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kp174
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Does anyone know of any good computer software I can use in drawing up blueprints for my studio? It doesn't need to be very technical, I just need to visually plan this stuff out before I commit!
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DigitalDon
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I use 3D Home Design by Broderbund Software Inc. You can find it at Circuit City for $29. Lots of furniture, doors, windows, etc predrawn and resizeable. Really nice feature - it places you inside the room you have drawn for a 3D "camera" view. Just started drawing my 30' x 30' studio last week and the 3D view showed some issues I hadn't thought about.
frederic
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Visio is a $200 package that has "office" overlays (among many other things actually) that I use for both the floorplan, wall designs, and even the wiring. I like it because I can create my own overlays, which contain "TMD4000" and "TMD1000" and have little connection points for each input/output on each device. It took a little while to make the overlay, but rewiring a large studio is a pain without a diagram of some sort.
And, one can do floorplans with doors and windows too, the overlay for that is included. Not the cheapest solution, but its one that I like very much.
And, one can do floorplans with doors and windows too, the overlay for that is included. Not the cheapest solution, but its one that I like very much.
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Brian Grey
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The way I put my studio together in 3-D to plan it out is probably the most unique way out of anyone here
I used to make my own levels for Quake (ya know the 3D shooter game). So when it came time to start planning my studio I naturally made my studio as a level of Quake. It's GREAT because you can actually do the lighting the way you will actually do it in real life. If you know you want a light right... here... you'd put a light entity right there, tell it how bright to be, and when you're in the game it looks like the light is actually coming from a source, very realistically. I don't know if any of the home 3d programs have THAT But of course it took me months to be able to figure out how to make the damn levels... the best part about it though, I put some monsters and some amo in there, and I had a shoot-out in my studio!!! yay!
Later,
-Brian
The way I put my studio together in 3-D to plan it out is probably the most unique way out of anyone here
I used to make my own levels for Quake (ya know the 3D shooter game). So when it came time to start planning my studio I naturally made my studio as a level of Quake. It's GREAT because you can actually do the lighting the way you will actually do it in real life. If you know you want a light right... here... you'd put a light entity right there, tell it how bright to be, and when you're in the game it looks like the light is actually coming from a source, very realistically. I don't know if any of the home 3d programs have THAT But of course it took me months to be able to figure out how to make the damn levels... the best part about it though, I put some monsters and some amo in there, and I had a shoot-out in my studio!!! yay!Later,
-Brian
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Yadi
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3D Home Design
3D Home Design is the easiest route (IMO). I used it recently to "visually" layout my basement project which involves 3 rooms (yup, the small one would be my studio - termed loosely). It'll help you with AC wiring, lights/fixtures, etc.
It looks great/professional when printed on a color inkjet. It impressed every contract that I sought a bid from, including the city inspector.
Cheap. Now if I can only place a few monsters and have me a shoot out.........
3D Home Design is the easiest route (IMO). I used it recently to "visually" layout my basement project which involves 3 rooms (yup, the small one would be my studio - termed loosely). It'll help you with AC wiring, lights/fixtures, etc.
It looks great/professional when printed on a color inkjet. It impressed every contract that I sought a bid from, including the city inspector.
Cheap. Now if I can only place a few monsters and have me a shoot out.........
frederic
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Re: 3D Home Design
It sounds like a great program! Do the rooms have to be rectangle? I ask because my new studio will have one sloped ceiling
Thanks!
It sounds like a great program! Do the rooms have to be rectangle? I ask because my new studio will have one sloped ceiling
Thanks!
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Brian Grey
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Oh... see now if you use a Quake editor you can have sloped ceilings!
Ok, just call me a moron... c'mon!
Later,
-Brian
Oh... see now if you use a Quake editor you can have sloped ceilings!
Ok, just call me a moron... c'mon!Later,
-Brian
John Sayers
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kp174 - I use a drawing program called Smartdraw to do all my drawings.
cheers
John
cheers
John
Jon X
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so im a geek too.
Hey Brian, I agree with ya. I planned out my house in the Unreal Editor in order to determine where I was gonna put the furniture when i moved in.. lol. So I like the idea of using a game level to design a studio. You can do just about anything with those things. Of course, it helps if you have made game maps in the things before.
Hey Brian, I agree with ya. I planned out my house in the Unreal Editor in order to determine where I was gonna put the furniture when i moved in.. lol. So I like the idea of using a game level to design a studio. You can do just about anything with those things. Of course, it helps if you have made game maps in the things before.
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Yadi
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3d home design
I believe you can set preferences in the software, such as telling it to NOT snap to grid. This may allow you to draw non- 90 degree corners. I am at work now, but if I get a chance when at home, I'll experiment and let you know. By the way, I think I've seen the software on the $9 cheapo rack at K-Mart, you know, without the box...just the jewel case and cd.
