Saturday, April 28, 2012

Home Designer Pro 2012 [Download]

Home Designer Pro 2012 [Download] Review



Home Designer Pro 2012 [Download] Feature

  • Home Designer Pro has all the same great features as Home Designer Architectural, Home Designer Interiors, Home Designer Landscape & Deck plus additional advanced design tools that allow you to design like a professional.
  • Give your home the exact look and feel you desire - visualize new styles, colors, wall coverings, flooring, and other materials. Plan your space with 3D models, virtual tours, and advanced design tools. It's easy to make your design ideas come to life.
  • Design the kitchen or bath of your dreams! Create virtually any cabinet style with the Cabinet Designer tools and use the Material Painter to change the wood-style and colors.
Home Designer Pro is professional home design software for the serious DIY home enthusiast. Enjoy the same tools that the professionals use for home design, remodeling, interior design, decks, landscaping and cost estimation. Home Designer Pro offers advanced design, building, and tools with the ability to create framing plans, roof plans, to produce construction documents. Create your dream home today with the help of Home Designer Pro!


Friday, April 27, 2012

TurboCAD 15 Deluxe 2D/3D

TurboCAD 15 Deluxe 2D/3D Review



TurboCAD 15 Deluxe 2D/3D Feature

  • Graghic design.All-Purpose 2D/3D CAD Design.
Precision 2D Drafting and 3D ModelingProduct InformationGet unlimited design options with TurboCAD Deluxe v15 – Create home plans technical drawings mechanical designs artistic illustrations crafts and more!  TurboCAD Deluxe 15 takes your 2D/3D drafting and design capabilities to a new level. All new and improved features increase your productivity and improves your end results. Quickly create measurement precise home plans technical drawings solid models artistic illustrations craft and more. And work in a familiar Windows like environment with tools so easy to use you will be drafting in no time.The Simplified User Interface lets you display only the tools you want and need and free up your screen space by 15%. Add rearrange and move buttons you frequently use and remove buttons you don’t use. You can even display buttons with full explanations until you bee familiar with the program.  Create plex 3D models by simply extruding  them from simple 2D shapes. Or use Sweeps to extrude plex shapes along a path that you define. Perfect for drafting irregular objects such as pipes that must be routed around other objects.  TurboCAD Deluxe v15 supports the most popular industry-standard file formats including DWG DXF and DGN. Plus you can now export 3D files into DWF format or publish your designs into HTML JPG and now newly supported PNG and GIF file formats with included Alpha Channel for transparencies.  The redesigned PDF file export features now let you export paper spaces customize PDF fonts TrueType® SHX paper widths and paper heights sections.New FeaturesContext Sensitive ToolsTurboCAD’s one of a kind context sensitive tools eliminate unnecessary prompts and steps by making intelligent assumptions about the users desired outes.Brush StyleTurboCAD Deluxe v15 offers you a brush style editor for Bitmap Gradient Fills and now new Reflected Brush.2D & 3D Text EditingCreate and edit 2D & 3D textural informa


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

MicroStation V8i Training DVD - Master MicroStation at your own pace

MicroStation V8i Training DVD - Master MicroStation at your own pace Review



MicroStation V8i Training DVD - Master MicroStation at your own pace Feature

  • Reduce learning time by 80%. Learn MicroStation from a professional trainer from your own desk.
  • Visual training method, offering users increased retention and accelerated learning.
  • Breaks even the most complex applications down into simplistic steps
  • Ideal for users who prefer to learn visually
  • Easy to follow step-by-step lessons, ideal for all
Number of Videos: 71 Lessons - 11 Hours Duration
Ships on: DVD-ROM
User Level: Beginners
Works On: Windows 7,Vista,XP- Mac OS X

In this Bentley MicroStation training DVD, author and MicroStation trainer Peter Mann takes you through an introduction to the powerful tools available in this high-end CAD software program. Using unique training methods, this video tutorial will allow you to master MicroStation and ensure that you retain what you learn. Starting with the basics, this computer based software training for MicroStation teaches you how to leverage the tools that this world class program has to offer. Instructor Peter Mann starts you off at the beginning, taking you through opening and saving new documents, discovering the different views, and understanding what elements are and how to control them. You quickly move into understanding AccuDraw, the most important element of MicroStation, and all the tools that come with that. You will learn how to create shapes, scale, rotate, and even work with annotations and text. Peter finishes off with instructions for plotting and printing your completed designs. By the end of this training video, you will be fully versed in the application of the basic tools of MicroStation, allowing you to create 2D CAD designs. The author has included working files so that you can follow along with him in his training, using the same files he uses.


Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Turbocad Mac V3 2D Cad for Mac [Old Version]

Turbocad Mac V3 2D Cad for Mac [Old Version] Review



Turbocad Mac V3 2D Cad for Mac [Old Version] Feature

  • Operate on both Intel and Power PC based Mac computers. Get peak performance especially on Intel Core Duo, with up to four times the previous processing speed / Leopard OS X Support
  • Updated DXF/DWG Support - Read/Write AutoCAD files through v2008 with updated DXF/DWG translators. Includes support for model and paper space
  • Conversion Tool - Create precise 2D wireframe and hidden line drawings from imported 3D models, including AutoCAD, DXF and DWG files
  • Adobe Illustrator Import & Export
  • AutoCAD Compatible
2D Drafting and Design for the Macintosh.Precision drawing at its best!From simple hobby sketches to production ready precision drawings TurboCAD Mac offers you powerfulfunctionality typically found in programs costing thousands. With intuitive snaps alignments prompts hintsand online help even beginners can quickly get up to speed. Plus TurboCAD Mac is capable of extractingprecise 2D drawings from imported 3D files as well as turning CAD drawings into Illustrator® files for desktoppublishing and graphic design.System Requirements:Minimum Requirements: G3 256 MB of RAM 200 MB Free on Hard Disk Macintosh OS X (10.4 or greater) 16 MB Accelerated video card with OpenGL support Recommended Requirements: G5 or Intel Mac 512 MB of RAM Macintosh OS X (10.4 or greater) 32 MB Accelerated video card with OpenGL support Three button mouse with wheel Internet connection and service to access online content for Mac and PC Format: MAC 10.4 OR LATERUB/DVD SOFTWARE Genre: PRODUCTIVITY UPC: 730526358421 Manufacturer No: 00TC2M30CC01


Monday, April 23, 2012

Punch! ViaCAD 2D-3D v6 PC [Download] [OLD VERSION]

Punch! ViaCAD 2D-3D v6 PC [Download] [OLD VERSION] Review



Punch! ViaCAD 2D-3D v6 PC [Download] [OLD VERSION] Feature

  • 3D Modeling Update, The underlying modeling kernel was updated providing improvements to blending, chamfering, shelling, booleans, and direct face editing.
  • 2D architectural tools provide fast drafting tools for creating walls, windows, & doors. Features include: Automatic healing with neighboring walls, Auto-dimensions, Attach doors, windows, & custom symbols, Support for custom wall styles
  • Significant boosts in visualization including: 200X Faster Hidden Line, 6X Faster Dynamic Repaints, 2X Faster Static Repaints, Level of Detail for even faster performance
  • 3Dconnexion Support - The SpaceNavigator device drivers are now recognized by ViaCAD. This includes support for Mac OSX (Universal Binary), Windows XP, and Vista. Use the SpaceNavigator to dynamically zoom, rotate, and pan views into your data models.
  • Multiple Viewports provide a graphical user interface to display the same drawing in multiple views. Each view may have a different orientation, which provides the ability to see an object simultaneously in an isometric, side, front, and top views.
ViaCAD 2D/3D combines unprecedented ease of use with an extensive collection of 2D/3D modeling tools perfect for furniture, jewelry, mechanical, or architectural design tasks. With over 80 minutes of training videos plus compatibility with AutoCAD, ViaCAD is the must have swiss army knife of CAD.


Thursday, April 19, 2012

IMSI TurboCad Deluxe 2D/3D V17 Software

IMSI TurboCad Deluxe 2D/3D V17 Software Review



IMSI TurboCad Deluxe 2D/3D V17 Software is everything you need to create presentation-ready home plans, technical drawings, mechanical designs, illustrations, school projects and more. The IMSI TurboCad Deluxe 2D/3D V17 Software is perfect for Architects, Engineers, Hobbyists, Contractors, Builders, Designers, Illustrators, Students, Educators and Graphics Designers.


Tuesday, April 17, 2012

30 Million CAD Symbols CD

30 Million CAD Symbols CD Review



30 Million CAD Symbols CD Feature

  • 30 Million 2D/3D Parts & Symbols
  • Supports Most Popular CAD Software including AutoCAD and TurboCAD!
  • Architectural Symbols
  • Mechanical Symbols
  • Electronic Symbols, Electrical Symbols
Currently, CADsymbols CD is the most extensive collection of standard parts and symbols available containing over 30 million drawings and models in 2D view and freely revolving 3D models.


