Interior design programs – great helper for those who do their own design.
In one of the previous articles, we discussed the issue of. I dare to assume that you have completed the points from this article and are ready to move on - start visualization.
There are a million and one interior design programs to do this. Conventionally, they can be divided into professional and amateur. We will start by looking at amateur programs, and at the end I will talk about the features of professional programs.
Amateurs are those who:
- easy to learn (i.e. amateur, although the designers themselves do not neglect them);
- distributed free of charge;
- most popular.
I will also give examples of the final result of using this or that program and talk about the advantages and disadvantages.
So, let's go!
Features of using interior design programs
Work in all interior design programs is based on general principles. What opportunities does the program provide? How to work with her? 
- Draw a floor plan of the apartment (specifying the plan parameters in numbers). It's much more convenient and faster than drawing by hand.
- Choose materials, their color and texture.
- Arrange interior items (appliances, furniture, lamps), changing their shape and size.
- Make a rendering (i.e. visualization of what was drawn in 3D volume) and look at the fruits of your creativity in the finished version.
- Calculate the approximate cost of materials (estimate). This feature is not available in all programs.
To understand what will be discussed below, familiarize yourself with some specific terms. Believe me, you will need them.
Interface– this is the appearance and menu of the program.
Library - this is a database of interior elements (furniture, lamps, etc.) that you can add to the interior when modeling your apartment.
Plugin– this is an additional component for the main program, which is needed to expand the capabilities of the program (downloaded separately and connected to the program).
Rendering is a function that visualizes what is drawn in 3D volume (usually with shadows, close to realism).
Interior design programs: review of the best
If you want to create a stylish and truly designer interior yourself, then you will be interested in getting acquainted with the comprehensive course "". As for the programs, I would like to point out right away that almost all of them require a fairly decent computer. Otherwise, all your creativity will hang during rendering.
So, let's get down to business and look at the advantages and disadvantages different types design programs.
Planoplan.
Pros.
In my opinion, this is the best program that is available for free and is easy to learn. Moreover, some professionals also use it. Pros:
Minuses.
- To work, you need a network connection (Internet) and if it is slow, then everything will freeze in best case scenario, and in the worst case, your project simply will not be saved. Need to try:-)
- The first 3 plans are free. Subsequent ones – 10 rubles. The first 3 renders are free, the next ones are 10 rubles. In general, everything together will not cost more than 150-400 rubles, but this is still a plus.
Sweet Home 3D.
Pros: many parameters and settings.
Minuses: you need to spend time studying the not so convenient and cluttered menu.
PRO100. 
This is a furniture design program, but it can also do interior modeling.
Pros.
- A user-friendly interface that allows you to master the program in 1-2 days and create your own interior in 2 hours.
- Ability to create your own furniture libraries (a definite plus for more professional use)
- Simple computer requirements: Pentium 1500MHz processor or higher
512MV random access memory RAM
Minuses.
- The main disadvantage is the poor realism of the picture
- The program is paid, but it is quite possible to download a torrent or install a licensed demo version.
SketchUp
This is a program from Google. It is also used by hobbyists and designers. Although designers use other programs to create photorealistic images.
Pros.
- Intuitive interface
- Built-in integration with other Google services, which will allow you to calculate room lighting depending on your location.
- The program's capabilities are wide: you can design not only interior design, but also landscape design
Minuses.
- I would not call this program very convenient, since it does not have help. But on YouTube you can find many video tutorials on this topic.
- If you master it at the proper level, it is not fast.
- There are no “chips” like in Sweet Home
- Requires a bunch of different plugins full-fledged work.
Other amateur programs for interior design
There are also very simple online programs. They are completely for a beginner: Autodesk HomeStyler (interface on English language) and its analogue Planner 5D. There is also IKEA Home Planner (as you understand, the library of this program includes only IKEA furniture). Try them if you are too lazy to understand programs :-) 
Professional programs for interior design
Here the choice is no longer so great. I will tell you which ones I personally used, and which ones I still use. So, here we go:
AutoCAD
This is a drawing and development program technical documentation. Manufacturer: Autodesk. The interface is very easy and convenient. Rumor has it that you can do 3D in it, but the quality is not the best, and the work is very, very labor-intensive. That is, the ratio of effort expended and result will clearly not satisfy a professional designer.
