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Recommendations for 3D Modeling Software for Floor Plans and Decorating (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by dohpaz42@lemmy.world to c/diy@lemmy.world
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I have looked at software like Sweet Home 3D, OpenPlan3D, and various cloud-based services that cost money. As nice as they look, they each have severe limitations -- main the inability to create accurate measurements for walls. For example, Sweet Home 3D doesn't give enough precision to create a wall with a 9/16 fraction. OpenPlan3D the field is disabled.

I would like to be able to build a 2D floor plan, but also be able to convert it into a 3D model that I can then add furniture to for interior decorating. I would prefer open source, but would settle for simply free to use.

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

SweetHome 3D is free and made for this, there's also a lot of assets available online for free.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s not precise enough. I can’t use 9/16th measurements, and that’s needed.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Switch to meters. Problem solved.