Best design software?
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Comments (3)Best is a very subjective term. Some might think that the best is the one that is the simplest to learn straight away. Some might think that it's the one with the most abilities to manipulate things. Some might think it's the lowest cost option. However, it's hard to beat SketchUp in capabilities and cost, since it's free. The BHG version of Chief Architect would probably be next for homeowners, and the $200 version can do quite a lot for someone who has the knack of spatial relationships. Neither will work well for someone without that knack. And that's not really "softwearable". Ikea is a distant third, because it's very very limited in what you can do. But, it's a lot easier for most people to grasp, which can get them started for a basic layout. For pros, the industry standard remains 20/20. It probably has 85% of the market, because it's supported by all of the cabinet manufacturers. ProKitchen has the other 15% and is beginning to also be well supported by the cabinet companies. Chief Architect isn't used in kitchen design except by builders or architects because it doesn't have the cabinet company plug ins. You have to set the attributes yourself. Revit is also used by some architects and builders, but again, it isn't cabinet industry supported....See MoreBest room design software
Comments (4)Just wondering, does anyone know if it's possible to do rooms with cathedral (sloping) ceilings in homestyler? I can't figure out how to do it, so far; I see where to enter the ceiling height for rooms, but it only allows one height. I have emailed the site's support for help, but still waiting for a reply. Anyone else bump into this?...See MoreBest design software for landscaper/remodeler
Comments (2)Thanks for your response! I actually just purchase Realtime Landscape Pro. It was only $100. I purchased it because the deck design portion got great ratings, and I hope to do a lot of that, but it also seems to have lots of nice features for the price. I'll probably move up to the "Architect" version of Realtime if I really like this. The Architect version is compatible with Sketchup, so I feel like having the basic, free Sketchup, Realtime, and (still have) Smartdraw will cover all my bases. I'm still a very small landscaper/remodeler, so this should be fine for a while. To answer your questions, I'd like to spend as little time as possible learning the software. I like Realtime because, for instance, it adds up the deck dimensions and tells you how much of everything you need. It's automatic whereas Smartdraw and Sketchup seem very manual. Realtime also has leaps and bounds more plant/tree options to choose from than Smartdraw and the Architect version will list all of the characteristics of each plant if you want as well, along with many other nice features....See Morebest free landscape design software?
Comments (0)looking for a landscape design software that's free and has a good size plant library....See Morekitchendetective
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