3D Home Architect Landscape Design Deluxe 6

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Product Features

• Comprehensive layout program with easy-to-use tabbed interface
• Photo realistic 3D renderings of landscape plans with 3DTrueView
• Take a virtual tour of the yard with Walk Around view tool
• Easily create structurally sound, fully framed deck plans
• Powerful design capabilities and extensive reference resources

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001GU7RE
• Item model number: 383205
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 5, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,648 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
From decks to daisies, swimming pools to sunflowers, a world of landscaping possibilities is as close as your desktop. More than just a layout program, 3D Home Architect Landscape Design Deluxe 6 delivers photo realistic 3D renderings of your landscape plans in changing light, throughout the seasons, and more.

• NEW! 2D designer’s view! Enjoy accurate top-down representations of plants and flowers in the initial stages of layout.
• NEW! Point and click Materials Paintbrush! Easily apply materials to your designs in just a few easy clicks with the new Materials Paintbrush.
• NEW! Photo wizard! Import photos of your home and design your ideal landscape around it. You can even incorporate pictures of your family in your project!
• NEW! Easy-to-use tabbed interface! The new user-friendly interface makes it easier to get started, easier to access and use your tools, and easier than ever to design your ideal landscape--down to the very last detail.
• NEW! Walk Around tool! Step out into the yard of your dreams. With the new Walk Around view tool, you can take a virtual tour of your yard to see how it would look if you were standing right there.
• Easily create structurally sound, fully framed deck plans with the new deck tool.
• Use advanced terrain modeling tools to create natural slopes and grades.
• Take advantage of 3DTrueView photo realistic rendering technology to view your plans onscreen in vivid, lifelike detail.
• View seasonal change and growth over time in your onscreen landscape renderings.
• Boost your gardening expertise with detailed information on growth zones, sun exposure, soil concerns, and more with the plant encyclopedia--more than 7,500 species represented!
• Browse the extensive catalog to incorporate gazebos, fountains, furniture, pools, even tennis courts, and more into your landscape plan.

Plant your dream and watch it thrive! It’s easier than you think with 3D Home Architect Landscape Design Deluxe 6. Packed with powerful design capabilities and extensive reference resources, it’s everything you need to bring your landscaping goals within reach.

Product Description
Using 3D Home Architect Landscape Design Deluxe 6 will help people create the sort of home that brings comfort & peace of mind. Use this landscape-design for a yard that looks perfect, even as the seasons and the years roll on. Experiment with structures - Incorporate decks and patios, plus more than 300 decorative and functional garden objects Select the right plant for your landscape with Plant Encyclopedia, a listing of 7,500 different plants

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

103 of 107 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stunningly awful - NO "Stars", April 16, 2004

By	"scwarren4" (Waldoboro, ME USA) - See all my reviews

I've drawn all sorts of garden plans and elevations by hand for years, but I was in a hurry to kick out a piece of work this weekend. I purchased this program because I thought I'd be able to quickly draw simple features, plop in a few basic plants and render elevations. After all, version 3 of this program, although pretty clunky, was fairly basic and easy to use. The newest version MUST be much more intuitive.

WRONG! The tools operate NOTHING like any human being I know actually draws. If anything, this program is LESS intuitive than earlier versions. Way too much emphasis on "catalogs" and automatic features and not nearly enough on ease-of-use. Amazing how software actually keeps getting worse instead of better.

The folks who write these things really need to rethink from scratch how people create these types of drawings manually. At this point, pencil, ruler and quadrille paper are faster and easier (and cheaper)and yield better results. Don't waste your time and money on this.

54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a waste of my time (and money)!!!, August 23, 2004

By	VChH (Isabela, PR) - See all my reviews

I wish I have read other reviews before buying this product. I spent several hours trying to use this program (the manual does not help much)and ended learning by trial an error (many hours later). It is not friendly, nor easy.
My second problem was that I wanted to design a garden around my house and there is no feature or template to outline the house (at least not mine). There is not even a feature to draw just lines to show the house, so I have no idea of where to place the landscape in relation to my house!!!!!! And for sure I am not going to buy the House Design software just to be able to place the landscape somewhere.
It was very frustrating!!!!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed, October 4, 2004

By	HT - See all my reviews

Wish other negative reviews I have now read had been posted before I purchased. I had a similar experience - product sounded like it had everything I needed - but I'll never know. I too spent several hours on multiple occassions trying to "figure it out", but this software is painfuly unfriendly to use. After sinking many hours into it I gave in and emailed user support. Several days later I got an email saying, sorry we don't do "how to" user support, but try this web site, which was equally unhelpful. I might give it one more try before throwing in the towel and returning it, but if you haven't bought yet, stay away.