Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 4000

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Product Features

• Home designing software with easy-to-use interface
• Single integrated application with 400 applications and 32 programs
• Built-in video tutorials for beginners; complex features for the pros
• Drag-and-drop over 30,000 design combinations with just a click
• Fully integrated with landscape software title, Master Landscape Pro

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002Z44YG
• Item model number: 65100
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 29, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,465 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Whether you are a seasoned professional or a just getting started with creating your own custom architectural and landscape designs, Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 4000 offers the total solution you've been looking for.

Design your interior trim...

...And your doors.

See your dream home in detailed 3D.

The software packs all the features of the industry-acclaimed Punch! Architectural Series 3000, plus fully integrated landscape software, Master Landscape Pro. The result is the most powerful and comprehensive Punch! Architectural suite of products ever assembled into one package.

All the design tools you need are in one place.

Architectural Series 4000 offers 400 applications and 32 programs all in one easy-to-use interface. The built-in video tutorials are great for beginners -- it's like an architectural designer by your side. Simple drag and drop functions for windows, doors, furniture, texture, color, and landscaping make producing top-notch designs a snap. Meanwhile, professionals will appreciate the more complex features such as extensive framing and estimating, mechanical design, and CAD functions to name a few. Architectural Series 4000 was designed to grow with you as you become more proficient with the program.

Regardless of your level of expertise, Architectural Series 4000 produces professional results. You'll be amazed at the realism of this extraordinary home design software. Precision interior design lighting controls deliver multiple shadows. Custom fireplace designs are only limited by your imagination. New design wizards and a deep reservoir of design elements let you drag and drop over 30,000 design combinations with just a click. And when you're done, show off your creation with a recordable Hollywood-style fly-through video.

Creating wonderful new spaces outside your home is just as easy as creating the interiors. The garden and landscape design tools that are part of Master Landscape Pro allow you to create multi-level or multi-story decks with 3D photo-realistic textures, stairs, railings, object placement, and color capabilities. A single, easy-to-use garden and landscape design interface puts powerful tools at your fingertips; you can use as many or as few of the built-in tools as you choose -- and always achieve professional results. Garden and landscape design professionals will appreciate the more complex features of Master Landscape Pro such as estimating and the ability to place landscaping along a custom shape. You can also combine real-world photos with your own landscape designs to create a truly realistic image of your design. You can import a photo of your own home, add landscaping or a deck, then view it from any angle -- with realistic, 3D perspective.

A few of the other tools bundled with Architectural Series 4000 include:

• Fireplace Wizard
• Enhanced file import/export support
• Elevation Editor
• Convert 2D to 3D
• Cabinet Wizard
• HVAC, electrical, foundation and plumbing planners
• Custom sprinkler systems
• Roofing wizard
• Plant editor with custom plant categories
• Fence designer and workshop
• Trim designer

Product Description

Punch Home Design Architectural Series 4000 adds new pro design options including a customizable interior accessory library, custom fences, topography and additional powerful features to the consumer. New design wizards for custom trim, decks and roofing make visualizing your dream home even faster and easer.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big Hype...little show, November 28, 2005

By	Thomas Masters "Thomas Masters" (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews

I bought this software to design a garage blueprint to be submitted to the local building inspection department hoping to get a permit to build this garage. It takes about 20 hours with many restarts to completly master the basics of this program enough be ready to print out an asthetically acceptable rendering, proportionatly drawn to the specifications just to find out that when the drawing is printed that the foundation can not be printed at all and that 25% of the drawing which is on the computer screen is to lightly printed to be seen with no options to make the program print bolder lines. Needless to say the county rejected my blueprints and sent me back to the drawing board. Now heres the kicker...I contact Punch to return the software within about 10 days of purchase and they send me an e-mail stating that it can not be returned. This is not the first punch program or designing program I have ever used, nor is it the worst I have ever used...but I think that the ad hype for this program is deceptive and that their tactic maybe illegal in the USA. This remains to be seen. My only hope is that you will read this review and make a better choice than I did.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Home "design" with caveats, February 8, 2006

By	Richard Eltzroth (Cotopaxi, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After reading the previous reviews and being an engineer, I can see why just about everyone wrote what they did. This program is very good at providing 3D versions of exterior/interior views of house plans as well as great renderings of landscaping including multitudes of trees, flowers, outdoor furniture, etc. This program is not, however a substitute for actual engineering/architectural house plans. It's just not accurate enough. It is not an engineering AutoCad type program.
I had previous versions of this software (Home Design AS18) and was therefore able to get this one at a good upgrade price. For the typical house owner, the full non-upgrade price for this program is probably not worth it. I use it as an addition to a CAD program to see (in virtual reality) what the proposed structure will look like as I walk around and through (virtually) the structure. The 3D views are quite impressive and realistic once you have the plans completed.
Once you realize what this program can and cannot do, then you shouldn't be disappointed.

24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Value..., December 10, 2004

By	Mike Tiller "Mike" (St. Louis,MO) - See all my reviews

I am currently planning to build a new home and my wife and I wanted to draw out all of our ideas as we thought of them. This software does have a small learning curve but I found the Punch website forum to be extremly helpful and also the
http://www.punch-alternatives.com website to be helpful.

The software also comes with a bunch of tutorial videos that walk you through how to use each tool. I've been using it for about 2 months now and I think I have it figured out. At first I was a little discouraged but I love it now. I've been able to take all of my house ideas and transfer them to the computer and see them come to life in the 3D. Now I can present this to my architect and show him everything I want.