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design

software

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Why SoftPlan remodel?

For over thirty years,

SoftPlan has delivered the

most complete design

solution available by

listening to our customers

and creating a CAD package

that meets their needs at

every turn. SoftPlan

remodel provides the same

level of quality building

professionals expect from

SoftPlan, but in a new

offering intended for

remodeling projects such as kitchens, baths, decks, screened porches, sheds, office

layouts and more. You will be able to design new plans, update existing ones, and

promptly respond to clientele needs using proven, industry-leading technology. SoftPlan

remodel offers all of the functionality of traditional SoftPlan with one major exception:

SoftPlan remodel projects are limited to a single floor.

SoftPlan remodel delivers a better way to design custom plans and additions by offering:

• The shortest learning curve in the industry

• Drawing terms and objects familiar to building professionals

• Logical interface and order of operations

• Thousands of commands for quick and easy design and customisation

• BIM automation of construction documents, 3D renderings, & materials lists

• Customer support with no annual support fees

We know that you want a program that offers the things that you offer your customers

— quality, value, efficiency, and a guarantee of satisfaction.

SoftPlan has participated in over 30 consecutive years of exhibition at the International

Builders’ Show and we have demonstrated our cutting-edge technology in hundreds of

trade shows across the world. With all of that behind us, SoftPlan’s commitment to

providing the absolute best design experience available is stronger than ever.


3D Renderings

Using SoftPlan, 3D renderings are quick and easy to create. The resulting images are

professional and accurate, helping you to improve customer relations and increase sales.

Create High Quality Renderings

In today’s competitive building industry, professional looking 3D renderings are

indispensable design and sales tools. SoftPlan allows you to employ many different

rendering options such as advanced shadows, reflections, sun studies, indirect lighting and

photorealistic graphics to deliver better-looking results in less time than any other program

on the market.

Immediate Design Feedback

Use the 3D model to create a more aesthetically pleasing and structurally sound design.

Draw in the context of your 3D model and see the real world implications of your creative

choices.

Sell Your Design

SoftPlan’s advanced 3D capabilities give

you the ability to work with clients to tailor

the project to their unique needs. Engage

your client at any stage of the design

process using SoftPlan’s artistic rendering

styles such as sketched, watercolor, clay

model, and more. By combining immersive

interior and exterior images, stylized

renderings, and stunning walkthrough

animations, you can easily create captivating presentations in realistic 3D.

Utilising SoftPlan+ 3D models can be sent to clients to look around, move through and

inspect your proposed design, before construction commences.


Construction Documents

When you design a floor plan, SoftPlan is

modeling what you draw and automatically

creating elevations, sections, framing

diagrams and the materials list.

Whether you want to generate instant

sections and elevations, or benefit from

automatic framing, opening, and electrical

schedules, SoftPlan allows you to create

construction documents with absolute

accuracy in a fraction of the time you could

do so by hand.

With other CAD programs you draw lines to represent a wall. With SoftPlan you draw a

wall because you’re building a wall. SoftPlan drawings are drawn with familiar objects:

roofs, windows, floor joists and everything else you need.

These smart objects are designed to echo their real world equivalents. When a window is

drawn, the shutters, trim, header and jack studs are automatically added and the rough

opening is framed with the correct dimensions. As all of this information is added,

SoftPlan is assembling a highly detailed digital model which is used to author many

different types of construction documents.

Automation As you draw, SoftPlan’s automation enhances productivity and ensures that nothing is

left out of the plan. Everything from wall panel diagrams to 3D top-down views are

generated with a click of the mouse.

Customisation While automation saves time, SoftPlan provides extensive customisation tools to make

any detailed modification you require. Whether it’s adding realistic manufacturer

symbols, creating a specialized wall type, or crafting brand new cabinet styles, SoftPlan

provides the ability to achieve any design.

Integration SoftPlan’s integration capabilities allow all drawings to be imported and exported via

AutoCAD’s DWG format. We’ve created a “round trip” function that allows a SoftPlan

drawing to be sent out for modification, e.g., to an engineer, and then imported back.

The information added by the engineer can be imported separately from the original

SoftPlan drawings.