Sunday, April 15, 2012

AutoCAD LT 2013 -- Includes a 1 year Autodesk Subscription

AutoCAD LT 2013 -- Includes a 1 year Autodesk Subscription Review



AutoCAD LT 2013 -- Includes a 1 year Autodesk Subscription Feature

  • Document ideas: Document your ideas and designs more accurately with a comprehensive set of 2D drafting and detailing tools
  • Collaborate with others: Create files with genuine DWG technology and share your work with colleagues and clients
  • Increase productivity: With a consistent focus on drafting productivity and intuitive interaction, AutoCAD LT is built for efficient design documentation
  • Stay current with the latest version of AutoCAD LT software. With an Autodesk Subscription, you can download new versions as soon as they are released.
  • o Obtain access to both previous and current versions of AutoCAD LT, an advantage that enables you to work with both new and older project files, avoiding disruptions to ongoing projects.
  • Get 25GB cloud storage in the Autodesk 360 cloud-based platform.
  • Get up and running fast with online technical support, direct from Autodesk, to help you install and configure AutoCAD LT or to troubleshoot technical issues.
Capture design concepts with AutoCAD LT drafting and detailing software and produce precise 2D technical drawings that you can easily edit, repurpose, and share. Document ideas—Document your ideas and designs more accurately with a comprehensive set of 2D drafting and detailing tools. Collaborate with others—Create files with genuine DWG technology and share your work with colleagues and clients. Increase productivity—With a consistent focus on drafting productivity and intuitive interaction, AutoCAD LT is built for efficient design documentation.


Friday, April 13, 2012

Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2013 -- Includes a 1 year Autodesk Subscription

Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2013 -- Includes a 1 year Autodesk Subscription Review



Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2013 visualization software provides architects, designers, civil engineers, and visualization specialists with 3D modeling, rendering, animation, and compositing tools to help tell the story behind their designs. Featuring NVIDIA iray rendering technology helping users get more predictable, photorealistic results without worrying about rendering settings, and extended support for a wider range of CAD products, 3ds Max Design 2013 enables architects and designers to create high-impact visuals and animations more easily than ever before.


Thursday, April 12, 2012

Chief Architect Home Designer Pro 10

Chief Architect Home Designer Pro 10 Review



Chief Architect Home Designer Pro 10 Feature

  • Professional home-design software for the serious do-it-yourself user
  • Kitchens and baths, interior design, remodeling, decks and landscaping, and more
  • Advanced design, building, and CAD tools; site planning and cost estimation
  • 5,000+ sample plans; create blueprints, framing plans, roof plans, and more
  • Get started quickly with easy how-to videos for step-by-step instructions

Chief Architect Home Designer Pro 10: professional software for home design, remodeling, interior design, kitchen and bath design, landscaping, deck design, and cost estimation for the serious do-it-yourself user. Home Designer Pro offers advanced design, building, and CAD tools with the ability to create blueprints, framing plans, roof plans, and more. Use the same tools as the professionals and design your dream home today!

Home Design
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Home Design

Home Designer Pro has all the same great features as Home Designer Architectural, Home Designer Interiors, Home Designer Landscape & Deck plus additional advanced design tools that allow you to design like a professional.

  • Choose from over 5,000 sample plans
  • Powerful building tools like automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing, and foundations
  • Use advanced 3D camera tools like Glass, House, Doll House, Watercolor, Technical Illustration, Cross-Sections, and Elevations
  • Powerful integrated tools with commonly accepted defaults for most building practices
  • Advanced CAD editing tools such as replicate, line weights, point-to-point move, custom patterns, and more
Remodeling
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Remodeling

Home Designer Pro makes it easy to design and visualize your ideas on your next remodeling project. Use the automated building tools to assist you in the design process.

