For my first blog post I’m going to give you a little glimpse into my daily routine. I am a member of the Integrated Design Solutions team where we plan and specify HON furniture for our dealers. This is what a typical project might look like.
Plan and Specify: You provide us with a rough sketch with the layout and size of the furniture you wish to place in the space and we provide you with a 2D and 3D drawing as well as a complete itemized parts list of HON products. We verify product compatibility as well as accuracy. Our work is always guaranteed for this free service.
With this service we do not show any architectural details (walls, windows and doors) but if an electronic AutoCAD or Giza file is provided for our use, we would be more than happy to place the furniture in the space.
Project sizes range from a basic L-shaped desk to several floors full of furniture. We accept all project sizes!
Rendering: This service most typically tags along with our specification service. We will provide a photo realistic rendering to help you visualize your furniture typicals. This is a limited service with 2-3 renderings per project. You can either provide us with the finishes you wish to see or we can place finishes that we feel will really showcase your design.
Don’t forget this is a free service for our dealers, and we’re always here to help!
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When will this rendering tool for HON model numbers be available for Dealer use? We use Visual Impressions through 20/20, but HON isn’t an option. I hate having our design department “fake” it with other manufacturers products. 🙂
Thanks for your question and interest Joel. For the rendering posted to this blog, we actually used Google SketchUp. For Visual Impressions the high usage libraries (which include Initiate, Seating, and Voi) will become available with the June update. Other libraries will roll out after the June update. Please let us know if you have any other questions!
Hey! I know this is somewhat off topic but I was wondering which
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We use the WordPress platform with a few minor upgrades.
This is great and could really help to improve workplace function, flow, and productivity.