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By Lecia Monsen

Are you curious to see how a new paint color would look in your kitchen? How about that snazzy leather sofa you saw in that magazine? Will it fit in your family room? Maybe you’re building a new house and want to create an interior design before you actually move in. Live Interior 3D by BeLight Software is the interior design software program to use if you’re working on a Mac.

Standout Features

  • Integrated access to Google’s 3D Warehouse for a virtually unlimited database of objects
  • Compatible with Google SketchUp
  • Shoot a QuickTime video of a virtual walkthrough of the project
  • Create 360° panorama views of the project
  • Material Editor edits surface materials
  • Multi-story support (max is 2 in Standard and unlimited in Pro version)
  • Adjustable lighting—color and time of day
  • Selection of room templates
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Features & Tools:   Excellent

Whether you’re dreaming based solely on a blueprint or considering sprucing up an existing room. Live Interior 3D comes packed with features and tools that will help you draw a floor plan, experiment with different colors, textures and furnishings and even “shoot” a QuickTime movie walking through your completed design.

One of our favorite features is the integration with Google’s 3D Warehouse. While it may seem like the software comes with a rather small number of included furnishings, in actuality the practically limitless resources of the 3D Warehouse guarantees you’ll be able to find the right styles and kinds of objects for your design scheme. You can even populate your rooms with 2D or 3D people, pets and autos for a more realistic experience.

Once you have your home/room designed just the way you want, you can create a QuickTime movie walkthrough to show your spouse, architect, interior designer or client. No worries about moving too quickly or creating erratic camera movements. Live Interior 3D interior design software allows you to set up cameras along the route you want to take and tweak their placement until you’re happy with the results.

We’d really like to see the ability to generate basic electrical, HVAC and plumbing schemes especially in the Pro version since it’s geared towards the expert user who is likely using product this in a business.

 
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Interior Design Software Review

Live Interior 3D 2.1.1

Publisher: BeLight Software
Version: 2.1.1
Excellent
Overall Rating
Excellent
Help & Support
Excellent
Features & Tools
Excellent
Look & Feel
Excellent
Ease of Use
Lowest Price:
$44.95
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