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96 of 97 customers found the following review helpful:
 Easiest To Use of 3 I tried--built my home from it!, 2003-07-27
I purchased three highly recommended PC architect programs to put my ideas onto paper. One was too complex, almost a full CAD program that would have taken months to learn by trial and error. The next was too simple to do any serious planning. Broderbund's Home Architect (previous version with book included) was JUST RIGHT. I didn't need the book which was mostly documentation of the fixtures and models included. I started playing with simple frame designs and tried to replicate parts of my favorite layouts from Home Design books. It took me a few weeks in my spare time to get good enough to do some serious drawing. By the time I finished my plans three months later, I had 3-D views, all the electrical switches & outlets installed to code (automatically), an exact measurement to the sq. ft. and materials list I actually used for estimates. Sharing those estimates with the contractor showed him I knew what the house would cost to build except for labor and helped us settle on a fixed price up front. In fact, my estimate turned out to be better than his.
Early in my designing, the materials list showed I couldn't afford the house I wanted so I scaled it down to what I could afford without losing anything important or incurring thousands in loan costs. I took the plans to an architect who basically charged me $400 to re-draw and print out my plans on his plotter. I built the house and the only problem the contractor had was where the architect didn't follow my computerized plan. Next time I'll do it with just this software! It really works. [and now does roof designs] I've enjoyed my home for seven years now and it suits me well because I designed it carefully to meet my needs, my lot and the FL climate. Try several sw packages including this one. Its more intuitive to use than the others and loaded with nice features. Don't settle for a cookie cutter home.
12 of 15 customers found the following review helpful:
 YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, 2003-06-14
This software shows good promise, but the lack of documentation and/or online help makes this product extrememly frustrating and difficult to use. After several hours of trial and error and creating work arounds to very basic editing tasks I was able to create very basic floor plans. This program is supposed to do much more but without any instructions it is just not intuitive enough to get the job done. Even though the program is cheap don't buy it if you put any value on your time.
21 of 21 customers found the following review helpful:
Great product for the price, 2003-04-18
This is a really fun and addicting software to use. My daughter and I have been "constructing" our dream houses on it. There are only two things that are somewhat weak - The "automatic roof builder" doesn't have a lot of options, so it's difficult to design the roof in any detail. Also, it's only somewhat user friendly -- although this version, 3, is not the latest version. For the price, it's a great product and a lot of fun. If you are serious about drawing up your home plans in great detail, then I'd definitely upgrade. I'm thinking of buying the 5.0 version to see if they improved the roof option.
7 of 32 customers found the following review helpful:
I'm sorry, that I only can give it 5 start, 2003-03-07
This is the most comply software to build you house plan or apartment, to use this software in every scenery that you might encounter in your build experience you only need imagination and time to build it.
30 of 31 customers found the following review helpful:
3D Home Design Suite, 2003-02-05
This is a fast, fun, and reliable program. I first heard about it from school. In Applied Technology, I was doing a module on Architecture that used this software. Well, let's just say what began as an assignment turned into an extravaganza! I bought the software, and use it all the time. It's great to be able to design your own houses, use great and easy-to-use tools to add some pizazz, and finally see your finished product! 3D Home Design Suite is very rewarding. You won't regret buying it!!!
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