architecture-design-software-free): The kinds of free architecture software, what each is good for, and exactly what is free in uMake: downloading, opening 3D files, two Spaces and an AI trial.
- [3D modeling for printing: from an idea to a printable file](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/3d-modeling-for-printing): How to model something you can 3D print: design to real size, keep it solid, export STL or OBJ, and slice it. A step-by-step workflow in uMake on iPad, iPhone or Mac.
- [AI 3D rendering: how to render a 3D model with AI](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/3d-rendering-ai): AI rendering turns a 3D model into a photorealistic image in seconds. How it differs from a classic render, and how to do it beside your model in uMake.
- [Mood board software for interior design: what to look for](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/interior-design-mood-board-software): A mood board app should hold photos, notes, sketches and your 3D design together. How to build an interior design mood board in a uMake Space, with AI tools.
- [Home exterior design software: model the house, then try the looks](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/home-design-software-exterior): Exterior design software lets you model a house’s massing and façade and try materials and light on it. How to do it in uMake, and what it isn’t for.
- [Floor plan to 3D: how to turn a 2D plan into a 3D model](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/floor-plan-to-3d): Turn a floor plan image into an editable 3D model: AI Design Partner reads walls, openings and stairs, then you refine. Plus the manual route, step by step.
- [Sketch to 3D model: how to turn a sketch into 3D](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/sketch-to-3d-model): Turn a sketch into a 3D model by drawing it in 3D yourself, or by giving it to AI. Both routes in uMake, with what each one is good for.
- [AI image editing for designers: edit, restyle and compose with AI](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/ai-image-editing-for-designers): Edit images with words or a sketch, remove backgrounds, split photos into layers, restyle and compose scenes: AI image editing for designers in a uMake Space.
- [Furniture design on iPad: from a sketch to a file the workshop can use](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/furniture-design-ipad): Design furniture on an iPad: sketch the idea, model it to real dimensions, see it at real size in AR, and export STEP, OBJ or STL for a CNC shop or 3D printer.
- [Product design from sketch to CAD, on iPad](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/product-design-sketch-to-cad): An industrial design workflow on iPad: sketch in 3D, refine curves into NURBS surfaces, wrap and cut details, then hand STEP or IGES to your engineering CAD.
- [Jewelry design app for iPad: model rings and pendants in 3D](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/jewelry-design-ipad): Design rings and pendants on iPad in millimeters: revolve a band, wrap a motif onto it, engrave it, and export STL or OBJ for 3D printing or a casting partner.
- [The 3D design app for architecture and design students](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/3d-design-app-for-students): A 3D design app for architecture and design students: sketch, model in real units, pin work up in a Space for crits, and export images for a portfolio.
- [3D design for beginners: an easy way to start on iPad and iPhone](https://www.umake.com/resources/guides/3d-design-for-beginners): New to 3D? Start from a sketch, learn three gestures, and make a first object in an afternoon. What’s free in uMake, what needs a plan, and where to get help.

## Comparisons

- [uMake vs Shapr3D: which 3D app is right for you?](https://www.umake.com/compare/umake-vs-shapr3d): Shapr3D is parametric CAD for parts and drawings; uMake is for sketching and shaping forms in 3D, with AI and a project board. Which to pick, and when.
- [uMake vs SketchUp: which 3D app is right for you?](https://www.umake.com/compare/umake-vs-sketchup): SketchUp is an established 3D modeler for buildings, with drawings, extensions and IFC. uMake is for sketching curved forms in 3D on iPad, iPhone and Mac.
- [uMake vs Procreate: a drawing app or a 3D design app?](https://www.umake.com/compare/umake-vs-procreate): Procreate is a drawing and painting app for iPad; uMake is a 3D design app. Which you need depends on whether the result is a picture or an object.

## Help (the app's own help topics)

### Navigate & View

- [Orbit Around Your Design](https://www.umake.com/learn/orbit): See your model from any angle by circling the camera around it.
- [Pan & zoom](https://www.umake.com/learn/pan-zoom): Glide, zoom, and roll the camera with two fingers — in any mode, with any tool active.
- [Camera views & presets](https://www.umake.com/learn/camera-views): Snap the camera straight onto any side of your design from the view menu's presets.
- [Perspective & orthographic](https://www.umake.com/learn/projection-modes): Switch between a natural perspective camera and a true-to-scale orthographic view.
- [Zoom extents](https://www.umake.com/learn/zoom-extents): Bring your whole design back into view, framed and centered, in one tap.

