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Conceptual Design with Apple, Room Plan and Vectorworks Nomad | Irish Building Magazine.ie

Conceptual Design with Apple, Room Plan and Vectorworks Nomad | Irish Building Magazine.ie

Vectorworks Room Plan functionality is a game changer for design professionals using Apple iOS devices.

What is the Vectorworks Mobile App?

Vectorworks Cloud Services offers a suite of tools to stay connected to your projects, no matter where they are.

At the heart of the Cloud Services is the Nomad app, available on Android and iOS platforms. Its many features include: Photogrammetrywhich converts photos to 3D, allowing designers to easily transform images into detailed 3D models.

Unleashing the Power of the Seating Plan

If you’re using Apple iOS products with LiDAR technology, Room Plan takes reality capture to new heights.

With seamless integration with the aforementioned Vectorworks Nomad app, you can scan entire rooms with just a few taps on your iPhone or iPad. No more fumbling around with expensive tape measures or laser equipment—just point, scan, and capture the space around you.

The Floor Plan feature addresses several common challenges:

  • On-site efficiency: Forgot your tape measure? No problem. With Room planyou have a powerful measuring tool right in your pocket.
  • Cost-effective solutions: Laser measuring equipment can be extremely expensive for small projects. Room plan offers a cost-effective alternative without sacrificing accuracy.
  • Time-saving technology: Measuring tight spaces or curved walls can be time consuming and tedious.Room plan streamlines the process, saving you valuable time.
  • Seamless Integration: Once you’ve captured your space, easily import the scan into Vectorworks for further design work.

Import image of the room plan

But the benefits don’t stop there. With Room planYou can easily create conceptual 3D models, with sloped or rounded walls for added realism. You can also scan multiple rooms and transfer them into a single model.

From there you can use the new AI Visualizer to quickly visualize your design ideas using the captured structure as a basis.Coffee - silver dog - Ai 2

Click here to learn more about Vectorworks AI Visualizer.

How to use the seating chart in the Vectorworks Nomad app

Using Room Plan is simple: just follow these five steps:

  1. Free up space and organize according to your needs.
  2. Open the Nomad app on your iOS device.
  3. Select the Room Plan function and start scanning the edges of the room.
  4. Complete the scan and save the results to Vectorworks Cloud Services.
  5. Import the scan directly into Vectorworks for further design work.

Vectorworks Room Plan functionality and enhancements to the Nomad app give you a simplified workflow for capturing existing environments and objects.

Simply put, Room Plan offers flexibility, reliability and efficiency.

What’s New in Vectorworks 2024 Update 5

To learn more about the latest advancements in Vectorworks 2024 Update 5, click the button below: VECTORWORKS 2024 UPDATE 5