I myself worked with this program, but purely to develop documentation (drawings) for builders. I can say that for some reasons I liked Archikad more :)
ArchiCAD
ArchiCAD is also professional program to work with a design project, but from a different manufacturer (Graphisoft). The advantages of this program are that, for example, when drawing walls in 2D, you can easily press a button and see the same walls in 3D. In one click! This is very convenient, especially if you do not have spatial imagination (well, or you do, but you want to make sure that your And Denia). Time spent on drawing walls, windows, etc. more than in AutoCAD, but the result is worth it: a 3D picture in one click, wall layouts in 2 clicks (while in AutoCAD you need to draw all this yourself). Well, and many other useful things that will come in handy in interior design.
Now I am working (creating drawings) in this program, and I am more than satisfied with the result. It takes much more time to master this program than AutoCAD, especially if you want to make more or less realistic visualizations, and not just see the geometry of an object in 3D.
3dsMax
Probably everyone has heard about this program, because this is what designers call it in the first place. Apparently, this is due to the fact that it does not make some boring drawings, but photorealistic pictures that customers like so much. The manufacturer is the same as AutoCAD - Autodesk.
Unlike Archikad, images created in Max can reach such a degree of realism that not even every professional can distinguish this picture from a photo. That is, the possibilities are so high that it is no longer possible to compare with Archikad. However, drawings are not made in it - only interior visualization.
It takes a huge amount of time to master this program. Personally, I consider it the most difficult to master, but the result is worth it :)
Other professional interior design programs
In general, a designer needs one program for drawing and one for visualization. I have already listed the best ones. But there is still a very necessary program, and one replacement program:
- Photoshop— necessary for a designer to create collages. It can be replaced with other programs, but read the article “” about them.
- SketchUp— I already wrote about him above. I will only add that there are designers who use this particular program. In addition, it is free and there are now many additions to it on the Internet (for example, furniture libraries are growing rapidly).
Results
To sum it up, the best program for interior design for a beginner (that is, for those who are doing renovations for themselves and don’t want to bother too much), I would name the very first option - Planoplan.
And for those who are mastering the profession of designer - Archikad. In the first couple of days, he will help you make drawings and good visualization.
And remember to get something that is truly functional and beautiful room, you first need to decide on the style, as well as (warm, cold, neutral). And if you want to learn how to create beautiful interior yourself, then it will help you.
The way your design will become amazingly beautiful!
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– simple program for redevelopment and creation of design projects for residential premises - apartments, private houses and offices. Using the program, you can create a visual design project of a room with redevelopment and furniture arrangement in half an hour. The program can be used for free for 10 days, after which you need to purchase the “pro version”.
Main features of the program
Convenient layout of apartments and offices
Creation detailed plan premises, to the correct scale. Just place furniture in any room, see the appearance of the interior in three dimensions and immediately make changes. One of the simplest tools for creating three-dimensional room designs.
Arrange furniture quickly and conveniently
Move furniture from room to room using your mouse. Now installing a sofa, refrigerator or mirror is easier than ever.
Create a room according to your dimensions and easily place furniture; in the furniture properties you can specify arbitrary dimensions of width, length and height. Using the program, you can arrange furniture with millimeter precision. All sizes and distances in convenient video are shown on work surface when moving and creating elements.
Interior design is very simple
Create unique designs interior design, even if you have never done design. The program presents an extensive catalog of furniture and equipment for different types of premises.
You can change the fill and texture of selected objects. The most advanced developments are available popular types materials in different versions: stone, metal, wood, fabric. If you don't like the wallpaper, floors or walls, just take a few clicks and transform your room.
Over 120 built-in finishing materials ( different kinds wallpaper, laminate, parquet, linoleum, tiles, etc.)
Built-in set of standard layouts
There is no desire or opportunity to draw the layout of the apartment yourself? You can simply use the built-in sets of layouts, which are constantly updated and supplemented by the program developers.
