If you hate searching for the right Morpholio, Procreate or Sketchup for iPad tutorial on TH-cam, download the FREE iPad For Architects 1-click Interactive Guide. It’s a sortable spreadsheet that helps you find the video you need from the 200+ tutorials on this channel. Click to download, and I’ll see you in the next video: www.ipadforarchitects.com/0ne-click-interactive-guide
So long as the dpi of your canvas matches the dpi of the rulers (which is 300 dpi) then however big or small you pinch and zoom the iPad screen, the rulers will be in scale. You can also read the directions that came with the product, although I know that's not as much fun. And btw, thank you for the purchase!
Thanks a lot for this! I'm new to procreate and first thing I couldn't figure out is how to draw to scale! BTW: love the shape of that house you designed!
Thank you, especially for the appreciation for the house! Its hard to be an architect and not know when you're going to ever get a "break" and be able to make some original architecture. No one told us in school that we would always be working for someone else and possibly get very few opportunities so eventually many of us just start designing for ourselves. Good luck with your learning. Thanks for the comment and please keep them coming.
Help me understand the need for scale in today's world? Who is using a scale to take measurements if you've already added dimensions? I think I'm missing some key detail/purpose.
@taj thanks so much for your question! The use of scale in digital design, particularly on the iPad, serves multiple critical purposes in architectural workflows: #1 Digital to Physical Translation Drawing to scale in Procreate and other iPad apps ensures your conceptual designs maintain real-world practicality and can be effectively translated into physical dimensions[2]. This allows for seamless transitions between digital ideation and traditional architectural practices[4]. #2 Bridge to 3D Modeling **Scale-accurate iPad drawings** serve as an essential bridge to 3D modeling platforms like SketchUp and Revit[5]. When dimensions and proportions are maintained from the initial concept phase, the transition to detailed 3D modeling becomes more efficient and accurate. #3 Collaborative Benefits Traditional scale drawings facilitate: - In-person design reviews using familiar tools - Quick modifications during meetings using trace paper - Clear communication of spatial relationships - Verification of clearances and dimensions[8] #4 Professional Integration Scale-conscious digital drawings enable: - Seamless workflow between digital and analog methods - Efficient transition from concept to technical documentation - Validation of spatial requirements early in the design process - Integration with industry-standard measurement systems[4][8] The ability to work at accurate scales from the initial concept phase helps ensure that creative digital explorations remain grounded in architectural reality while maintaining the flexibility to move between digital and traditional design tools as needed
@ My workflow isn’t collaborative, that might be the disconnect. Simply adding dimensions is enough clarity for me to build from the design at full scale. If I need a print, scale to fit the paper size. I guess I left velum for dead decades ago when AutoCad came out 🤷
I’m looking for an App to be able to do site survey floor plans. Could I load the grid at the start and then just draw it to scale from the start? Or is there a better app you’d recommend?
Have you checked out Morpholio Trace? They have an excellent area calculator. Its not as full-featured a painting app as Procreate, but if you tend to do more analytical things and need less rendering flash, might be worth checking out. I know one of the founders Joey Swerdlin and he is just the nicest guy, so I love to promote them.
@@grumpygrumpygrump I don't think so. That's why I built them in to my templates. In Morpholio Trace or Procreate you could certainly build your own in a ready-made layer then import it into every new project you start
Hey I did buy one of the scale but I really didn’t get it how to import and use the scale. So please can you help me i am really getting frustrated now for not knowing how to use it.
Thanks so much for these videos! They are so motivating. I’m not a professional architect but love to draw out things, especially with Procreate. Any possibility you could just share how you went about making the grids & rulers? Mainly did you create them in Procreate or something else? Thanks again & please keep those videos coming.
