Rayon 是一家总部位于巴黎的初创企业，开发了一款软件，使室内设计师能够直接在网页浏览器中绘制平面图。该公司宣布，其已完成 A 轮融资，共筹集1000万欧元，由 Partech 领投。
Rayon, the Paris-based startup that has created software allowing interior designers to draw floor plans in a web browser, announced that it has raised 10 million euros in its Series A financing round, with Partech as the lead investor.
此前曾投资该公司的 Northzone、Foundamental 和 Seedcamp 也参与了本轮融资。Northzone 合伙人米歇尔·科廷表示：“长期以来，建筑与设计行业在采用新技术方面一直较为滞后，尚未跟上人工智能的发展速度。Rayon 正在改变这一局面，其产品专为室内设计师的需求打造，突破了传统 CAD 软件的能力边界。”本轮融资所得资金将用于三个方面：开发3D模式、为绘图工具增加更多人工智能功能，以及加大销售推广力度。此轮融资使 Rayon 的累计融资总额增至近1600万欧元。
Northzone, Foundamental, and Seedcamp, which had previously backed the company, also participated in the funding round. Michiel Kotting, Partner at Northzone, adds: “Architecture and design have long been laggards when it comes to adoption of new technologies, and the sectors have yet to catch up with the rate of advancement in AI. Rayon is changing that, building specifically for the needs of interior designers and surpassing what is possible with traditional CAD software.”The funds will be used to cover three areas: the 3D mode, additional AI features within the drawing tool, and an increased sales campaign. This round of financing brings Rayon’s total funding up to nearly €16M.
该工具通过网页浏览器运行，而非作为桌面软件使用。设计师可以导入 PDF、图片和 DWG 文件（标准 CAD 格式），并在同一平台完成从初始布局到最终图纸的全部项目工作。
The tool operates through a web browser rather than as desktop software and allows designers to import PDFs, images, and DWG files, the standard CAD format, and work on a project from the initial layout to the final plans, all in the same place.
图纸、技术规范和进度表集中保存在一起，因此，如果对图纸进行修改，其他相关文件也会同步更新。
The plans, specifications, and schedules are kept together in one place, so if you make a change to the drawing, it will be reflected in the other documents.
此外，多人可以同时编辑同一张图纸，并通过简单链接与其他人共享。
Moreover, several people can edit the same drawing simultaneously and share it with others via a simple link.
该公司表示，该平台目前已生成超过400万张图纸，并以太古航空公司为例说明其客户应用情况，指出该航空公司使用这项服务规划机场贵宾休息室。
The company states that over four million drawings have already been produced on the platform, and gives Virgin Atlantic as an example of a customer, noting that the airline uses the service for planning its airport lounges.
与此同时，青年旅舍公司 CityHub 表示，通过自行开展前期可行性研究，每月可节省1万欧元。
Meanwhile, CityHub, a hostel company, says it saves 10,000 euros each month by conducting its early feasibility studies in-house.
Rayon 已推出多款人工智能工具，其中一款可以将扫描或拍摄所得的平面图转换为可编辑图纸，并自动补全墙体、门和区域。
Rayon already has a number of AI tools; one of them converts a scanned or photographed floor plan into an editable drawing complete with walls, doors, and zones.
另一款工具能够根据照片生成家具和装饰元素的模型；该软件的第四个版本将于 12 月发布，届时将新增更多人工智能功能以及 3D 设计支持。
Another tool generates furniture and fixture blocks from photographs, and a fourth version of the software, due by December, will include additional AI features and 3D functionality.
“室内设计领域需要一套专门针对自身需求的人工智能解决方案，而不是借用其他领域的人工智能技术。我们正在将人工智能技术直接整合到设计过程中，同时确保这些技术能与设计师们已经使用的其他人工智能工具无缝衔接，”Rayon 公司的联合创始人兼首席运营官/首席产品官 Stanislas Chaillou 如是说。
“Interior design needs its own approach to AI, not a borrowed one. We’re building ours directly into the drawing experience, while staying connected to the AI tools designers already use,” said Stanislas Chaillou, co-founder & COO/CPO of Rayon.
Stanislas Chaillou 于 2021 年创立了 Rayon 公司，Bastien Dolla 担任公司的首席执行官；Bastien 之前曾在位于奥斯陆的 AI 设计初创公司 Spacemaker 工作，该公司于 2020 年被 Autodesk 收购。
Stanislas Chaillou established the company in 2021, with Bastien Dolla serving as its chief executive; he had previously worked at Spacemaker, an AI design startup based in Oslo that Autodesk acquired in 2020.
Autodesk、Trimble 和 Nemetschek 是 Rayon 的主要竞争对手，因为它们都销售大多数设计师仍在使用的桌面设计工具。此外，Rayon 还需要应对那些基于浏览器的新型竞争对手（如 Snaptrude 和 Arcol）；同时，一些初创公司（如 Synaps）也在为建筑师开发人工智能辅助设计工具。
Autodesk, Trimble, and Nemetschek are Rayon’s competitors because they sell the desktop tools that most designers still use. Rayon also has to deal with more recent browser-based rivals such as Snaptrude and Arcol, and startups like Synaps are developing AI drawing tools for architects.