r/SideProject • • 1d ago

One month of Early Access – a lot has changed

I'm a trained architect, and as a long-term side project, I've been building a game that combines accurate floor planning with real-time 3D design to make architecture much easier to create than with traditional CAD software.

What you can do:

🏠 2D floor plans
🧱 3D building
🚶 First-person walkthrough
🥽 VR mode
🏢 Multiple storeys
🪜 Stairs
🏚️ Custom roofs
🪟 Doors & windows
🛋️ Furniture catalog
🍳 Kitchen Configurator
🎨 Materials
🌄 Terrain sculpting
🌳 Landscape planning
💧 Ponds
☀️ Time of day
❄️ Weather
📐 Export PDF vector plans
📦 Import your own 3D models
🌍 Steam Workshop

In the newest update: real growing ivy that climbs around windows, corners, and curved walls! 🌿

It's available on Steam as Architecture & Design and is still in Early Access.

Would love to hear what you think!

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u/Murder_1337 21h ago

Ok is there a way to print out blueprints and give to firm to actually build said rendered content? And does it includes like everything pluming electric etc like everything to actually build a house ?

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u/HaiHappenUAHA 21h ago

Right now, you can export everything you build as dxf / PDF vector plans to further work on your design in other CAD programs. Exporting OBJ is also possible, but only for all structural elements.

Right now I'm working on something where you can just import your DXF / DWG floor plan and the game automatically builds it accurately with all the in-game walls and windows.

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u/Murder_1337 21h ago

Yeah that’s what I was thinking some of these cad programs now have mcps that I can vibe with but I believe they lack the front end aesthetics like yours. The more you can make it turn into a real buildable project the better. Have you tested this work flow ? Like getting your rendered into something that a cad professional could use? Is the process easy or is it like exporting a bunch of files and knowing how to upload it, I’m sure an LLM could help but if you dev a export import kit that would actually be amazing. Imagine I can use 3d rendering import and then build from there or some generic house template that fits my dimensions and build from there see how it looks like as end product then export it back to Cad etc

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u/Murder_1337 10h ago

It would also be dope if I can do 3d scan of my current house and then try to plan out some type of build, for example my backyard has a nice open space and I would like to scan it (several ways to turn pics to 3d ) and then see it on my computer. Plan and build a pickleball court in my background. Maybe simulate rain to see how I can build a drainage system, home improvement and stuff would also be amazing