Which software should I used for interior designing? (lighting, textures, price)
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Do either of those let you design an interior space using photo generated drawings of the actual furniture pieces, fabric pieces etc that you are using in the space?
You do know that the very first version of "3D" software (3DS) was a part of AutoDeck's AutoCAD?- No; guess you didn't.
Autodesk bought 3D Studio, it was a separate software before that. I used to use it before Autodesk bought it. AutoCAD has never been as good at 3D as other software, especially for rendering surfaces and lighting (which is why they bought 3DS). Before 3DS there was Wavefront and NewTek's LightWave 3D (Which is still used in Hollywood and elsewhere today. I use it extensively). Of course, Autodesk also bought Maya a few years back for character rendering.
SketchUp is great for interior modeling, and is cheap to get the Pro version. It's what Joanna Gaines uses on Fixer Upper.
AutoCAD would be a horrible interior design tool- I could hardly imagine what it would be able to accomplish in terms of presentation drawings and exploring finishes. Sure, you could eventually produce construction drawings but that would be all it would be limited to, nothing a typical client could understand or get excited about.
I would 2nd the recommendation for Sketchup, as a basic good modeling tool with decent presentation quality. I am sure that the some of the presentation renderings/3D flyovers that you see on Fixer Upper are exported from Sketchup to a higher end rendering software.
I can produce great photo realistic interior renderings, as well as great construction documents on the software I use for architectural and interior design, unlimited textures, symbols, furniture etc.., Vectorworks with Renderworks, but it is a professional grade software and has the price of one.
yeah, Fixer Upper's SketchUp stuff that she shows her clients is sent to a rendering package like 3DS to render for the TV viewers to see. I import SketchUp stuff into Lightwave 3D for rendering for doing any quick commercial interior work:
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