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Lemmy, have you used free software to design your dream home? (lemmings.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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This is just for messing around to see in digital form the house that I dream of in my head. Is there a truly free one that does a decent job?

I've played with it in Sims 3 but I was wondering if there was something more realistic out there. Bonus if it's something where I could generate a noob file that a pro architect could use to base a real design on.

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[โ€“] 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You could try sweethome3d (open source). Although I haven't tried to design a whole house, I've used it for designing my deck layout. Take a look at the gallery to see if it fits your need - Sweet Home 3D gallery You can try it online through browser or download the installer ( Windows/Linux/MacOS)

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 2 years ago

    Iโ€˜ve designed the interior of our house with SweetHome3D about 10 years ago - so yes, it should definitely be possible, but at that time it had a bit of a learning curve. Still not as bad as using a full fledged CAD package for that jobโ€ฆ

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  • [โ€“] [S] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Thanks, will check it out. Is your deck done?

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes, built it 2yrs ago. I can share the design and pic of the final product if you like.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don't think we will have a deck but I would definitely love to see pics.

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