Room/space/house Design software
 

What programs do people use to design ilving spaces/businesses space etc? I am looking for some software that I can input measurements of a room/building, adn be able to basically color, decorate, stick equipment in etc, the interior of a building.

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quids,

For just layout and spacing stuff, I've used Visio in the past to do office layouts.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/vi...140001033.aspx

However, that's just a diagramming tool. And I think a pretty pricey one too.

I know designers have software where you actually get to visualize the space and do mockups, not sure what they use, though.

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Yes, I want visual, I use visio too keep track of my clients networks and stuff, but I want something like photoshop??? for interior designers. I saw a sweet Jack Daniels commercial during the Sopranos on A&E, and I want to be able to draft some ideas out, before I forget about them. Right now Im using a pencil and a friggen highlighter.


Has anyone used Googles Sketchup Pro?

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Better Homes & Garden Interior Design Software, $59

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I searched google before I posted this, saw this and a few others, nothing really for restaurants or bars though, just houses. i think googles sketchup will actually be perfect. ill post a TR

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Ikea actually has a really nice free one. It's designed to lay out your Ikea furniture but obviously you can just pick Ikea products that match the size of your own.

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http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/rooms_i...download1.html
IKEA | IKEA Office planner

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googles sketchup

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Oh holy jumping bejeebus this thing is [censored] awesome!

Thanks for yet another drain on my time, jerk!

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[image]http://forum.sketchup.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=181722&d=116745336 6[/image]

http://forum.sketchup.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9


galleris of what people have done.

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haha, i used google sketchup to model my room, for IKEA furniture! didn't know IKEA already had something.

i've used multiple 3D CAD programs in my previous life, so I downloaded and created this model in about 45 minutes.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d9...an/Bedroom.jpg

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Go with Google SketchUp. Actually spend 15 minutes watching the tutorial videos and you'll pick it up quick. The 3D aspect makes it much better than what you can get away with in Visio.

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Can you explain post-processing? or lead me to a site to read about? I really want the 3D model to look like a real room, if thats possible. How feasible is this for me to learn in the next couple of weeks, or am I better off just hiring someone?

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I own this, and I found it very useful for tinkering around with different design schemes. You lay out the room and then you can play around with different carpet and room colors, etc.

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Can you explain post-processing? or lead me to a site to read about? I really want the 3D model to look like a real room, if thats possible. How feasible is this for me to learn in the next couple of weeks, or am I better off just hiring someone?

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google sketchup has a free download version, but I use the pro version all the time at work (yes, I'm an architect) so I can't tell you off the top of my head what the differences are between the free version and the pay to use version.

Their website has a .pdf download that will walk you thru the basics, and you should be able to pick things up quickly. It is an amazingly easy prog to use.

When it comes time to add furniture and such, you can search their forums for free materials and components here (just type in keywords to search).

Materials and Components

formfonts.com is a site that has a wide variety of furniture (including practically the entire Ikea catalog), as well as people, materials, vehicles, etc., but you have to pay a small fee to download.

Formfonts

best of luck