I started this site with Xara Web Designer 5 over 10 years ago. I recently purchased Web Designer Premium 16. I have both a desktop and mobile variant. I work for this company and the website is my creation. All Xara.
http://www.mheinc.com/
mcspade
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I started this site with Xara Web Designer 5 over 10 years ago. I recently purchased Web Designer Premium 16. I have both a desktop and mobile variant. I work for this company and the website is my creation. All Xara.
http://www.mheinc.com/
mcspade
All posts in this forum with links are moderated (to prevent spam). I have approved your post. Can you update your profile to indicate you are using WDP 16. Thanks.
And nice work. Well done.
Thank you Gary, I updated my profile. This is an awesome forum.
mcspade
mcspade, nice and clean design.
Any reason why you don't use a navbar on the other pages? It makes navigating your site a bit cumbersome. You might also want to add a favicon to give it that extra touch.
Totally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boy
In my opinion, a Vavigation Bar (Menu Bar) is absolutely essential on all pages.
Thank you for your input about a nav bar Boy and Rik. What is a favicon? Thanks!
mcspade
A favicon is your own customized icon that will show in browser tabs when visiting your website. Take a look in the Help file under 'Displaying your own icons in browser tabs' for how to create and display one. It's pretty easy.
Thanks! I'm working on adding a nav bar to every page at this time. I'm also going to look into the favicon. Thanks for everyone's input!
mcspade
I believe I now have nav-bars on all pages. Next is the favicon.
That navigates so much easier, mcspade! One other thing I would also change is to have all .pdf files open in a new window/tab: Utilities/Web Properties/Link and select under 'Open link' 'New window or tab," so the website stays available in its own window/tab.
Thanks Boy! Thanks for the idea on the .pdf files. I'm on it!
mcspade
I now have all of the .pdf files opening in their own tab now. Now I want to get a favicon done yet this week. Thanks for everyone's input, you've helped my website look a lot more professional!
mcspade
Don't forget the 'Setup Manual' and 'Option Book' .pdf files.
Great 3D tours by the way.
Thanks for the reminders for setup manual and option book. The 3D tours have been a very good investment, thanks!
mcspade
They look fantastic. What camera is used - do you know?Quote:
Originally Posted by mcspade
I was quite surprised to find the best 3D tours I've ever seen on quite a retro site.
Looking at the camera reflected in a mirror, the Matterport Pro 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by pauland
Acorn
Well spotted!Quote:
Originally Posted by Acorn
Those walkthroughs are very well done.
I had been planning the use of an indoor drone and waypoints to deliver a similar end product. Now I know the quality of the competition, I have something to aim for.Quote:
Originally Posted by pauland
The stitching software is way too complex so I had been thinking of full rotations at waypoints and saccading between the waypoints. The last hurdle is how to reconstruct a floor plan from multi-point readings.
Acorn
I would never use a drone for this purpose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acorn
Safety? Aesthetics? Technical? Quality?Quote:
Originally Posted by pauland
Acorn
All of the above.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acorn
Yes Acorn, good eye, the camera is a Matterport. We don't own one, we hire a photographer who shoots the home. The 3D tour link takes you to the Matterport cloud. We pay approximately 50.00 per month for the hosting. Nonetheless it has been our best web investment yet.
mcspade
It is the best 3D rendering that I have seen. A friend and colleague's business takes architectural drawings and converts them into virtual tours down to the level of turning on the gas cooker and opening and closing cupboards. They had a contract for 500+ luxury apartments that are totally immersive.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcspade
Acorn
Curious, what software does he use? I'm assuming there's not a camera involved since they use the architectural drawings.
mcspade
The company's own proprietary development. Cameras used for texture of 3D objects if needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcspade
Acorn
Thank you Acorn. That kind of technology is amazing.
mcspade
It looks pretty good, The color combination, design, and font are amazing!
kpawan - Just curious. You show your location as Toronto, but you registered from Nakodar, India. Please explain.
Hi macspade, I like your site a lot but I dislike the 3D tours page with it's "Please Scroll Down to See all of Our 3D Tours" text within a wide blank space. How about placing the 3D files in pop-up layers which are opened by thumbnails?
Sorry for not replying sooner, I missed your comment. I will explore your recommendation. Thanks!
mcspade
Very nice, simple but practical design.