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Spex+. A Simple
Design Tool |
Spex+V2 in Design & Technology
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Spex is a simple software to design places in 2D Plan View and see them in the
3D View.
Design rooms in the home with Spex, a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and
lounge. Design a classroom, a Moonbase, a Garden and other places too.
Set a room size and a budget and display the objects in the design on a simple spreadsheet.
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| A simple design tool
With Spex as a tool the pupil becomes an interior designer, using
graphics to design and furnish the rooms in a house. This task involves
making predictions, decisions and plans, and exploring the possibilities
of the situation. |
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| The design process
Pupils start the design process by thinking about the uses a room is
put to and who uses it, deciding how big the room will be, where to put
the windows and doors, what furniture is needed, where it will be
positioned, and what colour scheme to have. |
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| Refining the design
As the planning process goes on the pupil can switch to the 3D view
of the room layout and decide whether anything needs to be changed. He
or she can then switch back to the plan view to alter it, and when the
plan is right, print it out. |
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| How easy is Spex to learn?
No problem! Pupils already know how to use Spex. It seems that no
matter what the skill of the user, Spex is a winner in the
classroom!
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| What about younger children?
Spex is a proven asset in the hands of younger children and they
love using the program. The software is also a common choice among
Special Needs schools.
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