Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2656 in Software
• Brand: Chief Architect
• Model: 045-400L
• Released on: 2005-07-29
• Platforms: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000
• Dimensions: 2.25 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Home Designer Deluxe

All-in-one home design solution

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Deluxe is home design software developed by Chief Architect that makes home design easy. The software is based on the top-rated Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer title and provides feature rich tools for design projects including: home design, remodeling, interior design, decks, landscaping, site planning, cost estimating, and more. Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, and cabinets, choose colors, place furniture, create decks and landscaping. Create Your Dream Home Today!

Home Design

The software contains the exclusive Better Homes and Gardens design planning centre for expert design advice. Choose from over 1,500 sample plans and over 7,000 library items. The Design Inspiration Galley contains photos by room type for design and inspiration ideas. Design and visualise with 3D models and virtual tours. There are powerful automated building tools like automatic roofs, dimensions, stairs, plan check, and more. Choose from built-in home style templates, create your own custom design, or use the House Wizard.

Remodeling

Design and visualise in 3D including Virtual Tours. Powerful building tools like automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing, foundations, and Plan Check make it easy. Plan your bathroom with custom cabinets, sinks, showers, and tubs. Design the kitchen by moving walls, placing cabinets, adding fixtures, and appliances. Even import photos for realistic background views.

Interior Design

Use the Better Homes and Gardens design planning centre to help guide your designs with guidelines, tips, and expert advice. The Design Inspiration Gallery contains beautiful photographs to help inspire your designs. Choose from a Library of more than 7,000 items for your designs including windows, doors, lighting, furniture, interior/exterior fixtures, cabinets, and more. The Material Painter lets you easily apply colors and materials.

Decks & Landscaping

Design single or multi-level decks with Deck Designer, complete with automatic deck framing. Quickly lay out your deck with stairs and arrange furniture. Deck foundations automatically generate to match sloped lots. The exclusive Better Homes and Gardens Plant Encyclopedia is included and choose from over 1,200 plants with the Plant Chooser. A Plant Hardiness Zone with reference maps is included. Even see what your plants will look like in 0 20 years.

Site Planning & Estimating

Landscape tools such as Fence, Garden, Driveway, Path, and other Terrain Feature tools are included. Create plot and perimeter plans; automatically generate a 3D model of your actual terrain and even add a Sprinkler Designer to easily layout sprinkler zones. Automatically generate a materials list to estimate costs. Free How-To Tutorial CDs are included.

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Customer Reviews

Really pleased
I was unsure regarding what was available in this arena and what was good quality.
I downloaded a few free trials which were disappointing.
In the end I opted for this programme based on the name of the manufacturer and the price, being towards the upper range of what was available (not necessarily good criteria I know).
I must admit that I have been very fortunate. The programme is of amazing quality, relatively easy to use almost immediately and incredibly detailed.
I genuinely would have expected to pay substantially more for this than I have and it has easily exceeded my expectations.
I would have no hesitation in recommending this to anyone who has a major project in mind.

good for design
Easy to use (I learned it in one day) and easy to design. However, I had to take 2 stars out because it is eating resources for not very complicated things - it crashed my brand new laptop (which has very high specifications) several times just trying to access a rendered image after designing an entire floor. The second reason for not giving it 5 stars is that you cannot export your drawings in other documents or save in a different format to use in other programs. You have to get around it by using the print screen and then paste the image in a photo editor to and save what you need from that screen in a more user friendly format.