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0:00Hey there, and welcome to Ryan's demo,
0:01where I'll explain how interior
0:02designers and architects use Ryan to
0:04create full architectural drawing sets
0:06faster than ever. In this walkthrough,
0:08we'll explore all the features that set
0:09Ryan apart from other design software.
0:11We'll start with its all-in-one design
0:12to presentation workflow. You'll see how
0:14you can go from technical, accurate
0:16design to stylized, beautiful, client
0:19ready presentations with mood boards and
0:21more. We'll take a look at how you can
0:22add metadata onto your drawing set,
0:24making Ryan more than just a drafting
0:26tool, but where you can actually manage
0:27your schedules, specifications, and
0:30aggregate information with just a few
0:31clicks. We'll also explore Ryan's block
0:33library containing more than 10K blocks
0:35in top, front, and side views for
0:37sections and elevations that you can
0:39drag and drop directly in your drawings.
0:40Last, but not least, we'll see how
0:42Ryan's web-based nature enables teams to
0:44collaborate in real time in the browser,
0:46speeding up their workflow and improving
0:48communication across all stakeholders.
0:50So, let's dive in to see how all these
0:52features come together to help you
0:53create polished, professional, perfect
0:55architectural drawing sets faster than
0:57ever with Rayon.
0:59[Music]
1:00So, we're starting off by just reviewing
1:02a typical drawing set made in Rayon. And
1:04you'll see that this includes, you know,
1:06site plans, floor plans, mood boards,
1:09elevations, uh, details. You can really
1:11create any type of documentation you're
1:13looking to create. And typically, it all
1:15starts from an import. You can import
1:17DWG, DXF, PDF and images into Trion and
1:20then redesign them and also draw from
1:23scratch of course. So let's see how this
1:26would be done for this project. I'll go
1:28to our layer panel. And here in Ron the
1:31way we work is we have multiple what we
1:33call canvases. This is the paper canvas
1:35where I create my presentation. And in
1:38the model canvases I draw my building,
1:41my apartment, my design detail. Uh so as
1:43you can see here we have site plans in
1:45one model, floor plan in another,
1:47elevations, design details, FF any uh
1:50boards. Um and I also have here an
1:53import file that I've prepared for you
1:55and for the sake of this demo. So this
1:57is maybe how uh you know beginning
2:00starting point looks like when you
2:02import a file in RAM. Once you import a
2:04DWG or a PDF, they're going to become
2:07vector lines that you can then edit. uh
2:09if it's a DWG, you're even going to
2:11inherit all the layers your DWG had and
2:14the blocks. So, you're starting off at a
2:16very comfortable and flexible point to
2:18uh draw your project. Now, let's uh zoom
2:20into this drawing and see how you can
2:23use Ryan's different tools uh to reedit
2:26a floor for plan. So, on the bottom
2:28here, you're going to find what we call
2:30drawing and editing tools. Uh some of
2:32them are the classic tools that you know
2:34from other design software like
2:36polyline, line, rectangle, um guideline
2:39and so on and so forth. You also have
2:41editing tools. So offset, trim, mirror,
2:44fillet, all these classic tools are
2:46available here. You're also going to
2:47find here obviously dimensions, leaders,
2:50arrows, text, everything you need to
2:52convey information. And before we dive
2:54in, I just want to make it very clear
2:55that you're drawing precisely in round.
2:57Even though you're going to get your
2:59drawing to a very high-end rendered and
3:01beautiful presentation, it all starts
3:03with a nitty-gritty uh you know
3:06wireframe grid kind of drawing where
3:08you're drawing to a tea. So I always
3:10like to activate these um to make
3:12everyone coming from other design tool
3:14realize that it's as accurate as what
3:17they know. Alongside the wireframe in
3:19grid mode, you're going to find here are
3:21snapping of course. Um and then also
3:23there is ran units. You can change
3:25between metric to imperial, millimeters
3:28to feet and inches. Everything can be
3:30done here including changing the
3:32precision and editing the suffix and
3:34such. So now that we have that
3:35established, I'll disable the wireframe
3:39in grid mode.
