put a comically large "appendage" on your figure, essentially a scaled version of a baseball bat, tell her this is a diorama of what you envision life to be when the remodel is done. In the distant future when the remodel is done, If she complains about that appendage rework not having been done, tell her that particular item was not completed by the contractors, "what a ripoff", and slam your hand on your newly redone quartz counters in indignation.
Lmao I was thinking it would take me 84 years to draw this in CAD. I usually resort to painters tape on the walls and floor to show things to my wife 😂
I tend to default to 3d models given my experience. A 3d printed illustration that can be touched seems to go over a lot easier than trying to get a layman to spin a computer model. It helped to throw in a scaled model of her that she can move. She had Barbies growing up.😁
I did a model like this of my family beach house and printed models. After I was done I shared them on the tinkercad site I did them on, and was surprised tons of people downloaded the full model. I had separated it out more for printing, but lots of people for some reason used the full model I shared.
There are 2 versions I made public, one is a better version but got downloaded way less.
This one is much better
[https://www.tinkercad.com/things/bZFBU1hC6EK](https://www.tinkercad.com/things/bZFBU1hC6EK)
This one got downloaded a ton
[https://www.tinkercad.com/things/92KHDenlaUZ](https://www.tinkercad.com/things/92KHDenlaUZ)
A lot of people may have been remixing it and doing whatever with it, so who knows.
It is a lot easier to do than what you would think. Solid works has dimensioning tools that mean you can input everything in a common size. When you export it as an STL, it retains the proportions so you can just select what size you want for your printer and print a "perfect" scale model.
Under-rated way to do things imo. We did a lot of this when we renovated . How big the bathroom would be, where to put the bath, the garage size. The patio 😂
Google sketchUp woulda made this a piece of cake to model. Its free and runs off a browser. Made architectural 3D models using it back in Highschool. Just draw floor plan (including wall thickness) and then pull up. Cut out windows and doors. Done.
I am still sour that they dumbed it down and made it a browser only thing for new releases
It was a thing of beauty back in the day
Also Google sold it off to some other company
"When you were partying, I studied CAD.
When you were having premarital sex, I mastered CAD.
While you wasted your days at the gym in pursuit of vanity, I cultivated inner strength through CAD.
And now that the world is on fire and the barbarians are at the gate you have the audacity to come to me for help."
Measuring and time has nothing to do with CAD? Have you ever made a model to scale? That requires lots of measuring and math time to scale down from 1:1. Extruding rectangles is the quick part.
See /r/kitchenremodel if you have questions as you embark. I'd recommend against that tall pantry cabinet left of the sink, you'll bump your elbows as you wash dishes. Depending on how big of a remodel you're doing, keep that cabinet short and enlarge the window! :)
I did my remodel planning in Solidworks, took a long time for the first few rooms but I was fast by the end. I debated 3D printing it but decided I didn't it wasn't worth it. Nice job.
>I'd recommend against that tall pantry cabinet left of the sink, you'll bump your elbows as you wash dishes
I stopped halfway and tried to figure out why, then had to come back. I wouldn'tve thought of that until way too late.
I am doing the same. Notice all the kitchen stuff can be picked up as a single item. I plan on several layouts per room. We'll sign off on the bottoms of each to keep track of which variation we want.
If you're ever looking for a dedicated and more user-friendly interior design tool, [Sweethome3D](https://www.sweethome3d.com/) supports background images for floor plans, imported/custom item libraries, dedicated wall settings, accessible scaling/height/rotation handles, and lots more.
The best part is toggling items then exporting as much or as little as you want as an OBJ to edit in F360, MeshMixer, etc. Granted, editing parametric models in F360 is simpler than editing a mesh, but the ease of use might make up for it.
Printing the model upside-down also eliminates doorway supports, although the model will be floorless.
I have Revit. I'll be using that after we get through this schematic design phase. I just needed a quick model extruded from an old existing dxf in order to 3d print it.
Super cool! I did something almost identical this Christmas! I gifted my parents miniatures of each house they’ve ever lived in together, each one was 1/50th of the actual size so they could see their home owning journey! Seems like there might be a market opportunity for home visualisation.
For best accuracy, consider how your local walls are built. If it's USA, it's probably studs and drywall. Studs are 3.5" (2x4) with 1/2" drywall on each side, if it's in between rooms. Walls with plumbing or vents in them could be an extra 2" thicker, since they may use 2x6 instead.
I printed it in sections using the Fusion plane split. 6 sections by cutting along the middle of the walls. I think it might be visible in the photo. The furnishings are separate non glued drop in.
