On day 3, I am trying to add furnishings and fixtures to the floor plan I left on day 2. I am reminded of a saying: “The last 10% of the job takes 90% of the time.”
It may look as if I was able to populate the floor plan with furniture, fixtures, and even a car — but none of it is mine. They are all generic blocks. That is all the free version of Rayon allows. In some cases, the generic block is nothing like what I have, and no amount of stretching and scaling will make it right.
Then, there’s the language problem. Rayon’s UI may be in English but it is made in France. They have a different word for everything. Sofa does not translate, for example, because I couldn’t search for it among the blocks listed. There are no toilets, either, but urinals. Searching for blocks is like using a mental thesaurus.
I should be ashamed for looking a gift horse in the mouth. I had to step back and think how easy it was to create the furnished floor plan. It took 3 hours. Almost no help was required. I did not have to watch a video (though if I had, I’m sure it would have taken less time). It will take days with a CAD program if all the blocks have to be made by hand. Should I pony up the €19 ($20 at today’s exchange rate) a month? It would be fun to explore the thousands of blocks that are available.
It makes sense to have to pay for a finely crafted model of my car, for example.
Wish list
I wish Rayon would provide a filter so I could look through only free blocks when I search. Or at least sort the blocks so free blocks are on top.
Simple symbols should be provided for free. I was not able to make any electrical plan because the switch and outlets were not free. Really, Rayon? Having to create a duplex electric wall outlet just kills the ease-of-use vibe.