3:40[Music]
3:43And let's continue reviewing the bottom
3:45toolbar to the part we didn't get to
3:47yet, which is what we call the light
3:49beam features of RAM. So here you're
3:51going to find uh walls, zones, openings
3:54and instead of drawing with line work,
3:56rand enables you to draw uh wall
3:58entities actually. So instead of you
4:01know drawing walls and then offsetting
4:03them and so on and so forth, this is
4:05more of a streamlined kind of process
4:07helping you draw wall enclosures faster.
4:10These of are of course editable and they
4:13snap and they just give you the dynamic
4:15flexibility that you need. Uh so just to
4:18demonstrate this you can see how you can
4:21change the wall here and of course you
4:23can be also very intentional uh and use
4:25the unit input. So let's do centimeters.
4:28All right. The other thing about these
4:30walls is that you can edit the style.
4:32And actually it's not just for walls.
4:33It's for different entities on the
4:34canvas. I'll select these to show you an
4:37example. Uh once I select these walls on
4:40the right there's going to be the style
4:42panel that appears. From here I can
4:44change wall thicknesses. Let's do this
4:46maybe less actually 15 cm. Um we can
4:50change the wall fill uh and look. So
4:53currently it has this hatch and in RAM
4:55for styling we have inapp hatches. We
4:58have inapp textures and of course you
5:00can choose any color. All of these can
5:02be customized. So scale the color can be
5:05changed. The rotation point opacity
5:08things that you typically would do as a
5:10afterthought of your drawing when you
5:12try to uh beautify it. Let's say that
5:15way. um are done directly as we draw
5:17here which makes it very very efficient.
5:19So for now let's go for maybe this just
5:21solid color and say that we like the
5:23style. We can also save our styles to
5:25create a style library. So clicking on
5:28the plus button I'll call this um
5:30internal wall um you can call this of
5:33course you know internal Gibson give a
5:35spec of its width and so on and so
5:36forth. And once you do that you are
5:39curating a style library. So as you can
5:41see here I have few typical type of
5:44walls that I use across my models and I
5:46can summon the walls and change the
5:47style with one click and also edit the
5:49styles across my model uh in batch which
5:52is very handy. Let's choose this style
5:54for now. And the next thing I want to
5:56show you is the zone tool. So once you
5:59use the rand walls you'll see that you
6:01can add zones with just a click within
6:03wall enclosures. This is super handy
6:06because the zone detects the shape of
6:08your wall enclosure and gives you a tag
6:10with its square meter count
6:11automatically. And we're going to talk
6:12about how this um automatic square meter
6:15count is going to come in handy when we
6:17create schedules. But for now, we can
6:19leave it uh like this. Again, here you
6:21can definitely change the style of the
6:23zone. Let's show some of the textures we
6:25have in Rayon. Um so this can be, you
6:28know, a wood texture, chevron, cement,
6:30tile, gravel, anything you'd like. uh
6:32for now just for the demonstration maybe
6:34let's add this wood and again everything
6:36is scalable and editable. You can be
6:39even more precise if you have an open
6:41space and you want to divide the zone in
6:43two. You have a zone divider enabling
6:45you to add multiple zones in one open
6:48space just as an example. Now that you
6:49get the gist of it, let's jump into a
6:51more advanced floor plan that's been
6:53processed already. All right, so as you
6:55can see we've put in a bit of work and
6:57our model can become something like
6:59this. Uh, we've edited the style, the
7:02walls, added hatches, and we've also
7:04added some libraries. I want to
7:06introduce you to Ran's block library.
7:07So, I'll just um pan to this um living
7:10room area, and let's dive into the block
7:12library to populate this living room.
