Cape Town - Augmented Reality (AR) is integrating with mainstream
technology devices and will change how we design our homes - among other things.
Planner 5D is an interior design app that is creating its
own AR app which will be launched in November 2017. Alexey Sheremetyev, CEO of Planner 5D said: “We have been
developing AR technology for a couple of years now.”
“Our goal is to create a tool that would allow visualizing
any design project as if it was a physical 3D model. It would allow a user to
see their future house, layout and all decor details with real-life precision.”
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What the App does is recognize walls, furniture and house
design model created with the app by using image recognition technology.
It then creates a 3D model of the house from a simple photo.
All you need to do is take a photo with your Smartphone,
which would be sent directly to a server and you will then have a 3D model of
the house.
The 3D project then allows you to edit and rearrange
furniture, change textures, virtually add new furniture or to delete old
furniture and exchange it with new options.
Planner 5D is joining major technology companies such as
Apple, Google, Microsoft and others, as they work on their own AR and VR
technologies.
Alexey Sheremetyev said:” There is an exciting future for
interior design, when Smartphone’s start integrating advanced AR technology,”
This would be a huge leap forward also for anyone
designing their home, as this technology would allow to visualize such details
as floor renovation, wall colour change, introduction of virtual paintings, and
so on."