  • Material Painter lets you apply colors and materials quickly and easily to visualize a new look for any room
  • Create a new room or addition--add and remove walls, place windows and doors, size your rooms with dimensions
  • Create accurately scaled floor plans--one click automatic dimensions quickly create all exterior dimensions and use advance dimension tools for a variety of manual dimensions
  • Choose from thousands of built-in Library Catalog objects you can place, resize to exact dimensions to create accurate models
  • Don't be surprised by the cost of your remodeling project--automatically generate a complete spreadsheet of your projects costs broken down by category
  • Generate cut and buy lists for lumber and decking projects
Interior Design
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Interior Design

Give your home the exact look and feel you desire--visualize new styles, colors, wall coverings, flooring, and other materials. Plan your space with 3D models, virtual tours, and advanced design tools. It's easy to make your design ideas come to life.

  • Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, cabinets, choose colors, accessories, and more
  • Smart Design Objects: drag-and-drop from thousands of design objects in the built-in Library organized by category
  • Import your own symbols from 3D file types including SKP, OBJ and 3DS
  • Choose from a variety of latest interior items--including chairs, tables, sofas, fabrics, accessories and more. Resize, change colors and materials to meet your exact needs.
  • Specify when a room is calculated in the Living Area. For example, specify the garage or attic to be included or excluded in the living area calculation.
Kitchens & Baths
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Kitchen and Bath Design

Design the kitchen or bath of your dreams! Create virtually any cabinet style with the Cabinet Designer tools and use the Material Painter to change the wood style and colors. Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, cabinets, furniture and appliances. Then visualize your design in 3D!

  • Choose from over 1,000 cabinet combinations
  • Create custom cabinets in minutes by choosing your own colors, countertops, door styles, and more
  • Plan the new layout of your bathroom with custom cabinets, sinks, showers, and garden tubs
  • Use the Cabinet Designer tools to create unlimited cabinet styles. Choose your own colors, countertops and door styles.
  • Design and edit custom countertop shapes and styles
  • Choose from a Library of fixtures and appliances and place inside or adjacent to cabinets
Decks & Landscaping
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Landscaping & Deck Design

Whether you have a new home or an existing landscape, you'll find valuable resources to create a well-planned outdoor living space. Create an outdoor living area, add new plants, create your terrain, design a new deck, and more!

  • Design straight, curved, single level, or multi-leveled decks
  • Control the orientation and size of deck planking, gap, width, overhang, direction, and border planks
  • Choose from over 3,600 plants with the Plant Chooser
  • Use the Pathway tool to design curb-appealing landscaping using stone, pavers, or sidewalks
  • The Plant Hardiness Zone Map to find appropriate plants for your climate zone
  • Use Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools to create flat, irregular shaped, or sloped lots--use a GPS to import or enter elevation data
Home Designer Product Comparison
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Automated and Manual Building Tools

Create accurately scaled floor plans that automatically generate 3D models in minutes. With powerful automatic and manual building tools you can design like a professional!

  • Place Callouts and Markers in Plan, Elevation, Layout, and Detail views. Adjust fill color, line style, line weight, and double-headed callouts.
  • Generate various styles of Automatic roofs or manually design any custom roof including curved roofs
  • Manual framing tools for fully editable framing, including joists, rafters, trusses, beams, posts and more
  • International Residential Design Checklist will allow you to check your plan against national building codes
  • One-Click Stairs & Ramps. Place full length stairs with a single click that automatically connect to floors or the terrain.
Get Started Quickly!

The Quick Startup Options Guide will help you begin with "How-To" tutorials based on the type of your project. You can also choose from over 90 easy "step-by-step" tutorial training videos that will quickly get you started on your next home design project. Live online training webinars are available on a weekly basis and you can access this training via the Internet. Home Talk is a User Forum you can ask question from the community of users. Finally we offer great technical support by qualified in-house professionals.

Chief Architect P100-15-D Home Designer Professional 10


Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Visual Building Lite [Download]

