Hello,

I am looking for an application that will allow me to try visually
arranging furniture in a room.

Something like Ikea's "home planner" applications but not limited to
Ikea furniture.

Thank you!

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On 15 Aug 2004 15:12:51 -0700, Alex Oren wrote:

I am looking for an application that will allow me to try visually
arranging furniture in a room.

I use models made of Lego blocks for that purpose. Real 3D.:-)

Michael

"Michael Hoffmann" wrote in message
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On 15 Aug 2004 15:12:51 -0700, Alex Oren wrote:

I am looking for an application that will allow me to try visually
arranging furniture in a room.

I use models made of Lego blocks for that purpose. Real 3D.:-)

I always used graph paper, colored pencils, and an exacto knife. If I was
doing it on a production basis, software might make sense. But for
once-in-a-blue-moon, the low-tech method works fine, and is dirt cheap. Draw
the furniture on one sheet and cut it out, draw the rooms on the other, and
arrange away. Sandwich between glass, and you can even flip it and Xerox
possible layouts to compare. Kinda fun- almost like being back in grade
school again.

But if you really want software, most of the home architect programs
include an interior design plugin, and let you plug in colors and fly
through the space in 3-d, etc. A lot of setup time, though, especially to
get the furniture sprites to size-match what you actually own.

aem sends....

I missed the original post, but I used:

http://www.furniture.com/Common/roomplanner/ (free!)

to arrange our home office. we added a 4-drawer filing cabinet, two
oak shelf units (3'x4'x6' and standard 'entertainment center') plus
two small bookshelves(1'x3' and 1'x4.5')to a bedroom that already had
2 desks with full-tower computers, 2 4-drawer filing cabinets, a
2-drawer filing cabinet, 3 bookshelves, and a twin sized bed. The only
thing we removed was the bed. We now have tons more storage and floor
space.

Katie (loves arranging furniture)

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Fix yahoo to reply by email.

I am modifying Autodesk QuickCAD 8 and developing a program for the
interior design courses at the college where I teach. It has furniture
symbols in the program that you just click and drag to place in a room. You
can make the room the size and shape you need then place and rearrange the
furniture symbols. If there is no symbol exactly like the f urniture, you
can draw a new symbol or modify an existing one. You can also drag and drop
color into the symbols. If you scan bitmap images of fabrics and wood, you
can drag and drop those into the drawings also. Hope to have the program
available within a few months.
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Pat T
"Alex Oren" wrote in message
om...
Hello,

I am looking for an application that will allow me to try visually
arranging furniture in a room.

Something like Ikea's "home planner" applications but not limited to
Ikea furniture.

Thank you!

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Isn't Autodesk discontinuing QuickCAD as of 9/30/04?

"Pat Toney" wrote in message
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I am modifying Autodesk QuickCAD 8 and developing a program for the
interior design courses at the college where I teach. It has furniture
symbols in the program that you just click and drag to place in a room.
You
can make the room the size and shape you need then place and rearrange the
furniture symbols. If there is no symbol exactly like the f urniture, you
can draw a new symbol or modify an existing one. You can also drag and
drop
color into the symbols. If you scan bitmap images of fabrics and wood,
you
can drag and drop those into the drawings also. Hope to have the program
available within a few months.
--
Pat T
"Alex Oren" wrote in message
om...
Hello,

I am looking for an application that will allow me to try visually
arranging furniture in a room.

Something like Ikea's "home planner" applications but not limited to
Ikea furniture.

Thank you!

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