Since 2000, furniture workshop Van der Lee Interieurbouw has been manufacturing custom-made furniture and atmospheric interior designs, making the Dutch-based company a household name in the south region of the Netherlands. Their interior designs are made from various durable materials such as veneered or melamine laminated board materials, HPL in various colors from different suppliers, MDF sprayed, and a combination of solid wood with veneered sheets.
Van der Lee started as a one-person business, which at the time produced everything from window frames to kitchens and ceilings to walls. Over the years, Van der Lee has shifted its focus from carpentry to furniture. With a total of 10 employees, they focus specifically on the private customers, for the supply of kitchen, bedroom cupboards, sideboards, bathroom furniture, etc.
IRONCAD WITHIN THE COMPANY
An employee of Van der Lee brought the IronCAD software to light within the company after having previously worked with the program at another interior design company. Since he had been working with IronCAD for a long time and Van der Lee did not yet have a CAD program, the choice was quickly made based on its capabilities.
Within the company, all projects are currently drawn in IronCAD in consultation with the client. Van der Lee designs each piece of furniture in 3D, after which they simply convert it to 2D working drawings for the workshop production using IronCAD.
SHAPING EVERY PROJECT
The flexibility of this CAD program is one of the most significant advantages for IronCAD users in the company. “You no longer draw using all kinds of tables that you have to fill in. We can design in real-time in 3D, which allows us to shape any project.” The 3D design is also nice for the customer to be able to see the intended end result and make adjustments right away where necessary. The customer gets a perfect picture of the furniture that will be delivered later.
LINK 3D TO 2D
The communication between 3D and 2D within IronCAD is excellent. Van der Lee stated: “With the 3D design ready, you can very simply place front views, side views, cross-sections, and details with a few clicks of a button. An adjustment in the 3D drawing is automatically updated in the 2D drawing.”
The ability to form your own catalogs is also a great, time-saving option. For perfecting realistic renderings, the KeyShot design extension offers a great solution to quickly present designs.
Van der Lee Interieurbouw summarizes IronCAD as a great, fast program to work with and easy to learn.