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3D Home Architect Professional 5.0
	From: Broderbund Category: Software Buy New: $44.99 New (2) Used (2) from $40.00 Rating: 45 reviews Sales Rank: 9103 Format: Cd-rom Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows Nt Media: CD-ROM Operating System: Windows NT Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7 Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.9 x 3.2 Model: 385356 UPC: 047956853564 EAN: 0047956853564 ASIN: B00006I50O Release Date: September 13, 2002 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


Editorial Reviews: Amazon.com Product Description From your first rough sketch to the final coat of paint, 3D Home Architect Professional 5.0 helps you realize your home dreams. Based on an industry-grade computer-aided drafting (CAD) engine, the 5.0 release of 3D Home Architect Professional gives you everything you need to succeed with your design, remodeling, or addition project. Advanced 3-D editing and photo-realistic rendering bring home plans to life, while the intuitive interface is easy to master. Enjoy unlimited customization of objects, colors, and textures. View every aspect of your design details with eight vivid rendering modes. Explore the extensive library of home plans, furnishings, and more. Plus, you receive 3D Home Interiors 2.0 along with landscape and garden software. Product Description Trust your home designs to 3D Home Architect Pro 5.0. Based on an industry-grade CAD engine, this powerful software gives you everything you need to ensure the success of your home design, remodeling, or addition project.

Customer Reviews: Read 40 more reviews... Frustration October 1, 2005 Edwin L. Stickney 3 out of 3 found this review helpful I am extremely disappointed with this product! I was unable to get to the proper scale so it would fit my screen. No matter what scale I entered, it stayed the same on the screen. I just wanted to create a 2D floor plan and be able to place furniture, etc., and was totally unable to accomplish this. Close but No Cigar August 30, 2004 gscooter (Northern VA) 8 out of 8 found this review helpful The program has loads of excellent features objects, and very good rendering capability BUT... You cannot output this to a standard dxf or dwg format. (If you try the current "dxf" ouput option, you get a file that autocad (the primary software that uses and created dxf) cannot display. When asked about this I was told by Broderbund tech support that they don't intend to provide a capability to produce blueprint quality / compatible outputs. If you plan on trying to print out and paste together a large design - forget it! You can't be sure you have the same scale or orientation on the paper. Not a pro-quality package. Window sizes are wacky - they don't match the way builders talk in terms of a "Three O by Four O window. (3 feet by 4 feet) Windows in this software come out with labels like - 2'11 11/15" by 3'11 15/16" Less critical but very annoying is the pain of moving around in in 3d or 2d - not an easy thing to do. Nobody does 3D movement all that well but this one.... needs work. In 2D it's really ugly to move from one corner of a large drawing to another. Bottom line - it's a fun program to play with but don't try to use it for a real home design. You will wind up having to hire a architect to create real usable drawings. GARBAGE... I WAS SHOCKED BY THE NEW INTERFACE... July 27, 2004 R. Barber (Sacramento, Ca) 10 out of 11 found this review helpful NOT EVEN WORTH THE $10 BUCKS I PAID FOR IT. I HAVE VERSION 4.0 SO MUCH EASIER TO USE. VERSION 5 PRO AND DELUXE ARE NOT WORTH THE TIME,EFFORT, OR MONEY. BRODERBUND HAS CHANGED TO A COMPANY CALLED CADSOFT TO DESIGN THESE PROGRAMS. I SUGGEST HIGHLY USING INDIVIDUAL SOFTWARE ( TOTAL 3D HOME DELUXE 6.0 OR 7) THEY ARE VERY EASY TO LEARN AND THE INTERIOR DESIGNING PART OF IT IS REALLY FUN. This version is horse crap. Pitiful and useless.... March 4, 2004 W. Robinson (Madison, MS United States) 10 out of 10 found this review helpful I used a previous version on my old computer and had no difficulty. Apparently, I've lost intelligence in the past year and a half, as I cannot get this version to cooperate. You draw on the 2nd floor and the walls show up on the 1st. How'd that happen? I'd love to know. I gave up trying to draw from scratch, which I did before on the previous version, and began trying to modify an example model. Bugs are everywhere. I want my money back. I'm not a computer software engineer, but I do have a Mechanical Engineering degree and I can't use this piece of feces. 1 Star or less October 1, 2003 15 out of 15 found this review helpful Strong "don't buy" of this product... less than 1 star. I ordered it online at Amazon.com (through J&R Music and Computer World). Both of these companies delivered as promised... 5 stars for them. I was very pleased with past versions of 3D Architect, unfortunately version 5.0 (and 5.1) has problems, the same problems as other users have noted. When I ran into these problems on day 1 of using ver 5.0 I went to the Broderbund website and upgraded the system to 5.1 (available online for free). 5.1 has same problems of being booted out or locked up. I was able to make some progress by setting the "auto save" feature to 4 minutes. This way WHEN (not if) it locks up you only loose a few minutes of work. Lock ups are very frequent (SEVERAL PER HOUR) and it is not RAM, PC Speed or HD space related. I am in the process of returning the software to Broderbund since both Amazon and J&R Music and Computer World have no refund policies on opened software. Hopefully they will offer a refund. Better Homes and Gardens is releasing "Home Designer" for $99. It is a bit pricey but appears to be more in line with older versions of 3D ARCHITECT. Keith Landry Houston, Texas

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