Hi Tony. I made them in photoshop. Took a lot of time but thank goodness I only had to do it once haha. Thanks so much for your question. Be sure to download the free interactive guide linked to in the first comment. Will make the learning go more smoothly
Tony: : If you’re new to this channel be sure to check out the 1-click interactive guide I made that provides direct links to the most helpful video you need when you need it: www.akersarchitecturalrendering.com/blog/2020/12/24/free-interactive-guide. Also, can I ask you how you are using Procreate in your life? It really helps me figure out what tutorials to make next, thanks
@@tomofnorthcal Check out Morpholio Trace, too, if you haven't already. It may be better suited to your needs than Procreate, try as I may to correct Procreate's scale drawing-related shortcomings on my own lol
Great to hear! I hope you have found the other 100+ videos on this channel helpful, too. As I say to all my valued subscribers, please let me know if there is anything in particular you would like to focus on. All my best--J
@@iPadForArchitects hey there! I’m an interior designer. Does Procreate allow me to quickly do as-builts on measuring day? Rather than paper, is there a way to do it quickly? Thank you
It is I who thank you, @Subham Kumar! It is a wonderful feeling to be thanked by a total stranger , and to know that someone is actually watching these and grateful. Of course you are no longer a stranger as we are one big family of architects and designers trying to do the best work we can on Procreate. If I may, what kind of video are you liking best: the fast one-subject tutorials or the longer real-world project examples?
@@iPadForArchitects Actually I am new in procreate and I do like short-one subject tutorials. Recently I saw your video I was totally amazed by it, so much to learn and what a potential it have.
Jean: Just to follow up, if you’re new to this channel be sure to check out the 1-click interactive guide I made that provides direct links to the most helpful video you need when you need it: www.akersarchitecturalrendering.com/blog/2020/12/24/free-interactive-guide. Also, can I ask you how you are using Procreate in your life? It really helps me figure out what tutorials to make next, thanks
Xiaoseng: Just to follow up, if you’re new to this channel be sure to check out the 1-click interactive guide I made that provides direct links to the most helpful video you need when you need it: www.akersarchitecturalrendering.com/blog/2020/12/24/free-interactive-guide. Also, can I ask you how you are using Procreate in your life? It really helps me figure out what tutorials to make next, thanks
@@iPadForArchitects Hi James. Sorry for the late reply. I am a landscape architect. I use Procreate to sketch true scale plans, perspective sketches, sections studies.
For interior renderings on the iPad, a buddy of mine uses the concepts app. How do you compare it to procreate for those technical drawing projects? Are there reasons to use concepts over procreate?
Whoa great question. I’ve recently been studying up on this because I’ll be teaching iPad for interior designers for UCLA masters interior design this winter. Big difference is that Concepts app (and Shapr-3D) are vector-based programs, meaning the drawings you make with them can be infinitely scaled and also (I believe) can be exported to auto cad or otherwise reflect actual dimensions, so they have that value but they also require you to draw more methodically and slowly, so one could argue they are not really about sketching but more about designing and making things. Procreate and Morpholio on the other hand are really best for early stage concept design, when you are trying to access your deepest intuitions in a fluid stream of conscious way of drawing and designing. The downside is that you have to manually dimension your drawings in these two apps, as they cannot be exported to autocad or 3D programs, nor can they be infinity scaled up as you will see pixelation. So I prefer procreate as I prefer to design freehand and intuitively, then hand dimension my designs before separately modeling in 3D
I just watched your video and I bought the architecture scale and engineers scale and I am having trouble creating their own file so I can import them into my isometric drawings. Any help be nice.
Got your email Blake and you are very welcome Also, if you’re new to this channel be sure to check out the 1-click interactive guide I made that provides direct links to the most helpful video you need when you need it: www.akersarchitecturalrendering.com/blog/2020/12/24/free-interactive-guide. Also, can I ask you how you are using Procreate in your life? It really helps me figure out what tutorials to make next, thanks
The Morpholio scaling and rulering experience truly is superior. I think the question becomes, can the less than perfect scale ruler solution for procreate combined with procreate’s other virtues make up for the suboptimal scale ruler, and every person has to decide that for themselves. Personally I prefer the cleaner more modern and more intuitive (for me) procreate interface. Would love to hear more about your reasons for preferring MT, though
I’ve tried both just find Morpholio trace scaleable off the bat with the super ruler much faster to get going. I’ve set up 2 sheet of A3 one at 1:50 and another at 1:100 let me get the correct sheet for the drawing. It’s layers set up is great and the accuracy of the design when outline is imported from SketchUp works great. Imported drawings from SketchUp Layoit come in crisp and clear.
Where's my @Tony Gilmour love? I depend on your positive reaction, good sir! (jk but you know what I mean) And to those of you who haven't watched Tony's vids, be sure to check him out. Please tell him I sent you.
I agree but I started using procreate before Morpholio trace came out (!) so it was not an option...and in my opinion the digital sketching and painting tools in Morpholio are not as intuitive as in Procreate. But I have been meaning to make videos of Morpholio as well. Can you suggest which channel I should watch?
