ENGINO kidCAD (3D Viewer) 4+
Engino
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
ENGINO is perhaps the only construction system that originated directly from Education. Originally inspired by teachers for the Design and Technology classroom, it evolved to an award winning product which covers from Structures to Mechanisms, Renewable energy and even Robotics Control. The patented geometry of the ENGINO components allows connectivity to all directions of the 3D space with a simple snap-fit method, making it very easy even for children at the age of Primary Schools to build complex models. The 3D model viewer application has been created to allow easy access to new models developed by the ENGINO team and gradually the users themselves. All ENGINO sets have printed step by step instructions for the main models but many additional models can be created. With the new generation of technology where smart phones and tablets have become a part of every-day life, it is essential to enable the users to see new model ideas on these devices. The model viewer has an extensive library of models, continually updated, from cars to motorbikes, planes, helicopters, trucks, cranes and many more! The user can select which model to view and once this is loaded to the application, then the user can rotate the model to see it from various angles, he can zoom in to observe connecting details and most importantly he can explode the model and see how each part connects to the other one.
What’s New
Version 9.3
Bug fixes
Ratings and Reviews
Don’t use these instructions
You are much better off downloading the pdf instructions from the web site. These are poorly ordered, require pieces to slide through other pieces in impossible ways, and even show pieces floating in space. They have a button to report problems with the instructions, but it causes the app to lock up. The toy itself is great, though.
Review of App only (not kit)
This App is nice, but needs several important to make it good.
Positives
1) All the kits are included in this app showing you everything you could get. Great way to preview another kit.
2) The exploded view is great to see what how projects are put together.
Negatives
1) The step-by-step instructions and confusing and poorly planned. I often had to take sections of the kit apart to add the next piece in the project. Instead of finishing one section of the project, the instructions skip around in an odd order.
2) Not everything is explained. For a rubber-band car, there was no explanation for how to attach the stretchy string.
3) You have to okay the app’s agreement ever time to start up the app. Also, the is no way to bookmark your place in the instructions. So, you have to navigate all the menus to get back to where you left off.
Overall, this app is cumbersome, but I will continue to use it as the exploded view is helpful.
App is junk.
Every time it opens it downloads updates, sometimes for up to 10 minutes. I don’t have slow internet either. Then, you have to tap through like five nested menus to get to the kit my kid wants to build, and after tapping that… same story, waiting to load. Then, the instructions are weird, sometimes impossible to actually replicate in the real world. Whoever thought replacing paper instructions for kids toys with this junk ought to be fired.
App Privacy
The developer, Engino, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- ENGINO TOY SYSTEMS LIMITED
- Size
- 98.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Engino LTD
- Price
- Free