ᐅ Which software is recommended for floor plan design and modeling?

I also started using Home Design 3D on a tablet; the price-performance ratio is unbeatable, and ideas can be quickly realized. However, it has limitations such as no geolocation settings (sun position) or terrain modeling. Then I installed Live Home 3D on my computer, which supports all of that and more, and the software has significantly fewer bugs. Unfortunately, all the furniture looks like it’s from a 1970s sitcom, but the connection to the Trimble Warehouse compensates for that. It’s certainly still a long way from professional architectural software, but it leaves very few wishes unfulfilled for personal use and experimentation.

Hausbauer2021 schrieb:

I have to say, it looks great. So far, I have used Homebyme, but it is quite limited in many ways. Is it possible to export the floor plan in 2D with Sweet Home? With Homebyme, you can only do this by taking a screenshot.

What exactly do you find limited in Homebyme?

nordanney schrieb:

To be honest, no. You can’t get it that accurately to scale. And you can’t really remove the upper floor or attic so nicely. And painting Legos is also a bad idea.
Our house back then had a 50 x 50 floor plan

But there are colorful Lego bricks too... I really don’t know what you’re complaining about???:;)

I have tried all sorts of affordable software programs and found them all to be quite limited and creativity-restricting. The programs (or perhaps I myself) struggled with accurately representing our living space. The software seems to require a very clear separation between the basement and the upper floor. And then there are the furnishings – with these you can only design rooms like in a soap opera. Definitely not my style. It would be better if at least you could import furniture...

I then looked into PaletteCAD (great company) and even considered buying the same software as my architect. However, I lacked both the interest and patience to invest the time needed to learn these tools properly. I believe physical model building is especially practical for people who don’t have much interest or skill in design software. And if you already have those skills, you might as well just buy something decent.

Alternatively, you can go to a VR service provider, which is probably the most impressive option.

BauFamily schrieb:

There are also colored LEGO bricks...

Exactly. Assuming as amateurs that all interior walls are initially considered load-bearing and that non-monolithic exterior wall constructions differ only slightly from a 36.5cm (14.4 inch) thickness—which can be represented by a classic 2x4 LEGO brick—then the 8mm (0.3 inch) LEGO grid roughly corresponds to a scale of about 1:23.43. Accepting some further imprecision by symbolically using two-stud-wide bricks as exterior walls and one-stud-wide bricks as interior walls, and treating double and single steps on the grid the same, we effectively move to a scale of 1:46.87. This is close to the common working drawing scale of 1:50. So, with LEGO bricks, two stories can be built side by side on an ordinary kitchen table. For more detailed planning of just the kitchen or bathroom, the scale can be adjusted accordingly. Overall, the LEGO brick grid is coarse enough to avoid overcomplicated ideas like centimeter-precise enclosure of wardrobes, for example. This approach makes planning an experience of imperfection for the whole family, and even young children can join in since they feel comfortable with the familiar “tool.” Planning happens within the tactile frame of reference of the whole family, allowing for somewhat larger tolerances than those in the final construction—which is as good as it gets.

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Just spoke with my son. He suggested Minecraft. I think that's quite creative.