11-12-2007, 08:05 PM
Was that a compliment about this forum? If so, thank you very much!!
As I design kitchens as well as fit them I'll offer you my thoughts:
I think most designers will tell you that if you are really serious about kitchen and bedroom design then Planit is the only one for you.
Take a look at their website:
http://www2.planit.com/uk/fusion/
and click on the gallery link at the bottom right corner of the page. The capabilities of this software are truly awesome and they work with all the major manufacturers to get true representations of specific kitchen ranges and appliances.
The 4k you are paying is not for the software only. It's also for the license in the form a USB (or similar) "Dongle" without which the software won't run. You can install the same software on your office PC and your laptop but you need to plug the dongle into whichever you are using. I believe you can also get built in pricing databases so the program will automatically create a quote. There is also training and support.
It honestly depends how much you think you can justify spending 4k. I have survived for the last 3 years with my bog standard Kitchendraw program. It does everything I need it to apart from creating quotes (well it does do that but I'd need to program all the prices in and I can't be arsed to do that so I just type up an order for my supplier who does it for me). My customers are solely private householders who are more than happy to see a set of glossy prints with a generic sink or oven or washing machine. You can muck about with the attributes of every individual article to get a truer representation of what you are trying to display. Also, once you have purchased additional hours from Kitchendraw you can then download specific manufacturers catalogues.
All the sheds use Planit, as do a lot of the builders merchants (Howdens for instance) who supply kitchens.
Food for thought.
As I design kitchens as well as fit them I'll offer you my thoughts:
I think most designers will tell you that if you are really serious about kitchen and bedroom design then Planit is the only one for you.
Take a look at their website:
http://www2.planit.com/uk/fusion/
and click on the gallery link at the bottom right corner of the page. The capabilities of this software are truly awesome and they work with all the major manufacturers to get true representations of specific kitchen ranges and appliances.
The 4k you are paying is not for the software only. It's also for the license in the form a USB (or similar) "Dongle" without which the software won't run. You can install the same software on your office PC and your laptop but you need to plug the dongle into whichever you are using. I believe you can also get built in pricing databases so the program will automatically create a quote. There is also training and support.
It honestly depends how much you think you can justify spending 4k. I have survived for the last 3 years with my bog standard Kitchendraw program. It does everything I need it to apart from creating quotes (well it does do that but I'd need to program all the prices in and I can't be arsed to do that so I just type up an order for my supplier who does it for me). My customers are solely private householders who are more than happy to see a set of glossy prints with a generic sink or oven or washing machine. You can muck about with the attributes of every individual article to get a truer representation of what you are trying to display. Also, once you have purchased additional hours from Kitchendraw you can then download specific manufacturers catalogues.
All the sheds use Planit, as do a lot of the builders merchants (Howdens for instance) who supply kitchens.
Food for thought.
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