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ROOMS IS that dreadful TV programme where neighbours come into your home accompanied by really annoying people – like Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen and Linda Barker– and redecorate one of your rooms to their tastes. If that sounds like the ultimate nightmare, then you would probably like the idea of Microspot Interiors. This 3D software package is geared specifically towards room design, and enables you to decorate and furnish a room in virtual reality. It’s supplied with a library of furniture and textures so that you can layout a room and rearrange things to your heart’s content.You just drag and drop furniture into place. It’s even possible to scan in wallpaper or textures and apply them to surfaces. If only real decorating were so simple. Not only does Interiors provide the furniture, but there are also lighting |
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though,
could probably benefit from some rudimentary grounding in
using this type of software for really
professional results.That said, once
you’ve laid out your room and are
happy with things, Interiors does a
very good job of rendering the light,
shadows and textures of the room
you’ve designed using the supplied
rendering plug-in. Despite being very good value, Interiors does cry out for a slightly simpler and more elegant interface. It’s a bit confusing and certainly not the sort of package you could pick up from the shelves of a PC superstore, before going straight home and designing that new dream kitchen in just a couple of minutes. However, once you’ve finished your room, you can view your design from any angle or even spin it around through 360 degrees. As Linda Barker would say:“It works really, really well”. Mark Sparrow |
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and you can choose textures for both the walls and floors of your room.
Accuracy is pretty impressive, too.Type in room measurements and have Interiors scale the dimensions for you. It even takes into account the wall thicknesses when calculating room space. Because Interiors is a 3D program, it’s not really suitable for absolute beginners, but it is relatively easy to use.Most users, |
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