Chief Architect Interior Designer 9.0 [OLD VERSION]

by Chief Architect

Product Features

• Interior Designer 9.0 lets you design and visualize your home: Interior Design, Remodeling, Decorating, Kitchens & Baths, Floor & Space Planning, and more
• Includes both realistic and artistic rendering technology such as Watercolor, Technical Illustration, and Glass House
• Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, cabinets, choose colors, place furniture, create kitchens and baths
• Choose from over 5,000 built-in Library Items--add all the accessories for your design to create that perfect look and feel
• Design in a 2D plan view with virtual graph paper to create accurately scaled floor plans

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002JAKY00
• Item model number: I90-DN-0AZ1
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 27, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,124 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Interior Designer 9.0 is the latest release from Chief Architect, the professional software design company and the software of choice by more builders, architects and designers. Interior Designer leverages the same professional quality from Chief Architect making it the most powerful and easy to use interior design software.

The most powerful and easy to use interior design software. Click to enlarge.

Use the Cabinet Designer tools to create thousands of cabinet styles. Click to enlarge.

Arrange walls, windows, doors, and furniture then automatically generate 3D models from any angle. Click to enlarge.

Design in a 2D plan view with virtual graph paper to create accurately scaled floor plans. Click to enlarge.

Choose from 5,000 library items: furniture, appliances, cabinets, lighting, windows and more. Click to enlarge.

Make Your Decorating Ideas Come To Life

Interior Design

• New Artistic Rendering Styles--Watercolor and Technical Illustration
• Virtual Walk Through--draw your record line to automatically generate a virtual tour of your design
• Choose from 5,000 library items: furniture, appliances, cabinets, lighting, windows and more
• Download additional library content from the Home Designer website
• Vector View Rendering--create professional looking line drawings

Kitchen & Bath Design

• Cabinet Countertop layer--allows separate control of display in 2D and 3D
• Display the countertop edge in relation to the cabinet in plan view
• Use the Cabinet Designer tools to create thousands of cabinet styles
• Create rendered Cross-Section and Elevation Views with photo realistic textures
• Add any 3D object to your Library Browser for later use in your design
• Use Material Painter to change the color, texture, and material of any object

Room Decorating

• Choose from a variety of furniture styles including chairs, tables, sofas, and more--easily change the size, color, and fabric to create your own style
• Add all the accessories for your design to create that perfect look and feel
• Update doors and windows for a new look--wood, casement, moldings, lites, shutters, window treatments, and more
• Choose from thousands of colors and materials from name-brand
• manufacturers or create your own using the Color Chooser

Floor & Space Planning

• Accurate Move Dimensions--move objects accurately by typing the actual distance
• Design in a 2D plan view with virtual graph paper to create accurately scaled floor plans
• Automatically generate a complete spreadsheet of your project costs, broken down by category
• Choose from over 1,000 sample plans to inspire and provide ideas for your design

Remodeling

• Add a new addition onto your existing home--visualize what your new room will look like
• Use Edit Area to select, move, edit, and copy entire regions of your design
• Change the size of lights and electrical objects--height, width, and depth
• Arrange walls, windows, doors, and furniture then automatically generate 3D models from any angle
• Lock and Reset the aspect ratio for images--choose to stretch or resize based on your design needs

What's Included

• Program DVD
• Online Tutorial Videos
• Getting Started Guide
• Free technical support
• 30-Day money back guarantee
• Made and supported in the USA

Product Description

Interior Designer 9.0 is the latest release from Chief Architect, the professional software design company and the software of choice by more builders, architects, and designers. Interior Designer 9.0 leverages the same professional quality from Chief Architect making it the most powerful and easy to use interior design software. INTERIOR DESIGN New Artistic Rendering Styles – Watercolor and Technical Illustration Virtual Walk-Through – draw your record line to automatically generate a virtual tour of your design Choose from 5,000 library items: furniture, appliances, cabinets, lighting, windows and more KITCHEN & BATH DESIGN Use the Cabinet Designer tools to create thousands of cabinet styles Use the Material Painter to change the color, texture, and materials of any object Create Cross-Section and Elevation Views with photo realistic textures FLOOR & SPACE PLANNING Accurate Move Dimensions – move objects accurately by typing the actual distance Automatically generate a complete spreadsheet of your project costs, broken down by category Choose from over 1,000 sample plans to inspire and provide ideas for your design REMODELING Add a new addition onto your existing home – visualize what your new room will look like Use Edit Area to select, move, edit, and copy entire regions of your design Arrange walls, windows, doors, and furniture then automatically generate 3D models from any angle ROOM DECORATING Choose from a variety of furniture styles including chairs, tables, sofas, and more Update doors and windows for a new look – wood, casement, moldings, lites, shutters, window treatments, and more Choose from thousands of colors and materials from popular manufacturers or create your own using the Color Chooser

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A little tricky to master, but cool, February 5, 2010

By 

William Gilmyers (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chief Architect Interior Designer 9.0 [OLD VERSION] [Download] (Software Download)

I've been thinking of doing a basement remodel and wanted a tool to try out design ideas. I have no CAD, architecture or design experience. It took me about a day's work to build a pretty good 3d model of my home. Still needs some work and there are a few things that aren't quite right, but it's a serviceable model. Only resource I used was the user guide which walked me through the process.

The 3d camera tools are very cool, again a little tricky to master.

You can probably go faster than I did if you are only looking to do one room, but if you're like me it was hard to resist building a model of the whole house. Product was a little addictive one I got the hang of it, trying to put in things like molding, wall colors, furniture, etc.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interior Desiger Software, January 1, 2011

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patruns - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Chief Architect Interior Designer 9.0 [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

This product is great for a savy home computer software user or an Interior Designer. The 3D and camera view features are fantastic, but are difficult to learn and maneuver without formal training. The company does offer great FREE webinars and "how to" videos from the website, but does not tell you it is using an upgraded version with added libraries to accomplish the projects they are demonstrating. It does NOT have enough library selections to really design a custom kitchen or bath, but the libraries are more than adequate for simple to moderate designing. I tried this product in lieu of having to purchase the full compliment suite, but find I need the architect version to get the libraries and functionality to complete intricate interiors if I want to do an arched or coffered ceiling for example.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun if you're a patient computer geek, November 26, 2010

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Happy Mom (GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Chief Architect Interior Designer 9.0 [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

You can get pretty good results with this product if...

1) You are willing to spend some time learning how to work it.
2) It's okay with you to be limited by style of furniture, fabric choices, textures, etc. If you're not great at imagining that a bulky loveseat represents your delicate one, this isn't for you.
3) You're willing to repeatedly change the settings to your preference. It has no ability to save these.
4) If you know how to fix that door that moved on the wall.

I gave this 3 stars because it can be fun. My husband adores messing with it. It pleases him no end to walk through a 3D of a room he created. Each of the problems is a challenge he enjoys.

Personally, I just use 1/2" to 1' cut-outs.