Design Software for Front Elevation
JennyMc
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best program/software for mocking up elevations?
Comments (9)I fought with our builder over and over to get designs, until I simply taught myself some basic CAD and started sending him my ideas drafted directly. I started with trying to use the trial 30-day version of Autocad 13 from Autodesk, but it was way too complex. I ended up using two open-source alternatives that worked great: LibreCAD (http://www.librecad.org) for the 2D sketches (elevations, tile designs, profile of the kitchen island, etc.) and FreeCAD (http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Main_Page) for the 3d modeling (finishing of the stairs, interior moulding, etc.). The former is very simple and intuitive to use if you have ever used a CAD. The 3D one is much more complex, but very powerful. Both are free....See MoreFront Elevation Questions
Comments (24)I don't think this house design thing is easy, at all, and I do "rocket science" on a daily basis. Before we even approached an architect, we talked through what we considered the "functional requirements" for the kind of house we wanted. I even produced a Powerpoint pitch to give to the architect which, in my jargon, would be called a Concept of Operations. We poured through books and websites and had folders of pictures and links to websites to give to the architect. We've done all this and have a floor plan and elevations that I'm trying to do a sanity check on to make we didn't go down a rabbit hole in the process. We've read the book "What Not to Build", so I'm very nervous about violating the "Rule of Five" with respect to too many materials. Maybe my gut is telling me that I have to do some editing on all of this. But, this is a 3 person process - me, DH & architect - so I have quite a bit of human element in this, as well. Anyway, I took what was written to heart and used the design software I have to do two front elevations with no gables whatsoever. The first one is just what it takes to put a hip roof over the mass of this house given what the floor plan currently is. In the second one, I simplified even further to push the front entrance into the same plane as the primary wall (one with French doors) of the front and removed a slight bump out from the left hand side where the garage is. Should my thinking now be to build up from these simplified elevations? Perhaps, just add one gable to emphasize the front door? The primary "inspiration" picture that we gave to the architect (see Worthy's link, above)does not have any layered gables and we asked him to make our elevation toned down from that. Thanks for the inputs - Jo Ann P.S. DH was born before Pearl Harbor, too. (I'm a "duck & cover" kid.)...See MoreCabinet Design Software
Comments (4)2020 is the industry standard. It accepts the cabinet company catalogs as plug ins so that you build an orderable design from the drag and drop design. It’s far from free. As is any software that will actually do something. Your KD should be working with you on this. Have you paid her the retainer to secure her actual design services? Or are you still shopping around? Shoppers get prices. They don’t get a lot of creativity. That comes at a price....See MoreSomething is missing on front elevation design
Comments (10)Window box with flowers under the garage window? I think this might look ok, otherwise, be careful. Less is more sometimes. It is odd that the trim/stone thing on the right part of the house goes up to the top of the window and on the garage side it is below the top of the garage... maybe that's bothering you/me?...See Morejannz77
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