None furniture manufacturing cannot do without construction and design systems for 3D modeling. With their help you can create unique designer furniture with a mouse click! In addition, many programs also allow you to plan the interior to create full picture how the product will fit into the overall design of the room. Also, software solutions for creating furniture are necessary for working with the customer, because a person always wants to see what he is paying for.
Let's look at the most popular programs from this segment.
Volume is a full-featured software solution for furniture design and interior design development, created and actively used in existing production. Work with furniture in this program is carried out according to a parametric model. This means that everyone separate element, available in the internal library, added to it manually or designed from scratch, can be easily edited using standard tools. The position in space, angles, dimensional, design and many other parameters can be changed here.
This designer is primarily aimed at companies and enterprises that manufacture and sell furniture. Managers can also use Volume Tool trading floor, and designers, and constructors, and managers - for each there is appropriate functionality and a set of specialized tools necessary for work. In the program you can easily create databases and store your own projects in them, calculate costs and perform cutting sheet materials. You can view the finished project not only in schematic form, but also in realistic 3D. The last option is exactly what every client wants to see.
The volumetric unit consists of several modules that are installed on the computer along with the mother design program. These include the Graphic Editor (the main working component), Volume Cutting, updated Databases for 2017 and 2018, as well as an extensive help system and user manual. Speaking about built-in databases, it should be noted that the program initially contains ready-made models of kitchens, cabinets, doors, windows, tables, chairs, household appliances, many other furniture and interior elements. Among other things, it is possible to create your own scripts. Those who are just starting to master this software can download and use template scripts for their projects, which are abundantly presented on the official website.
SketchUp is one of the simplest and clear systems for 3D modeling. It is presented in two versions - paid and free. Of course, the paid version offers many more possibilities, but even in the free version you can create a lot, very many interesting projects. SketchUp allows you to create models using simple tools: lines, angles, arcs, geometric figures. With their help, you can manually draw any interior detail. But if you don’t want to draw, you can also download and upload ready-made models from the official website or the Internet.
In addition to simple tools, this program also has a number of its own features. For example, the Push/Pull tool allows you to build walls simply by dragging lines. In SketchUp, you can go into inspection mode and examine your model, as if playing for a person. This allows you to examine the object from all angles and compare dimensions. And another interesting feature is importing terrain from maps and exporting models to a map. This opportunity is provided to you by Google Earth.
Video tutorial on working in SketchUp
PRO100 is a popular 3D modeling program that is distinguished by its simplicity and professional solutions. With its help, you can create high-quality projects and sketches in the shortest possible time. You can make changes directly in the presence of the customer, as it will take very little time.
Video tutorial on working in PRO100
PRO100 has a standard library with a large number of objects and materials, but in case that is not enough for you, you can create your own materials from a photograph or draw. You can create new furniture from already existing elements or by downloading additional libraries from the Internet.
One of the features of this product is that it keeps track of the materials spent, so at the end of the project, you can generate a report that will indicate all the costs. Unfortunately, this is only available in the full paid version.
Also, here you will find many modes that will help you display your project in the most successful way. You can choose one of seven projections that will show the model from different sides and under different angles. And also select drawing mode, photorealism, shadows, transparency and others.
KitchenDraw is powerful professional system for 3D modeling. It is mainly created for designing kitchens and bathrooms, as well as kitchen furniture. In the program you will find a large set of elementary objects with which you can create from scratch any element of the required size and design.
The special feature of this product is the image High Quality. In KitchenDraw you'll find a Photo Realistic mode that turns your drawing into a vibrant photograph. Another interesting point. In KitchenDraw, you can inspect your model in Walking Mode. But you can also record your walk and create an animated video based on it for presenting the project.
Unfortunately, this tool is not distributed free of charge; moreover, you pay not for the program itself, but for an hour of using it, which is not very convenient.