### Draw & Edit

- [Draw a Curve (Precision)](https://www.umake.com/learn/draw-curve-precision): Drag precise line and arc segments that chain into an exact profile.
- [Pen Tool](https://www.umake.com/learn/pen-tool): Drag once and the Pen lays down a single smooth, even curve.
- [Freestyle Sketching](https://www.umake.com/learn/freestyle-sketching): Sketch loose, expressive strokes — and let a closed loop fill itself with colour.
- [Apple Pencil Mode](https://www.umake.com/learn/apple-pencil-mode): The Pencil draws while one finger orbits — two instruments working at once.
- [Brush Size & Colour](https://www.umake.com/learn/brush-size-colour): Set stroke thickness with the slider and pick any ink colour before you draw.
- [Control-Point Editing](https://www.umake.com/learn/control-point-editing): Drag a curve's control points to reshape it precisely.
- [Create a Surface](https://www.umake.com/learn/create-surface): Close a loop of curves and uMake fills it with a surface automatically.
- [Sketch Planes](https://www.umake.com/learn/sketch-planes): Aim the invisible sheet your strokes land on, pin it in place, and save it for later.
- [Sketch on Surface](https://www.umake.com/learn/sketch-on-surface): Draw directly on a 3D surface and your strokes wrap to its shape.
- [Text Tool](https://www.umake.com/learn/text-tool): Place text on the canvas and style it like any other object.

### Select & Organize

- [Select & multi-select](https://www.umake.com/learn/select-multiselect): Pick out one shape with a tap, or gather several at once with the lasso.
- [Move, rotate, scale](https://www.umake.com/learn/transform-shapes): Move, rotate and scale any selection with the handles on its selection box.
- [Undo & redo](https://www.umake.com/learn/undo-redo): Step backwards and forwards through your changes from anywhere on the canvas.
- [Copy, paste, duplicate](https://www.umake.com/learn/copy-paste-duplicate): Split an exact copy off any selection and place it right where you want it.
- [Groups & ungroup](https://www.umake.com/learn/groups-ungroup): Combine shapes into one group that moves as a unit, and take it apart again.
- [Layers](https://www.umake.com/learn/layers): Organise your design onto layers you can hide, lock, fade and reorder, and gather them into collections.
- [Snapping & symmetry](https://www.umake.com/learn/snapping-symmetry): Let points click onto the grid, and mirror everything you draw across an axis.
- [Pivot](https://www.umake.com/learn/pivot): Move the pivot point so rotation and scaling swing around exactly the spot you choose.
- [Edit a group](https://www.umake.com/learn/edit-group): Step inside a group to edit its members individually, then step back out.
- [Components](https://www.umake.com/learn/components): Turn a shape into a reusable component whose linked copies all update together.

### Model

- [Extrude](https://www.umake.com/learn/extrude): Pull a flat closed curve or surface straight up into a solid shape.
- [Push & Pull](https://www.umake.com/learn/push-pull): Push a face in or pull it out to reshape a solid directly.
- [Revolve](https://www.umake.com/learn/revolve): Spin a profile curve around an axis to build a symmetrical 3D form.
- [Mirror](https://www.umake.com/learn/mirror): Reflect a copy of your shapes across the X, Y or Z axis.
- [Array](https://www.umake.com/learn/array): Repeat a shape in a line, circle or grid with even spacing.
- [Offset](https://www.umake.com/learn/offset): Create a parallel twin of a curve at the exact distance you choose.
- [Fillet & Chamfer](https://www.umake.com/learn/fillet-chamfer): Round a sharp corner into a fillet or cut it into a flat chamfer.
- [Extrude Along Path](https://www.umake.com/learn/extrude-along-path): Sweep a profile along any curve to form tubes, rails and mouldings.
- [Loft](https://www.umake.com/learn/loft): Skin a smooth surface between two or more profile curves.
- [Split Surfaces](https://www.umake.com/learn/split-surfaces): Draw a curve across a face to divide it into separate surfaces.
- [Preview Boolean operations](https://www.umake.com/learn/booleans-3d): Combine shapes after checking the result in 3D.
- [Choose the target and keep originals](https://www.umake.com/learn/boolean-target): Control what gets cut and which input shapes remain.
- [Edit a Boolean result](https://www.umake.com/learn/boolean-history): Revisit saved operations or recover their input shapes.
- [Project Shape](https://www.umake.com/learn/project-shape): Conform a flat grille or pattern to a curved body.
- [3D Text](https://www.umake.com/learn/text-3d): Turn text into a real 3D object you can model like any other shape.
- [Mesh Editing](https://www.umake.com/learn/mesh-editing): Edit a mesh face by face: select, move, extrude and delete its geometry directly.
- [Dimensions & Measuring](https://www.umake.com/learn/dimensions-measuring): Measure objects and place dimension lines that document your design.

### Style & Output

- [Colours & Textures](https://www.umake.com/learn/colours-textures): Give any shape a new colour or a texture in a couple of taps.
- [PBR Materials](https://www.umake.com/learn/pbr-materials): Make surfaces read as glossy, metallic or matte with material presets and roughness controls.
- [Lighting & Environment](https://www.umake.com/learn/lighting-environment): Light your model with environments and a movable sun, and watch the shadows follow.
- [Rendering](https://www.umake.com/learn/rendering-hq): Turn flat shading into a rendered scene with environment light, soft shadows and visual styles.
- [Slides & Presenting](https://www.umake.com/learn/slides-presenting): Capture views as slides and present them full screen.
- [Markup Mode](https://www.umake.com/learn/markup-mode): Sketch notes directly over a slide — the view stays still while you draw.
- [Export & Share](https://www.umake.com/learn/export-share): Send your design out as an image, a video or a 3D file from the share menu.
- [Insert Content](https://www.umake.com/learn/insert-content): Drop models, textures and your own uploads onto the canvas from the built-in library.