The sets include standard solutions from one-room to four-room apartments. Choose suitable option standard layout, which has already been made in compliance with all proportions and arrange furniture, appliances and decorate the room to your liking.
Before the beginning repair work It is important to think through even the smallest details of the interior of the room.
With the help of special programs for apartment planning, you can create accurate drawings and come up with the design of rooms, kitchen, bathrooms, dressing room and other areas of your home.
Today, all professional designers use 3D interior programs, because paper drawings cannot fully convey all the pros and cons of the layout. . Also, they are difficult to make changes to.
If you want to save on design development services or are a beginner, our selection of programs will allow you to choose the most suitable software for you. Now create a unique and functional design it just got easier.
Planner 5D
Planner 5D is a well-thought-out program for creating interior design, which the developers regularly update, adding new features and sketches.
The project is one of the most popular Russian startups. Today Planner 5D is used by most professional designers around the world.
The main advantage of the program is its accessibility and simple interface. Even those who have not previously encountered knowledge of designs or drawings will be able to easily understand these tasks.
The program catalog contains a list of ready-made projects, and if you like one of them, you can easily adapt it to the layout of your apartment.
Advantages of Planner 5D:
- Distributed free of charge;
- 10 000 various items interior, elements interior decoration;
- View ready-made design in 3D with the ability to make adjustments.
PRO100
Pro100 is a popular service for decorating premises. The functionality is more complex than in the previous version and you will need to spend some time mastering it.
The program allows you to approach the issue of modeling with a professional approach future apartment taking into account electrical drawings, water supply and so on.
In the demo version of the program, you can select only a limited number of interior items. However, you can always use the function of adding your own furniture.
You can draw it and add it to the right room. When you first start the program, create new project and indicate the dimensions of the room.
The application will automatically design the base, and you can continue building the apartment of your dreams.
Planoplan
Planoplan- This great tool to create professional interior designs. Main feature The application is the ability to work with real furniture models.
Developers regularly add accessories from the most popular stores to the existing catalog. Planoplan has a Russian interface.
What you can do in Planoplan:
- Independent creation of an apartment layout;
- Launching a virtual tour function at the end of project development;
- View the finished solution on your smartphone;
- Thinking through all the details - from how the light will move in the apartment throughout the day and to the properties of the heat supply.
To quickly understand the functionality, we recommend that you simultaneously read the instructions and tutorials on the developer’s website.
HomeStyler
HomeStyler is software for working with interior design from the creators of 3D Max and AutoCAD.
The application is paid, but on the Internet you can find a lot of free activation keys that are suitable for any version of the program.
After the first launch, you will be asked to choose one of three operating modes:
- Interior from scratch;
- Loading a ready-made diagram from a computer;
- Selecting a suitable layout design from the HomeStyler program gallery.
This way you will receive the most accurate drawings, taking into account all the features of the apartment, and in the future you will not encounter planning inaccuracies.
The program catalog has a huge number of options for finishing walls, floors, window decoration and furniture. The final design is very realistic.
IKEA Home Planner
IKEA Home Planner is an ideal application for those who plan to buy all their interior items (or most of them) from IKEA.
The company released an application for developing room design more than 10 years ago, so its design may not seem entirely modern.
At the same time, new IKEA items are constantly being added to the program: from various shelves and beds to small figurines.
Since IKEA is the largest retail chain for decoration home comfort, such an application will be useful for those who are planning to make budget, beautiful and thoughtful renovations.
Sweet Home 3D
Sweet Home 3D is a simple design creation software. It will not surprise professionals, but will be very useful for beginners.
With Sweet Home 3D you can create a visual plan for furniture placement.
For example, if you doubt that the closet will not fit next to the bed, just create new room in the Sweet Home 3D application and add similar fittings with the dimensions you specified.
Visualization will allow you to better imagine future interior and make significant adjustments to it.
The application version is distributed in English, but there are many working russifiers on the network.
Sketch UP
Sketch UP– cross-platform software for full design work living rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, utility rooms, local area.
Two versions of the application are available:
- Paid. It has advanced functionality and is intended for professional designers;
- Free. The developers have released this build for non-commercial use. With its help, you can also create high-quality three-dimensional projects.
