![]() However, there is also a basic free version for non commercial use called SketchUp Free which works online allows you to model cabinets and furniture in 3D for free with a generous 10GB of online storage. The professional version of SketchUp is SketchUp Pro which is a professional tool costing $349 per year and there’s a more limited version SketchUp Go which costs $119 per year. There’s an enormous database of 3D models of just about any type of furniture or object – for chairs alone there are 35,000 choices. One thing that Google SketchupPro really excels in is furniture and objects such as cabinets. SketchUp (formerly Google Sketchup) has evolved from a free online 2D design tool that was once owned by Google to a very powerful 2D and 3D modelling software that can be used to produce professional cabinet blueprints. That’s because Chip and Joanna Gaines use SketchUp to redesign houses in the HGTV show Fixer Upper although they use the rather more expensive Sketchup Pro which costs $299/year. If you’re looking for the HGTV home design software for Mac used by Chip and Joanna Gaines in the show Fixer Upper, then SketchUp will look very familiar. You can also try Live Home 3D free to test it first. You can check out our full Live Home 3D review for more. The dolls house view in particular are impressive and the sort of feature you only usually get in professional kitchen planners. This can be to decide where to place wall panels, doorways and also allows you to export and print elevations. There are even some professional touches in Live Home 3D such as the 2D elevation view which provides a convenient side view of the structure. You can also import your own models, images and materials. If there’s something missing, you can buy even more for a modest fee from the Live Home 3D store. There’s a huge collection of over 2,000 objects and 2,100 materials in Live Home 3D’s kitchen designer with plenty of pre made cabinets to choose from. We also like the split view in the Mac version which allows you to design in both 2D and 3D at the same time. You can switch between 2D and 3D mode at any moment and add cameras to watch a video walkthrough of how your cabinets will look from any angle. You can of course choose to draw a cabinet from scratch or import a printed cabinet blueprint and then digitize it in Live Home 3D. ![]() Live Home 3D features a collection of pre-designed cabinets and you can easily choose one that’s similar to yours and then adjust the dimensions and materials. Live Home 3D is the best desktop home design software for Mac and the integrated cabinet designer in it is excellent.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |