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Foyr’s design tools shorten the time it takes for anyone to go from initial client meetings to final client presentations, and not without good reason. Your masterpiece doesn’t have to be the one that takes months to design – it can be something you design on the fly, during your peak creativity period, using Foyr’s AI interior design tool.

With a super intuitive, cloud-based engine that makes designing feel like a cakewalk, and helps you bring out your creative genius, your possibilities are endless.

How is it possible? We unpack the secrets in this blog.

Foyr Neo offers fast 12K rendering engine feature What Is an AI Interior Design Tool (And Why Is It a Game-Changer)?

An AI interior design tool is built to automate the most tedious, time-consuming, and soul-crushing parts of your job. We are talking about leveraging advanced algorithms to handle complex calculations and repetitive tasks, freeing you up to focus purely on creativity. Here are some features you can access with an AI interior design tool:

  • Smart Drafting: Instantly turning your 2D floor plans into 3D models with a single click using Foyr’s AI interior design tool, saving hours of manual tracing.
  • Realistic Lighting: Automatically simulating how real-world light and shadows will fall in your design; no more guessing or manually placing 50 tiny light sources to get that perfect ambiance.
  • Lightning-Fast 12K Renders: This is the big one. Instead of setting up a render and waiting hours (or even all night) for one image, you get a stunning, photorealistic 12K render in minutes.

How Foyr Neo’s AI Features Streamline Your Interior Design Workflow?

If your design process takes weeks for a single client for a single design, you need to amp up your efforts and do them in half the time using Foyr Neo. Cut down on repetitive, time-consuming, mundane tasks that don’t add any value by optimizing design workflow with Foyr tools.

1. Organize Projects Right and Manage Them in One Place

Foyr Neo dashboard for organizing interior design projects 

Organize projects easily with Foyr’s AI interior design tool

No need to clutter your laptop memory with numerous files and versions of the same designs. Ace interior design project management with Neo, without investing in any other tools with high pricing. You have unlimited cloud storage space to save multiple drafts, and iterations and group them into project-wise folders. Retrieve any design in minutes, even when during a client meeting, and show the client other interior design projects you’ve worked on to show the versatility of your interior design business. 

2. Use Room Layouts and Design Templates For Quicker Turnarounds

 Pre-made room layout templates in Foyr Neo

Use templates in Foyr’s AI interior design tool for speed

Carry on with your design process without having to wait for creative genius to strike you – especially if your client’s design needs and budget warrant a quick turnaround and you aren’t able to muster as many design ideas as you’d like to. 

Choose from an ocean of 10,000+ design layouts and templates by typing in any room you want (interior or exterior), shortlist from a vast selection, and open one or many. If you fancy the entire template, use it directly, or if you want only a few products from the template, shortlist the ones that catch your eye, and use them in your 3D floor plan creator. Boost productivity with the best tool for interior design starting today.

3. Avoid Back and Forth Changes By Visualizing Every Inch

Converting 2D floor plans to 3D models instantly 

Visualize every inch with Foyr’s AI interior design tool

Designers and contractors frequently disagree on how practical the design is and what needs to be changed to suit the floor plan and make construction easier. If the space hasn’t been properly visualized and planned taking every need and code into consideration, once the client signs off on the design, the contractor is sure to call you and ask for changes. 

This back and forth goes on until the design is ready to build. Or, in some cases, there have been instances where the design didn’t turn out the way the client wanted in the first place and the built structure had to be torn down to be rebuilt – what a colossal waste of time, money, and heartbreak for the client! 

Wipe out all these revisions by bringing the vision you have to reality and analyzing the design and every inch of the space, ensuring 3D visualization software, walking through the design inch by inch, and viewing the space from different angles, heights, fields of view, and lighting. Foyr’s AI interior design tool helps you do exactly that, and then some.

4. Avert Safety Risks Easily By Assessing the Impact of Light and Shadows

As a designer you consider lighting and shadows thoroughly when you sketch your initial design, but sometimes, intruding walls, columns, or furniture may cast shadows that may go unaccounted for. Or, shadows and light entry points and natural heating points may not be accounted for seasonal differences. 

For homes with children, and the elderly especially, adequate lighting is paramount. Similarly, for garages, exteriors, and entryways, shadows in the wrong places or a lack of lighting can pose severe safety risks. 

Whatever space you design, take time to assess its look and functionality, and how various elements of the design interact with each other in the home design under different lighting conditions – natural (sunrise, sunset, cloudy, rainy, windy, wintery) and artificial (cool and warm lighting). Assess sun movement, and design interiors accordingly, while having a range of lighting options to experiment with.

5. Search for Any Product with Any Features You Want or Create Afresh

Searching the vast 3D product catalog in Foyr Neo 

Find any product in Foyr’s AI interior design tool library

If your client is all in for hot-off-the-oven products and wants their home to set the trend, you may have a tough time finding the right products to populate your designs with, especially if you’re a beginner to the interior design industry. 

The opposite is also true – if they want a super-traditional home with yesterday’s products, it can be challenging to get them on board with the design. Regardless of the situation, you need a comprehensive library featuring a wide range of 3D products to suit every design style. You get such a library in the AI-powered interior design tool by Foyr – 60,000+ pre-built 3D models with impeccable detailing, and those belonging to famous brands

Want a product that isn’t in the Neo library? 

6. Auto-Punching Feature to Design Sinks and Cavities

Auto-punching sinks and cavities in kitchen design 

Design kitchens faster with Foyr’s AI interior design tool features

Designing a kitchen and having lots of things planned for the design? It’s easy to miss certain important details such as punching holes for the sink and cavities in the wall or countertops. Foyr Neo’s kitchen planner tool helps you out with its auto-punching feature, to aid you in your design process.

Foyr Neo offers AI-powered design features 

7. Place Walls Easily with Wall Snapping and Ruler Features

 Precise wall placement using snapping tools in Foyr Neo

Create accurate floor plans with Foyr’s AI interior design tool

Drawing walls after uploading your floor plan onto Foyr’s AI interior design tool doesn’t have to be an arduous task where you accidentally oversize, elongate, duplicate, overlap, or diminish the size of adjacent walls. You never know which missed detail will cost your client heavily, so it’s best to work with an AI-powered interior design tool like Foyr Neo whose algorithms help you out with an auto wall snapping feature to ensure your walls are placed within boundaries and are within scale. 

8. Keyboard Navigation to Move Seamlessly

Use the up and down arrows to move forward and backward in the design, or zoom in and out in the 3D mode. The left and right keys help you move in any direction, to assess the design in all its glory. One of the other ways to navigate through the design is to use a single click on any product to see its property box and edit it. 

Alternatively, you can double-click the product and the screen will instantly zoom in to help you see the product. Another way to navigate is to use the pen tool that can easily move you around however you want. None of these navigation methods takes more than a nano-second to process – no waiting time, delays, or glitches during transitions – that’s what happens when you choose an intelligent, intuitive, and AI-powered interior design tool by Foyr.

9. Copy, Paste, and Import Any Texture Into the Design

Customizing textures on a bedroom wall in Foyr Neo 

Customize any texture using Foyr’s AI interior design tool

If you want the impossible made possible – a super specific product in a different color palette, finish, or material, simply upload the texture, pattern, or color onto your mood board in Foyr Neo, and apply it to the design, or copy the texture from an existing material and paste it onto the product you want customized.

10. Take Renders in a Few Minutes

High-quality renders created within minutes in Foyr Neo 

Get fast renders with Foyr’s AI interior design tool

The walkthrough mode in Neo is crafted with precision. Once you open the walkthrough dashboard on Neo, it allows you to choose between a high-density mode or low-density mode, and add or move cameras around the space to finalize the kind of views you want to offer to your clients. If you don’t want many cameras, delete them. 

In the 3D view, you can also rotate the camera views and set the frame from which you want to start the full video walkthrough or focus your photorealistic 3D renders. You can make any camera the starting point. Click on preview to check all angles and fine details are set in place. After that, start the 3D rendering process. The entire design will be ready in a few minutes, and uploaded onto your Foyr Neo gallery, ready to be ravished.

11. Share Your Projects Easily and Carry Them On the Go

Sharing 360 walkthroughs and renders with clients easily 

Share designs instantly using Foyr’s AI interior design tool

Even today, you’d see so many in the design industry draw their initial concepts and sketches on paper, then recreate them on other legacy interior design software, take renders, show them to their clients, and then come back and carry out the changes again in their sketches and keep repeating the lengthy design cycle to no avail. 

Foyr’s AI interior design tool simplifies the process significantly – take a quick 12K, high-quality render or walkthrough after previewing, and quickly generate a shareable link. Paste the same link into your email and send it swiftly for the client to review on the fly. How convenient for everyone! No repetitive tasks, or double work for anyone!

5-Step Guide to Your First Stunning Design in Foyr Neo

Wondering how to use Foyr’s interior design software? It’s easier than you think to go from a blank screen to a finished project.

Step 1: Start a project

Begin your design journey by signing up for Foyr Neo’s 14-day free trial. Once logged in, simply click to launch a new project directly from your intuitive dashboard to get started immediately.

Step 2: Draw walls

Use the versatile 2D tools to draw your floor plan from scratch or upload an existing one. Foyr’s AI interior design tool instantly snaps walls to scale, ensuring accuracy and saving time.

Step 3: Drag-and-drop from the AI library

Browse an extensive library of 60,000+ 3D decor materials. Simply drag and drop your chosen items directly into your design to effortlessly furnish and style your space to perfection.

Step 4: Set lighting

Achieve the perfect ambiance with AI-assisted lighting setups that automatically illuminate your room. Alternatively, you can manually adjust exterior and interior lighting settings to create specific moods and highlight key design elements effectively.

Step 5: Click render

Finalize your design and click render to generate stunning, photorealistic visuals in just a few minutes. Witness your creation come to life in all its glory without enduring long waiting times.

Boost Your Interior Design with Foyr

Ready to experience Foyr’s AI interior design tool for yourself? Stop letting outdated software slow you down. Embrace the future of design where your creativity is unleashed, giving you more time to focus on what you love: designing beautiful spaces for happy clients.

  • Create full 3D floor plans from 2D sketches instantly with smart AI features.
  • Access over 60,000 pre-modeled 3D products to populate your designs with real-world items.
  • Generate stunning, photorealistic 12K renders in less than 10 minutes, not overnight.
  • Use auto-lighting and auto-punching features to save hours on tedious manual adjustments.
  • Share interactive 360-degree walkthroughs directly with clients for instant feedback and faster approvals.

Don’t just take our word for it. See why thousands of professionals call it the best tool for interior design. Sign up today and transform your workflow forever with Foyr’s AI interior design tool. Get started for free for 14 days!

FAQs

How does Foyr’s drag-and-drop functionality improve design efficiency?

The drag-and-drop interface allows you to quickly add and arrange design elements, making the design process more intuitive and faster.

What is a time-saving tip when using Foyr’s lighting tools?

Use preset lighting scenarios to quickly apply realistic lighting conditions to your designs, saving time on manual adjustments.

What feature in Foyr aids in precise design measurements?

The measurement tool in Foyr allows for accurate placement and sizing of design elements, ensuring precision and reducing errors.

How does Foyr’s integration with other software contribute to design efficiency?

Integration with tools like AutoCAD and SketchUp allows for seamless import and export of design files, reducing the time spent on file conversions and rework.

What role does Foyr’s cloud storage play in design efficiency?

Cloud storage ensures that your projects are accessible from anywhere, enabling you to work and collaborate remotely without disruptions.

How accurate are AI room planners?

AI room planners, especially advanced ones like Foyr’s AI interior design tool, are highly accurate. They use precise algorithms to snap walls to scale, ensure furniture fits realistically within established boundaries, and calculate lighting based on real-world physics. While they automate heavy lifting, they still allow manual fine-tuning to ensure precision for construction-ready documents.