"Peter Kozlov" wrote

| I'm looking for software that would make it super easy to whip up a
| floor plan for homes and apartments. Anyone dabble in such things?


It's not clear whether you want to draw the plan or
want the software to suggest a plan. The latter wouldn't
make much sense, so I'll assume the former.

There's Sketchup. I know an
architect who's used it for years to do renderings. You
can draw in things like windows and walls and the software
will automatically calculate 3-D lighting. Originally Sketchup
was very expensive but then Google bought it and gave it
away. I still have a copy of the Google release but I've
never used it. I've only seen it used. There seems to be
a bit of a learning curve. But there would be to anything
like that. It's graphic drawing software.

These days Sketchup seems to have been bought by
another company:

https://www.sketchup.com/download

It costs $700. There's a free version but they want
all sorts of personal information in order to get it. I'm
guessing it's probably a naggy trial.

Here's a download of the free Google Sketchup. It looks
like what I have:

http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-sketchup/


If you want it "super easy" to "whip up" then you
probably want a very basic, for-dummies, drag-drop
kind of product where you just pick tables and sofas,
then paste them in. Sort of Barbie goes digital.

When I did a search I found a number of things, some
free for basic functionality. They seem to be raster graphic
programs with presets for things like room layout and furniture,
so that you can paste in furniture images rather than having
to do it all from scratch.

https://www.roomsketcher.com/floor-p...plan-software/

I'm a contractor and sometimes do that kind of thing,
like laying out proposed cabinet work so that people
can choose details, showing details and options for
a walk-in shower layout, etc. But I've never needed
to get very fancy or do a large volume of such drawing.
I just use Paint Shop Pro, with lots of line and rectangle
drawing.

Another approach might be interior design software,
like what Home Depot has for planning kitchens. As
far as I know that's primarily a diagram or blueprint
approach. In other words, it doesn't give you an artistic
rendering of a kitchen but rather a spec diagram showing
how specific cabinet sizes will fit into a given space.