Morpholio has just released “ScalePen”, a patent-pending tool used to draft on the developer’s popular "Trace" app for the iPad. The company’s co-creator, Anna Kenoff, views ScalePen as an “entirely new opportunity for architectural drawing… Rather than setting or keeping records of your own pen weight, Morpholio makes the software do the work for you.”

With the development of CAD, hand drafting has seemingly become a thing of the past. “Fortunately, creative production is fueled by much more than just efficiency”, says Morpholio, adding that “architects and designers have given new rise to hand drawing and sketching as part of their process - a renaissance no doubt ushered in by the touchscreen and stylus.”

The app offers an assortment of pen sizes that respond as the stylus is moved around, through and into the drawing. The ScalePen feature checks the drawing scale and zoom level continuously to automatically assign a calibrated set of technical pens. Morpholio suggests that it saves time for the designer, brings precision and clarity to line weight, and gives architects the ability to make sketches at multiple scales. As a bonus, the ScalePen provides eight pen types, including pencil, charcoal, and brush, assisting in digital rendering and design drawing of all types.

Morpholio is confident that the ScalePen will become an “essential and time-honored tool added to [an architect’s] mobile arsenal”. For more information on the app, visit morpholioapps.com/trace.