Since my related post as a reply in an existing thread https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/welche-software-zur-grundrissplanung-und-modellierung.38470/page-3#post-490468 seems to be too "hidden" to have been seen, I am now trying again with a new thread:
I intend to create a planning tutorial for those who design floor plans themselves but would otherwise get hopelessly tangled up in a puzzle. However, I do not want to do this in the form of a video. Instead, I want to design a small collection of sample houses so that these plans can be adapted by users themselves—directly as a template file. In other words, as if you were starting a project in planning software yourself. Only this way, you don’t sit in front of a blank screen feeling lost, but rather the base material as a pie crust / kit is already there.
The user should not have to "trace" a template draft but receive it pre-made and editable. I want to, for example, demonstrate variants with their respective consequences (changing the knee wall height, adding a Dutch gable, extending a bay window, etc.). For instance, how a Flair 110/113 would look as a detached villa or as a bungalow.
So, a whole house as a template. You should be able to download it and continue working on it. For this, I would preferably like an offline house planning software that is widely used and/or whose file formats can be opened and edited by other house planners. If necessary, an online house planning software would also be acceptable, provided you can invite an unlimited number of other users to share the project with (and that they can work on it without unintentionally altering it for other users).
Of course, in a "volunteer capacity," I cannot create such templates for multiple programs but only for one with as wide a distribution as possible. Which one that would be does not matter to me, as I would have to learn any of them first.
Which house planning software would you recommend for this purpose?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
I intend to create a planning tutorial for those who design floor plans themselves but would otherwise get hopelessly tangled up in a puzzle. However, I do not want to do this in the form of a video. Instead, I want to design a small collection of sample houses so that these plans can be adapted by users themselves—directly as a template file. In other words, as if you were starting a project in planning software yourself. Only this way, you don’t sit in front of a blank screen feeling lost, but rather the base material as a pie crust / kit is already there.
The user should not have to "trace" a template draft but receive it pre-made and editable. I want to, for example, demonstrate variants with their respective consequences (changing the knee wall height, adding a Dutch gable, extending a bay window, etc.). For instance, how a Flair 110/113 would look as a detached villa or as a bungalow.
So, a whole house as a template. You should be able to download it and continue working on it. For this, I would preferably like an offline house planning software that is widely used and/or whose file formats can be opened and edited by other house planners. If necessary, an online house planning software would also be acceptable, provided you can invite an unlimited number of other users to share the project with (and that they can work on it without unintentionally altering it for other users).
Of course, in a "volunteer capacity," I cannot create such templates for multiple programs but only for one with as wide a distribution as possible. Which one that would be does not matter to me, as I would have to learn any of them first.
Which house planning software would you recommend for this purpose?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
K1300S schrieb:
Even though it certainly has many shortcomings, I would suggest Sweet Home 3D due to its widespread availability. It supports everyone, including Mac and Linux users.That would be my suggestion as well. In my opinion, it also offers comparatively good options for exterior design.
For interior design only (including decoration, etc.), I find HomeByMe better.
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SamSamSam27 May 2021 18:14I find HomeByMe the best. It helped me a lot in finding the perfect floor plan. The ability to explore it in 3D helped me better understand the proportions. And the fact that it can be used entirely through the browser, making it accessible from anywhere to show friends and family, is great.
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hampshire27 May 2021 18:16Great idea! Three years ago, I looked for planning tools and couldn’t find a single free or affordable program that suited me – none of them allowed me to properly represent the shape of our house or import the plot, so I gave up on it.
User base is an important factor; it’s worth considering.
What I find important:
Simple operation, clear 2D display, integration of building services, the ability to enter measurements not only by mouse, save and share functions.
Less important to me:
Selection of furniture, objects, and colors (this annoyed me because nothing fit).
User base is an important factor; it’s worth considering.
What I find important:
Simple operation, clear 2D display, integration of building services, the ability to enter measurements not only by mouse, save and share functions.
Less important to me:
Selection of furniture, objects, and colors (this annoyed me because nothing fit).
@hampshire ... you’re definitely already in the semi-professional range with that 😉.
@11ant ... good try, but from experience in another forum where we tried kitchen layouts, I’m afraid that a) it requires a huge amount of maintenance and b) it’s still a niche tool.
What’s really important in such a program is the ability to easily modify the given floor plan, rotate, mirror, etc., plus a good staircase editor 😉
Good luck!
@11ant ... good try, but from experience in another forum where we tried kitchen layouts, I’m afraid that a) it requires a huge amount of maintenance and b) it’s still a niche tool.
What’s really important in such a program is the ability to easily modify the given floor plan, rotate, mirror, etc., plus a good staircase editor 😉
Good luck!