Some of the common features available in most interior design software are listed below:
Customization: This feature allows interior designers to change or alter space dimensions, floor plans, and roof pitches without the use of AutoCAD software tools. With the help of visualization tools, designers can select the most appropriate landscape design and furniture arrangement. The best interior design software programs available in the market also have a large database of plant directories and plant finders that help in choosing appropriate plants for a specific area.
Electrical, HVAC and Plumbing Planners: Many interior design software programs feature advanced tools that assist in the design of the most conducive arrangement of electrical systems, heating/cooling paraphernalia, and plumbing works in bathrooms and kitchens. Some of these may even have estimation tools that allow designers to figure out which supplies and what quantity of each are needed to install these systems.
Virtual drawing: Interior design software has multiple functions that enable designers to accomplish complex drawing tasks. The software has different tools that allow designers to draw an object, edit an existing object, and display a view of the object on a computer screen. These drawing tools allows designers to draw outlines, curves, circles, ellipses, text, dimensions, symbols, borders, and many other drawing components. They also have a number of dedicated features such as layers, database and 3D.
Scale to scale printing: Most of these software programs have tools that deal with data output, enabling users to display drawings on the screen and print them on paper. They can display different views of a drawing such as two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) images. They allow designers to output their designs on printers or plotters and control different aspects of printing and plotting. They have the necessary tools to print the same drawing in different sizes by applying the correct scale factor and changing colors, pen thickness and line types.
Most interior design software programs are easy to install and use. New users can easily learn the use of various software tools by using help files and tutorials that suggest lucid, step-by-step directives for common problems.
