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To the devil the millimeter paper, the rapporteur and the pencil ! If it is one thing that digital development has greatly facilitated, it is the conceptualization of 2D and 3D plans, both concerning the building and the interior fittings. Today dominated by some large expensive licenses, the architecture and modeling software sector can however count on some free, reliable, complete solutions and within reach of the least experienced creative minds.

Although all the tools presented in this selection are freely accessible, certain platforms such as Homebyme and Roomsketcher offer paid formulas including more functions. Nevertheless, the free and/or demonstration versions cited here are more than enough to meet the needs for unpretentious development and conceptualization.

Homebyme: the turnkey solution for punctual projects

We have to Homebyme In Dassault Systèmes, publisher specializing in the development of 3D digital design and modeling tools. It is not strictly speaking of software, but a web platform. Big advantage: the possibility of synchronizing your online projects and finding them on any device, fixed or mobile, provided you are connected to the Internet and have created a user account.

Homebyme is not intended to meet the requirements of professional architects (semi-), but to deploy a 2D and 3D design solution sufficiently accessible to satisfy an audience little at ease with computer science. The interface is organized around a scale chatted, a clearly identifiable menu bar and a module facilitating the rocking between 2D/3D renders. In the event of difficulties related to the handling of the tool, the resources and manuals offered by the publisher are superimposed on the workspace, allowing everyone to consult the aid center without leaving the project in progress.

Despite its apparent simplicity, Homebyme does not skimp on the precision and effectiveness of the proposed functions. The library of preconfigured rooms and the customizable area accelerates the development of plans composed of space in the standard shape. Of a shift of mouse, a wall is erected which is changed in two clicks the orientation, the thickness, the height and the length. Exhaustive color charts promise a wide choice of paintings and coverings for walls and floors. The joinery, technical equipment and furniture available, generic or brand, offer its final touch to interior design. Once the project is finished, the 3D view, the virtual visit and the realistic images in high definition help to project itself definitively.

Homebyme has a free trial version to create three projects and three realistic images. A largely sufficient offer for those who simply want to redevelop their accommodation. Beyond that, it will be necessary to opt for one of the paid formulas offered by the service.

Sweet Home 3D: the open source competitor worthy of major licenses

The followers of free find their happiness with Sweet Home 3D. This actively developed, multiplatform and relatively light software offers both an installation version and a portable version. Translation: it is possible to store it on an external device and use it on any operating system. A major asset that everyone allows you to create their projects on Windows and edit them on Linux or MacOS in the event of a computer change.

Unlike Homebyme, Sweet Home 3D is equipped with a more difficult interface to apprehend. That beginner profiles reassure themselves, however: this apparent complexity quickly gives way to a surprising ease of use. It should nevertheless be curious, autonomous and resourceful to search the various functions offered by the program. As a handling help, the software takes examples of editable plans that we modify at leisure and thanks to which we identify the available construction and development options (file> New with demo, etc.).

In detail, Home Sweet 3D revolves around four main modules: a millimeter 2D plan welcoming the drafts of the structural work (walls, dimensions, rooms), the placement of the frames and the layout of the decoration, a 3D view Pivoting at 360 ° allowing to correctly assess the final rendering, a library of furniture supporting the drag and laying down elements on the 2D plane, and an inventory recording all the furniture added to the accommodation, accompanied by their dimensions (width , depth, height).

In practice, all operations managed by the software respond to intuitive mechanisms for which works regularly on computer. A right click in the 2D and 3D plans area offers a considerable choice of types of routes, selections, manipulations, rendered from the project, while a double click on one of the elements listed in the inventory of furniture placed refers to A selected furniture customization window (position, dimensions, colors, materials, orientation, etc.)). Finally, the many keyboard shortcuts accelerate the management of the most ambitious projects.

If he is perfect in terms of publishing, Home Sweet 3D meets some hungs concerning the final projection phase. Navigation in virtual visit mode is laborious, while the creation of photos offers a random, non -realistic and not very usable room of the selected parts.

Sketchup: tailor-made for the most ambitious projects

Launched by @Last Software in 2000, sold to Google in 2006 and bought by Trimble in 2012, Sketchup is now one of the essentials in the world of 2D and 3D architecture. Often presented as a tool dedicated to interior and design professionals, the platform also offers a simplified version of its technology, accessible to individuals in search of flexibility and tailor-made.

