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- Your perfect home is only a few clicks away with this 3D Home Designer!
- Plan extensions, projects and layouts with this easy-to-use design solution
- Choose from over 1000 furnishings including appliances, furniture and decorative objects
- .Customise objects, colours and texturesEdit designs easily using design wizards
- Walk-around' your design in 3D to see how it will really look!
- Estimate and monitor project costs, and determine material requirements
- The perfect tool for home improvement enthusiasts!
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Manufacturer's Description
Make your dream home a reality!
Your perfect home is only a few clicks away with this 3D Home Designer! This easy-to-use home design solution helps you transform each room in your house with thousands of combinations of furnishings, sizes, colours, materials and styles, including furniture, fixtures, lighting and flooring. In just minutes you can redecorate, remodel or expand your home from scratch, saving you valuable time and money. You can then view your creation in 3D to see how it will really look! The perfect tool for all home improvement enthusiasts!
CREATE YOUR HOME DESIGN
Easy-to-use design wizards
Copy Designs to multiple floors
Type in precise measurements and co-ordinates
Automatic roof creation in a variety of shapes, styles and sizes
EDIT DESIGNS IN DETAIL
Edit multiple objects at the same time
Create and edit in 2D and 3D views
Unlimited undo and redo, so you can experiment
Move a wall within a plan and the program automatically recalculates other walls, floors and ceilings to fit the new shape
CUSTOMISE YOUR DESIGN
Easily add objects to your designs
Create curved walls and arched doorways
Insert your own background image i.e. your garden
Fold-up, tilt & roller garage doors
Spiral, L-shaped, railings, U-shaped stairways
CHOOSE FROM 1000+ OBJECTS
Furnishings and appliances: kitchen, lounge, office etc
Decorative objects: picture frames and mirrors etc
Windows & doors
Floors & ceilings
Cabinets
Plumbing and electrical fixtures
Roofs and skylights
Lighting
Stairs and railings
Patio furniture
MONITOR YOUR BUDGET
Calculate square footage
Determine material requirements
Estimate & monitor project costs
Product Description
3D HOME DESIGNER DELUXE
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
I bought this just for fun really - I enjoy the house design side of things like The Sims and wanted to do some more detailed, less restricted designs. I'm an experienced PC user (and an IT teacher!) and I'm used to learning new packages but this one wasn't as much fun or as easy as I was hoping.
I'm running this on my Windows 7 laptop which has a separate graphics card, but it seems to struggle with rendering the 3D. It reverts to the wire-frame view everytime you move the mouse, and I've not been able to walk through anything successfully. The design itself is hit and miss too - I've tried to recreate our house, but cannot get the gable end of the old part of the house to match up with the extension - I end up with a hole in the wall every time! There are other frustrating things too - measurements are difficult to get precise when drawing a wall, I cannot get a cooker top to sit on a kitchen counter, or rotate the built in oven to face away from the wall! To change the material for the outside walls I have to select each wall individually - I've tried selecting them all and then applying the change, but it doesn't work. The online manual is ok, but hasn't really helped to solve any problems. The preset measurements for things like windows, kitchen cabinets and appliances aren't UK-based either - I'm guessing they're American. Having said that, the appearance of everything is customisable which is good.
The other thing that annoyed me was that I had to go online and register to get an activation code to run the software - without it, it wouldn't work. I really don't want to give out my e-mail address and personal details to a software company I don't know and resent being forced to do this just to make the product work.
For a fiver, I guess I can't really complain, but I'm going to uninstall it and not waste any more time getting frustrated with it I'm afraid.
I'm running this on my Windows 7 laptop which has a separate graphics card, but it seems to struggle with rendering the 3D. It reverts to the wire-frame view everytime you move the mouse, and I've not been able to walk through anything successfully. The design itself is hit and miss too - I've tried to recreate our house, but cannot get the gable end of the old part of the house to match up with the extension - I end up with a hole in the wall every time! There are other frustrating things too - measurements are difficult to get precise when drawing a wall, I cannot get a cooker top to sit on a kitchen counter, or rotate the built in oven to face away from the wall! To change the material for the outside walls I have to select each wall individually - I've tried selecting them all and then applying the change, but it doesn't work. The online manual is ok, but hasn't really helped to solve any problems. The preset measurements for things like windows, kitchen cabinets and appliances aren't UK-based either - I'm guessing they're American. Having said that, the appearance of everything is customisable which is good.
The other thing that annoyed me was that I had to go online and register to get an activation code to run the software - without it, it wouldn't work. I really don't want to give out my e-mail address and personal details to a software company I don't know and resent being forced to do this just to make the product work.
For a fiver, I guess I can't really complain, but I'm going to uninstall it and not waste any more time getting frustrated with it I'm afraid.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
I bought this mainly to do floor plans, the main issue I have is that because it is American there is no option for British spec homes, none of the wall depths and wall type options are suitable, British houses have solid or cavity brick walls 250-300mm deep, and sometimes concrete or timber frame. The appliances, electrical fittings etc are all US spec.
I would like to be able to create my own short cuts for providing text, this does'nt seem possible, you have to use the menu everytime to do this, again alot of common terms used in Britain such as reception room, conservatory, kitchen/diner, utility room and scullery are not available. I would like there to have been an option for squared paper as a background for floor plans but there is'nt.
I also greatly resent having bought the software being forced to send my details via email to obtain an activation code, despite unticking boxes, I am still being sent unwanted junk mail by the software company.
A frustrating and unnecessarily fiddly piece of software.
If it was'nt for the low purchase price I would have given this just 1 star instead of 2 stars.
I would like to be able to create my own short cuts for providing text, this does'nt seem possible, you have to use the menu everytime to do this, again alot of common terms used in Britain such as reception room, conservatory, kitchen/diner, utility room and scullery are not available. I would like there to have been an option for squared paper as a background for floor plans but there is'nt.
I also greatly resent having bought the software being forced to send my details via email to obtain an activation code, despite unticking boxes, I am still being sent unwanted junk mail by the software company.
A frustrating and unnecessarily fiddly piece of software.
If it was'nt for the low purchase price I would have given this just 1 star instead of 2 stars.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
I purchased this software for my 10-year old grandson, Ross, who is obsessed with house design. I'm not particularly technical but was able to load and set up the programme very quickly. Ross easily found his way around the tools and has already produced a number of impressive designs. We are about to remodel our bathroom and he is eager to produce the design. I have no idea whether serious house builders/ designers would rate this item, but as a basic programme for fun more than anything it is well the few pounds it cost and it has made Ross very happy.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
really good software
This software is amazing.
I don't know how it would compare to high tech. equipment but it seems to work really well. Read more
I don't know how it would compare to high tech. equipment but it seems to work really well. Read more
Published 15 months ago
3D Home Designer
Does not appear to function properly. Computer keeps turning off when one tries to use it
Published 21 months ago by Syl
ok but not use it really
Had a mess about.. seems ok but not as easy as it could be to use.
Published on 15 Jan 2010 by G. Jones
great product but not compatible with assistive technology
I bought this software after finding it on Amazon and my reasons for buying it were a combination of a great low price, capible software and a curiosity about desinging a future... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2009 by paddy
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