A unique shop design is becoming increasingly important today. But how do you go about designing your ideal retail space? ADOPT id PLM helped Petit Perroquet with a 3D design of its children's shop Poperinge. ADOPT id PLM is happy to explain to you what tools were used during the sketching process.
Like many realisations, the first step is a good 3D to make the idea more visual before making decisions. Thus, some ideas were already the start for making the 3D for the children's shop. Which wallpaper looks best? What colour do we paint the wall near the checkout? What is the ideal height of a clothes rack? Is the space not too crowded and are the shopping aisles accessible with a pram?
To answer these questions, ADOPT id PLM went to work in Siemens NX. Thanks to the 3D drawings, the new shop operator was able to get a good, clear idea of what her retail space would look like.
The design was controlled parametrically with linked variables or thus expressions within Siemens NX. By changing those expressions, the entire shop could be modified. This combined with Synchronous modelling (or geometric modelling) allowed this to be modified very quickly. For example, by a 'Snap to object' when using 'Move Face' and the 'Make coplanar' for geometric relationships.
For cabinets, ADOPT id PLM used the function oa Extract Body within the same part. This way, you can create a new body by extracting the original body and thus have a second associative body.
Using Human Modelling, you can use people in your design to verify that your design matches well with the size of a human. Is the staircase easy to walk up? What do you see when standing behind the checkout counter? Can you easily reach the top shelves of the racks?
The freedom within the 'Assembly structure' allowed ADOPT id to easily extract different parts from the full file. This makes it convenient and easy to send a separate file of a particular part to your customer or supplier.
We started from 1 model and could quickly and easily split it into different files beforehand an afterwards.
While drawing out, ADOPT id often used 'section in sketch' and 'sketch emphasis'. These specific commands within NX allow you to highlight a new sketch relative to the rest of the drawing. That way, you have a better view of what you are drawing.
Useful use was also made of specific assembly loading options to avoid loading unnecessary pieces every time. Consequently, you can also use reference sets to display different pieces in a simplified way.
Thanks to the fun Fly through mode feature, you can walk through the shop as it were and get insights into how big everything will be in reality. On top of that, the built-in render module can be tapped to use different types of materials in the 3D design so that certain choices can be made in terms of colour or material.
And what will the shop look like in the end? You can see that below or drop by Petit Perroquet in Poperinge for the real-life experience!
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