Astra Constructor Furniture
One of the most understandable systems for 3D modeling is Astra Constructor Furniture. This program is aimed at medium and small furniture manufacturing businesses. It has a certain set of tools sufficient for comfortable work. A simple and clear interface attracts users. In Astra Constructor you can create a product from scratch using elements of the standard library. You can completely select the fittings and fastenings yourself, as well as create free-form parts.
Also in this system you can edit any detail and this is a huge plus. Despite the fact that Astra Constructor performs almost all actions automatically, you can correct everything: the drawing, the shape of the door handle, the thickness of the shelf, corners and more. Not every program allows you to do this.
Basis-Furniture Maker
Basis-Furniture-Constructor is a powerful modern system for 3D modeling. It contains 5 modules: Basis-Furniture Maker - main module, Basis-Closet, Basis-Cutting, Basis-Estimate, Basis-Packaging. Also on the official website you can download additional modules if the need arises. The peculiarity of Basis-Furniture Maker is that with the help of this system you can completely streamline the furniture production process. Each module is designed to perform tasks at different stages of production: from drawing to packaging. This is very convenient for large and medium-sized companies.
Here you will find everything necessary tools, as well as a wide variety of libraries: drawers, doors, fasteners, fittings, materials and others. You can also create your own libraries, but, unfortunately, this is only available in the full version.
Basis-Furniture Maker is a professional system and is quite difficult for an ordinary user to get used to. If you decide to start working with Basis-Furniture Maker, you should watch several training videos, otherwise it’s easy to get confused.
Basis-Closet
Basis-Closet is a module of the Basis-Furniture Maker system, which was mentioned above. It is used to design cabinet furniture, such as a wardrobe, cabinet, table, chest of drawers, doors, cabinets and others. Just like Basis-Furniture Maker, Basis-Closet is a paid program and only a demo version can be found on the official website. Contains a small set of elements for design, but it is quite sufficient for full-fledged work. Moreover, you can add your own components to the library.
The peculiarity of the program is that it works in semi-automatic mode. That is, while the user is working, Basis-Closet automatically makes calculations, arranges fasteners, adds shelves in the specified section... But all this can also be done manually. This is a great time saver, so creating a model in the Basis-Closet takes 5-10 minutes.
bCAD Furniture
bCAD Furniture is a powerful software package that contains everything necessary for furniture production. This is its peculiarity, since in other similar solutions additional modules must be purchased separately. Here everything is in one: drawings, cutting cards, estimates, 3D modeling, reports - these are tasks for which bCAD Furniture can be successfully used.
The program is easy to learn, and while working it will prompt you if you have any difficulties. Also bCAD works in semi-automatic mode. This means that this system does most of the routine work for you: arranging fasteners, creating drawings and cutting maps, adjusting dimensions... But at the same time, you can interfere with the work of the program and make your own adjustments. Powerful rendering tools allow you to create accurate drawings and photorealistic volumetric images using OpenGL. Thanks to this, you can see and demonstrate the project to the customer in advance.
K3-Furniture is a powerful set of programs in Russian, with which you can fully automate production in small and large enterprises. Its peculiarity is that each module of the complex is customized for the enterprise that uses it.
The largest component of the system, K3-Mebel-PKM, is a module for the production of cabinet furniture that can be used independently. With its help, you can streamline the production process: from design to product sales.
The module also monitors the correctness of the model construction and automatically places fasteners, creates drawings and cutting maps.
Especially for small businesses, there is a K3-Furniture-AMBI module, which contains all the tools of the K3-Furniture complex, but with already selected settings for small businesses.
Here we consider only a small list of the most popular programs for 3D furniture modeling. We tried to select solutions for all categories: for enterprises, for designers, and for ordinary users who want to make repairs. We hope you will find something of your choice.
Before producing this or that type of furniture, it is necessary to design and create its image. It will help the manufacturer detect and correct errors and shortcomings, show what the future product actually looks like, whether it meets aesthetic standards, and whether it corresponds to the chosen style. The Internet offers programs designed both for planners and designers, as well as for home craftsmen who want to design these items at home.
