Customer Reviews

3-D Home Architect 5 (Jewel Case)

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4 star:		(0)
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2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

There ARE no cabinets. Terrible, misleading, a waste of money. The amount of frustration that this caused will stear me clear from EVER purchasing another Broderbund product. ..and I use to be a happy customer.

I agree with the above reviewer. I have spent hours changing the cabinets in the area where you can edit them, only to find after many, many hours trying to figure out what "I" did, still could not find them. Don't waste your time.

I have version 3.0 that is about 4 years old. It has more features than the 5.0 when it comes to bath fixtures and doors. this purchase has been a waste of money. The Company's description of the new version was misleading. I will not purchase any more products from them.

I cannot load the program onto my computer. I took the software back to the store to exchange it for another and had the same problem loading the second copy. I couldn't even get started and the website was no help at all. I am taking this back and trying another brand. This is not user friendly at all.

I agree with every review I have read about this product, Broderbund 3D Home Architect 5. I too have spent hours trying to figure out how to drop cabinets into a structure. I could find them in the cataloges, and followed the instructions closely but to no good. I have even contacted Broderbund for help and they referred me to another company that never responded to my e-mail. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT, IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME. ZERO STARS ALL AROUND. - TAD

Broderbund Home Architect 5 is a waste of money. Do not buy it. First of all, THERE ARE NO CABINETS!!! Secondly, it is not user friendly at all. It is very difficult to use. This software was an upgrade for me from 3D Home Architect Deluxe 3 (which by the way was a great piece of software). When you upgrade you expect more, not less! I either use my old version or draw my designs out on paper. I don't know what Broderbund was thinking when they made this software.

My advice, don't waste your money. With the fact that their are no cabinets in this software and the fact that it is difficult to use, I am sure that there are much better products are there for 3D home design.

I am giving it 0 stars. Unfortunately, Amazon makes you select at least 1 star, but believe me this software doesn't even come close to rating 1 star.

0 STARS !!!

Even though the package states that it includes "cabinets", it doesn't. You can't "drop in" any of the available sinks and stoves because there is nothing to drop them into. I installed it twice and had the same effect. Interestingly, you can see the "cabinets" in the editing section, you just can't get to them. If they are available somewhere within this package, they certainly aren't easy to get to, even for a computer user with over 20 years experience. Forget the money, I wasted a too many precious hours on this program.

There are also no freehand drawing tools.

I have completed my plan for my house on paper along with the dimentions.All that need to be done was to draw it in some 2d-tool so that i can get an overall picture in 3d when it will be done..so that i dont want to spend unnecessary time and money on material and labour

I am simply not able to reconstruct my hand-drwan plan in this software.All i could acomplish without any trouble was the 4 walls...
It sems impossible to place the objects in 3d view
And the components that i place in 2d view seem to apperar totaly out of place in 3d

I am totaly frustrated with this software
TERRIBLE:.....DONOT EVEN DREAM ABOUT TRYING IT

if you are so desperate...thank your stars...you are better off

MS.Kurinji

I agree with everyone else! There are no cabinets. It is hard to figure out. The 3D view sucks and when I try to move around it takes forever. Very slow program. Sometimes when I try to place an object it won't do it at all. They should have spent more time making this program and fixing all the problems with it. DON'T BUY IT!

I brought this version. I had an older one and believed this would give me more options to design. Well,they fooled me!
I couldn't even figure the dare program out! The program, to me was designed for professionals not the novice like myself. I could get the basic floor plan down but changing to 3d, adding furniture,cabinet etc forget it. I was so disappointed that I would never recommend this program to anyone.