Surfaces in Space
Colin Ford Graphics & Design iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Surfaces in Space is a free Graphics & Design app for iPhone and iPad by Colin Ford. Rated 5.0/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 18.4. Updated October 6, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 87 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 6
- 2026 · v1.2.2
Screenshots
About Surfaces in Space
A 3D viewer for mathematical surfaces. Visualize and interact with parametric shapes including spheres, tori, Klein bottles, Möbius strips, and more. Features: - An expanding catalogue of both vertex-based, tessellated surfaces, and a physical objects category - Rotate, zoom, and pan with (multi-)touch gestures - Auto-rotate along an axis, adjust speed with a dismissible slider - Adjustable tessellation detail via a dismissible slider - Adjustable tessellation fill: solid or wireframe - Adjustable vertex primitives: points, lines, triangles - Adjust point size with a dismissible slider - Optional ripple effect on vertex-based surfaces - Optional rotating light for most surfaces - Customizable background color, background image - Save 10-bit snapshots - Restore previous session, start fresh, or randomize launch - Import .stl (STL) or .obj (OBJ) files for viewing - choose culling mode: none, back, or front - spatial environments: standard / default, Milky Way panorama, a black hole, and - free camera mode: toggle on/off in settings to freely move camera around environment - control free camera mode with a game controller or keyboard (wasd + arrows)
What’s new
Version 1.2.2 · Updated October 6, 2026
Magnifying glass updated with a texturize toggle and a biconvex lens effect. Enable this feature with the "textured" toggle in settings. For best lensing results, use with the Milkyway Panorama environment, or the Je Gray Park 4K environment. Also added Game Controller and Keyboard support for navigating the camera. Keyboard controls are the familiar WASD + arrow keys.
App privacy
The developer, Colin Ford, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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