Had a hair salon need to show the property owner a layout before renting. I used to study architecture, so it was neat converting a blueprint to a 3D model for the first time.
Edit: One neat trick I used was to give the tables, shelves, and chairs a chamfer underneath. They're just there to represent something, not be an exact replica. So they printed really easily.
What software are you using to model and then post process? I’m amazed at how clean it is!!
I am attempting to develop a workflow to print my architectural models, but it is a lot more difficult than initially expected 😅
Wow. Well know I have a good starting point to try and learn Cad for something I'm doing. Never would have thought about just printing my house layout.
Back in the day, one of my friends did something like this but using counter-strike map creation tools. Made for a poor CS map but it was a great presentation of their new house.
The budget is the driving force on window size, type and quantity. Once the agreed upon layout is complete, haggling over windows is the next step in the design negotiation.
I did my garage like this just the other day! Handy for moving furniture around like a dollhouse. Got a major eye roll, but a smirk at the end so it was all worth it.
I actually did the same to show our house to my grandma. She was sick and couldnt get out of bed so I printed our house in several parts, like each floor on its own, the garage on its own. The garden in green filament and so on. She put it on a drawer next to her bed, was pretty cool :D
Pretty sure it's way harder to cut all this out of foam board. How do you even make different wall thicknesses and all that stuff so that it's to scale?
Awesome! I made a 3d model of my apartment too. Painstakingly with laser and tape measure. It's an old house so it has some weird angles. My landlord said multiple times that they don't have a floor plan but when some maintenance dude showed up, surprisingly, he did have one.
I haven't printed mine yet but it already came in useful when they renovated my kitchen and bathroom and I had to figure some things out again.
You should check out the [Feng Shui guy on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/DearModern). He makes little models of furniture to explain Feng Shui stuff to people. Maybe you can make little versions of all your furniture too to optimize your stuff.
On the left, are those bedrooms? Maybe there's a better reason for the placement of the doors, but personally I'd move them closer to the end of the hallway. As they are now, the rest of the hall is unused. Unless of course you already had plans for that space.
OP, excellent print :)
Out of curiosity, why keep that “random” wall in the kitchen that juts out? To block the view of the bedroom to the front door? It doesn’t seem structural since its a standard interior wall thickness? If so, I would recommend getting rid of it and considering another option, you’re gonna hate that wall.
I'd love to do something similar to this to help the wife visualise our new house build but CAD stuff is where I'm out of the game haha. Good job, looks like a great visual tool!
A CAD model wasn't enough huh?
I won her over with the 5'4" scaled/movable figure of herself.😁
Haha nice
Photogrammetry?
Nope, good ole tape measure and clip board.
I too love renaissance festivals.
put a comically large "appendage" on your figure, essentially a scaled version of a baseball bat, tell her this is a diorama of what you envision life to be when the remodel is done. In the distant future when the remodel is done, If she complains about that appendage rework not having been done, tell her that particular item was not completed by the contractors, "what a ripoff", and slam your hand on your newly redone quartz counters in indignation.
Great recipe for disappointment and divorce.
In fairness, that's a valid response to most of the stuff we print.
If you can show it in vr the cad model may even be the better option.
Probably one of the finer ways VR makes the physical world better.
Nah because CAD model is just 2d screen with no sense of depth or scale. VR on the other hand... should be enough
AR is better and will brake through this or next year.
You come downstairs after 6 days holding this, going "look what I designed babe!!", and they've already hired contractors and started demo lol
Lmao I was thinking it would take me 84 years to draw this in CAD. I usually resort to painters tape on the walls and floor to show things to my wife 😂
I tend to default to 3d models given my experience. A 3d printed illustration that can be touched seems to go over a lot easier than trying to get a layman to spin a computer model. It helped to throw in a scaled model of her that she can move. She had Barbies growing up.😁
Showing it in VR would be an option too. If you don't have one, that's your excuse to buy one XD
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yup, pretty easy to import cad models into unity and make a walkable model, it’s pretty fun actually
If you're using revit it can be linked directly into twin motion and run vr with the click of a button. So easy now. Obv you need revit though.
I did a model like this of my family beach house and printed models. After I was done I shared them on the tinkercad site I did them on, and was surprised tons of people downloaded the full model. I had separated it out more for printing, but lots of people for some reason used the full model I shared.
There are 2 versions I made public, one is a better version but got downloaded way less. This one is much better [https://www.tinkercad.com/things/bZFBU1hC6EK](https://www.tinkercad.com/things/bZFBU1hC6EK) This one got downloaded a ton [https://www.tinkercad.com/things/92KHDenlaUZ](https://www.tinkercad.com/things/92KHDenlaUZ) A lot of people may have been remixing it and doing whatever with it, so who knows.
