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xsBusiness - Better Homes and Gardens Interior Designer [OLD VERSION]
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List Price: $59.99
Our Price: $50.99
Your Save: $ 9.00 ( 15% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Chief Architect
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Chief Architect
EAN: 0750839031316
Feature: Powerful, easy-to-use interior home design software
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Chief Architect
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Chief Architect
Model: 045-100L
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: Chief Architect
Release Date: 2005-08-31
Studio: Chief Architect
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Features
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Powerful, easy-to-use interior home design software
Includes interior design, remodeling, decorating, and floor/space planning
Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, and cabinets
Choose colors, place furniture, and create kitchens and baths
Design and visualize with realistic 3D models and virtual tours
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: NEVER ABLE TO USE IT - GETTING A REFUND
Comment: Better Homes and Gardens Interior Designer [OLD VERSION] I was excited to get this product because I am going to be doing some painting, floors, furniture, etc., in a bedroom. I was anxious to get an idea of room layout and furniture placement to get a visual of the project before I begin. It never brought up the registration page or let me indicate the CD Key. Consequently, I couldn't get the updates, etc. Amazon is very good about letting me return this product for a refund, but I am VERY disappointed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good for general layout purposes but limiting
Comment: The product is very easy to use. You don't need to read the manual or do the tutorials to figure it out. There are a lot of things you can do. However, it is also very limiting. Things that should be very simple are difficult. For example, you put an area rug in a room, and then you want to put furniture on top of it. That sounds like something simple but it is not easy. The program will not let you put any piece of furniture on top of something else. Instead you have to place the furniture off to the side, and then either edit its properties, or go into 3D view and lift the furniture off the ground a little, then slide it over the rug. Copying and pasting has a really stupid implemention. It is unconventional and clunky. Also, there is no way to copy multiple items and past them. For example, if you made a room layout you like, and you wanted to move all the stuff from one room to another, or from one floor to another, you cannot select all, copy, then paste. In fact, there is no easy way at all to do it. The frame rate was not so hot in 3D view mode either after filling it with furniture, windows, window treatments and everything. This makes it very difficult to have a smooth walk through of your virtual room. With frame hitching as you walk through the room, it is extremely distracting, and you cannot get a good feel for the space. I do not think it is my computer either. I do not have the most up to date computer, but I do have a Pentium 4 and a pretty good graphics card. They say this works with Windows 98. I'd like to see that actually happen. All in all though, I was able to get enough out of this program to have a good idea of what things will look like when I lay out my furniture in different arrangements, and it helped me figure out if I had enough space to place certain things. Mild thumbs up.
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Summary: Better Homes and Gardens Interior Designer
Comment: Verry Good Product. Easy to use and a lot of fun! I would DEFINATLY recomend this.
Customer Rating:
Summary: $50 well spent
Comment: I'm renovating a bathroom and decided to GC the project myself. This software allowed me to create an accurate drawing of the room (suitable to present to the municipal authorities for electrical and plumbing permits). In addition, it was a lot of fun to try out different interior design elements (pedastal sink vs vanity, etc.) to create the desired final look. The materials list generated by the program was also very helpful. FInally, it was easy to point and click through and I mastered it quickly. Given that the overall cost of this project is many 1000s of dollars, it was worth the extra $50 to do be able to do the design work myself.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Home Design Program
Comment: This program is fairly easy to use with a little trial and error. The renderings available as work is completed allow for relatively good representation of what you should see in real life Very useful for designing traffic flow patterns and placement of furniture prior actual placement. Allows for realistic room design. Image on image, a table on a rug or vase on a table for example, should be less convoluted and easier to accomplish as well as not having to connect all four walls to do flooring and several other things. Overall, I was mostly pleased with the program.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Better Homes&Gardens Interior Designer is your all-in-one solution for interior home design projects. Start designing all-new interiors for your home, redecorate rooms and create the kitchens and bathrooms of your dreams. Whether you need architectural tools to build or remodel a complete room, or just want to do some interior design -- even just floor and space planning -- you have all the tools you need right here. Decorate with wall coverings, add molding or create curved and angled walls Generate roofs, dimensioning, foundations, and custom floor&ceiling heights Create split-entry, curved and multi-level staircase creation One-click automatic dimensions -- automatically calculate square footage by room, for the entire plan
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