Filed under: Windows, Office, Freeware
Create your space with IKEA Office Planner
by Jordan Running Apr 25th 2006 at 12:55PM
IKEA is not a company we ordinarily associate with software, but it does know to sell
office furniture, and to that end there's a handy little download on its web site called the IKEA Office Planner. It's a free app for
Windows that lets you visualize the physical layout of your office, drag and drop models of furniture into it, and see
it rendered in 3D. Of course, the whole point of the exercise is to get you to buy IKEA's flat-pack wares, and it'll
even tally up the price of all your 3D furniture for you, but you could also just use it to get a feel for how much
desk you have room for before hitting Office Depot.
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james 42 said 12:44AM on 4-26-2006
This is old.
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Alex said 5:05AM on 4-26-2006
Can I show this 3d model to IKEA managers and they make it? Does it have 3d samples? For example I just want to plan my room...
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Razib Ahmed said 9:39AM on 4-26-2006
I downloaded the software and its size is only some more than 4 megabyte. After I install it I ejnoyed the 3D display of a room. Really, it is fun.
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