As a programmer I can understand the state of the app, building a 3DC app from scratch has got to be a very intense task open to many bugs. That being said, as a former 3D artist I can also say that to be honest this tool is simply not in a state that allows it to be treated as a professional tool: many bugs simply ruin meshes and create “unselectable” topology which haunts you forever after appearing (not bring undoable either).. etc. I’ll try the app again in a few months hoping for some substantial upgrades in stability and bug-less behavior: it would be a 5 star then. A smooth selection tool would also be appreciated. Good luck dev 👍🏼 please keep up the updates.

I like most of the features, but is there a way that I can make X and Y lie on the grid, and make Z perpendicular to the grid. This convention feels more normal for me.

The developer of Valence has taken on a truly daunting task but one that has been needed since the introduction of the iPad Pro. 3D sculpting for iPad has been great with apps like Nomad and soon Zbrush but when it comes to hard surface modeling, the options we did have were severely lacking. Valence 3D finally changes that! For the first time, I’ve been able to do hard surface 3D modeling with an intuitive interface and get actual work done that I can then transfer to my laptop for finishing. The updates have been frequent and the pay once model is a serious breath of fresh air in a world where every other app wants a subscription. That being said, Valence still has some ways to go. However, I still think it’s more than worthy of 5 stars as long development keeps going at this pace. Some of the things I would definitely like to see to make this a more robust 3D modeler are: 1. Boolean functions 2. Curve tools (would be very powerful and easy to use with an Apple Pencil) 3. More interface customization (ability to move buttons, lock rotation axis, etc) 4. More reliable screen picking (there are occasional times where the app has a tough time telling which vertex point I am trying to select and ends up selecting a different point) If this is where we are this early in the software life, I cannot wait to see where Valence goes over the coming year! This very well could end up being the “Blender” alternative for the iPad.

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Crashed on me several times, just bought this. Lost work every time. Latest ipad pro.

This is a terrific little app, especially for v1, and it should surpass SketchUp in no time if he continues to work on it. I had been wondering when someone was going to release a valid 3D app for iPad based on modeling, not sculpting, and here it is. It’s missing some features (it’s a pretty good app already, but I’m largely rating it on potential) such as lathe and lofting, but one in particular: UV Maps. The most popular art app on the iPad is Procreate, which can import 3d models (that have UV Maps) and paint on them directly. The killer iPad app is a 3d program that can export their models to Procreate for painting and texturing. That would be a game-changer, imo. It would give concept artists a legit tool for combining 3d and 2d without having to schlep a laptop around. I think Valence3d is missing a real opportunity by not including it right away. Still, it’s a great start and worth buying.

UPDATE4/30/24 (Loading problem Fixed after 2 updates in a week. )🙏🧑‍💻 The developer found the problem and fixed it. So far it’s doing what it’s suppose to do. I will bring the stars back up. Because I love being able to poloy model on the go. So I will change the starts I will give it 4 stars until the iCloud issue is fixed. Only because I have lost work that is connected to the iCloud. Other then that the app works as intended now. I appreciate your comment to confirm it was fixed. We need more developers like you. That talk to the people to find the bugs and issues. And not just automatic message. Now I can use “Valence 3 in tandem with “Nomad Sculpt” in my workflow. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Valence is a great 3D modeler for iPad/iPhone, and it’s so new. I can’t wait to see how much it will improve over time.

I have been waiting for something like this for years. Happy to spend $30 and support something that is not a subscription and works so intuitively. The biggest benefit to sketchup was how easy it was to prototype stuff and i think you've captured that with this app design. Im looking forward to future updates hopefully and hope you stick with the one time charge model, i will be telling everyone about this!

Please let us increase vert point size and increase edge thickness. Otherwise it’s a great tool, and I’m excited for its future.