Chief Architect Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer 7.0

A piece of crap, whether this or the $500. Stay away!

Strengths: None.

Weakness: Roof lines and stairways are a hassle. I've been working for over 10 hours on both, in a new version of the same plan that worked in the old one. Limited to 3 floors.

Forget building anything with character. If you want materials other than what's provided, it's an item-by-item import. Roofs and stairs are a disaster, and if you use their \\\

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer 7.0 Review

Strengths: great product for someone who really enjoys "playing" with a variety of design techniques

Weakness: limited selection of materials and the fact that it can be a bit cumbersome to get detailed design plans to work out "just right."

The product performs as advertised and comes with a decent tutorial disc. It made me realize I needed the next product level up in order to remodel both the house and the design of the lot the house sets on. For a small amount more the added features of the Suite 7.0 became important for what I wanted to do.

Very Nice for the price

Strengths: Price, ease of use, well done tutorials.

Weakness: None.

I purchased this program as part of a remodel project for our 1st floor and basement. The software is very easy to use. I was able to build our house and get it to the point that it really does look like our home. Really slick. It has been very useful for helping us decide on paint colors and flooring for the rooms, furniture placement, etc. Fun to play with too. The software is for the most part...

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Very nice designer software

Strengths: Easy to use, tons of materials

Weakness: running slow

I bought this software from Circuit City to design my new house. It turned out that it helped a lots in choosing funitures. I highly recommended to have a decent computer to run this software.

Just planning a remodel - fits right

Strengths: Tutorial disk included, helps estimate project cost by making a list of materials, includes sample home plans, easy to use

Weakness: Limited materials to choose from, have to upgrade to the "suite" for additional options

Started playing with this designing software. It lets me get in the what if scenarios, to quickly visualize what I would like for my kitchen remodel. The tutorial walks you through sample basic projects. It includes several videos you can watch. I liked the idea of getting a materials list to get a ballpark of how much I need to save. At some point I want to do some landscaping planning, and it...

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Easy to use, good home design software

Strengths: Includes remodeling and Landsaping. Cost estimation, easy to install and use

Weakness: none so far

Great Software, easy to install and start using. This software includes the remodeling and landscaping, hence you do not need another software for landscaping. Its good for planning the home yourself without spending lot of money. The estimating tool gives you rough estimates for the work.

OK buy if you didn't pay full $50

Strengths: the 3D generation looks great. Many beautiful preset structures and floor plans

Weakness: same as many this type of CAD software. It takes some learning to start create own plan for average home user

Installation is quite easy. The tutorial to get you started is very helpful and the instructions are clear. The 3D generated model is very realistic. I give this Satisfactory rating based on I get $25 back on rebate.