Vectorworks, a global design and BIM software provider and part of the Nemetschek Group, announced it has acquired Morpholio, the developer of the award-winning Morpholio Trace, Morpholio Board, and Morpholio Journal apps for iPad and iPhone. The deal marks a strategic move to expand Vectorworks’ product lineup with leading mobile design applications that support architects, interior designers, and creative professionals from early concept development through documentation and delivery.
The acquisition formalizes a relationship built over years of collaboration between the two companies, including efforts to strengthen connectivity between Morpholio’s apps and Vectorworks Cloud Services. By combining forces, the companies aim to bring together desktop-based BIM and CAD capabilities with intuitive mobile tools for sketching, mark-up, moodboarding, and journaling on Apple devices.
Morpholio’s founders and team members, who are architects and designers, will join Vectorworks as part of the transaction. With the backing of Vectorworks’ resources and scale, Morpholio’s apps are expected to evolve as a fully supported and strategic component of the Vectorworks portfolio, with continued investment in product development and innovation.
Morpholio brings additional production-ready AI features to complement Vectorworks’ existing AI capabilities, as well as a roadmap focused on human-driven AI workflows across sketching, moodboarding, and presentation. The companies said the integration will help create more seamless workflows that connect ideation and execution, enabling designers to move fluidly between mobile devices and Vectorworks design files.
Morpholio Trace is positioned as an all-in-one drawing and design app offering scale-aware sketching, layers, markup, and presentation-ready imagery that integrates naturally with Vectorworks models and drawings. Morpholio Board is tailored for interior designers and stylists, providing moodboarding, product curation, and client presentation tools. Morpholio Journal functions as a digital sketchbook and notebook for capturing ideas and visuals that can later be incorporated into broader project workflows.
Vectorworks said existing Morpholio users will see no changes to day-to-day app usage and can continue subscribing to Morpholio Trace, Board, and Journal through the Apple App Store. The company also plans to introduce new offerings aimed at larger offices collaborating across devices within Morpholio Trace and Board.
As part of the Nemetschek Group, the acquisition aligns with a broader strategy to deliver intelligent, connected, and open solutions across AEC brands. Over time, the companies see potential to expand Morpholio’s mobile sketching and presentation capabilities across additional Nemetschek applications, broadening access to cohesive workflows from concept through construction.
Vectorworks said customers can expect ongoing investment in the Morpholio app portfolio, deeper integrations with Vectorworks products, and an expanding ecosystem designed to enhance creative freedom while improving efficiency.
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“We are thrilled to welcome Morpholio to the Vectorworks portfolio. 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.”
Jason Pletcher, CEO of Vectorworks
“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. 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.”
Mark Collins, Co-Founder of Morpholio
“Over the past decade, the iPad and Apple Pencil have sparked a creative renaissance for architects and designers. 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.”
Anna Kenoff, Co-Founder of Morpholio
“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. 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.”
Sunil Pandita, Chief Division Officer Planning & Design and CEO of Allplan
“I believe strongly that joining forces is not an additive operation—it’s a multiplier. 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.”
Toru Hasegawa, Co-Founder of Morpholio
