Kitchen & Bath Business - July/August 2017 - 26

Tech Savvy

Making Your
Job Easier
Helpful apps and software
simplify and modernize

BY ERINN LOUCKS and
CHELSIE BUTLER

the design process

1. CHIEF ARCHITECT X9

2. YULIO

3. AVA

Architect supports both Windows and Mac
platforms and offers a variety of new tools and
enhancements to improve the experience and
productivity in the design process.
"Features for Designers: Both the 3D Viewer models and 360 renderings can be shared or embedded on a website to expand a professional's design portfolio. With touch screen optimization,
multi-touch gestures allow the user to pinch
zoom and pan rotate. There are new L- and Ushaped stair tools and custom stair railings for
glass, cable and other panel styles. A Niche tool
can be used to create shower and wall recesses.
"Client Collaboration: Panoramic renderings are
viewable with the new Chief Architect 360-Degree Viewer as well as with Google Cardboard
glasses and other virtual reality headsets. Models
can be exported to a Chief Architect 3D Viewer
(mobile and web-based), which can be shared
with clients to virtually visualize design.

allows designers to turn their 3D renderings into
tour-able spaces they can share as virtual reality
experiences with their clients.
"Features for Designers: Designers use the tools
they already know, like Sketchup, Revit and 3DS
Max. All they need is a plugin from the Yulio
website with whichever CAD software they use
today. After generating a scene and preparing it
for rendering, they can use the Yulio Plugin to
create a cube map.With just a few clicks,they can
view one scene or multiple scenes in virtual reality.
"Client Collaboration: Clients can view the design
in a virtual reality headset, or for those who are
motion sensitive or don't have headset access,
Yulio can approximate the virtual reality experience on any laptop.

design feature makes cut sheets and material
lists, connects with Pinterest and serves as a presentation tool.
"Features for Designers: For every interior design
project, there are three separate presentations
to be created: the design or moodboard for the
client, the book of cut sheets and spaces for the
drawing set and a product list for purchasing.
Ava - short for Automated Visual Assembly
- links those three functions and allows for consistency among multiple formats. This way, a
designer can easily navigate through materials,
décor and patterns, with Ava intelligently collating lists, details and graphics.
"Client Collaboration: A Pinterest Portal allows images and ideas to be pulled seamlessly from the
social media platform. In addition, the Board
Gallery is selectively curated to contain thousands
of products and designs from various brands.

"Objective: The new software version of Chief

"Objective: The technology developed by Yulio

"Objective: Introduced by Morpholio, the Ava

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