3D Home Designer Deluxe (PC CD)

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 house for myself. The software is very user friendly. When you start the programme there are very easy to follow instructions to determine the shape, number of floors and style of your design. The software itself had no problems but, it was when i tried to use my assitive technoligy that the problems started. I understand that this is no fault of the product and it may not be a broadly experienced problem but, it is worth keeping in mind. Overall it is a very useful tool for generating a 3d image of your design.

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.

Unable t use it on my computer

Excellent service and product would recommend

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.

Nice

No activation code!

it came on time and its perfect for people that like to build houses and see them come to life great job