pCon.planner is a software designed for the design of spaces.

This is not a generic software modeling, but it was built to optimize the work process and communication of architects, designers, distributors, sellers and also the end user who simply wants to decorate his home.

The IPad, you know, with its large combines all the wonders of an iPhone, such as capacitive multitouch screen, the ability to have applications with high resolutions and, therefore, many more options and space to work on. Applications for iPhone are compatible with all iPad, sure, but what we would like to see in version dedicated to the new tablet, that is transformed into something more like real desktop applications?

Surely versatile in many occasions and for a variety of professionals, in my opinion, the iPad has incredible potential for Engineers Builders and Architects. We analyze some application that, if developed and adapted to the iPad, would surely delight in this category of professionals!

PythonCAD is an application for drawing in CAD written in Python.

Due to its simplicity, Python has become one of the most popular programming languages ​​in the world, and for this reason are always fresh applications for every sector that allow for open source alternatives to traditional software which we are accustomed.

PythonCAD is one example: it is a CAD program for free, equipped with all the main characteristics and features that allow you to better manage your project, and provides a graphical interface rather simple and intuitive, as well as being very light .

PowerMeter: this is the name of the last invention of Google. It is a software able to measure how consuming appliances in a home. In this way its creators hope to encourage a more correct use of energy resources by stimulating, through monitoring and cost savings, an energy more responsibly.

Russ Mirov, an engineer of Google.org, has tested the software first and thanks to it is able to save 64% of energy, which results in a saving of $ 3,000 per year. The mission of PowerMeter is therefore to better quantify the consumption of each home device.

Designing home furnishings has never been so easy and fun! Sweet Home 3D with just a few clicks of the mouse we can give vent to your creativity to optimize the layout of furniture and accessories in every room of the house, while designing the furniture we can move within the virtual representation of environments in 3D.

Sweet Home 3D is an open-source cross-platform (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris) developed in Java and released under the GNU / GPL License.