Planning in 3D....

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Monza

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#300630 23-Sep-2022 10:51

What is your software of choice to create a 3D model of a house?

Wanting a level of detail to allow for renovation planning, property landscaping ideas, repair and maintenance tracking, furniture placement etc. I've dabbled with SketchUp in the past but that was before Google sold it off.

Can confirm the phone app called Magicplan is indeed magic as was able to produce a decent and surprisingly accurate floorplan of my house in about 10 minutes just by waving my phone about and a bit of manual editing after.....

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#2972033 23-Sep-2022 10:55

I've only used SketchUp before for a couple of small wood working projects. I found it reasonably easy to learn and intuitive to use.

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#2972037 23-Sep-2022 11:02

Trimble still offer SketchUp free to use online. It works pretty much just like the stand-alone app (I still use an old version of the free app, and also the online version on a different computer). https://www.sketchup.com/plans-and-pricing/sketchup-free

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#2972055 23-Sep-2022 11:40

+1 vote Sketchup. I still use the last open source (2017) version despite the nagging to upgrade to a paid version. This is a concept sketch for some renovations at our place I put together:

I'm not going to be winning any drafting awards, but I was quite pleased with myself. And definitely, CAD skills are useful for all sorts of other maker and DIY projects.

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#2972112 23-Sep-2022 12:17

I used open source Sweet Home 3D to plan my bathroom. It was much easier than standard 3D tools as it's purpose built. Here's a couple of photos. It does floor plans as well as room views.

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#2972113 23-Sep-2022 12:18

timmmay:

I used open source Sweet Home 3D to plan my bathroom. It was much easier than standard 3D tools as it's purpose built.

Second this one. very simple to use

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#2972117 23-Sep-2022 12:36

MagicPlan.....but that's more internal based (measure rooms with phone camera - build floor plan). THen it can render a 3d off that.

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