The application catalog contains a lot of furniture models and interior decoration color schemes.
Another plus is that interior items for Sketch UP can be downloaded from the Internet. There are catalogs of ready-made furniture designs online that you can download to your computer and add to your project.
Sketch UP's interface is simple and allows beginners to get started right away. The main thing is to write down all the dimensions of the room correctly and individual elements interior
With a finished project, it will be much more convenient to start repairs, because the craftsmen will be able to better understand what kind of result you expect.
Also, based on the final design, it is much easier to select furniture in stores. In the extended package of functions, you can create models of sections of the road, local area, garage or other objects.
Astron Design
Astron Design is a professional program with which you can arrange objects in a room according to pre-specified parameters.
Available functions:
- Choice of finishing options for doorways;
- Access to the furniture catalog of interior items. In total, more than 10,000 titles are available;
- Calculation of the exact distance between several objects;
- Changing the color palette of furniture;
- Placement of decor;
- Selecting the location of windows;
- Setting lighting parameters;
- View the finished design from different angles.
FloorPlan 3D
Another program for creating quick designs is FloorPlan 3D. With its help, you can create a project for planning several rooms at once.
The software is suitable both for creating the interior of an apartment and for your own home.
A well-thought-out system for selecting furniture and interior decoration will allow you to take into account all the nuances of your future home.
In addition to standard interior items, users can choose finishing elements, plants for the local area, paths and many landscape design elements.
The final picture is realistic. By launching the virtual tour mode, you can walk around the resulting room, evaluating your work from all sides.
The free version of the application has a limited number of functions, but this will not stop you from creating your own unique interior. FloorPlan 3D supports Russian language.
Interior design 3D
Interior design 3D is a project of Russian developers. The main feature of the program is a constantly updated catalog of more than 20,000 interior items.
The trial version of the software limits the viewing of lighting options, heating parameters and electrical layout.
At the same time, the application will be quite sufficient for those who simply want to create a visualization of a future renovation.
The interface is very simple. In total, the application has several main tabs that are easy to understand.
Finished projects can be viewed from all sides, and can also be saved for viewing on mobile devices.
Overall, the application is quite functional and is suitable for those who do not have time to master complex design software.
Previously, it was difficult to imagine designing a home without the help of professionals. Now the 3D apartment design program has changed everything. If you are bored with the old furnishings and decide to renovate, use the editor.
The software makes it possible to design in detail a virtual model of any room - multi-storey building, apartment, studio, office or separate room. The editor's functionality covers a wide range of work, from simply rearranging furniture to creating a design from scratch. Furnish your apartment, experiment with decoration and turn ideas into reality with unprecedented simplicity and savings.
Apartment design according to your wishes
If the combination “3D modeling” doesn’t tell you anything at all, don’t worry! “Interior Design” is a program in which any user, regardless of experience, can achieve the desired result. For simplicity, most options work in semi-automatic mode - to add or remove an object, just one click of a button is enough.
You can use ready-made layouts or draw a room diagram manually using straight lines. Show the apartment on the drawing as a single layout or place each room separately. The main work on the design takes place in a 2D editor; the program immediately transfers all changes made to the three-dimensional model. Appearance The final product depends only on your goals and preferences. The software allows you to evaluate the result obtained by increasing the scale of the diagram and rotating the virtual plan 360 degrees.
Ability to calculate dimensions
Before you create a diagram, you need to adjust the grid spacing in the drawing. Whether it will be equal to 1, 2 or 5 meters, you decide for yourself. In the future, based on this scale, the software will automatically display the dimensions of all plan elements from the length and width of doors and windows to total area premises.
Moreover, “Interior Design 3D” allows you to specify the dimensions of furniture pieces with millimeter accuracy, as well as calculate the distance between various objects on the plan. To do this, just go to the “Ruler” mode in one click and specify the start and end points of measurements.
The program will immediately determine the length of the selected segment in centimeters. All this will make your 3D apartment design not only visual, but also convenient to use in practice. There are no fittings “by eye” or approximate options - the result of the work will be as accurate and close to reality as possible.