Drawing Types:

• Floor Plans • Roof Framing

• Elevations • Wall Framing

• Cross Sections • Floor Framing

• Interior Elevations • Electrical Plans

• Roof Plans • Site Plans


SoftList - Materials Lists

Ease of use, completeness, and

unsurpassed accuracy are the leading

factors of why people choose

SoftPlan over other brands of

material estimators.

SoftList will help you gain better design management, improve cost control, and increase

profits.

What is SoftList?

SoftList is a material estimator that allows you to automatically generate materials lists using

information stored in your SoftPlan floor plans.

SoftList materials lists automatically generate complete with material descriptions and

quantities directly from the floor plan.


Kitchens

SoftPlan’s versatile drawing and editing tools make it easy to update existing kitchen plans

or create brand new ones that will meet and surpass your clients’ needs. With SoftPlan’s

cabinet configuration, select layouts from preassembled cabinet types or customise

dimensions, parts, and face styles to build cabinetry of your own design. From custom

countertops to cornice molding, the cabinet functionality offers a great amount of detail for

you to craft the perfect cabinet arrangement.

Using SoftPlan’s vast symbol and material libraries, you will be able to add appliances, sinks,

lights, furniture and surfaces such as marble countertops and tiled backsplashes that will

generate in breathtaking 3D. SoftPlan’s libraries also offer thousands of realistic

manufacturer symbols that make it possible to realise any dream kitchen design.


Bathrooms

Whether you are creating

a modest half bath or a

deluxe master bathroom,

SoftPlan leaves every

detail up to your

imagination. SoftPlan’s

cabinet system allows

you to custom build

beautiful vanity cabinets

that can be detailed from

the cabinet face layout

down to the pulls and

knobs.

SoftPlan ships with a large library of bathroom symbols, including an extensive selection of

manufacturer collections, for adding toilets, tubs, showers, fixtures, and other bathroom

accessories that will attractively accentuate any remodel. You can even import symbols

from manufacturer websites or create your own to achieve unique layouts. Using SoftPlan’s

3D and interior detail options, you will be able to show your clients exactly what their

future bathroom will look like.


Decks

SoftPlan’s deck capabilities allow for the creation of any deck style by offering complete

control of deck components such as joists, posts, boards, stairs, benches, beams, and

railings.

Using SoftPlan’s intuitive drawing commands, decks, patios, pergolas, screen porches, and a

wide variety of other deck types can be drawn and customised to effortlessly achieve both

simple and complex designs.

These decks will appear in stunning 3D presentation as well as in the material list

calculations. SoftPlan’s deck feature and symbol libraries also allow items such as pools, fire

pits, patio furniture, landscaping, and much more to be included in the design and 3D

model.

Additionally, an expansive library of customisable materials and textures is available to

precisely meet any design need.


Other Projects Remodel is specifically designed for:

Sheds

SoftPlan Remodel is ideally

suited to many types of

projects.

Adding roofs, walls, slabs and

other floor system items all with

the click of the mouse to

complete the design and fully

navigable in the 3D model.

Having customisable walls and

openings allows for unique

configurations requested by

customers.

Carports and Shade Sails Office Layouts

Landscaping

Thousands of symbols ready for that special one off design every customer expects.


BONUS – For current version users.

What is SoftPlan+ ?

SoftPlan+ is a Cloud based facility that enriches the design process by providing the user with

a suite of services and up-to-date knowledge of everything SoftPlan has to offer.

Who can use SoftPlan+ ?

Current up to date version users will have access to SoftPlan+ . Ie, as long as you are using the

current version you will have access to the SoftPlan+ services.

*SoftPlan+ is an additional service added to SoftPlan, not a copy of SoftPlan.

*This information is for Australian and New Zealand users only.

Customer Interaction

SoftPlan+ strengthens the collaborative process of

designing a house by allowing you to publish 2D plans

and 3D models that the customer can view from a PC,

Android, or iOS device of their choice.

Always keep your customers up to date.

Cloud sharing:

access your projects for any SoftPlan system

Online training content:

access the entire training library online

Device review:

2D & 3D drawings and models on phones and tablets

Premium content:

enhanced libraries including many manufacturers content

reView:

all reView functionality is available through SoftPlan+ including the authoring of review

and PDF files

panorama views:

a fully immersive 3D experience in PC, phone or tablet

The free reView viewer allows anyone (with permission) to see your drawings and allows

complete navigation of the 3D model, while security settings allow you to maintain control

of your work