HOME DESIGNER 2012 ARCHITECTURAL -CH. ARCHITECT PC DESIGN SOFTWARE BRAND NEW BOX 

Exclusive All-in-One Home Design Solution:

Over 2,500 Sample Plans for design inspiration
Choose from built-in home style templates, create your own custom home design or use the House Wizard™
Powerful building tools like automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing and foundations
Artistic rendering techniques for Watercolor, Glass House™ and Technical Illustration

Remodeling:

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Create a new room or addition – add and remove walls, place windows and doors, size your rooms with dimensions
Point-and-click to remove wall surfaces, or use 3D Cross-Section Elevation Slider™ to quickly create a 3D slice of your desired view
Create before and after images of your remodeling project. Visualize ideas and share with friends
Create a Virtual Tour – draw your record line to Automatically Generate; or record your camera movements

Kitchen & Bath Design:

Design the Kitchen of your dreams – move walls, create new cabinets, add appliances – Design your perfect workspace!
Plan the new layout of your bathroom with custom cabinets, sinks, showers and garden tubs. It’s easy to visualize your ideas in 3D.
Create custom cabinets in minutes by choosing your own colors, countertops, door styles and more
Design your new kitchen or bath using the Cabinet Designer™ Tools
Use the Cabinet Designer™ tools to create unlimited cabinet styles. Choose your own colors, countertops and door styles.

Interior Design:

Experiment with your interior design ideas using 3D models, virtual tours and advanced design tools
Choose from a variety of furniture, appliance, and cabinet style. Easily change the size, color and fabric to create just the look and feel you desire
Design for your lifestyle and personality – change colors, add lighting and choose furniture to accent your new room
Smart Design Objects, Drag-and-drop from thousands of design objects in the built-in Library organized by category
Use the Material Painter® to apply and visualize new materials
Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, cabinets, choose colors, and accessories. It’s fun to experiment with various options to create different looks

Decks & Landscaping:

Powerful deck and patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and can help you estimate the costs
Design single or multi-level decks complete with automatic deck framing
Quickly lay out your deck with stairs and arrange furniture
Deck foundations automatically generate to match sloped lots
Estimate Costs, such as deck posts, planking, framing and concrete
Generate cut and buy lists for your decking projects
Plant Encyclopedia to learn more about the plants in your designs
Choose from over 3,600 plants with the Plant Chooser™
Plant Hardiness Zone reference maps
See what your plants will look like in 0 – 20 years
Pathways – Use the Pathway tool to design curb-appealing landscaping using stone, pavers, or sidewalks – line with trees, shrubs, flowers and more

3D Models & Virtual Tours:

Design in 2D and 3D. 3D Views are automatic with a point-and-click of the camera tool
Glass House™ View provides a full translucent view of your design. Choose other Artistic rendering techniques for Watercolor and Technical Illustration views
Planning of furniture placement and traffic flow
Create a Virtual Tour – draw your record line to Automatically Generate; or record your camera movements
Visualize your home with day and night views
Assemble a scale model of your design with Model Maker™
Generate shadows from the sun for realistic 3D views
Point-and-click to remove wall surfaces, or use 3D Cross-Section Elevation Slider™ to quickly create a 3D slice of your desired view

Site Planning & Estimating:

Use Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools to create flat, irregular shaped, or sloped lots – use a GPS to import or enter elevation data
Create plot and perimeter plans; automatically generate a 3D model of your actual terrain
Make your backyard design come alive using several easy-to-use terrain and landscaping tools. Add a pool or pond and visualize in 3D
Sprinkler Designer™ tools to easily layout sprinkler zones
Fences and Driveways – With the Fencing tools you can choose a variety of fencing styles and custom gates. You will also find driveway, sidewalk and curbing tools
Hill and Valley tools make it easy to add gardens, beds and slopes that automatically appear in 3D views. Choose from landscaping style templates or create your own
Cost Estimating – Don’t be surprised by the cost of your project. Automatically generate a complete spreadsheet for your project costs, broken down by category. Calculate the amount of lumber for your deck or concrete required for that new patio

Get Started Quickly & Easily:

The Quick Startup Options Guide will help you begin with "How-To" tutorials based on the type of your project
Use the House Wizard™ for quick and easy layout of your rooms
Select from the pre-designed Home Design and Landscaping Style Templates complete with colors, cabinets, decks and more
The online help system provides detail information on all types of building projects
Includes over 40 easy "step-by-step" tutorial videos that will quickly get you started on your next home design project