This app has a free trial

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.

EVERYONE

$18.99

See System Requirements

Back to the Drawing Board - 2D CAD

$18.99

Overview System Requirements Reviews Related

Available on

HoloLens

PC Mobile device

Hub

Description

Screenshots

People also like

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

35.24 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
coreNotSupported

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

Additional terms

Back to the Drawing Board - 2D CAD privacy policy
Terms of transaction

Seizure warnings

Photosensitive seizure warning

Report this product

System Requirements

Minimum
Your device must meet all minimum requirements to open this product
OS	Windows 10 version 16299.0 or higher, Xbox One, Windows 8.1
Architecture	ARM, x64, x86

To rate and review, sign in.

Showing 1-10 out of 126 reviews

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.

20 out of 25 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!

42 out of 58 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByMS_Digital

2/4/2016

Review title of MS_DigitalExcellent program for novice users like me

Good tutorial that provides basic information. There are lots of features that are probably not well explained -- would be helpful to have more elaborate tutorial/documentation. Would also be helpful to have a secondary market for designs that have been done. I do not know how folks would get paid but the idea still has merit.

13 out of 16 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.

32 out of 44 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.

15 out of 19 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByBob

11/30/2015

Review title of BobNice App

Easy to learn, and I was able to use the app for sketching out a technical layout of a tube bending machine I operate, with a setup checklist. I only wish I could download a PDF of the tutorials, But I did get a decent copy by printing each tutorial separately from the website and was able to learn easier with a hard copy in front of me. Overall a really nice app that's easy to learn and use!

17 out of 22 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!

22 out of 30 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.

7 out of 8 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByWayne

12/22/2015

Review title of WayneDoesn't work well for Windows 10

Maybe this would work better for Windows 8. They really need an update for Windows 10. It "looks" powerful, but working with it is difficult because of the need to access Windows 8 gestures.

7 out of 8 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByThomas

4/4/2016

Review title of ThomasNot worth it yet, do not buy

The app works, mostly. But it's not very smart about pen and touch input. The tools are clunky and difficult to reach. It still hasn't been updated for Windows 10. It frequently bugs out. It can't export or save large files. Image export does not export the graph lines. It's exactly the kind of app I need, but in its present state it is more frustration than it's worth. A pen and paper and scanner is better, faster, and cheaper.

23 out of 33 people found this helpful.

1-10 of 126 reviews