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Back to the Drawing Board - 2D CAD

‪High Camp Software‬

Back to the Drawing Board is a powerful 2D CAD and technical drawing app. It is the perfect tool for creating 2D plans, elevations, details, schematics, diagrams, and charts on your Windows device. Back to the Drawing Board takes full advantage of the unique features of Windows to provide a great drawing experience on desktops, laptops and tablets. It is an affordable CAD solution for businesses, consumers, students or anyone who needs to produce quick, accurate technical drawings. Take advantage of our free 7-day trial and see what you can create with Back to the Drawing Board.

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Back to the Drawing Board - 2D CAD

$18.99

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PC Mobile device

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What's new in this version

New in this release: New graphics engine - 10x faster than the previous release User selectable UI font sizes See http://drawingboardapp.com/features/release for the full list.

Features

Insert and edit JPEG, PNG and PDF bitmap images
Import SVG and DXF drawings, export to PDF, DXF, SVG, PNG and JPEG
Rich drawing primitives include lines, circles, arcs, ellipses, rectangles, irregular polygons and b-splines.
Automatic linear and angular dimensioning.
High-quality text rendering using OpenType font technology
Assign attributes including layers, colors, line weights, line types, fills and fonts.
Create groups and symbols, include in symbol libraries, insert in linear or radial arrays.
Use grids, rulers and triangle tool to simplify dimensional drawing.
Work in English or metric units, "engineer's" or "architect's" scale.
Enter points using your mouse, stylus or touch.
Enter exact values using absolute, delta or polar coordinates.
Snap to grids, objects, normals, tangents, intersections and more.
Measure precise distances, angles, and area.
Easily move, copy, delete, transform and group objects.
Powerful line and arc editing features.
View your drawing full-screen for an immersive experience, or pin the control panel for instant access to important functions.

Additional information

Published by

High Camp Software

Copyright

Release date

12/28/2012

Approximate size

25.68 MB

Age rating

For all ages

This app can

Use your webcam
Access your Internet connection
Access your Internet connection and act as a server.
Use your pictures library

Permissions info

Installation

Get this app while signed in to your Microsoft account and install on up to ten Windows 10 devices.

Language supported

English (United States)

Publisher Info

Back to the Drawing Board - 2D CAD website
Back to the Drawing Board - 2D CAD support

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Back to the Drawing Board - 2D CAD privacy policy
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Seizure warnings

Photosensitive seizure warning

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System Requirements

Minimum
Your device must meet all minimum requirements to open this product
OS	Xbox One, Windows 10 version 10586.0 or higher, Windows 8.1
Architecture	ARM, x64, x86

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Reviewed ByKate

6/29/2015

Review title of KateSurprisingly powerful and keeps getting better!

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!

33 out of 35 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByPaul.jr

2/8/2018

Review title of Paul.jrA great app for a great price!

This is not AutoCAD, so don't expect AutoCAD. Do, however, expect a great and functional CAD program that does a lot for a small price. When you have several people that need to make basic drawings, but not the hundreds and hundreds of dollars for an Autodesk product, BTTDB shines! Its fairly easy to use and, once you get used to moving around through it, you can get a lot done fast. Excellent!

33 out of 37 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByZach

2/21/2016

Review title of ZachLots of potential but not user-friendly

This program looks like it could have lots of potential to be a powerful program but unfortunately it's not very user friendly. I am constantly drawing lines by accident or connecting a new point to the last point. I doubt they've ever did any kind of testing with users completely new to the product and watch how frustrating it is to learn. Nothing is intuitive about this program. Hopefully they improve it's usability.

29 out of 34 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByDouglas

2/9/2016

Review title of DouglasGreat Program, If it worked every day.

Exactly what I need in a drawing program. Simple but capable. Unfortunately it has days when it randomly decides not to open giving no error message or explanation. Destroys my workflow and productivity. Would have 5 if it worked all the time. The one problem it has is big enough to drop it to 1.

High Camp Software responded on 2/10/2016

Douglas, would you mind contacting us at support@drawingboardapp.com? We would like to look into this. Thanks!

16 out of 18 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByPhilip

12/13/2017

Review title of PhilipPowerful program at a great price

BTTDB has features found in the high end programs like TurboCad and AutoCAD but at a much better price. It is easy to learn and easy to use. The team at BTTDB are open to suggestions for improvement and are working to make this app a better product. After a few months use I still find this program to offer the most bang for the buck. It just keeps getting better and better. After about a year of using this program I am still amazed at how powerful it is for the cost. I don't know of any other CAD program that give you so much bang for the buck.

6 out of 6 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByUnknown

11/28/2015

Review title of UnknownAdobe Illustrator-Mini

There are some features that Illustrator doesn't have which will come in handy. As a graphic designer, this app is very useful for me. This app should be used on a PC or with a stylus. For $0.10, it is a steal. I'd even pay 10x more. I'd appreciate it. I don't usually give reviews but this one I've got to and this is a first for me on Win 10.

6 out of 6 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByAndrew

4/27/2016

Review title of AndrewWorks well for simple drafting projects.

This app works really well for 2D drafting projects. I have used it for planning shelving projects, furniture plans, and landscape plans. The touch inputs take a little getting used to. Overall for an inexpensive app this works really well.

9 out of 10 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByRichie

4/29/2016

Review title of RichieVery frustrating

So much potential to this app, very smooth and powerful, but the user interface and control scheme frustrates to no other end. Would be perfect for wiring diagrams and such.

12 out of 14 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByWayne

12/10/2015

Review title of WayneIntuitive

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.

17 out of 21 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByRichard

12/9/2015

Review title of RichardJust tried it; 85% sure....

Only tried the free app and so far (10 minutes) it has proved to be easy to use and I am more then likely going to purchase it. Nothing like turbo-cad with all of the complicated (you got-have-some- time- In) instructions that only those with the time not to mention expertise to may or may not master.

5 out of 5 people found this helpful.

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