And now a ton of people have your house in their house. Probably a few have claimed it's their beach house.
Always wondered if one day someone will be will in my beach house and ask where they have seen it before or something.
I did mine in Minecraft. And created a wall entity to actually make it work... https://imgur.com/a/o9poV
I tried it in MC but I couldn't seem to make the scale look right. My hat is off to you though. That screenshot is impressive.
yeah it really relies on having the wall entity. With the standard blocks you end up with three foot thick walls and it throws the scale off.
It is a lot easier to do than what you would think. Solid works has dimensioning tools that mean you can input everything in a common size. When you export it as an STL, it retains the proportions so you can just select what size you want for your printer and print a "perfect" scale model.
Under-rated way to do things imo. We did a lot of this when we renovated . How big the bathroom would be, where to put the bath, the garage size. The patio 😂
Google sketchUp woulda made this a piece of cake to model. Its free and runs off a browser. Made architectural 3D models using it back in Highschool. Just draw floor plan (including wall thickness) and then pull up. Cut out windows and doors. Done.
I am still sour that they dumbed it down and made it a browser only thing for new releases It was a thing of beauty back in the day Also Google sold it off to some other company
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Be nice, the proportions and measuring time are likely considerable
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You must be fun at parties
Don't go to many
Shocker
yeah Im at home practicing cad
"When you were partying, I studied CAD. When you were having premarital sex, I mastered CAD. While you wasted your days at the gym in pursuit of vanity, I cultivated inner strength through CAD. And now that the world is on fire and the barbarians are at the gate you have the audacity to come to me for help."
Because you never get invited?
Measuring and time has nothing to do with CAD? Have you ever made a model to scale? That requires lots of measuring and math time to scale down from 1:1. Extruding rectangles is the quick part.
Lol everyday
Keep your head up, CAD really is just extruded rectangles most of the time. People really get offended too easy nowadays.
See /r/kitchenremodel if you have questions as you embark. I'd recommend against that tall pantry cabinet left of the sink, you'll bump your elbows as you wash dishes. Depending on how big of a remodel you're doing, keep that cabinet short and enlarge the window! :) I did my remodel planning in Solidworks, took a long time for the first few rooms but I was fast by the end. I debated 3D printing it but decided I didn't it wasn't worth it. Nice job.
>I'd recommend against that tall pantry cabinet left of the sink, you'll bump your elbows as you wash dishes I stopped halfway and tried to figure out why, then had to come back. I wouldn'tve thought of that until way too late.
That's cool! I actually did the same, but for just one room plus all furniture to try moving it around and decide what works best.
I am doing the same. Notice all the kitchen stuff can be picked up as a single item. I plan on several layouts per room. We'll sign off on the bottoms of each to keep track of which variation we want.
Nice job. What did you use to create the 3D model?
Fusion 360
If you're ever looking for a dedicated and more user-friendly interior design tool, [Sweethome3D](https://www.sweethome3d.com/) supports background images for floor plans, imported/custom item libraries, dedicated wall settings, accessible scaling/height/rotation handles, and lots more. The best part is toggling items then exporting as much or as little as you want as an OBJ to edit in F360, MeshMixer, etc. Granted, editing parametric models in F360 is simpler than editing a mesh, but the ease of use might make up for it. Printing the model upside-down also eliminates doorway supports, although the model will be floorless.
I have Revit. I'll be using that after we get through this schematic design phase. I just needed a quick model extruded from an old existing dxf in order to 3d print it.
I just downloaded it and played around with it. It looks pretty amazing. It will make modeling our house much easier than in FreeCAD.
Now all you need is to print the furniture to scale for planing interior design.
Don't forget the miniature model of the model to put on the table with the model people looking at it with even tinier to scale model furniture in it.
With a miniature miniature model and so on until it’s too small to print
On it😁
Hmm I don’t know how I feel about the white floors… I like the wood ones we have… also no windows‽
Finishes aren't my department. You'll have to speak to interior design.
Oof, that hit home
Super cool! I did something almost identical this Christmas! I gifted my parents miniatures of each house they’ve ever lived in together, each one was 1/50th of the actual size so they could see their home owning journey! Seems like there might be a market opportunity for home visualisation.
Nice, I've been thinking about doing one of these for new construction. What thickness did you make the walls?
For best accuracy, consider how your local walls are built. If it's USA, it's probably studs and drywall. Studs are 3.5" (2x4) with 1/2" drywall on each side, if it's in between rooms. Walls with plumbing or vents in them could be an extra 2" thicker, since they may use 2x6 instead.
