CAD Decor

CAD DECOR - tool for bathroom design.

CAD Decor is a sophisticated software tool for bathroom design as well as for any room in a home where ceramic tiles are used. CAD Decor software was our answer to the market demand for an application that would provide the capability to arrange interior space laid with tiles, cost estimate the project and provide full technical documentation for designers and tile buyers. With CAD Decor software it is possible to design, cost and visualise the whole project, in particular tile arrangements, colouring and quantity.

The system also enables fixtures and additional elements to be positioned and costed. One of the great advantages of the software is the interactive design process (all design, arrangement and visualisation processes proceed in parrallel (e. g. after placing a strip of tiles, you can see its realistic image immediately as well as its cost and the optimisation of tile usage in the project). There are several design tools available(you can design any tile arrangement on the floor or walls, make modifications, change colouring or texture or go back to the beginning of the design process at any time) that make working on your design much easier and faster. To position the fixtures, the universal database of models can be used. It consists of various elements such as washbasins, baths, shower baths, bidets, shower trays, mirrors, lighting and other elements. You can also develop a ready-to-use manufacturer's database. When starting your design process, choose a universal tile database, together with a user created database or a chosen manufacturer's database. Draw walls, dividing walls, pedestals or ceilings. You can also place windows, doors, openings and design tile arrangements and decorations, e. g. in a bathroom. Choose among many options: selection of collections, basic arrangements, edge arrangements, joint or arrangement editing. The final stage is drawing up a report of the tiles used, full materials cost and generating documentation of any wall revolved sections. The wall revolved sections can be dimensioned and described.
The experience we gained while creating applications for interior decorations - CAD Furniture system - enabled us to create a product that fulfils the requirements and expectations of most designers. The product's integral elements are ceramic tiles and manufacturers' databases of decorations. As well as offer an enhanced presentation of a project, professional design software should also fulfill marketing functions such as advanced options of cost estimation, reports and logistics.
Our target groups are shop assistants in exhibition rooms and manufacturers' distribution outlets. However, thanks to the software characteristics and working environment it enables any user to realise advanced projects that are usually only created by architects or interior designers. The software functions were created in such a way that even an inexperienced user, or simply a PC user (Word, Excel applications), will be able to complete sophisticated design projects following minimal training. Thanks to the CAD working environment, more advanced users can utilise typical AutoCAD functions. Using our software, an architect or an interior designer is able to design both complicated projects and interior decoration, making Cad Décor an application with significant added value.

CAD Decor software is also available in a special version of tiles producer, CERAMIKA PARADYŻ, as CAD Decor Paradyż. It is available on special producer's conditions.
Available language versions: English, German, Czech, Russion, Hungarian, Italian, Spanien

Demo of CAD Decor 1.8 (License: 30 days trial) English version File size: 200 Mb Download here

Drawing walls

Using the software, you can draw walls using two methods - you can use wall creator or draw walls by following the path line. Both methods enable any wall layout to be created.

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WALLS, WINDOWS, OPENINGS AND RECESSES

You can draw, edit and place windows and openings in sloping walls (for example, in an attic).
You can draw and edit parametrically the openings, recesses, pedestals and wall offsets.
You can place elements of the room infrastructure (air grates, gas terminations, plumbing terminations etc.).

TILES ARRANGEMENT

Cad Decor offers unlimited design opportunities when it comes to tile arrangement. You can simply place them on the walls or define sets from specific collections.

You can search tiles and collections by specific criteria (name, dimensions, destination, technology, colour, type etc.)

quick access to the lists of tiles
tiles can be placed using the Drag&Drop method,
tiles can be placed on the entire wall surface,
tiles can be placed on any part of a room for example sloping walls, platforms, recesses, pedestals
place tiles in vertical or horizontal strips,
place singular tiles on the wall or on the floor, using the tile's characteristic points or optional placement,
arrangements can be generated at any angle on the whole surface,
arrangements of tiles with various decorations,
alternate and mixed sets (indicated by designer tiles of different pattern, in any place),
surfaces are divided automatically into rows and columns
tiles can be placed automatically or manually, using the rules of cutting (e.g. lack of previously cut tiles in decor), over joint, under joint.
edit any shapes while defining certain tile placement areas,
dynamically navigate tile arrangements, movement, rotation towards tile's characteristic points or optional points,
edit parameters of tile placement - angle, joint thickness, tile movement, joint colour etc.,
serial edition of tiles and décor appearance - a collection can be exchanged into another and no change of arrangement parameters is needed,
tile random appearance in a selected area,
dynamically measure distance between the tiles and the project's characteristic points.

FRAMES, PATHS, INSERT

Examples of interactive tiles and decorations arrangement. Decorative strip can be placed together with the corners.

INTERIOR DESIGN ELEMENTS VALUATION

Interior design elements and furnishings in the project are costed automatically. A designer can change or edit specific items in the cost estimate as well as print a final report of the project.

Database of interior design models

With CAD Decor, it is possible to place models from a Universal database or manufacturer' Bases. All perfectly designed 3D models can be modified (dimensions, percentage), varying colours and materials can be added (glass, plastic, aluminium, wood etc.). You can also import your own models to the user's database using the following formats: dwg, 3ds, dxf and dwx.

Examples of subsidiary catalogues in the Universal database:

fixture elements,
bathroom ceramics,
lighting,
bathroom furniture,
media - heaters, switches,
decoration elements,
tables, chairs, armchairs, sofas,
blinds and curtains,
plants, decorative elements etc.

The software provides a simple method for placing elements,

draw elements on to the walls,
move elements through any angle of rotation and in 3D space,
change an element's dimensions - if it does not come from any specific manufacturer's database,
change texture, transparency or shine effect,
check for an eventual collision of the elements,
cost estimate and edit the estimate of the elements you are placing.

TILES VALUATION

count and cost estimate tiles due to their quantity or M2, decorative tiles, moulding strips,
basic tiles can be quantified by quantity, area or package quantity,
draw up reports looking at cut and whole tiles,
hidden areas (without tiles) can be ignored, e. g. baths, walls with pedestals, pedestals (specific areas can be automatically found on the screen or indicated),
orders generated from project reports include information required by manufacturers, e. g. price, tile weight;
cut tiles can be optimised automatically, reserves can be added, (waste can be managed in the estimating module)

VISUALISATION MODULE

interactive visualisation,
any camera position,
edit light features'; colour, intensity,
edit light source,
navigate light sources selectively, switch it on and off or change its intensity,
projects can be saved in Export 3D application and presented dynamically on any computer not loaded with CAD Decor software,
visualisations can be saved in JPG file from 800x600 to 4096x3072 pixel resolution
generate printouts of photograph quality (varying printout types: in colour, linear black and white, linear with shading);

ARRANGEMENT creating and defin

Using the software, define varying tile and decorative element arrangements and use them in your projects. The arrangements can be modified, re-costed and optimised.
CAD Decor can create the specific definition of tiles arrangements.

EXAMPLES OF SECTIONS AND VIEWS

DOCUMENTATION CREATING MODULE

Create documentation, dimensioned views, wall sections and special drawings. Wall sections can be printed with tile arrangements only.