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 enlarge | From: Encore Software
Category: Software
List Price: $69.99
Buy Used: $48.99
You Save: $21.00 (30%)
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Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 3169
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8 x 3.2
MPN: 383206
Model: 383206
UPC: 772040832063
EAN: 0772040832063
ASIN: B0001GU7K6
Release Date: March 22, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: CD HAS NO SCRATCHES - USER BOOK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - BOX DOSE HAVE SHELF WEAR
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| Features:
| • | Convenient wizards and tutorials help create basic plans fast | | • | Professional-grade drafting tools in an easy, intuitive interface | | • | New stylish name-brand materials and rendering capabilities | | • | Easy to use; powerfully generates buildable blueprint-style plans | | • | Unlimited customization guarantees a flawless finished project |
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Product Description
3D Home Architect Home Design Deluxe makes planning your dream home a pleasure, instead of a chore. Floor plans, remodeling or working on additions is problems at all for this software. Begin planning the perfect home with software like that used by real architects&designers! Budgeting tools and materials lists make it possible for you to break ground with confidence Landscaping and garden modeling tools are included -- create a beautiful yard to compliment the home of your dreams!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 39 more reviews...
 User hostile program! September 20, 2008
Hostile User (MO)
I began using 3D Home Architect years ago and found I could do most anything I wanted with version 4 deluxe. Then I tried this POS, which is as user-hostile as any program I've ever encountered. Not intuitive, takes ages to set up defaults to make it do what you want it to do, pitiful documentation and tech support, not able to import plans from previous versions (even using the industry standard DFX files - but the did warn me). Version 4 and earlier were written by Chief Architect; later versions by Punch Software. Go try something by CA, like Better Homes & Gardens Home Designer. The only reason I gave this product 1 star is because there is no lower rating!
Absolutely awful February 11, 2008
Louis J. Serino (Idaho)
In a word. CRASH!!
The only thing good was Amazon gave me a full refund.
Dont waste your time on it.
 He loves it! December 3, 2007
E Melia
Ordered this for my fiance's birthday. It arrived just on time, and he loves it!
 Just fine for $13.50 September 24, 2007
J. Pratt (Md. United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Got it today. It is a little clunky, and you have to be patient when using "duplicate", etc, but I have the first floor about done, and it works okay. Has stopped once but no big deal, just leave auto-save on. Have not used stuff like this before. It will really help my wife picture things. It isn't real intuitive, but it suffices. The help menu and index is sparse. The views are okay, but the rotation in 3D is slow on this 1.X gigahertz 500MB ram 64MB video card machine. Good night. I hope to have my house plans done within a week.
Update after several weeks: still same opinion. Works, decent graphics, and my wife did appreciate the opportunity to view what things 'might' look like, so the rendering was acceptable. I would recommend to someone who is just wanting to visualize a home, and maybe play a little with sizing up rooms, re-locating doors and windows, etc.
 Would recommend Punch! Architectural Series (AS18) instead September 17, 2007
Christopher Conn (NJ USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I would not have bought this product if it wasn't necessary to share house layout/design plans with my electrician's office.
Our PC is Windows 2000 Pro.
Why do I not like it?
- It's hard to put a half-wall up (I had to elevate it from the floor below)
- Most importantly it crashes frequently. If I have a 2 or more models open, and then I re-open the model that you're not viewing currently, it crashes. Now, I "wised" up a little and go to the "Window" menu to see if I have the model opened yet before trying to open it up again. This wasn't the only time it would crash, although the only sequence of events that I could reproduce the program crash with.
We already had the Punch! Architectural Series. And I have never, ever had the program crash or found it difficult to layout items as necessary. It also has many more options for walls/doors/furniture/landscaping/etc.
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