Using now for 8years Thank You
I just have to say this is very easy to use and has more detail than anything I have used for a long time and is priced to be affordable to any business. There are so many modifications you can make to the cabinets and complete floor plan manipulations. and all the tutorials make it quick to find out how to do something. I use it to do full home layouts and can do them quickly. The core materials and manufacturers are great with detail. Very realistic 3D and 360 with ease.
Been using for years, works well
I have been using this product for years. It works very well for a basic home design. In fact I designed our home we built in 2000 with it I think. I know this is the basic package and that you get a lot more with the premium packages, but I do wish the furniture design was easier to modify once placed in the drawing. For instance, I put a sink in a cabinet and then I couldn’t move the sink into place. It was a corner cabinet. But I eventually got it where I wanted it by deleting then reinstalling it.
Great product for the money, I recommend it.
Great Product to design your home … I did!
Like any software, it takes some time to get the hang of the ins and outs. I’ve been using “Pro” for 7 years and when it came time to design my home on the water, my wife and I collected the measurements of the rooms we wanted and then played with the design until we found a combination we liked. We then handed the plans to an Architect and they used it for the plans and permit approvals. We’ve been in the home now 3 years and we are so happy with the outcome.
I’m just a DIY builder and never had any CAD training, but I’ve helped and are helping many friends design their homes.
I highly recommend this product … you’ll love it!
Excellent Product
I’ve been using Chief Architect/Home Designer products since 2013. I have always been satisfied with the software and customer service. The software is easy to use. It provides beautiful 3D renderings for our clients which helps them visualize their future home/landscape. They love that they can see and walk through the design on their mobile device using the 3D Viewer…giving them the opportunity to view their design on their own. Love the detailed material list, and the ability to show plant names.
I have been using Home
I have been using Home Designer Pro for many years (since 2008, I think) and I really enjoy it. I get the new version every year. It is a very good product. The only desapointment is that a lots of library items are for SSA only. Why only for SSA? I would really appreciate to be able to have access to it with Home Designer Pro.
Thank you
Design and Envision Concurrently
At a fraction of the cost of customized on-line house plans we were able combine the best parts of different designs to create construction ready blueprints that the builder said were far better than what they get from the on-line plans. The ability to view 3D perspectives during the design and detailing process helped guide every decision. Access to manufacturer catalogs took the guesswork out of door, window and exterior designs, finishes and colors. Achieving this does require a level of proficiency with the software, but the user and reference manuals are excellent and the blog site helped throughout the learning curve.
Mac Version Home Designer Pro 2023.
A perspective from a novice
I am not a trained architect or professional builder but I will call myself a professional software user, especially in the field of cad and 3d design. I find this product to be very user friendly, intuitive, logically laid out and an overall great piece of cad software engineering. In addition, the extensive online resources on this product are exceptional and of the same high quality of content and design as the software itself. And for the best part, the price. Nowhere have I ever reviewed a piece of cad software with this level of functionality at a price point this is at. It really is a fantastic deal in my opinion.
Absolutely love this product!
This is a very intuitive and user friendly software to use. I bought my first version in 2008, my second version in 2014, and my latest version is 2022. I’ve designed a small boathouse, a 2000ft guesthouse, and recently designed a new kitchen in my main house. I showed the camera view printouts to the kitchen designer we are using and he was floored by how cool the images were. I would definitely recommend this to someone remodeling or building something new.
Awesome software!
As a home builder that wanted to design my own house plans this software has been a great tool to work with! After a few YouTube how to videos I was drawing plans in a few weeks! Very easy to get used to!
Excellent Software and Online Support
I bought this software as a novice DIY homeowner to visualize a new stone patio on my house and to help with getting estimates. I enjoyed the experience so much that I’ve rendered my whole house using the software and will use it to redesign my kitchen, main bath, and landscape!
Exporting CAD Files Feature
I was given a hand-drawn floor plan and needed to convert it to a CAD file type. Home Designer Suite allows me to import a photo of the plan, scale it, and draw over it. The Suite has worked perfectly and saved hours and hours!
I highly recommend the purchase of this product.
Very easy to get started and to use. Functionality is very intuitive. Within a couple of hours I completed a layout of the first and second floors as well as the garage and basement of my house. I’m now progressing with the interior room partitions, stairs, doors, windows and room labels.
In the last couple of days I was able to correctly build the garage roof as well as the porch roof. I have also built a 24’x32’ barn properly located relative to the 5 acre property perimeter as well as from the house; built a stream across the property as well as a driveway and parking area. I am now working on the land elevations and slope across the property.
I continue to find its functionality as very intuitive and I am very satisfied and happy with my progress.
Absolutely Love
I just got done spending a total of 2 1/2 hours on the phone with tech and customer support to install a new program on a brand new computer. I was actually in tears at the end from their patience and knowledge and desire to help get me set up. Their knowledge and expertise is mind blowing. Forget the fact that you actually immediately get to talk to a real person. Nathan, Vince, and Kim have earned my respect and love today.
Undoubtedly The Best
Home Designer Professional is undoubtedly the best. The bang for the buck you get with Home Designer far exceeds anything else, and it is the most suitable design software I found for residential and light commercial design.
There are plenty of well-made tutorials on the website that are suitable for beginner and experienced users alike. The software is very user-friendly, and it is easy to figure out. I highly recommend Home Designer.
Beautiful 3D Rendering
While a hand-drawn and colored rendering can be very beautiful, Home Designer’s 3D renderings can come very close. Minus the angst…when a design change is called for.
And just as importantly, 3D renderings aid homeowners when making important selections. Such as: siding, windows, roofing, cabinetry, fixtures and all exterior and interior finish materials. How disappointing to spend thousands of dollars on a large ticket item to discover that it doesn’t look the way you thought it would…doesn’t fulfill your dream.
This program is SO easily navigable
Any teenager who exhibits the slightest bit of interest in design, blueprints, or construction, NEEDS this program. It could very well be the avenue to a new beginning for the rest of their life.
When I found a copy of Home Designer Suite as a young child, my life changed. Chief Architect opened up a world of creativity that I knew I possessed. I felt like a 15-year-old architect.
Now, as a professional photographer, one of my favorite features about Home Designer is that I can add my own photography inside the homes I design – my personal touch. This program is SO easily navigable, that anyone can learn it at their own pace. I had no prior knowledge other than what I taught myself by connecting lines together and building from there. I am so excited to keep building both homes, and my own creativity! – Thanks to Chief Architect!
Home Designer Suite
I love how easy it is to change wall and flooring colors and material in Home Designer, and laying out tiles on my floor to illustrate how they might look on the shower walls was the perfect “real life” companion to the e-drawing. I surprised myself with how similar the final laundry/bath was to the design.
Home Designer Suite
I have tried using other CAD programs in the past and found them extremely difficult to use. I find Home Designer software to be logical and fairly easy to use. I did quite a bit of research before I first purchased Home Designer and have not ever been sorry…
Home Designer Architectural
Building a log home has enough differences that a simple home designer tool just didn’t cut it. After trying a few different tools I finally found Chief Architect’s Home Designer software and when I put our plans into the Architectural edition it all came together.
Home Designer Architectural
I have been using Chief Architect’s Home Designer for about three years now and it has done so many important projects that I wouldn’t have been able to complete without it.