Is the ability to draw in scale with Morpholio Trace the only reason it might be preferred for users who are actually printing and submitting plans? As in, does Morpholio get us from "Concept" to "Plans" in a single application? Or would both applications require switching over to an actual drafting program once the concepts are complete?
@@ph3590 Both applications are usually used to create the concept and present illustrated manual drawings. For precise drawings the only application for Ipad that I know is called Arcsite.
I love that band! Oh wait, you mean something else? Do tell, Double click on that please. I really appreciate your comments and want to be sure I understand. And...If you haven't answered elsewhere already, can I ask how you're using iPad drawing in your personal or professional life?
hi, these are amazing, this really solved a problem i was having with procreate as a tool for plans i just bought the rules, but i cant seem to import them, i just sent you an email
If you hate searching for the right Morpholio, Procreate or Sketchup for iPad tutorial on TH-cam, download the FREE iPad For Architects 1-click Interactive Guide. It’s a sortable spreadsheet that helps you find the video you need from the 200+ tutorials on this channel. Click to download, and I’ll see you in the next video: www.ipadforarchitects.com/0ne-click-interactive-guide
just purchased... how can i make the rulers to scale on my ipad screen?
So long as the dpi of your canvas matches the dpi of the rulers (which is 300 dpi) then however big or small you pinch and zoom the iPad screen, the rulers will be in scale. You can also read the directions that came with the product, although I know that's not as much fun. And btw, thank you for the purchase!
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Thank You so much for this tutorial and Templates!! Purchasing now
Hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much
Thanks a lot for this! I'm new to procreate and first thing I couldn't figure out is how to draw to scale! BTW: love the shape of that house you designed!
Thank you, especially for the appreciation for the house! Its hard to be an architect and not know when you're going to ever get a "break" and be able to make some original architecture. No one told us in school that we would always be working for someone else and possibly get very few opportunities so eventually many of us just start designing for ourselves. Good luck with your learning. Thanks for the comment and please keep them coming.
Could you make a 5mm dot grid matrix
Curious: is that your preferred kind of grid?
@@iPadForArchitects yes it would be the one I preferred
Hey that’s awesome. Thanks for all the great tutorials. The scale is a nice tool to have!
It solves an interesting problem. Would love to see your work if you get the chance to share!
Help me understand the need for scale in today's world? Who is using a scale to take measurements if you've already added dimensions?
I think I'm missing some key detail/purpose.
@taj thanks so much for your question! The use of scale in digital design, particularly on the iPad, serves multiple critical purposes in architectural workflows:
#1 Digital to Physical Translation
Drawing to scale in Procreate and other iPad apps ensures your conceptual designs maintain real-world practicality and can be effectively translated into physical dimensions[2]. This allows for seamless transitions between digital ideation and traditional architectural practices[4].
#2 Bridge to 3D Modeling
**Scale-accurate iPad drawings** serve as an essential bridge to 3D modeling platforms like SketchUp and Revit[5]. When dimensions and proportions are maintained from the initial concept phase, the transition to detailed 3D modeling becomes more efficient and accurate.
#3 Collaborative Benefits
Traditional scale drawings facilitate:
- In-person design reviews using familiar tools
- Quick modifications during meetings using trace paper
- Clear communication of spatial relationships
- Verification of clearances and dimensions[8]
#4 Professional Integration
Scale-conscious digital drawings enable:
- Seamless workflow between digital and analog methods
- Efficient transition from concept to technical documentation
- Validation of spatial requirements early in the design process
- Integration with industry-standard measurement systems[4][8]
The ability to work at accurate scales from the initial concept phase helps ensure that creative digital explorations remain grounded in architectural reality while maintaining the flexibility to move between digital and traditional design tools as needed
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My workflow isn’t collaborative, that might be the disconnect. Simply adding dimensions is enough clarity for me to build from the design at full scale.
If I need a print, scale to fit the paper size.
I guess I left velum for dead decades ago when AutoCad came out 🤷
I’m looking for an App to be able to do site survey floor plans. Could I load the grid at the start and then just draw it to scale from the start? Or is there a better app you’d recommend?
Have you checked out Morpholio Trace? They have an excellent area calculator. Its not as full-featured a painting app as Procreate, but if you tend to do more analytical things and need less rendering flash, might be worth checking out. I know one of the founders Joey Swerdlin and he is just the nicest guy, so I love to promote them.