7:14You can find the block library on the
7:16top left. And RAN's block libraries
7:18contains 10K blocks from front, side,
7:21and top views for sections, elevations,
7:23and floor plans. You'll see here a
7:25variety of use cases. You can find
7:28technical symbols like lighting, HCAV uh
7:31and others and furnishing even people
7:34and accessories. You'll also note that
7:36you can curate your own personal
7:38libraries using RAM and import DWG
7:40blocks and existing blocks that you have
7:42or create new ones in RAM uh like I do
7:45here. You have organization level
7:48libraries which is libraries that you
7:50can share with your team to make sure
7:51everyone is using a standardized uh
7:53repository of libraries. And then here
7:55are the W ones I was mentioning. Let's
7:58use a search bar to show you a few
8:00options. So I like to show the technical
8:02symbols just to start off with. Um I'll
8:05go to the libraries tab. And there you
8:07go. So you see we have here electrical,
8:09HVAC, lighting symbols, plumbing
8:11symbols, safety symbols. So these really
8:13come in handy when you're creating
8:14technical drawings. But alongside these,
8:17you know, technical symbols, you also
8:19have lighting fixtures and furniture.
8:21Let's look for a nice configuration for
8:23this living room. I'll search for a
8:24lounge and note that you can search for
8:27either a room configuration like lounge,
8:29bedroom, bathroom or an item of course
8:31like chair, sink and so on and so forth.
8:33So this is just an example of the
8:36multiple blocks that we haven't ran. And
8:38you can already see that there is this
8:40family tag indicating that they also
8:42have their views in front inside. So
8:44I'll show you how to use that in just a
8:46bit. But for now, let's drag and drop a
8:47top view onto our canvas. And there you
8:50go. The blocks are of course already
8:52scaled and can be edited. If I double
8:54click them, I can choose to move them
8:56around, scale them, rotate them. I can
8:59even copy or delete some and so on and
9:01so forth. You can also add some specific
9:04materials. So, if you're doing a very
9:06detailed um presentation of your
9:09drawing, you can add materials, colors.
9:12All right. Now, let's see how this block
9:13would look in side or front view. Just
9:16as an example, I'll copy this block and
9:18place it right here. and then go to its
9:21definition on the right and change it to
9:23the view I'm looking for. In this case,
9:24it's going to be this one for example.
9:29So to create sections becomes really
9:31faster when you have this repository. We
9:33can also jump to the elevation canvas
9:37right here
9:40and see that we've used some of our
9:42blocks here as well. So um window
9:44blocks, door blocks um and also yes
9:46people blocks uh can be also placed in
9:49front and side views in RAM. All right.
9:51So after we've imported a file in RAN,
9:53redesigned it and stylized it, added
9:55blocks, we're ready to add information
9:57to our drawing. So this is where RAN is
10:00more than just a drafting tool, but
10:01actually where you can manage data in
10:03your project. So let's see how our table
10:05tool works in RAN. You can use the table
10:08tool for multiple use cases. You can
10:10find it on the left right here. And the
10:13first thing that's going to happen when
10:14you create a table is you're going to
10:16get a list of all the elements on your
10:18canvas. These can be your walls, your
10:20blocks, your surfaces. So you can use
10:22this for doing FFN schedules. You can
10:25use this for doing takeoff reports and
10:26specifications, feasibility studies, and
10:29more. So let's review how you can add
10:31information onto furniture blocks and
10:33quantify them using tables. The first
10:35thing I want to do is click on the three
10:37dots and filter my categories. What I
10:40want to leave here is just the block
10:42instances, which are the different
10:44windows, doors, elements I have on my
10:46canvas. Now, let's add information onto
10:49these three beds in this residential
10:51project. If you have larger projects,
10:53you can do this at scale, of course.