Back when DOOM was the rage, I remember I tried an editor...made me feel stupid...couldn't get it right. Gave up and just used other peoples mods.
I believe you can set preferences in the software, such as telling it to NOT snap to grid. This may allow you to draw non- 90 degree corners. I am at work now, but if I get a chance when at home, I'll experiment and let you know. By the way, I think I've seen the software on the $9 cheapo rack at K-Mart, you know, without the box...just the jewel case and cd.
Back when DOOM was the rage, I remember I tried an editor...made me feel stupid...couldn't get it right. Gave up and just used other peoples mods.
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Brian Grey
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Re: 3d home design
Oh c'mon, I was doing Doom level editing when I was 14! That's what I started on. Then when Quake came out I HAD to make my own levels for it.
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Oh c'mon, I was doing Doom level editing when I was 14!
That's what I started on. Then when Quake came out I HAD to make my own levels for it.
Hard2Hear
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Speaking of Doom...
Some guy has made a mod for Doom II that lets you play in OpenGL. It looks like a whole new game, so you can be scared all over again.
http://www.newdoom.com/jdoom
That is the link, i think.
W00T!
H2H
Some guy has made a mod for Doom II that lets you play in OpenGL. It looks like a whole new game, so you can be scared all over again.
http://www.newdoom.com/jdoom
That is the link, i think.
W00T!
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Brian Grey
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Hey man, that's rockin'! haha. I don't know if I have a need to play Doom to get scared, I've got Hitman now... that's a cool game.
I hear Quake4 is going to be Doom3... that'll kick some ass!
I hear Quake4 is going to be Doom3... that'll kick some ass!
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Yadi
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3D Home Architect
......is the name of the software and it does allow you to make any shape rooms (as promised, I gave it a try when I got home). However, I haven't figured out how to make a curved wall. Still, it will plan/diagram all of your service panel wiring for outlets, fixtyures and switches. You can pick your doors (type and dimensions), including closets. It was all I needed to visually see what I was thinking before I hired the carpenter. It took me less than 30 minutes to design my entire basement.
Best of luck....oh yeah...that doom editor I had the nightmare with was some sort of shareware program with minimal guidance...back when Doom 1 was first out. It was pretty harsh and over my head.
My favorite mod was the Simpsons.....although Barney was pretty funny too.
......is the name of the software and it does allow you to make any shape rooms (as promised, I gave it a try when I got home). However, I haven't figured out how to make a curved wall. Still, it will plan/diagram all of your service panel wiring for outlets, fixtyures and switches. You can pick your doors (type and dimensions), including closets. It was all I needed to visually see what I was thinking before I hired the carpenter. It took me less than 30 minutes to design my entire basement.
Best of luck....oh yeah...that doom editor I had the nightmare with was some sort of shareware program with minimal guidance...back when Doom 1 was first out. It was pretty harsh and over my head.
My favorite mod was the Simpsons.....although Barney was pretty funny too.
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Brian Grey
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Re: 3D Home Architect
Exactly why would you want to make a curved wall? Just curious. From what I understand having curves is bad because it focuses sound to a single point.
Later,
-Brian
Exactly why would you want to make a curved wall? Just curious. From what I understand having curves is bad because it focuses sound to a single point.
Later,
-Brian
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Yadi
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curved walls
I misinterpretted frederic's question about "does it have to be rectangle walls". Now that I re-read it, he is asking about ceilings...which the program doesn't show. Of course I've seen sloped ceilings in Doom though.
Not that I know much, I think I have read in here that 90 degree corners are bad and to avoid them. Personally, I believe that if your recordings sound good to you and your critics, then a lot of the finer points of discussions/theory, found on this bbs, really don't matter. Right? I doubt I'll be marketing anything directly from my basement.
I misinterpretted frederic's question about "does it have to be rectangle walls". Now that I re-read it, he is asking about ceilings...which the program doesn't show. Of course I've seen sloped ceilings in Doom though.
Not that I know much, I think I have read in here that 90 degree corners are bad and to avoid them. Personally, I believe that if your recordings sound good to you and your critics, then a lot of the finer points of discussions/theory, found on this bbs, really don't matter. Right? I doubt I'll be marketing anything directly from my basement.
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kEVINk
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Well, I think I have an unfair advantage. I'm an architect, so I use AutoCAD. I can draw everything to it's actual size, including thickness of materials. I use one drawing that serves as a floor plan, then is xrefed for details. Using paper space, I can plot things out at any scale; for example, I plot out the plans for the resonator boxes at 1:1 scale and give them to our carpenter. I can also use 3D and rendering, though I probably won't. Ultimately, the drawings don't have to be pretty; they just need to get the job done. Like a shovel.
I suppose anyone that knows about this program is already using it. It's not user friendly, and it's not cheap.
I suppose anyone that knows about this program is already using it. It's not user friendly, and it's not cheap.