
That’s pretty much it, but the app is a lot of fun to use, and some of the sketches that early users have produced are reminiscent of – if simpler than – VR sketching tools like Oculus Quill.Ĭolò says that he was inspired to start working on it after seeing Blender’s Grease Pencil toolset, and wanted to be able to “sketch in 3D on my iPad, on my sofa, without laptop and graphics tablet”. by /tu3KzHgURMĪ simple-to-use 3D concept sketching tool It was both super weird and awesome at the same time. Once a sketch is complete, you can save it or export it to Blender as a. Right-clicking lets you move or rotate the canvas, which you can also do via an Autodesk-style viewcube.Īn eraser tool lets you erase entire strokes – it doesn’t currently seem to be possible to erase only part – or your can step backwards and forwards through your undo history. You can adjust the stroke width and colour, and fill closed strokes with a separate colour. Penzil is straightfoward to use: you draw onto a plane in 3D space using a pencil tool.

Sketch in 3D with your stylus, mouse or finger The app, which is powered by JavaScript 3D library Three.js, and which is designed to be used on an iPad or similar touchscreen device, was inspired by Blender’s Grease Pencil toolset.

UX designer Jacopo Colò has released Penzil, a neat little online app that lets you sketch in 3D, then export the sketches to Blender.