Visual Building Lite [Download] Review



Visual Building Lite [Download] Feature

  • Design 2D Plans and visualize 3D views
  • Doors, windows, dormers, stairs and roofs
  • Online video tutorials and user forum for your help
  • Create stunning photo realistic ray-traced images
  • Create clear dimensioned 2D floor plans
Visual Building Lite is a low cost but multi featured home design tool to suit those on a low budget, but still wish to achieve high quality design and visualisation tasks. Visual Building Lite has been specifically designed to allow you to resolve many design problems associated with the design of buildings - residential, commercial, industrial and even agricultural. Visual Building Lite uses the same software technology used by professionals and is 100% compatible with Visual Building Professional and Visual Building Solar Designer. Suitable for use by many types of users: architects, builders, self-builders, property developers, interior designers, planners, real estate. The Project Start Wizard quickly gets you started and interfaces with online tutorial videos and example projects. Draw your plan in 2D and instantly visualize it in 3D. Your 2D floor plans are quickly constructed placing walls into place, either on a grid on relative to existing walls or other features. Dimensions can be in feet / inches or metric. Doors and Windows are then selected from the catalogue and dropped into place. Add your stairs, allowing you to design multiple floors, including attics and basements. The comprehensive roof designer will then help you design the roof suitable for your property, to which you can add roof windows and dormers. Apply carpets, tiles and wallpaper to floors and walls. The extendable catalogue contains many extendible textures and materials. Furnish the interior and exterior with furniture. Landscape the exterior by applying contours and adding plants and trees. Examine the effect of shadows from any location in the world and any time of day / month of the year. Add a background photo of your immediate or distant surroundings. Create a photo-realistic ray-traced image of your project for presentation together with your documented and dimensioned 2D plans.


Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Chief Architect Home Designer Landscape and Deck 10

Chief Architect Home Designer Landscape and Deck 10 Review



Chief Architect Home Designer Landscape and Deck 10 Feature

  • Software for planning and designing your perfect outdoor living space
  • 4,000+ Library items; 3,600+ realistic plants; point-and-click convenience
  • Design beautiful landscapes, terrain features, gardens, and more
  • Powerful Decking and Patio tools; create plot and perimeter plans
  • Get started quickly with easy how-to videos for step-by-step instructions

Plan and design your perfect outdoor living space! Home Designer Landscape & Deck makes it easy to quickly design the virtual look and feel of your backyard, deck, patio, pool or any outdoor project. Just point-and-click to add pre-arranged landscaping beds and any of over 4,000 Library items and over 3,600 realistic plants to your design.

Plants
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Plants

Landscaping is easy with over 3,600 botanically accurate flowers, trees and shrubs--from tropical to desert. Create gardens, pathways, hills, valleys, ponds and more for your perfect landscape.

  • Choose from over 3,600 realistic plants
  • Plant Chooser to quickly locate and learn detailed plant information
  • Plant Hardiness Zone maps--North America, Europe and Australia
  • Plant Growth slider tool--visualize how your plants will look in 3, 5, or even 20 years from now
  • Search for plants based on a variety of attributes: bloom time, water and sun needs, height information, plant type, sub-type, color, and hardiness zone
Decks and Patios
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Decks and Patios

Powerful Decking and Patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and help you easily estimate the costs. Make your new deck or patio look exactly the way you desire.

  • Use the Deck Designer tools to quickly design the layout of your deck
  • Define the details for your decking--borders, planking direction, overhang and planking gap
  • Place and arrange outdoor furniture to correctly size your deck or patio
  • Design single or multi-level decks including free-standing, tiered and post-and-beam
  • Deck foundations automatically generate to match sloped lots
Landscaping
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Landscaping

Create beautiful landscapes, terrain features, gardens and decks for your perfect outdoor living spaces. It's easy to create the look and feel you desire for your deck, landscaping and outdoor living spaces

  • Choose pre-arranged landscaping or flowerbeds for inspiration to jump start your design ideas
  • Import digital photos and personalize your designs. Import family photos or backdrops of your lot for realistic 3D views.
  • Drag and drop thousands of items from the Library Browser. Choose plants, pavers, windows, doors, outdoor accessories, textures, furniture and more.
  • Use the built-in Plant Schedule as a list of plants for your landscaping project--by common or scientific name
  • Use the Distribute Plants tool to auto-populate your gardens and flowerbeds
Terrain
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Terrain

Use Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools to create flat, irregularly shaped or sloped lots. Use a GPS to import or enter elevation data. You will find several terrain tools to create your lot's shape, elevation and contours.

  • Ponds & Streams--Create water features for your landscaping projects using the Stream or Pond tool--simply click to place and then resize
  • Terraces and Terrain Walls--Use the Terrain Wall Tool to create terraces or divide your Terrain slopes
  • Contours and Elevations--Drag elevation lines or set specific elevation points to create your contoured lots
  • Use Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools to create flat, irregular shaped or sloped lots--use a GPS to import or enter elevation data
  • Visualize designs with day and night views
Site Planning
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Site Planning

Create any shape lot. Enter elevation data, hills, valleys and flat regions to create your virtual lot. Use Raised, Lowered and Flat Region tools to precisely model your terrain.

