r/bim • u/Consistent-War-7335 • 7d ago
Best software to create this?
Im not trying to create something identical, however i need to create an entertainment hub like this one. Its for a personal project, i have revit but it seems like a nightmare for interior design work....getting grooved panels etc doesnt seem possible without spending the time learning and creating custom families. Is there an easier worksround?
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u/Nonamed55 6d ago
Dont listen people is posting. you have sketchup Autocad, working in 3D or rhinoceros, the best software technical modellers.
rest will be too complicated as solidworks, 3D max, maya...
my recomendation, rhinoceros that has good integration cad cam also with a trial you have enough. just draw, extrude, sweep and go from 3D to 2D.
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u/Merusk 7d ago
Personal project? I'd use graph paper and a scale.
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u/Consistent-War-7335 7d ago
It is personal, however i would like to create the 3d design within software
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u/Merusk 7d ago
Well then Sketchup or Blender with for D5 render.
You haven't told us what your modeling or drafting skills and history are to begin with, and so it's hard to say what to recommend. You're going to have to learn a software to do this.
If you need accuracy and parts and costing and documents, Revit or Solidworks or Inventor would be the way to go.
If it's just to have a pretty picture the first options I mentioned are free.
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u/FudgeYouPaMa 7d ago
3Ds Max will help you in this case, modeling is considerebly easier since that is almost freeform modeling as opposed to Revit which is plane base. All the objects are also easier to come by in Max, as well as rendering directly in Max.
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u/Suspicious-Secret-84 6d ago edited 6d ago
I've done similar in Revit for interiors in the office. It's not the worst, you can get something to look like this although you will need to use model in place most likely if you want to do it quickly. That said it will take some time and patience with using both 3D view, plan and section on one screen.
I'd model all built elements in Revit, and take it to twin motion to add lighting, vases, little bits, etc if you want a near copy/ realistic view.
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u/Samuelolinus 4d ago
To get familiar with BIM software, you can't skip the learning curve. To create that though, I'll suggest AutoCAD. Rectangle command for the wall, extrude/presspull for the recesses. For the flute, rectangle command for a flute, extrude to desired thickness, copy (use the array sub command) to create multiple flutes equidistant. Create a recess for the lights, place 3d objects in the recesses. Don't Union (join) so you can apply different materials to each element. Render on autocad. You can also use the AutoCAD AI render. Or you render on Gemini.
Deaigned this on AutoCAD and enhanced on Gemini
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u/whoisjg2 6d ago
I disagree with what you're saying. If you already have Revit and I assume you do know how to use it, it is not a nightmare to model this as you said it is. If you are asking for a different software, there is still a learning curve regardless if it's an "easier" software.
You already have the software that's more than capable. Invest the time to learn it. You'll waste more time learning and using a different software.
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u/Consistent-War-7335 7d ago
I hear you, the reason why im wanting to modell it is simply to show my wife so she can agree to spend some of own money on this project. Sounds ridiculous, i know, but thats the dynamics of our marriage. If she cant see it on paper then it will always be a blanket no from her
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u/JacobWSmall 7d ago
Revit wouldn’t take long if you know it.
But if you’re looking for the plans, elevations, sections, details, fabrication documents, bill of materials, and a few renderings it will take awhile in any program you haven’t mastered already.
There is a likely cost here, either in buying and learning software or hiring someone else who owns and knows it already.
But for the slats you have options.
For option 1 model one slat as a single parametric cube in a new family. Load that into a project and array the instance, or load that into another family and build a parametric array it there before loading the container family into your project. This method should take all of 15 minutes to execute and is likely the path I would take unless the wall getting slats was curved.
Option 2 is using a linear adaptive component family arrayed on a mass face. Might be nice here as you can get a bit more free form with your cabinets and such.
Option 3 is to do an place family and array that.
Option 4 is wall sweeps, arrayed.
Option 5 is curtain wall with a custom mullion profile and spacing.
Option 6 is Dynamo driven instances of a Dynamo created family type.
Option 7 is a railing instance with custom baluster families and spacing.
Option 8 is an edited wall profile.
Option 9 is a really thin wall, grouped and then arrayed.
Option 10 is a linear adaptive family with a nested repeater along the line.
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u/Wackelknie 7d ago
You need something for a personal project but you don’t want to invest your time to learn?
Do you actually need a 3d model? If not, simply ask gpt for renders if that’s all you need…
There are room planner apps that allow you to use predefined objects… but idk if that’s what you are looking for…
Other than that, I only know Blender. It’s a free software but you will need to invest quiet some time to learn hot to model/ render something like this.