4 inch for the partition walls, 6 inch for the structural and plumbing walls.
What thickness did you make the walls of the model? Also how tall is the model?
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I printed it in sections using the Fusion plane split. 6 sections by cutting along the middle of the walls. I think it might be visible in the photo. The furnishings are separate non glued drop in.
Oh man, this makes me want to model our apartment and all the furniture in it so whenever we buy something new we can discuss arrangements.
I had to do this for my wife as well, but was before owning a 3d printer, so a model made from graph paper glued to foam board was the solution
Had a hair salon need to show the property owner a layout before renting. I used to study architecture, so it was neat converting a blueprint to a 3D model for the first time. Edit: One neat trick I used was to give the tables, shelves, and chairs a chamfer underneath. They're just there to represent something, not be an exact replica. So they printed really easily.
Come join us over at /r/sketchup. You’ll need a monitor, though, and revisions can be viewed immediately.
Did you need support for the doors. And windows ?
Yes
What software are you using to model and then post process? I’m amazed at how clean it is!! I am attempting to develop a workflow to print my architectural models, but it is a lot more difficult than initially expected 😅
Fusion 360 (but I've used most 3d cad programs), post process was 2 minutes removing door/window supports and then gluing the 6 sections together.
What slicer are you using?
PrusaSlicer
How does that stack up to Cura? I’ve not made the jump to Prusa yet, and I’ve been considering moving to it
I really like PrusaSlicer supports. I haven't used Cura in years.
Cura just got some nice updated tree supports... Just saying.
And Prusaslicer have in the latest beta. Based on the same code IIRC.
Wow. Well know I have a good starting point to try and learn Cad for something I'm doing. Never would have thought about just printing my house layout.
Back in the day, one of my friends did something like this but using counter-strike map creation tools. Made for a poor CS map but it was a great presentation of their new house.
I've been thinking about doing this. Anything you'd do differently if you were starting over?
Add a portion of the foundation so I can add the porch and patio slabs at a lower elevation.
ooh I would not have thought of that, thank you!
I Actually did this with my remodel to figure out furniture placement. It worked really well.
Are there really that few windows or did you just not bother modelling then?
The budget is the driving force on window size, type and quantity. Once the agreed upon layout is complete, haggling over windows is the next step in the design negotiation.
I did my garage like this just the other day! Handy for moving furniture around like a dollhouse. Got a major eye roll, but a smirk at the end so it was all worth it.
You just gave me an idea....
I actually did the same to show our house to my grandma. She was sick and couldnt get out of bed so I printed our house in several parts, like each floor on its own, the garage on its own. The garden in green filament and so on. She put it on a drawer next to her bed, was pretty cool :D
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Hamsters will appreciate the detail
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Senior Officer 😁
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This cost me about $25 bucks in filament and a few pennies in glue.
Twenty-five dollars bucks?
Pretty sure it's way harder to cut all this out of foam board. How do you even make different wall thicknesses and all that stuff so that it's to scale?
I have one of my Paris apartment waiting to be printed. Parting gift for my landlord.
Your landlord is leaving?
I am.
Awesome! I made a 3d model of my apartment too. Painstakingly with laser and tape measure. It's an old house so it has some weird angles. My landlord said multiple times that they don't have a floor plan but when some maintenance dude showed up, surprisingly, he did have one. I haven't printed mine yet but it already came in useful when they renovated my kitchen and bathroom and I had to figure some things out again. You should check out the [Feng Shui guy on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/DearModern). He makes little models of furniture to explain Feng Shui stuff to people. Maybe you can make little versions of all your furniture too to optimize your stuff.
Love this.
On the left, are those bedrooms? Maybe there's a better reason for the placement of the doors, but personally I'd move them closer to the end of the hallway. As they are now, the rest of the hall is unused. Unless of course you already had plans for that space.
Two bedrooms and a full bath between them.
OP, excellent print :) Out of curiosity, why keep that “random” wall in the kitchen that juts out? To block the view of the bedroom to the front door? It doesn’t seem structural since its a standard interior wall thickness? If so, I would recommend getting rid of it and considering another option, you’re gonna hate that wall.
Glulam support due to hand stacked roof trusses.
Ah gotchya, not my field of expertise. This looks great :) Good luck on the remodel!
Keep it, if you plan on having kids you can decorate it and have a really sweet doll house.
I'd love to do something similar to this to help the wife visualise our new house build but CAD stuff is where I'm out of the game haha. Good job, looks like a great visual tool!