Designing a bedside table in the basic program
What is this software for? Some editors are designed to handle many of the furniture design tasks themselves. They help create mock-ups of future products, select materials, accessories, even draw up estimates and estimate the cost. Therefore, using them does not require special skills and greatly facilitates the developer’s work.
There are a lot of them. In no case should you limit yourself to considering one program. You should explore several options and adopt those that are easier to use. It is also very important that they can work on a computer with the existing software. In their list you can find those that are designed for 3D modeling.
OBEMNIK program
Many furniture companies use several utilities to design and manufacture furniture. The OBEMNIK program is universal, suitable for a salon or manufacturer. It replaces all possible programs for a furniture company.
The designer in VOLUMENIK will find excellent rendering of objects with shadows and effects, created in real time. The manager will arrange the furniture very quickly and clearly in front of the clients at the address or in the salon. The designer will provide detailing and cutting without using any manual manipulations. The manager will be able to monitor accepted orders, their prices, advance and final payment amounts, and the purchase price of products.
General process for creating a project and ordering:
Big practical experience helped create convenient components:
- The Color Wheel allows you to mix texture with color. The client should not remain on the sidelines; involve him in the process, select the material and color. After the work done together, the order for furniture is guaranteed to take place.
- Cutting module. Without waiting for design processing, find out the number of sheets spent on making a kitchen or cabinet. Optimize the project to reduce the number of sheets. For example, you designed kitchen set. It is clear from the plastic markings that one door does not fit - discuss this with the customer. Change the façade to another one or reduce the size of the set.
- Special forms of reports, so-called “machine forms”, which are adapted for specific production.
- Full automation of application acceptance - auto-filling of Forms of contracts, orders, acts, and other documents. During the preparation of the project, you need to print out the output documents and affix the organization’s seal. The names and amounts (advance payment, in words) are already completely filled out on the form. This is a full automatic order receiving machine.
- Big choice ready-made models: from classic to modern, wardrobes, hallways. The lineup is constantly updated using Yandex.Disk cloud technologies.
- Creation of your own sketches and catalogs. On your own based on ready-made prototypes, or by a professional technologist in the Prototype Library.
Advantages of the OBEMNIK program
Despite its wide functionality, the utility is easy to use. It is suitable for beginners and sales floor workers. The main advantages include:
- Clear, advanced visualization that allows you to clearly demonstrate furniture to the buyer and select materials.
- Automatic cutting, which allows the client to calculate exact amount sheet materials necessary for the manufacture of the headset.
- The only program for furniture makers for MAC OS X. Works on Apple MacBook, iMAC, as well as Linux OS. For companies that care about the legality of their software or do not want to use commercial operating system distributions
- Advanced assembly not only for classic architectures, but also for computers based on 64-bit processors. The utility becomes “native” for a modern PC running Windows 10 or the latest versions of MAC OS X.
- Relatively low price compared to similar products. Usually, from the first order for furniture, the price of the program is fully justified. No additional costs are required, no additional components are needed to operate. Updates are installed free of charge.
This is what the interface of the PRO 100 program for furniture design looks like The completed project can be analyzed in a drawing, printed on a printer, or viewed in 3D format. The software package is easy to use, contains a set of tools that allows three-dimensional design with visualization of options at the stage of modeling, interior arrangement, and also directly during the sales process. It is used to speed up and facilitate the work of planners and designers. Contains ready-made options design of individual rooms, kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms.
PRO 100 is different:
Using this program allows you furniture maker significantly simplify all the nuances of development. And the libraries that are included with the latest version significantly expand functionality, provide the opportunity to deviate from standard projects and open up wide scope for creative modeling.
The software makes it easier to develop your own design model without spending a lot of time on mounting holes, standard allowances, selection of accessories, even creating a cutting map.
When drawing up a project, interior elements such as drawers, cabinets, tables are taken from the catalog. They are easy to place, rotate, move in large and small rooms, which can be viewed in seven projections.
