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Brand: Chief Architect EAN: 0750839012100 Format: CD-ROM Item Dimensions: Label: Chief Architect Manufacturer: Chief Architect Model: 045500 MPN: 045-50 Platform: Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Publisher: Chief Architect Release Date: November 01, 2004 Studio: Chief Architect Features:
Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: Better Homes & Gardens Home Designer makes it easy to concieve and design the dream home you've always wanted. Powerful building tools like automatic roof generation, stairs, decks, framing, CAD, dimensioning, realistic 3D models, and Plan Check makes it easy for anyone. Now you can handle all your remodeling, building and decorating and needs from one simple program. Materials List for project cost estimating Plan Check tool validates the design against standard building principles Amazon.com: Home Designer is the best home-design software tool for your home remodeling, design, landscaping, and decking projects. Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer combines the leading-edge home design software from Chief Architect with the number-one home and garden publisher Better Homes and Gardens. All products are fully compatible with 3D Home Architect version 4.0 and earlier as well as the Chief Architect professional product line. With Home Designer you can add as much or as little detail to the design as you want--it's fun and easy. Home Designer makes it easy to create your dream home:
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 Rating: - You get what you pay for!The good news is if you are wanting to design basic ranch type homes or simple two stories with no interior balconies, then this program is for you. It's pretty easy to use if you are patient enough to listen to the tutorials. It gave me a good idea of what my ranch home is going to look like inside. But it definitely has it's drawbacks. The color palette and furniture is very limited, so don't think you are going to be doing a lot of decorating. The "3-D" views are impossible ... Read More Rating: - Better than the last Designer packageColors are not very faithful when painted on walls and have a rather limited palette. I could never find bookcases or adequate fireplaces. The roof is automatically generated so you can't really replicate your own roof,if you are doing a remodel,(unless it's really simple). Viewing tools are ok, measurement tools lack versatility. You can get a floor layout and view the 3D construction rapidly, but it really wasn't adequate to model my rather simple house. It's a good package if you only need to ... Read More Rating:  - Nice for layout... sucky for DesignI had high hopes buying this product... but the more I use it, the more bugs I find and the less I can do. Take for instance today, I am building some built-in bookshelfs in my house and want to try different designs. I spent hours converting soffits into shelves (b/c I could not find a flexible enough component in the program that allows me to build this). Finally after mucking around, I get it... great. Now I want to try different colors on different elements... and it crashes... repeatitively. ... Read More Rating:  - Helpful only in designing boxes with roofsThis product was a horrible waste of my money. There is no option for log houses, which I find surprising. This is afterall, far from an alternative building style. It seems as though this product was made for those with little or no creaativity, seeking to create another ugly box like all those that already exist all over the nation. Don't waste your money! Rating: - Lots of work, little rewardI was very anxious to recieve this product. I reviewed various products and this seemed to be the one to buy for the price. At this point I'm not disappointed I bought it, just disappointed at some of the limitations. I was looking to do basic, accurate floor plans, i.e. kitchens. With this product you're forced to design a house and then focus on a specific room. I live in an area where there are alot of raised houses. A raised foundation/house on piers is not an option. I will say that it has a ... Read More |
