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by **ardnaxela** » Wed May 24, 2006 12:29 pm

Hey all. iÂ´m a bit of a newbie and am wondering if there is a specific CAD program used for furniture. iÂ´ve been using adobe illustrator and a bit of AutoCAD but iÂ´m sure thereÂ´s got to be something better. thanks

by **Scott Bennett** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:40 pm

Not really. Autocad is pretty widely used. I use Solidworks and export drawings in Autocad format to the factories.

by **nydesignguy** » Wed May 24, 2006 7:03 pm

Been designing furniture for 6 years and have been using Rhino just as long...

by **Kung Fu Jesus** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:28 am

7 years here. rhino, 3d viz, and solidworks.

by **73lotus** » Sat May 27, 2006 10:44 pm

2 years in the industry for me. I know of no "standard" software package used.

I prefer Rhino, but also use AutoCAD, although I will tailor file formats to a manufacturer's needs should they not use certain software (or computers at all).

AutoCAD is probably the lowest common denominator...

by **ardnaxela** » Sun May 28, 2006 8:12 am

thanks for all the input

iÂ´ve heard of rhino a bit before
who is the maker?
are crack versions available? (im a student...)

by **Scott Bennett** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:14 am

http://www.rhino3d.com/

They have a reasonably priced student edition. Don't steal.

by **ardnaxela** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:27 am

thanks for the link (and the moral advice)

its significantly cheaper than i would have expected

by **ufo** » Tue May 30, 2006 12:53 pm

it depends on how you design. but normally for more complex furniture ie. chairs or any type of seating you have to achieve some advanced form development skills - formula: material + technique + feel + idea = design.

on the contrary formula: trend + sketch + ergo + cad= furniture - isn't enough!

i use solidworks for things like cabinets. i just designed some for my own use and installed it.

for other furniture i use catia. it can get better surfaces on aca.

by **Rusty Nail** » Tue May 30, 2006 8:15 pm

Does anyone use Inventor?

by **mancho** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:03 am

well, industrial designer from colombia, working as a furniture design in a well known company and I've been using RHINO 3D and exporting drawings to illustrator and print them.

Theres some friends using solidworks but still autocad is the most used I think...

I think Rhino and solidworks are the best.

by **concretebox** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:28 pm

I've been using Pro-Engineer for all my furniture design, goes straight to the manufacturers and done!

by **motorsep** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:36 pm

Hi all,
I am new here

Can somebody, please, recommend any literature about furniture design with Rhino? (I would love to know about workflow)
Also I wonder if simple stuff like kitchen sets, drawers, wardrobes, etc. (all boxy and flat panel furniture) are designed with Rhino too?
Thanks.

by **design-engine** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:34 pm

all the major furniture manufactuers use proe.

by **motorsep** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:22 pm

well, I would guess

But I am talking about small scale production, custom made furniture. I don't think Pro Engineer can beat Rhino's price

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