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A bit at a tangent, but I was recently looking for software (open source or commercial) that could help me develop a 'interior design / planning' editor. I.e.:

by gbrits 9y ago

A bit at a tangent, but I was recently looking for software (open source or commercial) that could help me develop a 'interior design / planning' editor. I.e.: given a specific area (outside dimensions), allow to drag walls, doors, etc to create a floorplan, and given that, allow more detailed planning like kitchen, bathroom appliances, etc. Ideally, this would result in a 3d-model which could be imported in a tool like Amazon Sumerian to do a 3d-walkthrough. Any advice on where to look?

bhouston 9y ago
We support creating interactive experiences with our https://threekit.com https://threekit.com toolset.
jackhack 9y ago
Everything old is new again: We did that exact thing 30 years ago: Auto-Graph Computer Designing Systems' "Kitchen & Bath design". Draw walls on grid paper. Choose placement of items. View in 3d. It was used at home improvement stores to preview remodeling efforts for the consumer. We had a package dedicated to wire shelving, too called ClosetDesign that let you drag objects from a 2D palette onto a 3d surface. It would produce a materials list and even print drilling templates for the support brackets. And again 20 years ago with Virtus Walkthrough. A visualization tool for architects. Both companies are long gone. Now you can pick up simple architectural design software on a CD at officemax for $5. There's probably a free package online. Sumerian is feeling like the same thing "but on the cloud." Maybe I shouldn't knock it. Entire careers were built taking manual processes and "putting them on the computer" so people could do bad work faster.
modeless 9y ago
SketchUp might be the closest thing to what you're looking for.
dlgeek 9y ago
Try sweet home 3d. It's free and open source and designed specially for home design cad (really great for figuring out furniture layouts).
Crespyl 9y ago
As far as I know, Sketchup is still available and is pretty good for this kind of work.
ToJans 9y ago
We build tools like that over at https://virtualsaleslab.com https://virtualsaleslab.com. Not open source unfortunately...

by gbrits 9y ago

bhouston 9y ago

We support creating interactive experiences with our https://threekit.com https://threekit.com toolset.

jackhack 9y ago

Everything old is new again: We did that exact thing 30 years ago: Auto-Graph Computer Designing Systems' "Kitchen & Bath design". Draw walls on grid paper. Choose placement of items. View in 3d. It was used at home improvement stores to preview remodeling efforts for the consumer. We had a package dedicated to wire shelving, too called ClosetDesign that let you drag objects from a 2D palette onto a 3d surface. It would produce a materials list and even print drilling templates for the support brackets. And again 20 years ago with Virtus Walkthrough. A visualization tool for architects. Both companies are long gone. Now you can pick up simple architectural design software on a CD at officemax for $5. There's probably a free package online. Sumerian is feeling like the same thing "but on the cloud." Maybe I shouldn't knock it. Entire careers were built taking manual processes and "putting them on the computer" so people could do bad work faster.

modeless 9y ago

SketchUp might be the closest thing to what you're looking for.

dlgeek 9y ago

Try sweet home 3d. It's free and open source and designed specially for home design cad (really great for figuring out furniture layouts).

Crespyl 9y ago

As far as I know, Sketchup is still available and is pretty good for this kind of work.

ToJans 9y ago

We build tools like that over at https://virtualsaleslab.com https://virtualsaleslab.com. Not open source unfortunately...