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System Requirements

Platform: Windows 98 / 2000 / XP
Media: CD-ROM
Item Quantity: 1

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Product Features

1500 home plans to choose from
7500 plant encyclopaedia
Comprehensive object library
Plant care calendar and demos
Customise objects, colours and textures
Walk through tools to move though your design in 3D
3D TrueView" technology - see your new home and garden in lifelike detail
2D Designer's View
Budgeting help with Project Estimator

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

Design andCreate your dream home
Whetheryou’re starting a serious building project, or simply experimenting with homeand garden design ideas, Ideal Home Design Suite will help you every step ofthe way. Simple and easy-to-use, you can either choose from one of theprogram’s professionally designed floor plans, or start your own from scratch.You can then start experimenting with colours and textures, furnishings, appliances,fixtures and fittings from a library or over 1000 objects. Sophisticated 3Dviewing options let you take a virtual tour of your new house and garden so youcan really visualise the end result – all before you’ve had to spend anythingon materials!

Home Design
From yourinitial design ideas through to your final blueprints, rely on Home ArchitectDesign Suite for the tools, tips and inspiration you need.

Scan in a layout, a sketch or plan from another program and trace over it to create scalable, editable plans.

Create a room and the program automatically builds a floor and ceiling for you.

Use Dynamic Dimension to change the measurements of any wall. The surrounding walls, doors, roof and windows will automatically adjust to fit.

Re-Designing
You’ll havecomplete creative freedom to transform your existing layout, making it idealfor home makeovers and extensions.

Easily add objects and architectural features to your designs.

Transform basic doors, windows and staircases into custom-crafted designs.

Custom design your own décor.

Define the size, scale, rotation and position of any material.

Design and edit in both 2D and 3D modes.

Interiors
Refine everydetail of your home’s interior to your precise specifications.

Change colours and finishes with the “point & click” Materials Paintbrush.

Comprehensive object library of appliances, furniture and accessories.

Unlimited undo and redo, so you can experiment to your hearts content.

“Walk Through” your finished home with 3D TrueView™, for photo-realistic results. It’s the next best thing to being there!

Garden Design
From alibrary of over 7,500 plants to a Plant Care Calendar, you’ve got everythingyou need to create and maintain a garden to match your dream home.

Work like a Pro, with 2D Designer’s View for an accurate top-down representation of plants and flowers.

Import an actual photo of your existing house as a basis for your landscape design.

Includes a catalogue of over 7,500 plants, so you can find the ideal choice for you.

Use the Deck Builder tool to generate structurally sound, fully-framed decks that complement your home.

Extensive object library of garden furniture, walls, gates and much more.

Various Views
You have thetools to view your newly designed garden throughout the seasons, years and evenchanging light.

Set the age of each plant to represent seedling, or mature growth. Then grow your whole landscape at once, to see how it will look in 5 or even 10 years time.

See your landscape in changing light – day or night.

View your garden at different times of the year, to see how your landscape will change throughout the seasons.

Terrain
Surround yourhome with the depth and beauty of natural slopes and rises, sculpturedwalkways, retaining walls and more.

Incorporate functional items such as paths and driveways.

Create raised flowerbeds, retaining walls or other decorative features.

Incorporate irrigation into your landscape plan.

Document your property by creating blueprint-style plans which detail elevations, property lines and other landscape characteristics.

Home Design
Whether youwant to experiment with home design ideas or start a serious building project,find everything you need to plan, design and create your ideal home, all fromthe comfort of your armchair.

Easy touse

Includes 1500 Home Plans for design inspiration

Project-based tutorials, “how to’s” and advanced features

Get started quickly with easy, project specific wizards

Scan in a layout, a sketch or plan from another program and trace over it to create scalable, editable plans

Create a room and the program automatically builds a floor and ceiling

DetailedEditing:

Dynamic Dimension editing lets you change the measurements of any wall. The surrounding walls, doors, roof and windows will then automatically adjust to fit.

Design and edit in both 2D and 3D modes

Transform basic doors, windows and staircases into custom-crafted designs.

Unlimited undo and redo, so you can experiment to your hearts content.

ProfessionalViewing

“Walk Through” your finished home with 3D TrueView™,for photo-realistic results. It’s the next best thing to being there!
View from any angle with multiple camera locations,or explore your plans in 3D with dynamic Walk Around, Fly Around and LookAround tools.
Create side-on elevation views or “slice” yourdesign to create a section view, from any angle.

PowerfulDesign Tools

Copy designs to multiple floors

Type in precise measurements and co-ordinates

Multi-level rooms

Instant staircase and banister builder

Plan the location of every electrical outlet, vent and drain to prevent last-minute problems

Automatic roof creation in a variety of shapes, styles and sizes

Change colours and finishes with the “point & click” Materials Paintbrush

ExtensiveCustomisation

Easily add objects and architectural features to your designs

Craft your own doors, unusual windows and eye-catching rooflines

Custom design your own décor

Insert your own background image i.e. your garden, existing house

Customise surfaces, paint colours and mouldings.

Define the size, scale, rotation and position of any material

Comprehensiveobject library

Kitchen appliances
Tables and chairs
Windows and doors
Sofas and beds
Home office furniture
Floors and ceilings
Cabinets
Decorative objects; picture frames and mirrors etc
Plumbing and electrical fixtures
Roofs and skylights
Lighting
Stairs and railing
Fireplaces

BudgetingHelp

Calculate square footage
Determine material requirements
Monitor and track project costs

Garden Design:
Create agarden worthy of your dream home! Whether you envisage a simple garden or amajestic landscape, find everything you need to plan, create and maintain itfor years to come.

ThePerfect Plants
Browse acatalogue of more than 7,500 plants to find the perfect choice for your garden,including:

Annuals
Perennials
Shrubs
Fruit Trees

PlantCare
Count on thePlant Encyclopaedia and Plant Care Calendar to help your landscape flourish.Find the tools you need to protect and maintain your garden. Features include:

Plant Diseases
Growth Zones
Pruning

WatchYour Garden Grow
Set the ageof each plant to represent seedling, or mature growth. Then grow your wholelandscape at once, to see how it will look in 5 or even 10 years time.

DeckBuilder
Use theconvenient Deck Builder tool to generate structurally sound, fully-framed decksthat complement your home

Multi-level decks
Porches
Balconies
Diagonal Decking

ExtensiveLandscaping Library

Over 7500 plants
Edging
Fences
Walls
Gates
Sheds
Gazebos
Playgrounds
Pools
Lights
Barbeques
Fountains
Bird baths
Paths
Driveways

DifferentViews

See your landscape in changing light – day or night
View your garden at different times of the year, tosee how your landscape will change throughout the seasons
Use the exclusive 2D Designer’s View to work with accurate top-downrepresentations of plants and flowers.