@@iPadForArchitects it’s another app on my list. Do you know if either can have pre designed title blocks?
@@grumpygrumpygrump I don't think so. That's why I built them in to my templates. In Morpholio Trace or Procreate you could certainly build your own in a ready-made layer then import it into every new project you start
Hey I did buy one of the scale but I really didn’t get it how to import and use the scale. So please can you help me i am really getting frustrated now for not knowing how to use it.
I'm sending you an email with some more instructions. Let's try to solve the problem together, shall we?
Yes, thank you so much
This is only part I missed in pc. Much appreciated, thank you!
You're welcome!
Where do you get the grids?
See link in description
This rulers just in inches? Do you have metrical rulers?
Yes
Thanks so much for these videos! They are so motivating. I’m not a professional architect but love to draw out things, especially with Procreate.
Any possibility you could just share how you went about making the grids & rulers? Mainly did you create them in Procreate or something else?
Thanks again & please keep those videos coming.
Hi Tony. I made them in photoshop. Took a lot of time but thank goodness I only had to do it once haha. Thanks so much for your question. Be sure to download the free interactive guide linked to in the first comment. Will make the learning go more smoothly
James, thanks for taking the time to respond. Very much appreciated! Got the guide downloaded 👍
Tony: : If you’re new to this channel be sure to check out the 1-click interactive guide I made that provides direct links to the most helpful video you need when you need it: www.akersarchitecturalrendering.com/blog/2020/12/24/free-interactive-guide.
Also, can I ask you how you are using Procreate in your life? It really helps me figure out what tutorials to make next, thanks
Thanks for the video. I want to move from my Mac to the iPad air or Pro. I do a lot of technical drawings that need to be scaled ad this helps.
I th8nk you're going to love it, Tom of NorthCal. Thanks for commenting. How are you using Procreate specifically? Would love to know.
@@iPadForArchitects It would be for mechanical, civil, and arch drawings
@@tomofnorthcal Check out Morpholio Trace, too, if you haven't already. It may be better suited to your needs than Procreate, try as I may to correct Procreate's scale drawing-related shortcomings on my own lol
I'm a novice artist and your videos and tools fills my knowledge gap. Now I can use procreate for my home floor plans
Great to hear! I hope you have found the other 100+ videos on this channel helpful, too. As I say to all my valued subscribers, please let me know if there is anything in particular you would like to focus on. All my best--J
@@iPadForArchitects hey there! I’m an interior designer. Does Procreate allow me to quickly do as-builts on measuring day? Rather than paper, is there a way to do it quickly? Thank you
Thank you for these types of videos.
It is I who thank you, @Subham Kumar! It is a wonderful feeling to be thanked by a total stranger , and to know that someone is actually watching these and grateful. Of course you are no longer a stranger as we are one big family of architects and designers trying to do the best work we can on Procreate. If I may, what kind of video are you liking best: the fast one-subject tutorials or the longer real-world project examples?
@@iPadForArchitects Actually I am new in procreate and I do like short-one subject tutorials. Recently I saw your video I was totally amazed by it, so much to learn and what a potential it have.
OMG! This is what I am looking for!!! Thanks for sharing this.
You are very welcome. Hope we solved your template upload problem?
Jean: Just to follow up, if you’re new to this channel be sure to check out the 1-click interactive guide I made that provides direct links to the most helpful video you need when you need it: www.akersarchitecturalrendering.com/blog/2020/12/24/free-interactive-guide.
Also, can I ask you how you are using Procreate in your life? It really helps me figure out what tutorials to make next, thanks
Isn’t it easier to use Morpholio Trace and then import it back into Procreate?
I have to explore this, thanks Tom. Don't forget to let me know how you're using Procreate in your practice. It's really helpful.
This is super super helpful. Thank you
Glad it was helpful! You're very welcome.
Xiaoseng: Just to follow up, if you’re new to this channel be sure to check out the 1-click interactive guide I made that provides direct links to the most helpful video you need when you need it: www.akersarchitecturalrendering.com/blog/2020/12/24/free-interactive-guide.
Also, can I ask you how you are using Procreate in your life? It really helps me figure out what tutorials to make next, thanks
@@iPadForArchitects Hi James. Sorry for the late reply. I am a landscape architect. I use Procreate to sketch true scale plans, perspective sketches, sections studies.