10:56I'll start by uh right clicking one
10:58block and go to select similar and same
11:01block. This will automatically save all
11:03the blocks I have on my canvas from the
11:06same type. And on the bottom right, I'll
11:08find their metadata properties. Some of
11:11our blocks uh in rand have default
11:13metadata properties. You can already see
11:14here we have brand and category. Uh we
11:17can leave the category in bed. Let's
11:19change the brand from generic to IKEA,
11:22for example. All right. Now, we can also
11:24add more properties onto our blocks by
11:27going to the add property tag. And
11:29you'll find some default properties by
11:30RAM. For example, we can add the price
11:33property. Um, we can also create custom
11:36properties. For example, material uh
11:38property that we'll click on the plus
11:40button. Let's do material. Uh, and then
11:43the type can be text, number, length,
11:46volume, and more.
11:49All right. Now, let's add other than the
11:51brand of these beds, their price. Uh,
11:53you can change the currency, by the way,
11:55in your main menu. Let's mark each bed
11:57at €1,000.
12:00And for material, I think this one is a
12:03bit redundant for these beds, but
12:04basically, if you're doing takeoff
12:06reports for finishes, specs, this is
12:08where you can add tile, wood, and so on
12:10and so forth. So, now that we have these
12:13few properties, let's go back to our
12:15table and add them onto the table
12:17itself. You can see here is where we can
12:19find those properties like price and
12:24brand.
12:27and we get a sum of all the in this case
12:29three beds we have here, their price,
12:31their count. We can add more information
12:34and then we can export this table into
12:35an Excel sheet and rework it with our
12:38project manager or clients. And again,
12:40this is super useful and need to
12:42quantify things with just a few clicks.
12:44Other than these types of tables, you
12:45can also make informative sheets with
12:48visualizations. So your material
12:51visualization, some text to describe it,
12:53uh mood boards that will help your
12:54clients understand your design intent.
12:57Uh so these are all images that were
12:59brought directly onto the RAM canvas.
13:01Because we're working in a web-based uh
13:03tool, you can literally copy paste
13:05images from across uh the web into RAM.
13:08Let's do an example with Pinterest.
13:15All right, let's paste this image on our
13:17canvas.
13:19And I want you to know that Ran also has
13:20AI features that help you uh create your
13:23mood boards. So when you click on an
13:25image and edit it, if you brought in a
13:27pixelized image, maybe one that you took
13:29on site, you can upscale it. In this
13:31case, it's pretty nice resolution. In
13:33this case, I think the background is
13:34nice and I want to keep it in board. So
13:37we can just scale this and place it
13:39directly on.
13:45So, now that we're pretty much happy and
13:48got to kind of the final step of
13:50creating our floor plans, adding, you
13:52know, uh, mill work, materials,
13:54information, we might be ready to set up
13:57our presentation. So, I'll go back to
13:59our paper canvas. And just a quick
14:01reminder, I've placed all of my
14:03different design documentation and
14:04drawings on different canvases and then
14:06aggregated them in a paper canvas. I
14:09want to show you how to create sheets
14:11and add your drawings at different
14:12scales. So, for that, I want to
14:14introduce Ray's page and view tool. The
14:18page tool is pretty straightforward. I'm
14:20just going to select the page and add it
14:21onto my canvas. Uh, I can then set its
14:24size on the right. So, let's leave it at
14:26uh let's change it to A3 to match the
14:29other sheets on our drawing.
14:32Now, I may want to reference a drawing
14:34at different scales on this sheet. So,
14:36the way to do that is use a viewport in
14:39RAN. A viewport will offer you a sneak
14:42peek into one of your other model
14:44canvases which you can select on the
14:47right. In this case, maybe let's add a
14:49zoom in of one of our floor plans. So,
14:52we'll go to floor plans and double click
14:55it to edit its scale right here.
14:59All right. Some things you can do with
15:01views is override their layers and their
15:04styles. And this is handy if you're
15:06creating, for example, construction and
15:08demolition floor plans and you need the
15:09same walls to be in different colors or
15:12if you want to use one stacked floor
15:14plans with layers and then represented
15:16each time in a different view. For
15:18example, right now we have our layer
15:21panel on the left representing the
15:23furnishing and flooring. We can hide
15:25this floor plan and then add the
15:28lighting floor plan. Uh and as you can
15:30see the view has changed. Uh then we can
15:33lock our zoom and we have a sheet with
15:36the lighting floor plan. We can grab a
15:38title block. In this case uh we have
15:40some on earth paper canvas. We can also
15:43find title blocks in rens block library.
