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Any architect anons here? I'm looking for a program for home-planning, something like Sweet Home 3D but with more features. Not really sure if this is the best board for it but i'm giving it a try.

>> No.1801814

An easy to learn-to-use and then use program for modelling intuitively is SketchUp.
You can easily draw your floorplans, take the lines you've made and extrude them up into different desired ceiling heights, rather than a preset height in things like SH3D
You can import many free 3D models available online to be placed in your conceptual home, so as to get as close as possible to desired feel.
It all becomes quite intuitive - the only thing to watch out for, is to set proper dimensions for everyday things ex. counter heights, counter depths, cabinet heights, etc.

>> No.1802228

>>1801814
sketchup is the best. I wish Trimble hadn't bought it.

>> No.1802266

>>1802228
Same. I'm looking for something more specifc though. Sketchup doesn't have a renderer for realistic lightning for example.

>> No.1802453

>>1802266
there are 3rd party plugins for it, like https://www.twilightrender.com/

or throw it into blender and let it render there.

>> No.1803048
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1803048

>Sweet Home 3D
kek
architectfag here, sketchup or autodesk revit (hell, even archicad?) would work fine. All three can render lighting (sketchup youd need to settle for non-photon based stuff, just rough generation which imo is fine, if youre trying to design a home the lase thing you should be saying is
>bbbb-but muh light skatter
tl:dr is revit or archicad for BIM/actually buildable stuff but sketchup for quick ideas or rough first sketches, that being said the first three years of my undergrad was done only with sketchup and twilight render v2

>> No.1803231

>>1802453
This. I used to have a hacked copy of v-ray for rendering sketchup on an old machine but lost it on the transfer over.

>> No.1803462

>>1802228
My dad used to work at Trimble (company he worked for got bought by them). He was miserable

>> No.1803575

The Sims with rosebud kek

>> No.1803632

>>1801400
I taught myself google Sketch Up for this, it was fun. None of it was photo realistic, but it was an very accurate model useful for ideas and measuring..

>> No.1804565

>>1802228
Seconded. If your gonna buy something increase the price and not add new features at least don't fuck the existing features up.

>> No.1804715

/3/ is more adequate for this
But I personally have been getting into Rhino and recommend it over sketchup,specially if you have some familiarity with other CAD programs.But I guess Sketchup is more popular so it may be easier to find furniture and components for downloading.

>> No.1804716

When I built my place I used sweethome 3d, made sure to include all the measurements, printed it out and then handed it off to an actually qualified draftsperson for finalizing and fixing any fuck ups I left in.

>> No.1806115

All the architects i worked with use ArchiCAD

>> No.1806193

>>1802228
lol, heard its going cloud based now. been hanging on to the installation file for sketchup 8 for years now. not paying for shit and they cant make me

>> No.1807878

>>1806193
This. You can still find an official download for the last standalone free version if you do some searching.

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>>1801400
Unless your question is about producing construction plans, I wouldn't even say that you necessarily need a software for planning out a home. In fact, I think the problems with a lot of modern residential architecture is that they are shit out at breakneck pace from CAD or Revit.

Literally start with just some cheap trace paper, a pencil and maybe a good reference book; pic related is pricey at ~$50 but it is essential in actually understanding functional space planning for a home. Most of Frank Lloyd Wright's plans can be found online, and while they're obviously dated and probably aren't what you are looking for, the spatial relationships, hierarchies and overall layout principles are still incredibly relevant.

Once you really have a solid general plan sketched out (including some conceptual elevations and sections to really understand the spaces), then you can start putting it into a program like
SketchUp.

t. residential architect

>> No.1808358

>>1808184
good lad.

t. fellow architect

>> No.1808585

>>1801400
Sketchup.
Easily.
Simple to learn, simple to use, all scaled.

>> No.1808821

>>1801814
>SketchUp
This. Or Fusion 360 if you want something more full featured.

>> No.1808822

>>1808184
Drawing is essential visual thinking.