Customer Reviews

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer 8.0 [OLD VERSION]

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I purchased this product as a replacement for my old, OLD 3D Home Architect. Having used software of this type before, it was very easy to use right out of the box.

It comes with a tutorial which may be helpful to someone who is not familiar with how to use different features, but I was more impressed with the online Home Talk user forums. If there is a question as to how to accomplish something, chances are it has been discussed there.

Overall, I find that Home Designer software is a much more stable program than my old 3D Home Architect; (it hasn't 'crashed' yet) and gives me plenty of options to play with.

Although this version is nowhere close to the Pro version, it its ease of use and attractive pricing make this a good choice for anyone who wants to "play" with changes to a structure or landscape.

I've only used this program a few hours, but it is easy to learn and easy to quickly get your creation started. With any new software, your going to have to learn each of their own GUI's and such.

The program would be perfect if the graphics were better.. If your expecting something close to real life photos of a home, don't buy this product. It's graphics are more on par of what you would see in Sims 2 houses/buildings.

I have a 10 year history with Chief Architect software based floor plan gui, & design. 8 is a crippled version of CA Full. In some areas it is better than previous versions, but is of little use to a veteran. If I were to do it again, I would select CA x1, and forget about the Home Designer Series. This software is for beginners.

Seems to be a good product, will take a little time to get use to but is very useful for the non-professioal. I would it buy again.

This program was delivered directly to our daughter for her birthday. She was absolutely delighted to upgrade her home designs while retaining her previous ones. She was especially thrilled with some of the features she didn't expect it to have. It arrived on her birthday, even though we ordered it on short notice. Thanks for making her birthday special!

There is a steep learning curve to this one. Unless you are an architect, you probably won't care enough to stick with it. I was just remodeling a house. I went to pen and paper after a few days mucking with the floor plans on this thing.

I've read it is very powerful, but for a one time use (more or less), it's not worth the time investment.

This is a user friendly product that allows you to create some very realistic home designs. I would have given it 5 stars, but I'm still having trouble loading the software update.

it not as nice as autocadd but the price is right

easy to use so far.