An example of modeling a kitchen interior in the PRO 100 program It is easy to give each object a name, indicate its specific dimensions, material and price. In addition, the seller can clearly demonstrate a digital mockup of the ordered product with cost calculations in the presence of the customer to show what he will spend his money on. According to user reviews, the PRO 100 editor is the ideal tool for customer service. And its latest version is equipped with a video capture function with saving and subsequent demonstration of the scene in 3D format.
This is a system of modules that are used to develop complex cabinet furniture. He embodied the most strengths graphic editors on the specified topic. Its use reduces design time by up to 15 times compared to manual implementation.
Interface of the program Basis-furniture maker When using it, the number of subjective erroneous calculations is significantly reduced. The initial version of the program has standard settings that can be easily changed to suit your needs. The process of creating drawings after entering the necessary data is fully automated, user intervention will be unnecessary.
The 21st century with its developed technologies greatly simplifies life, both in everyday affairs and in professional activity. Architects have long stopped using paper, pencil or ruler to create plans. Moreover, this process itself has become much simpler, more productive and more interesting, reminiscent of a game rather than painstaking work. Now everyone can design their dream home using free interior design and apartment planning programs. Don't know where to start? We'll tell you!
1. Astron Design
You can start with the Astron program, which allows you to arrange objects in a room with the desired parameters. This is not a multidisciplinary design tool, but the installed functionality is quite enough to think through projects.
You can choose your own finishing option for key partitions by first specifying their dimensions. Having imagined a little or calculated everything down to the smallest detail, you can place furniture, decor, and also decide on the location of doors and windows in the created space. A relatively large catalog is quite enough for this.
2. SketchUp
There are two versions of the program: paid, with extended functionality for professionals, and free. But this does not mean that the second option provides limited opportunities for creating renders.
With its help, you will be able to design high-quality three-dimensional design models, “playing” with the layout, colors, and furniture. The only negative is the small variety of objects, but they are easy to find on the Internet.
After downloading SketchUp, you can immediately start working, since the interface is very simple and intuitive. Important tool— the ability to sign the sizes of individual elements.
The finished render is posted on the Internet, or vice versa - they look for inspiration there, studying other people's works.
Interestingly, this program is suitable not only for designing houses and apartments - it can be used to create three-dimensional models of a site, road, car or other objects.
3. Sweet Home 3D
This program may not satisfy serious designers, but average users may find it quite useful and, most importantly, simple. Sweet Home 3D will not help you create complex projects, but small experiments with this application are easy to carry out. For example, if you want to see what the closet next to the sofa will look like, and whether it is worth placing the TV against this wall. In just five minutes you can easily sketch out a floor plan.
Unfortunately, the established catalog of objects is not large enough, offering no variation in shapes, sizes or fittings. This could be a significant drawback if the missing items could not be downloaded from the official website, but this issue is easily resolved. Sweet Home 3D is a foreign program, but for users who do not understand English well, there is good news: there is a Russian version.
4. IKEA Home Planner
If you are thinking about buying Ikea furniture, then this free program will definitely come in handy. It is very simple and clear, it allows you to think through the interior of rooms using furniture from a Dutch manufacturer. You can select the necessary item from the catalog by selecting the size, style, fittings or color scheme.
The Ikea catalog is quite extensive - from large sets to various small items, which allows you to create a complete interior by calculating its cost. IKEA Home Planner provides the ability to save your work and complete the purchase of all selected items. A high-quality picture in 3D format will help you evaluate the selected design in detail.
Ikea also has a separate kitchen design program called IKEA Kitchen Planner. The principle of operation is the same, but the choice of furniture specifically for these spaces is much wider, so we recommend downloading this application separately.
5.Homestyler
An excellent program for interior design and apartment planning from the creators of 3ds Max and AutoCAD.
Having launched Homestyler, you need to choose one of three proposed functions: interior from scratch, use of a ready-made scheme or a ready-made project from an extensive gallery. At the same time, you will have many finishing options at your disposal, color solutions and real pieces of furniture that are included in the catalogs of famous brands.
6. Planoplan
Another tool for creating interiors with real furniture from stores, instead of fictitious models. There are three ways to work with the program: an online service, a free demo version or a paid version for professionals. At the same time, Planoplan continues to be constantly developed and updated. Another advantage is the presence of a Russian interface.
