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I did this circa 2021 (with SketchUp, Enscape, Quest 2) during our house remodel. It was very successful in reducing the number of walls my wife wanted to move around after they had been finished

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Me and my partner did this as well, only using a HTC Vive. We modeled our bathroom in two different versions and could toggle between the two while "standing inside" the bathroom. The VR simulation was the deciding factor between the two layouts, as one just "felt" better in person.

Do you recommend an application in particular to make it easy to do something like that (record a video walk through that you turn into a rendering on a PC in VR)? I happen to have a Valve Index with dust on it.

And I mean for someone with no specialized architect/design skills.

Speaking of which, it seems like evolution in the headset world is slow or stalled at least commercially.

Reducing?

Virtual visit, get feel for house layout, get walls moved on the plans before building, less walls to be moved after building.

I think parent comment was surprised that there was _any_ moving of walls after the fact, which "reducing" implies..

Never get married, man...

There is a continual stream of TV programs about housing which tell you every problem can be solved by knocking a wall down, building an extension, installing bi-fold doors or a granite worktop.

If your partner watches this stuff then you are in trouble.

My house has definitely been opened up over time since I bought it. Not really the upstairs but the ground floor is much more open and lighter. In fact, it's where I mostly do stuff on a laptop in spite of having a full-fledged office upstairs.

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