What design software do you use?

[RenoQueen]

Keen to hear if any community members can recommend programs or apps that they use to draw quick and easy floorplans.

[MitchellMc]

Hi @Sugar,

I believe a few of our members use a free tool called SketchUp for a variety of 3d modelling projects. For specific applications like landscaping, you might like to search for a tool designed for that purpose. When I need to illustrate widgets and basic 3d renderings, I use a free tool called Tinkercad. I'll include an image below of a vertical garden using this program. I find it very easy to use compared to other 3d modelling programs.

Let me mention @redracer01 to see if he has some suggestions.

Mitchell

[woodenwookie]

I mainly use Autodesk's Fusion 360. It's simple to use once you get used to the concept. But it's ridiculously powerful and can do drawings for 3D printing and CNC as well. It has a hobby user licence so you can use this powerful software for free. Whenever I'm designing toys or other stuff then this is my go-to app. It blows SketchUp out of the water in terms of power but there are more resources for SketchUp.

However, for designing floorplans etc I'm using an application called Sweet Home 3D. It allows you to draw a 2D layout of your floor plan and it will automatically generate a 3D model of that plan. I'm currently using it to make plans for our house so that I can write a document for the council with regards to what we want to do.

[Kidbuilder]

Have a 3x6m Workshop and wanting to reorganise my workshop but having trouble finding software to do it.

[Jason]

@Kidbuilder,

You might like to check out these previous discussions:

• Design software

• Cut list software

Hope that helps.

Jason

[Kidbuilder]

Thanks Jason for being such a big help

[Sugar]

@MitchellMc & @woodenwookie  

Thank you for mentioning those tools. I will start playing with them and see if they fill my purposes. 

Have a great new year. 

[Jason]

No worries, there is also some further good advice here @Kidbuilder - Tools to create digital image of your imagination

Let us know how you go.

Jason

[Kidbuilder]

Thanks Jason I am now using sketchup for my planning 

[TedBear]

Thanks for asking this question. I found the suggested answers very useful, so I hope you did too.

[JaneK]

Still curious to hear @redracer01's suggestions. Have you had a chance to play with any of the suggested software @Sugar?

Jane