When working on the interior of an apartment, you can come up with a layout yourself or choose standard options. There is a virtual tour function finished project with the ability to view on a smartphone.
Planoplan is suitable not only for thinking general layout, but also more detailed points. For example, to track how the shadow will move throughout the day, you can adjust the sunlight depending on the time of day. Many of the materials you use for your interiors have specifications. To understand all the functions, the site has video instructions that will clearly demonstrate the program management system.
7. PRO100
Unlike other online services and programs with a simple interface, you will have to spend a little time learning PRO100. This is a more professional application that allows you to transform every detail of the selected element: from texture to transparency. The demo version has limited functionality, but it is enough for planning or sketching.
A curious property that is rarely found in free programs for interior design and apartment planning: the ability to independently draw any object, adjusting its shape, size or texture, especially if you have goods from the store in mind. Before starting work, you need to specify the parameters of the premises, after which you can design the house of your dreams.
8. Interior design 3D
This program offers a comprehensive catalog of furniture, finishes and colors. Of course, the trial version limits the real properties, but they are quite enough to create a high-quality render.
Create your own layout by specifying exact parameters or choosing standard ones that are constantly added to the program database.
A simple interface in Russian, which is important. You can “walk through” the finished apartment project using the virtual tour function. 3D planner offers to save ready plan, edit it or print it.
In general, the product is not much different from similar ones, but it is suitable for those who do not want to spend a lot of time mastering a new planner.
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Anyone who has at least once designed and created cabinet furniture on their own will no longer visit furniture showrooms. In that simple matter it all starts with a project that describes the product in the smallest detail. Today we will talk about the most common programs for designing cabinet furniture.
Design challenges and complexity assessment
Designing cabinet furniture is a rather meticulous task, requiring attention to both the global concept and many small details. Unlike drawing on paper, CAD tools give you control over all created objects, even those that are hidden from view by other details.
The main design task, which consists in the spatial arrangement of cabinet furniture parts and the arrangement of their larger groups, can be solved by almost any furniture program. The three-dimensional visualization function allows you to freely manipulate objects, move them in space and view them from any advantageous angle.
But the specifics of working specifically with furniture components are not implemented in every software. The PRO100 program, for example, despite its simplicity, speed and good visualization system, does not see at all the functional difference between a housing part or door handle. In the context of PRO100 or bCAD, any object has a shape, location, color or texture, but its purpose is modestly kept silent.
bCAD
This slows down work on large projects. For example, in the BAZIS complex the processes of arranging fittings are automated; the program can automatically generate sets of hinges, handles or extension systems and place them in accordance with the installation rules, simultaneously generating a marking diagram for drilling. And this is only one module of the program called “Furniture Maker”, designed for modeling, and there are half a dozen other parts of the complex - for cutting sheets, organizing storage, production and sale of furniture.
It is the ability to work with specific furniture design tasks, and not just put boards into a general structure, that distinguishes specialized software from amateur software. The PRO100 program costs fully equipped about $1000, and has a demo version that is quite suitable for creating your own amateur projects. The BAZIS complex is the main competitor of PRO100 in Russian market: costs half as much, has twice as many features, but the visualization system is lame.
Programs for 3D modeling
The need to visualize the working scene is mainly needed for the presentation of furniture and the development of catalogs. When designing furniture yourself, this fades into the background, although it can serve as a useful addition. The design process optimally takes place in programs like PRO100, KitchenDraw or WOODY - one of the few free, but somewhat outdated programs today. They have a function for quickly switching the displayed view, from a black and white sketch to a three-dimensional scene with its own light sources.
Three-dimensional model in WOODY 2.0
In the “BASIS” complex, for example, everything is not so rosy: the main work is carried out in the “Furniture Maker” module, and the construction of a visual concept, playing with colors, shadows and textures is moved to the “Salon” module, which is purchased separately. It cannot be argued that the possibility of visual assessment makes designing fun, but in professional activities it is rather a distraction.
