Home Design 3D / Landscape Design 3D (Jewel Case) | 
 enlarge | From: Activision
Category: Software
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $4.87
You Save: $5.12 (51%)
New (3) Used (7) from $3.99
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 18276
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows ME
UPC: 047875308503
EAN: 0047875308503
ASIN: B00005V98U
Release Date: January 24, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com Product Description
This package includes two full software products on one CD-ROM. Test out your home design, renovation, or remodeling projects before investing a dime with Home Design 3D. Save time, money, and hours of frustration by creating the home of your dreams, right on your computer, in the comfort of your home or office. Intuitive drag-and-drop tools allow you to fully customize more than 100 sample plans and templates. Design with a selection of roof styles, gables, columns, and crown moldings. Simultaneous 2-D and 3-D views let you see your design as you work. You can even view your creations with real-time 3-D walkthroughs and flyovers from every angle. The program also includes a built-in cost calculator and loan planner. With Landscape Design 3D you are able to create the perfect landscape and gardens for your home. Once you have placed all the trees, shrubs, and plants, you can take a walk through your fantasy landscape. You can drag and drop more than 60 photorealistic textures. Changes are made in both 2-D and 3-D automatically.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Too many bugs, too limited January 27, 2003
Bruce McLean
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well, for $.. you shouldn't expect much. The biggest problem I had was with bugs. Trying too move walls ended up with zig-zag lines. Having the roof of my two story house ending up over the first floor. And, most frustrating of all, repeated crashing when trying to print out a design. I swapped an 11" x 17" pad of graph paper for this product and came out $.. ahead but I would have had better results with the graph paper.
Landscape Design was useless June 11, 2002
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I knew for 9.99 I shouldn't expect much but the landscape design portion of this package was useless. I couldn't get hardly anything out of it other than model pictures of certain types of gardens. Certainly that's not worth the money.
Difficult to use May 19, 2002
Carla (Pacific NorthWest, USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I used the 1999 version for W95/98, which received an Editor's Choice award from Computer Times, however, I found this program difficult to use and lacking in flexibility. The 3-D features are nice, but getting a basic layout was very difficult to do, particularly since my lot is an odd shape. The help screens are not very helpful, especially in getting your basic design down. There were many pre-designed landscapes, but they didn't "fit" my situation. Limited selection of types and size of trees, shrubs, and flowers. I am an above average user of computers and software, but I don't have experience in design or drawing.
You get what you pay for!! April 27, 2002
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
Purchased this for my wife, who is somewhat computer-inept. Decided to preview it myself, so I could offer her help with it later on; however, it was I who needed the help! Very difficult interface,with No "undo" feature, or "back" button for duffers to erase the inevitable mistakes. This is an extremely maddening bit of software, which I am going to send back ASAP, and trade for something a bit more expensive, but hopefully, with a shorter leaning curve.... Did I mention that in addition to no printed docs (a real pet peeve of mine) there is no OPTION of printing the docs yourself; only an extremely unhelpful "help" file. My advice? Forget this one!
 Home Design 3D -a lot for the $ April 10, 2002
Jim (California)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
AutoCad or even Micrografx Designer it is not, but this little package provides quick almost painless floor plans and surprisingly useful 3D renderings. The learning curve is very short, particularly if you have some experience with other drawing software. Unlike some other very inexpensive software, this one gives you much, much more than you pay for. My biggest disappointment is the lack of flexibility and features found in the more powerful -and much more expensive- programs. Having a layers feature, for example, would greatly improve this program. Everything considered, this is a definite winner!
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