  • Create plot and perimeter plans; automatically generate a 3D model of your actual terrain
  • Hill and Valley tools make it easy to add gardens, beds and slopes that automatically appear in 3D views
  • Sprinkler Designer tools to easily layout sprinkler zones
  • Define Terrain Elevation lines, Elevation Regions and Terrain Breaks for accurate modeling
  • Fences, Driveways and Sidewalks follow terrain contours
Home Designer Product Comparison
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Get Started Quickly!

The Quick Startup Options Guide will help you begin with "How-To" tutorials based on the type of your project. You can also choose from over 40 easy "step-by-step" tutorial training videos that will quickly get you started on your next home design project. Live online training webinars are available on a weekly basis and you can access this training via the Internet. Home Talk is a User Forum you can ask question from the community of users. Finally we offer great technical support by qualified in-house professionals.

Chief Architect L100-02-D Home Designer Landscape & Deck 10


Monday, April 9, 2012

Chief Architect Home Designer Essentials 10

Chief Architect Home Designer Essentials 10 Review



Chief Architect Home Designer Essentials 10 Feature

  • Entry-level software for home design, remodel, and landscaping projects
  • Over 4,000 library items; drag-and-drop convenience; 500+ sample floor plans
  • Cabinet designer tools--choose from over 1,000 cabinets; create virtual tours
  • Create custom landscaping or site plans in 2D and 3D; 500+ realistic plants
  • Get started quickly with easy how-to videos for step-by-step instructions

Home Designer Essentials is an entry-level title to help you with your home design, remodel and landscaping projects. With over 4,000 library items you can create your perfect design. It's fun and easy--start your project today!

Home Design
Professional tools for designing your dream home. View larger.
Remodeling
Design a new room or build an addition. View larger.
Home Design

Creating your dream home has never been so easy. Visualize what your home design project will look before you build or remodel with 3D models and Virtual Tours.

  • Use House Wizard to choose your rooms and then drag them to your design layout configuration to generate a floor plan
  • Choose from over 500 sample floor plans to help generate ideas
  • Automatically generate a cost estimation and material list for your project
  • Design in 3D and 2D Plan View simultaneously and visualize your design ideas
  • Easy-to-use automated building tools for roofs, stairs, framing, cabinets, and more
Remodeling

Visualize your next remodeling project before you begin and save time and money. Move a wall, change a color, add a room, redesign a kitchen and estimate the costs--all before you remodel.

  • Create the Virtual Look and Feel Before beginning your next project
  • Insert doors, windows and skylights with One-Click tools
  • Use the Color Chooser to create the perfect color for your walls, floors, furniture and accessories
  • Assign costs for materials: descriptions, quantities, costs to estimate your project
  • Create a Virtual Tour--by recording your camera movements
Interior Design
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Decks & Landscaping
From decks to landscaping, create well-planned outdoor living spaces. View larger.
Interior Design

Experiment with your interior design ideas using 3D models, virtual tours and advanced design tools. It's easy to make your decorating ideas come to life.

  • Choose from thousands of colors and textures or create your own materials using a digital photograph
  • Drag and drop thousands of items from the Library Browser. Easily change the size, color or material.
  • Generate new floors automatically based on your current floor plan design
  • Advanced 3D camera tools: Glass House, Doll House and Final View for truly photo-realistic 3D images
  • Cabinet Designer Tools--choose from over 1,000 cabinets--customize using unlimited styles and colors
Home Designer Product Comparison
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Landscaping & Decks

It's easy to quickly design the virtual look and feel of your backyard, deck, patio, pool or any outdoor project. Create the Virtual Look and Feel Before You Build!

  • Create custom landscaping or site plans in 2D and 3D
  • Choose from over 500 realistic landscaping plants
  • Design single or multi-level decks including free-standing, tiered and post-and-beam
  • Create driveways, sidewalks and pathways
  • Define decking materials, place and arrange outdoor furniture to correctly size your deck or patio
Get Started Quickly!

The Quick Startup Options Guide will help you begin with "How-To" tutorials based on the type of your project. You can also choose from over 25 easy "step-by-step" tutorial training videos that will quickly get you started on your next home-design project. Live online training webinars are available on a weekly basis and you can access this training via the Internet. Home Talk is a User Forum you can ask question from the community of users. Finally we offer great technical support by qualified in-house professionals.

Chief Architect E100-12-D Home Designer Essentials 10