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Very interested in this sort of thing to create a "digital twin" of my home for various purposes (home automation visualisation, overlaying security camera feed

Very interested in this sort of thing to create a "digital twin" of my home for various purposes (home automation visualisation, overlaying security camera feeds on "real" geometry (e.g. show camera feeds as textures on my house's garden etc in 3D view), trying out some remodelling ideas on VR etc Has anyone tried anything like this and has some advice?

greggsy 3y ago
Matterport is the industry standard for real estate walkthroughs, but it’s not cheap. On the other end of the spectrum, and possible the easiest way to get something up and running, is the web version of SweetHome3D [1]. It is rough in some places and somewhat limited, but it has been around for ever, and still has a lot of potential. It’s also available as an add-on for HomeAssistant. [1] https://www.sweethome3d.com/ https://www.sweethome3d.com/
- lazulicurio 3y ago
  Seconding the plug for sh3d. And the source is relatively accessible if you want to make modifications---I patch my personal copy to allow zero-height walls and floors which can make doing more complicated geometry easier.
- filleokus 3y ago
  > Matterport is the industry standard for real estate walkthroughs, but it’s not cheap The hardware is not cheap, but if you have a (friendly) realtor in the area they might be able to let you scan it for a resonable price. Or a dedicated scanning company if you have those in your area. Worked at a company who had these for doing scans of offices, and you could get the scan in different standard file formats for not a huge price (iirc). https://support.matterport.com/s/article/Matterport-Assets-You-Can-Download?language=en_US&ardId=kA05d000001DX13CAG https://support.matterport.com/s/article/Matterport-Assets-Y...
BHSPitMonkey 3y ago
I continue to use SketchUp for that, as is the closest thing to CAD I can quickly work in without needing to spend a month in training first.

greggsy 3y ago

Matterport is the industry standard for real estate walkthroughs, but it’s not cheap. On the other end of the spectrum, and possible the easiest way to get something up and running, is the web version of SweetHome3D [1]. It is rough in some places and somewhat limited, but it has been around for ever, and still has a lot of potential. It’s also available as an add-on for HomeAssistant. [1] https://www.sweethome3d.com/ https://www.sweethome3d.com/

lazulicurio 3y ago
Seconding the plug for sh3d. And the source is relatively accessible if you want to make modifications---I patch my personal copy to allow zero-height walls and floors which can make doing more complicated geometry easier.
filleokus 3y ago
> Matterport is the industry standard for real estate walkthroughs, but it’s not cheap The hardware is not cheap, but if you have a (friendly) realtor in the area they might be able to let you scan it for a resonable price. Or a dedicated scanning company if you have those in your area. Worked at a company who had these for doing scans of offices, and you could get the scan in different standard file formats for not a huge price (iirc). https://support.matterport.com/s/article/Matterport-Assets-You-Can-Download?language=en_US&ardId=kA05d000001DX13CAG https://support.matterport.com/s/article/Matterport-Assets-Y...

BHSPitMonkey 3y ago

I continue to use SketchUp for that, as is the closest thing to CAD I can quickly work in without needing to spend a month in training first.