### AI Tools

- [Live AI Preview](https://www.umake.com/learn/live-ai-preview): Split the canvas with a live pane where an AI render of your design updates as you work.
- [Creativity & Styles](https://www.umake.com/learn/creativity-styles): Choose how boldly the AI reinterprets your design and pick the look it renders in.
- [Enhance](https://www.umake.com/learn/enhance-refine): Re-render the preview you are looking at in higher fidelity without changing its composition.
- [Style, Photos & 4 Views](https://www.umake.com/learn/style-scene-views): Match an uploaded image's style, place your model into a photo, and render four angles at once.
- [Design Partner](https://www.umake.com/learn/design-partner): Chat with an AI partner that builds and edits 3D geometry directly on your canvas.

### Spaces & Whiteboard

- [Spaces basics](https://www.umake.com/learn/spaces-basics): Arrange sketches, notes, photos, and 3D designs together on one infinite board.
- [Doodle on the Board](https://www.umake.com/learn/doodle-shapes): Sketch freely anywhere on the board — finger and Pencil both draw.
- [Layers](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-layers): Stack your Space in layers — trace over a locked photo, keep furniture apart from notes, or hide the options you're comparing.
- [My Library](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-my-library): Everything you collect in one tab: what AI tools make, textures, shapes and styles, with search and sort.
- [Split into Layers](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-split-layers): Cut the objects in a photo onto layers of their own, then move, hide or rearrange them.
- [3D designs in a Space](https://www.umake.com/learn/embed-3d-designs): Place your uMake designs on the board and orbit them live without leaving the Space.
- [Notes, photos & media](https://www.umake.com/learn/notes-photos-media): Fill your Space with sticky notes, text, photos, camera shots, and videos.
- [Insert from Files](https://www.umake.com/learn/insert-from-files): Bring 3D model files from the Files app and content from other apps straight onto your board.
- [Scene Studio](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-scene-studio-basics): Edit objects, change the atmosphere, and turn an image into a story.
- [Live Preview in Spaces](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-live-preview): See an AI-rendered version of your board update beside you while you sketch.
- [Space AI tools](https://www.umake.com/learn/spaces-ai-tools): Choose a tool, use your selection, and build on the results.
- [Flows](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-flows): Connect a picture to AI cards, run them with one tap, and update every result when the picture changes.
- [Edit with an image reference](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-image-tools): Guide an edit with a material, style or subject image.
- [Explore image variations](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-variations): Try distinct directions while keeping the same subject.
- [Build a presentation set](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-presentation): Turn one image into complementary views on an organized board.
- [Create a color palette](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-palettes): Make editable swatches from an idea or an image.
- [Create a texture set](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-textures): Generate separate, coordinated surfaces you can reuse.
- [Reuse saved palettes and textures](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-saved-sets): Keep useful sets close at hand without generating again.
- [Apply a style](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-apply-style): Restyle images with a preset or with a style you saved.
- [Save your own style](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-saved-styles): Keep a visual direction to reuse on different subjects.
- [Compose a scene](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-compose): Bring separate items together in one new image.
- [Create a view study](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-view-study): Collect distinct moments from footage you already have.
- [Explore angles in Scene Studio](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-scene-studio): Reimagine an image and build a sequence of changes.
- [Stop a generation](https://www.umake.com/learn/space-generation): Stay in control while a result is being prepared.

### App & Files

- [The New Home](https://www.umake.com/learn/home-configurator): Start a project from the home screen — describe it or pick a project type, and land in the editor with a scene already set up.
- [Keyboard Shortcuts](https://www.umake.com/learn/keyboard-shortcuts): Work faster with a hardware keyboard — every canvas shortcut in one place.
- [Organise Your Designs](https://www.umake.com/learn/organise-designs): Keep your library tidy with folders and favourites, and find any design fast.
- [Duplicate & Move Designs](https://www.umake.com/learn/rename-duplicate-move): Manage any design from its card menu — copy it, or file it into a folder.
- [Deleted Files & Recovery](https://www.umake.com/learn/deleted-files-recovery): Know what deleting a design does, and how to keep a safety copy before you let one go.
- [Import 3D Files](https://www.umake.com/learn/import-3d-files): Bring models from other tools into uMake — SketchUp, OBJ, STL, STEP, and more.
- [Autosave & Offline](https://www.umake.com/learn/files-autosave-offline): uMake saves your work automatically and keeps it in sync, even when the connection drops.

### Account

- [Subscription & credits](https://www.umake.com/learn/subscription-credits): Know how your plan's monthly AI credits work and check how much you have left.
- [Sign-in & your account](https://www.umake.com/learn/sign-in-account): Sign in once and your designs and subscription follow you to every device.

## Optional

- [Every help topic in full](https://www.umake.com/llms-full.txt): step-by-step instructions for touch, Apple Pencil and keyboard
- [What's new in uMake 10](https://www.umake.com/updates)
- [Contact](https://www.umake.com/contact): hello@umake.com