Despite the availability of graphical tools, almost all work is carried out using parameterization methods. An object on the screen is just a display; it has a number of properties and features that are set manually through a parametric window. True, in a purely visual mode, you can quickly sort through the existing library of furniture, select the samples you like, quickly change the size and proportions (stretch, compress) of each individual product and make a global arrangement, and only then move on to working on the details.
Features of hand-crafted details
We have already said that some programs have tools for automating the placement of elements and working with individual parts, but this is only one side of the issue. Each program has a number of primitives - objects from which the assembly of more complex parts and groups always begins. In PRO100 and Astra, for example, the base object is a board, vertical or horizontal. It is possible to edit the plan form, but only once, so all project details will have a constant section along at least one axis. In practice, this results in difficulties when modeling radius facades, plinths and countertops.
In KitchenDraw, bCAD, WOODY and BAZIS, objects are also created using board primitives, but there are more tools for working with them. For example, boards can be of several types, such as bottom, back wall, side wall. Guided by the global properties of the project, the program can determine their more specific aspects, such as size, position, connection to other parts, or provide for some actions that can be performed on an object of this type.
bCAD
Professional software can be equipped with a template engine that offers standard designs for drawers, compartments, doors, countertops and other common furniture elements. Another difference between professional software is the ability to work out fasteners. In the Astra program, an analogue of the BAZIS complex both in functionality and cost, it is possible to mark drilling and milling locations on parts for the installation of canopies. But BAZIS-Mebelshchik creates comprehensive additive and edging maps, compiled, like all exported BAZIS documentation, in accordance with ESKD or ISO.
Visualization differences
CAD systems for designing cabinet furniture have three basic display modes. The first - wireframe view - is inherent in all programs; in this mode, only the edges and vertices of parts are displayed. Modeling furniture components, seeing only their frame, turns out quite quickly, but when large quantities details, a jumble of lines causes confusion.
Then the translucent display mode comes into play, which shows completely or partially lines that are not visible from the current angle. The mode is good for composing small composite objects into even larger ones and relative positioning.
The third mode, inherent in almost all CAD systems, is the overlay of colors and simplified textures for a visual assessment of the success of the layout and relationships color range, sizes and shapes. But here, too, there are nuances: in programs with the simplest visualization, for example, PRO100, there is no possibility of applying textures and colors to individual edges of parts. Therefore, displaying contrasting edges is not possible unless you create the edge as a separate object with its own texture.
The creators of KitchenDraw went further and added rendering capabilities. By and large, no CAD software for cabinet furniture will provide such display quality, except perhaps non-specialized CAD programs. But is such an opportunity justified at an hourly cost of the program of $2-3 or a subscription for a year for more than $500? However, KitchenDraw gives you 20 free hours, which is enough to familiarize yourself with the program and create a couple of trial projects.
Libraries
There is perhaps no more valuable factor than the vastness and content of the component libraries for the program being used. Majority furniture showrooms usually work from a very impressive catalog furniture products and sets, dealing only with adjusting their sizes to the customer’s premises. Who is stopping you from doing the same?
Even the most simple program PRO100 enjoys unprecedented success among furniture makers, largely due to the most extensive library with the ability to freely import third-party projects made by other craftsmen. All you have to do is add some technical details, adjust the location of shelves and drawers, color - and the finished detailing will be in your hands in 30-40 minutes of work.
Libraries can include both ready-made sets and even entire interior concepts, as well as individual furniture sections. Additionally, any library includes samples of paint and texture palettes in accordance with generally accepted standardization, so questions about the correct color selection when ordering cutting usually do not arise.
Cutting programs
Having a sheet cutting optimization module in the program can be very useful. Of course, when ordering sheet cutting, just a list of parts is enough. But, having thought through the cutting scheme, you will be able to estimate the final cost of the furniture or visually display the edging, drilling and milling maps on a printout.