Unlike other services presented here, the sketchup environment can intimidate major beginners. And for good reason, its refined interface, halfway between modeling software and drawing software, requires a time of adaptation necessary for its understanding. Here, no models of partitions: widths, heights and thicknesses must be handloded by using the three red, green and blue axes which serve as landmarks in the space. So do not hesitate to click on all the available options, or even start the welcome visit offered during the first use. In case of persistent difficulties, the help button offers precious access to very rich documentation (official and forums).

Once the principle included, Sketchup does not lie its reputation. Extremely flexible, the platform welcomes the most ambitious projects. In addition to the surfaces on the floor, walls, roofs and any other element of the structural work, the tool offers the possibility of drawing yourself frames and furniture. A layer system (outliner) makes it possible to dissociate elements such as stages, parts or roof, facilitating the selection and editing of specific groups. Finally, budding architects with limited design capacities can count on 3D Warehouse, an exhaustive library of free 3D models bringing together examples of constructions and objects developed by the Sketchup community, but also furniture, decoration and household appliances modeled from items marketed by major brands.

In free version, sketchup is only available as web service and for 3D plans. Its good management of the browser cover allows it to automatically back up the current projects. To find your creations on any other device, it is necessary to create a user account and manually save your models within the limits of the 10 GB of storage offered in the cloud.

pcon.Planner: the perfect balance between simplicity and exhaustiveness

Easier to handle than sketchup, but just as complete, pcon.planner stands out for its familiar and very functional interface. In detail, a band of menus recalling the organization of the software of the Office suite surmounts an intelligently arranged workspace. There is not a single drawing area, but four, all offering a different point of view. A bias allowing better representation of perspectives and greatly simplifying the management of 2D and 3D routes.

This clarity effort desired by PCON.Planner is also reflected behind the very many tools and models he incorporates. Here, there is no question of drawing the volumes yourself or a posteriori function for them. The element options make it possible to sketch predefined components (walls, roofs, floors, ceilings, frames, stairs, etc.)). A click on these elements unroll the list of its properties in a dedicated block from which we adjust its dimensions. It is also possible to select a specific layer in order to group components by types, parts, stages, as well as to encrust a link returning to any site for the purchase of materials and furniture.

Like Sketchup, PCON.Planner is based on a community of invested graphic designers and designers whose free creations are recorded on 3D Warehouse. On the sidelines of these unpublished collections, the software has planks of various materials as well as a catalog of objects marketed by hundreds of brands and manufacturers. The opportunity to enhance your plans with existing products that can then be acquired in a few clicks.

We finally appreciate at pcon.Plan recurrent backup suggestions, the possibility of creating vector images from its plans, integrated sharing options and the augmented reality rendering module thanks to which we export its files on compatible smartphone in order to visualize your projects in a real environment. All free of charge, without hidden integrated purchases.

Roomsketcher: the simplicity pushed to the extreme

Of all the software and services presented here, Roomsketcher is most certainly positioned as the most intuitive design and development solution. Its interface logically revolves around a workspace, a quick access bar for important functions, a complete option menu and a block of tools grouped by types (large works, frames , materials, furniture).

If it is so easy to handle, it is because Roomsketcher focuses on the essentials, from the creation of new projects until the final furnishings. It is thus possible to start a fully personalized plan or to select preformed speakers. By the same way, you can add new virgin stages or entirely modeled on the ground floor model. Automatic magnetism helps to create right angles between two walls and properly position windows, doors and furniture. Adjust the measurements is made of a shift in mouse, while the dimensions, to the nearest millimeter, are displayed on both sides of the traced partitions and frames posed. In summary, everything is done to simplify each action as much as possible and make it possible to draw plans in just a few minutes.

Like its competitors, Roomsketcher has a library well supplied with materials and objects. A click on any surface develops the panel of advanced properties from which we choose a coating from the hundreds of paintings, wallpapers, paneling, concrete, parquet floors or even tiles available. Same observation for furniture and decoration elements, the orientation and proportions of which are changed directly on plan or from the component of personalization options are modified.

Finally, it should be noted that it is necessary to create a user account to locally save your plans. In addition, Roomsketcher is only available in English. However, software clarity should allow everyone to get out of it without too much difficulty.

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