CmapTools

I am opening my maps from the PC CMAP tools on iPad app just to find out a total insane mess of few hundred notes that are now NOT NESTED nodes ? Everything is now open and overlapping ? W the actual F ?

Preface: Wow, ratings appear to have been skewed by bad reviews from communist-programmed students who still think that everyone else should provide them value for free. Most (all other?) apps of this kind cost magnitudes more. This app lets you try to visualize your idea and if the result (or the sum of this and all of your future work in the app) is worth the $5 (as of this writing) to share/export/print, then you have that option. Until then, take screenshots and share those. Many of us can relate to being poor students at one time, but some of the reviews appear to be overly critical due to the general expectations of this audience. Pros: - Free to try. Pay only to share/print/export. - Pretty intuitive workflow w/ auto-sizing shapes and connectors w/ labels - Easy to label shapes and connectors - [Mostly] easy to rearrange shapes. (Multi-select hides under the target/aiming icon at the top) Cons: - No auto-alignment of shapes with each other - Connectors act like their label is another object, so it gets left behind if you drag one of the connected shapes. Sometimes, this is helpful, but wish it was configurable per connector and off by default. - Only 3 shapes: Rectangle, rounded rectangle, and oval. Reasonable for the price. - When you reach the edge of the canvas, you can go further by zooming out and back in, but I’m not yet sure how well that’s going to print/export. Conclusion: If you’re on a budget or your current project just doesn’t justify the cost of the more expensive apps, this one is great. Manage your expectations according to the price and if you want expect Visio functionality, look at the expensive apps (e.g. SmartDraw, OmniGraffe, Lucidchart, Grafio, Grapholite, or TouchDraw). I haven’t tried all of the others, because the price and functionality were right on this one. I drew our somewhat complex (25+ shapes) video distribution system for church on this app (using my Pencil 2) and was pleased with the outcome. I also didn’t have to go to my laptop and open Visio, there (yes, I have Visio and preferred the convenience of using this app on my iPad, instead).