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Softplan, the world’s most advanced residential design software,
Introduces SoftPlan 2016, the ideal residential and light commercial building design solution.
SoftPlan 2016 has all the tools of previous platforms and adds a host of new features
and an attractive, interactive 3D display.
3D Walkthrough Animation
A new feature that allows you to create custom walkthrough
animations by capturing camera movements made in the 3D
model or in one of SoftPlan's various 3D views. These
walkthroughs are easy to create, modify and to distribute.
Create compelling videos for your clients or prospective clients.
SoftPlan automatically adjusts the views so you walk up or
down stairs.
Automatic Presentation Views
With a click of the mouse, you can quickly generate
Presentation Views from floor plans found in the Model list.
Presentation Views provide a top-down view of the drawing in
3D and can be generated in any of SoftPlan's 3D modes.
Similar to other 3D views in SoftPlan, Presentation Views can
be saved as SoftPlan drawings and detailed with paint and
construction notes. Presentation Views can also be added to
Plan Set Pages and printed along with your other floor plans,
3D images, and construction drawings. Each recorded
movement becomes a frame on the timeline, building an
animation that can be played back and saved. Add, remove, or
modify frames using the timeline's editing tools and output
settings to create detailed walkthrough presentations.
AutoCAD to SoftPlan Conversion Wizard
The AutoCAD to SoftPlan Conversion Wizard offers an
unprecedented level of convenience for importing DWG and
DXF file formats into SoftPlan. Import a single drawing,
multiple drawings, or an entire project by following a series of
easy steps to convert simple lines into walls and other SoftPlan
items. Once you have selected a file to convert, SoftPlan
creates a preview tab that automatically updates as you work.
You can then choose which AutoCAD layers to import and. how
to import them, change wall lines into the wall types you want
to use, cleanup wall generation issues, and convert imported
symbols into SoftPlan symbols and openings. In minutes, take
a "flat" two-dimensional AutoCAD drawing and convert it into a
SoftPlan three-dimensional "BIM" drawing complete with walls,
doors, windows and symbols.
HDR Tone Mapping
When the Tonal Mapping option is checked, SoftPlan uses an
HDR (High Dynamic Range) to perform more detailed lighting
calculations and then applies Tonal Mapping techniques to
convert that image to one appropriate for display on computer
monitors and printing. This causes images that would normally
appear washed out to have more pleasing lighting variations.
Gamma Correction
Gamma correction is a technique used to correct the way
images display on monitors. When applied, it yields a brighter
looking image.
Auto Paint Elevations
Elevations can be automatically painted with textures used on
the 3D mode. This one-click process gives your drawings the
finished, professional look of coloured construction documents
and prevents you from taking time to paint individual sections.
Texture opacity can be edited to show more or less of the paint
pattern. Changes made to the 3D model can be easily updated
on elevation drawings and vice versa. SoftPlan's model paint
will put your colour printer to use producing better looking,
easier-to-understand drawings in less time.
3D Indirect Lighting
Indirect Lighting is light that reflects off surfaces onto
surrounding objects to produce a more realistic image.
Direct Contribution and Indirect Contribution sliders allow you
to choose how much direct and indirect light you want to blend
into the final image.
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