Home Designer Architectural 2014 - Windows

You want your home to inspire awe, and no one knows your aesthetic quite as well as you do. It's time to start creating the home you've always dreamed about. Whether you're a professional architect, an aspiring designer or a proud home owner, Home Designer Architectural 2014 provides the tools you need to start creating your indoor or outdoor project. Plan your design thoroughly before you begin building to save both time and money. Home Designer offers more than 40 online tutorials to help you through each step of the design process, so you can successfully create the home of your dreams.

Whether you're building a new home from the ground up or remodeling the one you know and love, Home Designer Architectural 2014 can help you make the most of your design project. The software automatically generates and updates spreadsheets for each of your projects to help ensure that you remain within your budget. With a spread of tools and templates for home design, remodeling, interior design, kitchen design, bath design, landscaping and deck creation at your disposal, you'll be able to get through nearly any architectural job with ease and confidence. Gain inspiration from more than 2,500 sample plans, choose from one of the built-in home style templates or create your own room layout using the House Wizard. View your designs in 2D or 3D, plus experience daytime and nighttime lighting effects for greater realism. Utilize an assortment of 3D artistic rendering techniques, including Glass House, Watercolor and Technical Illustration, or remove wall surfaces for a clear view of interiors using the 3D Cross-Section Elevation Slider. Create an ideal aesthetic for every room of your house by adding walls, windows, doors, sinks, appliances and more. Insert several Smart Design Objects from the built-in library with simple drag-and-drop mechanics. Then customize each item in your design by adding new colors and materials with the Material Painter tool. When your interior look is complete, you can begin creating a lush, beautiful landscape. Add pools, ponds, fences, driveways, gates and more with an assortment of interactive terrain and landscaping tools. Choose from more than 3,600 realistic plants with Plant Chooser, then view the estimated growth for each plant. Design the ideal place to lounge with automatic framing for single- and multi-level decks — then customize your deck with stairs, furniture, covers and more. Import elevation data using a GPS, then create flat, irregular shaped or sloped lots using Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools. Once your project meets your standards, make sure you're ready to begin construction by creating a scale model of your design with Model Maker. Then create a Virtual Tour by recording your camera movements, and show off your design to your client, friends or family.