Sketch 360 is back once again with panoramic sketches on Surface Duo
It’s time to get sketching.
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What you need to know
Sketch 360, a Microsoft Garage app that originally launched on Windows 10, is once again available and optimized forSurface Duo. The app originally launched for Surface Duoin September, but it appeared to only be available for limited testing. Microsoftannounced its releasetoday, alongside a behind-the-scenes look at how it came together.
Sketch 360 is the creation of Michael Scherotter, a principal program manager at Microsoft. The app allows you to quickly and easily draw ideas you have for 3D spaces. It then projects the drawings against the inside of a sphere, with you at the center.
Sketch 360, a@MSFTGarageproject is now available on@SurfaceDuo! Read how the Windows app came to life on two screens in Android@surfaceduodev#opensourceTry it outhttps://t.co/88uEa1ELXlFor developershttps://t.co/fHc8EL1IkbOrigin storyhttps://t.co/cgMd0uJdR6#Duo#VRpic.twitter.com/CpEjnLjdRpSketch 360, a@MSFTGarageproject is now available on@SurfaceDuo! Read how the Windows app came to life on two screens in Android@surfaceduodev#opensourceTry it outhttps://t.co/88uEa1ELXlFor developershttps://t.co/fHc8EL1IkbOrigin storyhttps://t.co/cgMd0uJdR6#Duo#VRpic.twitter.com/CpEjnLjdRp— The Microsoft Garage (@MSFTGarage)November 12, 2020November 12, 2020
“I was up for the challenge of moving my native C# UWP app to a C# Xamarin Forms. When the Microsoft Garage sponsored an internal hackathon to encourage employees to build or adapt apps for the Surface Duo, I jumped at the chance,” Scherotter said in ablog postfrom Microsoft. Scherotter’s app was selected as one of the hackathon winners, all of whome then shared their work with “experts and leaders of the Surface business,” Microsoft says.
Sketch 360 is especially handy for VR designers, game designers, architects, and the like. It allows creatives to quickly get a look at how their ideas will look in real space. It also allows exports to Facebook, Adobe Lightroom, Kuula, and VR Media Player.
Developers who are interested in learning how Sketch 360 was adapted for Surface Duo can check out a deep diveat Microsoft’s Dev blog. If you want to give the app a spin for yourself, it’s availableat Google Playnow. Finally, for more Duo apps, check out our running list ofSurface Duo optimized apps.
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