COLUMBIA, MD, Feb 18, 2026 – Vectorworks has acquired Morpholio, developer of Morpholio Trace, Morpholio Board, and Morpholio Journal apps for iPad and iPhone. The move expands Vectorworks’ CAD and BIM portfolio into mobile design workflows. Morpholio’s tools support sketching, concept development, and client presentations used by architects and interior designers. Together, the platforms connect mobile design with production documentation and project delivery. The acquisition integrates iPad-based design apps with Vectorworks desktop software used across architecture and interiors.
Both companies have worked together to connect Morpholio apps with Vectorworks Cloud Services. The portfolio links desktop BIM and CAD software to mobile tools for sketching, mark-up, moodboarding, and journaling on Apple devices. The move strengthens integration between office production workflows and iPad design tools.
“We are thrilled to welcome Morpholio to the Vectorworks portfolio,” said Vectorworks CEO Jason Pletcher. “Morpholio shares our belief that software should enhance designers’ creativity, not hinder it. By combining Vectorworks’ CAD and BIM platform with Morpholio’s expertise in mobile sketching and presentation, we are strengthening our foundation and expanding what our tools can do together, so customers gain even more freedom, confidence, and creative control in their workflows.”
Morpholio’s founders and team will join Vectorworks following the acquisition. The architects and designers behind Morpholio Trace, Morpholio Board, and Morpholio Journal will continue developing the apps as part of the Vectorworks portfolio. The integration brings Morpholio’s mobile design apps into Vectorworks’ CAD and BIM ecosystem.
“This partnership allows us to put the best of mobile together with the best of desktop and create opportunities for designers to bring the unique magic of drawing to more parts of their process,” said Morpholio co-founder Mark Collins. “In the years ahead, we see an opportunity to support a richer design experience where sketches, markups, BIM, and AI work seamlessly together. That’s how we unlock new creative superpowers without losing the soul of design.”
Vectorworks has been adding AI features. With Morpholio, it gains production-ready AI and a roadmap focused on human-guided workflows for sketching, moodboarding, and presentation.
Morpholio Trace provides architects and designers with a mobile drawing app that supports scale-aware sketching, layered mark-up, and presentation imagery compatible with Vectorworks models and drawings. Morpholio Board targets interior design workflows with tools for moodboarding and product curation used in client presentations. Morpholio Journal functions as a digital notebook for capturing ideas and visuals that feed into project work. Together, the apps extend Vectorworks’ CAD and BIM workflows onto iPad devices.
“Over the past decade, the iPad and Apple Pencil have sparked a creative renaissance for architects and designers,” said Morpholio co-founder Anna Kenoff. “Morpholio was founded with the vision to help define that era. While that has been an incredible beginning, we’re now ready to lead the design industry into its next creative technology revolution.”
Morpholio adds mobile sketching and project execution tools to the Vectorworks portfolio. Designers can work on iPads and stay connected to Vectorworks design files and documentation. The combined offering links ideation to production workflows within the Vectorworks CAD and BIM environment.
Morpholio users will see no changes to current app functionality, and subscriptions to Morpholio Trace, Board, and Journal will remain available through the Apple App Store. Vectorworks plans additional offerings for larger offices that collaborate across multiple devices using Morpholio Trace and Board.
“As part of the Nemetschek Group, Vectorworks’ acquisition of Morpholio is an important step in our strategy to deliver intelligent, connected, open solutions for customers across AEC brands,” said Sunil Pandita, chief division officer, planning & design, and CEO of Allplan. “Over time, we see a strong potential to expand Morpholio’s mobile sketching and presentation capabilities available to designers working in a multitude of Nemetschek applications, so more of our customers can benefit from cognitive, richer, and cohesive workflows from concept through construction.”
Vectorworks and Morpholio will operate under a single organization. Vectorworks plans continued investment in Morpholio apps and closer integration with its core products. Future development will focus on workflow efficiency across design and production environments.
“I believe strongly that joining forces is not an additive operation – it’s a multiplier,” said Morpholio co-founder Toru Hasegawa. “Vectorworks and Morpholio coming together is not simply a sum of capabilities, but the start of a multidimensional expansion of initiatives, reach, and long-term value.”
Source: Vectorworks
About Vectorworks
Vectorworks develops CAD and BIM software for 2D drafting, 3D modeling and project documentation. Its products include Vectorworks Architect, Landmark and Spotlight. Design professionals use the software for buildings, landscapes and entertainment projects. Customers include architects, landscape architects, planners and event designers. Firms use Vectorworks on Mac and Windows platforms worldwide. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD. It operates as a subsidiary of the Nemetschek Group. Vectorworks serves about 685,000 users globally. The company employs approx. 250 people. Its tools support design from concept through construction documentation.
About Morpholio
Morpholio develops mobile sketching and design software for architects, interior designers and landscape professionals. Its products include Morpholio Trace for drawing and annotation and Morpholio Board for mood boards and presentations. The apps run on iPad and iPhone devices. Designers use the tools during early concept work, schematic design and client presentations. The software supports projects in architecture, interiors and related creative fields. Morpholio was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. Morpholio integrates hand drawing with digital tools and allows exports to other design software. Professionals use the apps in private studios, design firms and freelance practices worldwide.