For interior renderings on the iPad, a buddy of mine uses the concepts app. How do you compare it to procreate for those technical drawing projects? Are there reasons to use concepts over procreate?
Whoa great question. I’ve recently been studying up on this because I’ll be teaching iPad for interior designers for UCLA masters interior design this winter. Big difference is that Concepts app (and Shapr-3D) are vector-based programs, meaning the drawings you make with them can be infinitely scaled and also (I believe) can be exported to auto cad or otherwise reflect actual dimensions, so they have that value but they also require you to draw more methodically and slowly, so one could argue they are not really about sketching but more about designing and making things. Procreate and Morpholio on the other hand are really best for early stage concept design, when you are trying to access your deepest intuitions in a fluid stream of conscious way of drawing and designing. The downside is that you have to manually dimension your drawings in these two apps, as they cannot be exported to autocad or 3D programs, nor can they be infinity scaled up as you will see pixelation. So I prefer procreate as I prefer to design freehand and intuitively, then hand dimension my designs before separately modeling in 3D
I just watched your video and I bought the architecture scale and engineers scale and I am having trouble creating their own file so I can import them into my isometric drawings. Any help be nice.
Hi Blake. Apologies but I will get to first thing in the AM! Will make sure we get it to work.
Got your email Blake and you are very welcome
Also, if you’re new to this channel be sure to check out the 1-click interactive guide I made that provides direct links to the most helpful video you need when you need it: www.akersarchitecturalrendering.com/blog/2020/12/24/free-interactive-guide.
Also, can I ask you how you are using Procreate in your life? It really helps me figure out what tutorials to make next, thanks
I am having the same trouble after purchasing. Please help….
Why this over Morpholio Trace? Will PC ever add a ruler? Shame you need to hit the transform every time you want to move the ruler
Great tutorials btw
The Morpholio scaling and rulering experience truly is superior. I think the question becomes, can the less than perfect scale ruler solution for procreate combined with procreate’s other virtues make up for the suboptimal scale ruler, and every person has to decide that for themselves. Personally I prefer the cleaner more modern and more intuitive (for me) procreate interface. Would love to hear more about your reasons for preferring MT, though
I’ve tried both just find Morpholio trace scaleable off the bat with the super ruler much faster to get going. I’ve set up 2 sheet of A3 one at 1:50 and another at 1:100 let me get the correct sheet for the drawing. It’s layers set up is great and the accuracy of the design when outline is imported from SketchUp works great. Imported drawings from SketchUp Layoit come in crisp and clear.
This is exactly the explanation I’m looking for!! Thank youu! :))
Thanks so much, Rokshanchoco. Very glad to have you aboard the channel. How are you using Procreate in your professional or artistic life?
Nice tools Akers
Thank you my friend!
Where's my @Tony Gilmour love? I depend on your positive reaction, good sir! (jk but you know what I mean) And to those of you who haven't watched Tony's vids, be sure to check him out. Please tell him I sent you.
Why not just use the built in drawing guide with 2D grid and define your own scale?
That definitely works for some. Great suggestion
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morpholio trace already have a scalable ruler... better choice...
I agree but I started using procreate before Morpholio trace came out (!) so it was not an option...and in my opinion the digital sketching and painting tools in Morpholio are not as intuitive as in Procreate. But I have been meaning to make videos of Morpholio as well. Can you suggest which channel I should watch?
@@iPadForArchitects you will find everything on morpholio’s trace channel... i start with procreate and after change to trace... no regrets
@@JeancarloRibas Good to know, thanks, man!
Is the ability to draw in scale with Morpholio Trace the only reason it might be preferred for users who are actually printing and submitting plans? As in, does Morpholio get us from "Concept" to "Plans" in a single application? Or would both applications require switching over to an actual drafting program once the concepts are complete?
@@ph3590 Both applications are usually used to create the concept and present illustrated manual drawings. For precise drawings the only application for Ipad that I know is called Arcsite.
Psycho price.
I love that band! Oh wait, you mean something else? Do tell, Double click on that please. I really appreciate your comments and want to be sure I understand. And...If you haven't answered elsewhere already, can I ask how you're using iPad drawing in your personal or professional life?
hi, these are amazing, this really solved a problem i was having with procreate as a tool for plans
i just bought the rules, but i cant seem to import them, i just sent you an email
Hey thanks for reaching out and glad we could solve the problem