Incredible apartment design and furniture layout
The plan drawing is only the first stage of design development. Next, you have to “revive” the apartment by choosing the finish and filling the space with furniture and household appliances. You don't need to look for any Additional materials– the program provides everything necessary elements and settings for them.
"Interior Design 3D" contains a catalog of built-in textures for decorating each room. All textures are completely real, you can find the same or similar ones in any hardware store. The materials are divided into functional groups– “Walls”, “Floor” and “Ceiling”.
Each has its own set of textures. Try it different variants– to radically change the appearance of a room, just a few button presses are enough. Decorate the walls with wallpaper, paint, brick or stone masonry, cover the floor with carpet, cover it with linoleum or laminate. The field for experimentation is limited only by your imagination.
To add furniture, use the collection ready-made models. The program offers you a universal set of 3D objects that can be placed on the plan in one click. For convenience, the catalog of furniture and equipment is also divided into thematic categories. The “Living Room” group presents all kinds of armchairs, sofas, display cases, and the “Bedroom” group includes beds, bedside tables and chests of drawers. The dimensions and finish of each item are set by default, but you can freely vary the necessary parameters to your liking.
Save and print your projects
The apartment design program offers several options to choose from convenient ways save the result. The editor automatically converts finished project to the .DPI extension. This is an internal format that can only be recognized by Interior Design. In the future, you can open the file with the completed project and freely make the necessary changes. Additionally, you can save the plan as a picture or print it immediately.
Realistic home modeling is now available to everyone! Download an interior design program and decorate your apartment quickly and economically.
Surely everyone has thought at least once about changing their cottage or apartment in terms of design and interior, turning it into the home of their dreams. If a little earlier the architect used improvised means in the form of paper and scissors, today’s realities make it possible to carry out the whole process much faster and easier.
The interior design program “Astron Design” allows you not only to sketch out a rough project, arranging windows, doors and furniture, but also to understand the nuances. The user can choose from curtains, paintings, drapes, clocks, flowers, etc. In light distribution, the platform also showed itself only on the good side - after you “hang” the chandelier, you can control the incidence of the rays and the shadow area of objects.
Google SketchUp
This is quite a powerful interior design program with a multi-user interface. The search engine took care of maximum accessibility of the platform by providing three types of licenses:
- shareware, for informational and educational purposes;
- limited - for personal use;
- “all inclusive” - for professionals.
According to users, working with the program does not cause negative emotions: the interface is intuitive, the menu is built on sensible branches, and the “hot keys” are not original.
The platform developers were able to establish contact with all types of clients. The average user will be pleased with the simple and understandable functionality with a rich set of libraries and ready-made solutions, and professionals will be able not only to bring to life detailed interiors, but also to visualize the exterior complex structures, such as high-rise buildings or non-standard architectural sketches.
It is also worth noting that the platform has shown itself to be excellent in creating project documentation, which has been highly rated in user reviews more than once. Designers also note the abundance of training materials and detailed instructions literally to every element of the program.
"House 3D"
An entertaining and very easy-to-use platform, thanks to which even the most inexperienced person has the opportunity to become a room designer. Here you can imagine and arrange furniture in all possible options finishing, control the combination of floor, wall and ceiling colors, and also take a virtual 3D tour of the newly created house.
Developers are constantly adding new plugins and tools for the platform, gradually increasing the scope of their brainchild.
Feedback about “House 3D” is mostly positive, but professionals still prefer other products, so this platform can be recommended to novice designers and small furniture stores.
IKEA Home Planner and Apartama
These services are from two different companies, but are very similar to each other. The function of interior planning and creating the actual style in the room is used as a tool for selling goods in the store, and due to unobtrusive advertising, additional clientele is attracted.
One of the main features of these platforms is the ability to work online. All libraries that come with the program are updated by the company’s servers in real time, that is, you simply arrange the assortment of one of the companies around your apartment.
Perhaps the picture does not shine with photographic naturalness, but for a general interior scene the platforms are quite suitable. In addition to furniture, here you can choose decorative elements, textures, and the position of doors and windows.
Users in their reviews note the simplicity of the software, and the main functionality is easy to master without special skills or any training.