Of course, free import of projects provides increased speed and ease of operation, so the purchase of additional modules for the BAZIS or Astra systems is beneficial mainly for furniture manufacturers. On an individual basis, you can also use free third-party programs such as Cutting.
Of course, it will take some time to enter detailing parameters manually, but for single use this is quite enough.
Do you want to buy new furniture, but don’t know how it will fit into your interior? Then you need to turn your attention to furniture design programs. Thanks to them, you can not only simulate various kinds products for a room of any size, but also to recreate a complete picture of how the furniture will fit into the overall design. In this article, we will get acquainted with the best programs for designing furniture, which will be very useful both for working with projects at a professional level and for creating the design that is most convenient for you.
PRO100
One for designing furniture. It became famous due to its ease of use and the ability to create your own furniture sets from existing elements. Thanks to the user-friendly interface and a large set of standard furniture libraries, the user will not spend much time creating a high-quality project or sketch.
After creating a project or sketch, the customer may request to show the object from a different angle, which is exactly what allows us to implement this program. To do this, you need to choose one of seven projections, thanks to which you can see the model from different sides and from different angles. In addition to this, there is also the option to choose:
- transparency;
- shadows;
- drawing mode;
- photorealism.
To summarize, we can say that the PRO100 program is one of the best. With its help, you can whip up a project to evaluate its profitability.
KitchenDraw
The name speaks for itself, KitchenDraw is a program for designing furniture that will be located in the kitchen and bathroom. Moreover, all created projects can be viewed in 3D mode. The application provides the user with a large selection of different objects, thanks to which you can create any furniture model from scratch that suits your design and size.
Unfortunately, KitchenDraw is a paid program, but the money spent is worth it because, in addition to the basic features, it also has a couple of special modes. For example:
- Using the “photorealism” mode you can create high quality images.
- By activating the “walk” mode, you can examine the created furniture projection from all sides. Having made a recording of this mode, it is possible to record an animated video based on it, which can be presented to the customer in the form of a project presentation.
From the above we can conclude that the presented program is more suitable for professionals. Firstly, you need to pay for it, and secondly, its very functions hint at this.
SketchUP
Using the simple and understandable SketchUp program, you can simulate a variety of projects of any complexity. This application is provided in two copies: paid and free. Free version has a little disabilities, but in general, thanks to such simple tools, such as “Line”, “Arc”, “Angles”, “Simple geometric shapes” you can create any interior detail, the only limitation will be your imagination. However, if you don’t want to do everything manually, you can always download it already finished part from the database.
There are also several features in this program for designing furniture, namely:
- Working with Google Earth. This tool allows you to import architectural structures from terrain maps. In addition, you can do the opposite - load your structure onto any terrain from the map and see how it fits into the terrain.
- The Push-Pull feature will allow the user to build walls thanks to simple transfer lines.
- After creating an object, you can switch to the “inspection” mode, which will allow you to study the created element in more detail from the first person from different angles.
- This program also has many tips and tricks that will undoubtedly make working in it more interesting and exciting.
The SketchUp program is an excellent candidate for the role of the best, so take note of it.
"Bazis-Furniture Maker"
At its core, this program is a powerful, modern design application. The program allows the user to recreate the furniture production process from scratch, starting from the drawing and ending with finished products packaged.
This designer consists of five modules: “Basis-furniture maker” (is the main one), “Basis-Closet”, “Basis-Packaging”, “Basis-Estimate”, “Basis-Cutting” (and these four are auxiliary). For execution specific task uses its own unique module.
Unfortunately, the program is not freely available, but you can download a trial version on the official website.
"bCAD Furniture"
"bCAD Furniture" is a powerful complex for creating furniture, which includes all necessary functions to complete the task. If difficulties arise while performing the work, “bCAD Furniture” will display hints on your screen.
In addition to the above, it is both a simple and complex program for designing furniture. The free version has a number of limitations, for example, it is not possible to save the created project.
Finally
So, in this article we looked at the most popular programs for designing furniture. Unfortunately, most of them are paid, but the money spent is worth it. However, their trial versions also have everything you need to create furniture at the amateur level.