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.

  • Hello_there@kbin.social
    31·
    4 months ago

    Almost nobody designs new houses from scratch. Seems a lil like setting yourself up for failure

    • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
      9·
      4 months ago

      Yep. And popular blueprints get a fan following. A friend of mine joined a FB group for her specific blueprint and it had dozens of people joined, sharing how they were customizing and optimizing.

      Websearch “popular house blueprints”, find Architectural Designs or similar, filter for more specific needs, borrow liberally from the hard work of people who know architecture. And finally, do not confuse architecture for interior design.

      In the spirit of OPs question though: SketchUp. There are YT video tutorials. Assuming it’s just for concepts that will be given to an architect to make real construction prints.

      • cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.worldOP
        2·
        4 months ago

        Thanks for the suggestion. I like creating things so it just seems like a fun activity to me, even if there may already be premade blueprints out there.

    • ItsAFake@lemmus.orgEnglish
      5·
      4 months ago

      I enjoy designing houseplans for fun, I’ll never be able to afford to build my own, so I just have fun making up house plan ideas. It’s my weird little bit of fun at home.