YARD vs. SmartDraw

Have you wowed your clients by revealing their breathtaking new spaces through Augmented Reality? With YARD, demonstrating your designs has never been easier, no matter the weather conditions! The groundbreaking Table Mode brings the beauty of the outdoors directly to your client's kitchen table, eliminating any concerns about environmental factors or lighting, and freeing you from the stress of pre-event setup! Present your designs accurately, whether they involve pool layouts, hardscaping features, or outdoor cooking areas. YARD's state-of-the-art technology allows for smooth transitions between 2D blueprints, 3D visualizations, and stunning Augmented Reality, facilitating real-time exploration from all angles and at actual scale. With an extensive selection of fully rendered objects and materials from the extensive Vip3D library—each ready for display on your client's property—YARD gives you the tools to turn your client's dreams into reality in just moments, enhancing the overall design journey. This cutting-edge tool not only streamlines the presentation process but also fosters a deeper connection with clients, elevating their experience beyond what traditional methods can offer. Ultimately, YARD transforms the way you engage with your clients, making every interaction more impactful and memorable.

SmartDraw makes professional drawings and diagrams accessible to everyone. Non-technical users can quickly create floor plans, while professionals get the precision and scale they require. With industry-leading floor planning tools and an intuitive interface for traditional diagramming like flowcharts and organizational charts, SmartDraw delivers enterprise-ready power without unnecessary complexity. SmartDraw includes a large collection of symbols and templates to help users get started quickly and easily without extensive training. In addition to floor plans, site plans, landscapes, and other layouts, users can create flowcharts, organizational charts, mind maps, project charts, technical engineering diagrams, IT diagrams, and more. SmartDraw also allows users to create custom shapes using their own product catalog or other existing assets. Users can import PDFs, images, Google Maps, Visio files, and Visio stencils to build on existing plans and workflows. Drawings can be created to any scale, ensuring accuracy for every use case. SmartDraw makes it easy to enrich drawings with data, enabling more informative and dynamic visuals. Users can also generate manifests and bills of materials directly from their diagrams to support planning , procurement, oversight, and compliance. The app can automatically generate diagrams from data, including organizational charts, AWS and Azure architectures, PI Boards, class diagrams, ERDs, and more. In addition, users can use natural language prompts to instantly generate diagrams like flowcharts and mind maps with AI. Files can be saved directly to SmartDraw or the user's preferred storage provider like OneDrive, SharePoint, or Google Drive for better data security. SmartDraw also integrates with the Microsoft and Google enterprise tech stacks, as well as tools like Confluence and Jira. SmartDraw works hand in glove with your existing IT infrastructure without disruption to maximize what you've already invested in.