The easiest 3D interior design software to learn 2021

In this article, I will synthesize more than 10 best free interior design software today in 2021.

Are you doing home design services but don't know which software to use to design? Or you are a student, want to pursue the interior design industry, you should not ignore the software below.

To help you easily choose software, I will divide it into two categories, the first is the easy to learn, and the second is the difficult to learn.

I. The easiest 3D interior design software to learn

First of all, we cannot help but mention Autodesk 3Ds Max, this is a very famous product of Autodesk.

1. Autodesk 3Ds Max

3ds Max is a software used for home design in general and interior design in particular. Its feature is quite simple to use, supports many plugins, suitable for beginners to learn about this interior design industry.

It is these advantages that now many people choose 3Ds Max as the main design tool in their projects. Besides, students are also gradually switching to using this software.

3Ds Max learning materials are also a lot, free online learning channels on Youtube are also diverse. If you are interested in this software, you can download 3Ds Max documents to your computer and learn to try it out. In addition, I also have compiled a list of 3Ds Max online courses with very cheap prices.

2. Home Design 3D

Like its name, Home Design 3D helps you create 3D design models in the simplest way, used to design exterior and interior items, integrated with many useful tools, helping Designer easy to use.

Users can choose models of houses or furniture to choose from for the design, the ability to automatically adjust the size of the land area or objects in the drawing quickly.

The advantage of this software is that it is simple, flexible, has a real-time 3D view. Its downside is no basement feature, no copy and paste option.

3. Sweet Home 3D

Sweet Home 3D is a very sweet and realistic design software, whether you are familiar with interior design or not, you can still use it, because the software's UI interface is designed quite simply.

Similar to Sketchup, Home Design 3D still produces 2D and 3D formats, this helps users to select details in drawing documents through interior models classified into separate items.

The model image in Sweet Home 3D is quite beautiful, and the size can be customized according to the needs of each person. In addition, you can export drawings to PDF, bitmap, vector images, videos or 3D files.

Main features of Sweet Home 3D:

1. Support interior design for the house.
2. Add annotations to drawings.
3. Create photos with unique effects.
4. Flexible view.
5. Multi-language support.

4. Super Home Suite

I also don't know what words to use to evaluate this software, just know that its features are similar to Sweet Home 3D. So, if you want to find other software, experience it to decide which software is right for you.

Features of Super Home Suite:

1. Support 3D house design
2. Integrated drawing tools
3. Place objects in the right place
4. Add matching furniture nội
5. Easy editing

5. Planner 5D

Planner 5D is a free, multi-featured 3D interior design software that helps you design home furniture models such as tables and chairs, stairs, windows . and many other items.

In addition, you can also use Planner 5D to design a swimming pool, outdoor space . It is also classified as one of the simple and easy to use 2D design software.

6. Autodesk Homestyler

Autodesk Homestyler is a software that is not yet popular in Vietnam. It is considered a fairly simple software, fully supports tools and libraries so you can design the most creative interior designs.

This product is created by Autodesk Corporation, this is indeed a very strong company, they specialize in the production of specialized and most suitable design software for each industry.

Autodesk Homestyler supports users in designing 3D homes. You will easily change the color, size, texture of the items in the house, drag and drop them and place them anywhere in the drawing. In addition, it also supports 3D to 2D model conversion, aerial rotation, 3D photorealism with custom lighting and DWG output.

Key features of Autodesk Homestyler:

1. Design houses and landscapes using advanced 3D graphics
2. Provide a variety of interior and exterior furniture dùng
3. Shopping view for pricing materials
4. Render the design file in DWG . format

II. The 3D interior design software is difficult to learn

The list of interior design software is very difficult to learn, suitable for those who specialize in design, or students who are studying design should also learn.

1. SketchUp

SketchUp was previously owned by Google (from 2006 - 2012), so it is also known as Google SketchUp. This software was born for those who do not specialize in design, because its features and usage are very simple, suitable for beginners.

They have two versions:

1. SketchUp Make is a free interior design version.
2. SketchUp Pro is a paid interior design version.

SketchUp comes with a very powerful open-source library called 3D Warehouse, which improves on the software's missing features.

Its only weakness is that the image after rendering is not very sharp, so it is only for amateurs, or those who want to design their own home.

2. Autodesk AutoCad

Another Autodesk product that is also included in the list of professional 3D interior design software is AutoCad.

This is a product taught in schools specializing in home design, interior design, construction, construction, roads and bridges . AutoCad can draw simulations of 2D and 3D models, so it is very popular with home owners design.

However, this is a relatively difficult software to learn, it will take you from 3 to 6 months of concentration to learn to use it fluently.

3. Revit

Revit is a specialized design software, in addition to interior design, it is also used in construction projects, precisely used in BIM (Building Information Modeling).

In terms of features compared to the above software, Revit has more advanced features, giving drawings more accurate accuracy, and of course learning it is not easy.

Revit software with three basic systems is Revit Architecture, Revit Structure and Revit MEP. These basic systems include features to support architectural, structural engineering, and electromechanical designs. You can use Revit for interior design if you want.

Above is a compilation of 10 best free and paid 3D interior design software today. If you are a design student, choose free software, and if you have conditions, you can buy software like AutoCad, Autodesk 3Ds Max, SketchUp.