Woodcraft for Pc

Don’t be dismayed by negative reviews. This app is very useful, and designed intuitively for a touchscreen device. If you take the time to view the tutorial videos, it will give you a much needed grounding for the basics. I drafted a project (a pretty large planter stand for my wife) in the app. When completed, I printed the project and took the bill of materials to my local lumber store. Using the views from the project printout, the finished product went together very smoothly, with no guesswork in measurements or cuts. I did have a misunderstanding of the use of the app’s “Lumber pile”, which caused me to purchase more lumber than I actually needed for the project. I wrote to the developer in hopes of figuring out what I was doing wrong, and he promptly explained that there is also a “Scrap pile” in the lumber menu - this is where my extra wood (that I was dropping into my project, then “deleting”) was going. The extra lumber wasn’t a big deal for me, as I wouldn’t have calculated/guessed the amount correctly without the app, and it’ll be used in my next project anyway. For me, the app was well worth the small investment. Yes, the App Store is full of free or $0.99 apps, but compared to full fledged applications on a PC, this is still a very cheap and very useful specialized tool that suits me great!

I am so sorry I bought this software! While not very complicated to use especially if you first spend some time watching the various tutorials, it falls short of being useful for anything but simple projects. And by “simple projects” I mean only the most basic of woodworking, so basic you really shouldn’t need use software to begin with. The five tools you have to work with are measure, mark, hammer, saw, and table saw. No options for things like cutting/drilling holes, specifying routed edges or dove tails. I would at least expect the ability to cut holes or being able to cut pockets. What you can do is specify the dimensions of each piece of lumber, cut it to the size you want and move them into the position you want in order to build the item. But it does take time to do so with precision, objects don’t snap together. It takes so much time in fact I’d rather spend that time actually building the project rather than doing it twice, once in the software and then in actuality. After all, you can only build simple projects with this software.

I have loved the concept of this app since I discovered many years ago. Honestly I’m surprised they continue updating this app to function with ongoing iOS updates because in the 6+ years that I have been using this app for wood design, they never show sign of adding new features that could make this app a major asset within the design/woodworking/furniture industry. I also personally emailed them with many obvious features that would be extremely helpful. FEATURES WE NEED!: + Improve the 3D so the user can orbit and move/edit objects within a true 3D environment. Currently you can only select objects while orbiting in 3D. + Toggle the object opacity between solid and transparent. Currently, the objects are always transparent in 3D making it visually confusing. + NEW TOOLS! - Drill - Jigsaw - Router (this would be AWESOME!) + Multiple wood textures + Hardware: hinges, nails, screws, handles, knobs, outlets, lights, brackets, etc + Wood Paint / Stain + Wood Molding If they don’t want to do this, maybe they will sell the app to someone who will or maybe someone can just develope a similar app with the features I described and make some serious $$$$ with In-App purchases. Designers and woodworkers would buzz about such an app with these features!!!!!!!!

It has Potential it honestly does but it’s just not the convenient app it could be.