Home Designer Architectural

When youre already paying $199 for a product, you shouldnt be nickled and dimed for additional content, particularly when the additional content doesnt even contain what is advertised. I paid an additional $4.99 for Docks and Waterways, and after I downloaded it, I realized that it didnt contain anything about adding docks and nothing about waterways. A complete waste of my money and time.

First of all it takes quite some time and effort to learn. I would say there is very little that is intuitive. You get a lot of fluff options such as kitchen gadgets and light fixtures. However REAL features such as two different roof pitches is not possible. You also cannot change defaults on roof types. I hope you want a hip roof because that is the only default roof there is. Again really? a simple gable roof is not a choice as default auto build roof? I made the mistake of buying this twice, learn from my experience, and dont buy once.

Software works great but of course you have to purchase the highest version of the product to be able to really do any customization to the roofs. If you want to work on anything other than a very basic plan this product isnt for you unless you willing to pay for the $500 version of the software.

I ordered it in USB and received a disc. WTH??? Good thing I have an external disc drive or I would be returning it since the intended recipient has no way to load it.

Overall, I really like this software. For the money, it is a bargain. The one thing that you should do is be prepared for a bit of a learning curve...itll likely take a few hours of studying, primarily watching videos to get started. Additionally, make sure your computer meets at least the minimum requirements to run the program.

Using the product to remodel and expand a 1940s era home. The training videos are really well done and are absolutely helpful in becoming familiar with all of the various things one can do with this awesome planning tool. I am really having fun both learning the tool and creating meaningful plans for my vision for our house. A++ in my book.

The app is very difficult to use and will frustrate you on many levels. If you purchase new computers frequently, be ready to contact them to unlock your license if you try to move it to a new machine. On the third time, theyll try to charge you additionally to unlock the software youve purchased.

Chief Architect Home Designer packages are great, started with most economical package and then upgraded to next level. Easy to use and you can just layout your fantasy homes or work on serious designs and remolding. Now retired I enjoy drawing with it and it won’t break the bank like some drawing packages.