15:45So you can either bring your own or
15:47customize ours uh for your business. If
15:50you wanted to highlight a specific area,
15:52for example, you can always crop your
15:54view by clicking down the command
15:56toolbar. And maybe let's highlight the
15:59lighting of the area of this drawing.
16:03I'm going to copy this view. And then we
16:06have one view at 1 to 100. The second
16:09view, I'll jump in there and change the
16:12view to a more detailed one.
16:16Maybe the kitchen.
16:21And that's it. Here I can add maybe a
16:23legend or more information that I want
16:25to convey regarding my lighting plan.
16:27Once my drawing set is ready, I'm going
16:29to find all my pages on the left panel
16:31pages. And this is where I'll check that
16:33my presentation is ready, exhaustive, my
16:36pages are in order, I can then either
16:38export my floor plan. So classic export,
16:41PDF or PNG. You can choose a range of
16:44pages and make sure that your drawing
16:45set is um ready. You have this
16:48magnifying glass to make sure that
16:50you're happy with the line weight and
16:51more. So, you can export that. And
16:53actually, Ryan offers another option
16:55because we're a web-based tool. You can
16:57share your presentation online which
16:59enables you to share a URL link to your
17:01stakeholders. So, clients, contractors,
17:04instead of exporting a PDF file and
17:06sending it via email, all you have to do
17:08is publish your presentation and copy
17:10the link. uh once you share it with
17:12them, they'll be able to review your
17:14presentation and it will be a live
17:17representation of your model. So there
17:19is no version control issues or uh
17:21confusion. So just walking through some
17:24of the pages we created, this is how the
17:26presentation mode will look. Other than
17:28that, the other benefits of being an
17:30online tool is the idea of being able to
17:32collaborate and invite teammates to work
17:34in real time. This is why RAN is great
17:36for teams working with architectural
17:38drawings. You can share your models with
17:41others. And in case you're an
17:42organization, you can have dedicated
17:44workspaces and resources to share for
17:46us. Here you can see that this model is
17:48shared with me only. I can add my team
17:51members. So Arthur, Nadia, anyone else,
17:54and determine who's going to be admin,
17:56editor, or viewer of my model. In this
17:58case, we can work together in real time,
18:00speeding up the process of creating
18:01these architectural drawing sets. We can
18:03also create libraries and templates
18:05enabling our team to work in a
18:07standardized uh stack of blocks and of
18:10styles and streamlining the whole
18:12process. So by just toggling these I can
18:14reproduce and really use easily the
18:16styles and blocks in this model across
18:18all of my other models. Let me show you
18:20how that looks like from the rand
18:21workspace. So we'll go to the main menu
18:24and visit the workspace. So just a brief
18:28overview. You'll find in rand you have
18:30personal projects. You can um choose
18:32your favorites. We have hundred of
18:34templates at your disposal to help you
18:37never start from scratch where you can
18:38take styles, the blocks, and more
18:41tutorials. And then if you do work as an
18:43organization, you'll find the workspaces
18:45that are shared across your team and
18:47help you streamline your work. Last but
18:49not least, note that we have various
18:51resources for you to get started with.
18:53We have our documentation which is an
18:55exhaustive doc with everything you need
18:57to know about how to use RAM including
18:59the RAN Academy where you'll find
19:00various tutorials for different use
19:02cases you may be coming to RAM for. You
19:06can also reach out to us from the RAN
19:08app and on the bottom left you'll find
19:10our live chat support. So feel free to
19:12reach out to us right here or book a
19:15demo with our team to learn more. Thanks
19:17for watching this tutorial. If you have
19:19any more questions, you're welcome to
19:20book a demo with our team by using the
19:22link in the description. You can also
19:24join our community and of course
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19:27more videos like this. Have a good one.

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