From the dawn of civilization, humans have always been on the hunt for food. When the food is confirmed through firming, humans started to find a place to live in. A place to feel safe and a place to stay with the clan. Since then, the demand for a safe and beautiful house still exists.
People started to live in caves. But that could not satisfy his soul. As a result, by utilizing the amazing brain, humans started to build amazing houses. Along with other development, with the course of time, the need for a safe house converted to the need for a sophisticated home both architecturally and structurally.
You are not alone, every human on this earth comes with an extraordinary brain. As every mind is different, every choice is also different. Hence, a common designer of a home is not sufficient. An architect can design a beautiful home but it would not meet 100% of your satisfaction. That is why I always suggest planning a home by yourself first, then you can take expert advice.
But as designing a home is not an easy task, we often tend to ignore the fact, that we can design a home if we want to. So, if you want to design a home all by yourself, it is a doable task.
What do you need?
To design a home, first of all, you need a mind to think. A mind which can think about what amenities you want and what not. Close your eyes and think of a dream home. Then take a short walk in your home and discover your desired options. Choose your color, room size, architectural view and so on.
Now we are almost ready!
Secondly, take some paper and a pencil and draw your dream home. Allocate the space for each room, place some furniture, mark where you want to add some amenities, etc.
Still, not finished!
With a pencil and paper sketch, you would not be able to build a sophisticated home. Before going for construction you have to design the building in some CAD software so that each and every part of your home looks exactly like your dreamt home.
There are tons of CAD software available in the market for designing a home. Some of them are used by professionals and they are very hard to learn. Moreover, some are really costly which would not be a feasible option to purchase.
So, how to design a home without spending money and without any hassle? The solution is to use roomtodo.
Why Roomtodo?
Roomtodo is a free home design software online. It is popular software for newbies like you. It is especially popular among those who want to design their home all by themselves and among those who want to save money by not assigning the design work to the architect or civil engineer. It is more popular with people who believes that a home designed by someone else can not perfectly match their expectation.
As roomtodo is an online home steel design software, it does not take space on the PC and hence, improves the functionality of the PC without slowing it down. The designs you make are saved in the cloud to ensure you can access them from wherever you want.
Features of Roomtodo
- Roomtodo is extremely easy to use. As you just need to drag and drop the things you want to build, everyone can make their own virtual home.
- Roomtodo is a replacement for traditional CAD software. It has the advanced functions of the popular CAD software but still is not complicated like the traditional one.
- There is no installation of roomtodo. It can be used using the popular browsers like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. As there is no installation, roomtodo will not take any space on RAM, which means it will hamper your regular use of PC.
- Roomtodo is completely free. It means you need not spend for designing your home. Most of the advanced options can be used without spending a single buck. Point to be mentioned, there is a pro version. It is for those who want to have pro support and some advanced options to further improve the design.
- There are separate libraries for separate rooms. This means to search for a room-specific thing you need not to browse the other libraries. For example, you want to add a commode in your bathroom. To find this you can directly browse the library assigned for the bathroom. Therefore, it makes the work super easy.
- Libraries are super arranged to serve you what you need. It means electrical components and accessories are separated and presented in a separate menu. Similarly, all other components are arranged.
Other Cool Features
- The camera settings in roomtodo are a fun thing. It is placed in the bottom middle position. You can set the camera in different positions and then check how your design looks.
- Moreover, you can rotate the design to check its suitability from all corners.
- The funniest part is that you can place your home in the vicinity of your area and check how it goes with the vicinity. Cool, isn’t it?
- Making a 3D design is a cumbersome process in traditional CAD software. But in roomtodo, you can create a 3D from a 2D layout with a single click.
- In traditional CAD software sometimes you may need to make furniture. For example, a sofa needs to draw and then place in a specific location. But in roomtodo, there all are pre-made. You need not build them again. So it is super easy for you to drag and drop the furniture you want in place.
Short Brief on How to Design a Home
Upon starting a new project, there will be two pane on screen: The right pane and left pane. From the right pane, you can switch between 2D to 3D and vice versa. The first thing you have to draw a 2D layout using the ‘Çonstruction’ menu. From the construction menu, you can draw room, wall or floor and other structural components. Once your room is ready, you can cut the walls for creating space for openings like doors and windows.
Use the ‘Coverings’ menu to paint your wall or place your tiles on the floor.
From the right pane, use the libraries to add electrical appliances, furniture or decor items. All items are arranged, so find the needed one from the library and place it on your home.
Adjust the wall color, place a painting on the wall, use decorative items for celebrations and finally your dream home is virtually built. Once built you can modify anything you want. Just select the part or thing you want delete and then press the ‘Delete’ button on your keyboard. You can adjust the size of the commodities or appliances and modify them as many times as you want.
Concluding Remarks
Roomtodo is CAD software, not like the traditional one. It differs a lot from the PC software and hence offers a better UI and user experience. Most importantly, it is free and easy to use. It is made for the people like you, who do not have adequate knowledge of home design but want to design a home for themselves.
