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Home Design Software to Professionally Design Your Dream Home


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Home Design Software that fits Remodeling Needs

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Quickly plan home makeovers using your own digital photos.
Home design software that easily creates your dream kitchen and baths.
Platinum home design software for remodeling, renovating home and landscapes.
Ultimate home design software for transforming indoor, gardens and decks.
Professional home design software to easily build your dream home

New Highlighted Features For Version 11

Windows 11 compliant

Virtual Architect now has enhanced speed during editing and inserting elements in a model. The added speed will make designing more efficient
Import OBJ files – Object wizard and all custom block elements -> Virtual Architect is expanding integrations again through the ability to import .obj files. An OBJ file is a standard 3D format created in various 3D image editing programs
3D objects can now be evenly aligned or distributed in a model using the Align and Distribute tool. This new tool will make it easier to layout objects efficiently and accurately
Now includes corner door options to use in your designs using glass or frame for the connection type
Organizing materials alphabetically, by insertion, or by the most popular materials. Making it easier to find the perfect materials
Virtual Architect now supports highly detailed blocks and stores them outside the catalog, so the large blocks don’t bloat the catalog. In addition, upon insertion, you can define a 2D plan view and line styles
Solid fill can change the appearance of a floor plan from a working drawing to a presentation plan. Now you can turn on and off solid fill very easily with a button
Full 3D Tree and Plant Library Built: The tree and plant library now includes fully detailed realistic 3D trees and plants that have 2D representation. The new trees and plants will improve the look of a 3D model and cast appropriate shadows

3D Home Design & Remodeling

Use over 150 brand name items and materials  
Quickly find materials with the search tool  
Hyperlink access via right-click  
Cost / Project Estimating Provides a detailed bill of materials report
Advanced Drawing Tools
Floors and Ceilings Can be easily inserted by Room, Perimeter, or Picking Points  
Roofs Insert roofs by Perimeter or Picking Points    
Roof Accessories Give your roof an extra edge by adding skylights, solar panels & roof vents that are all customizable        
Dormers    
Trimble™ SketchUp Support Import custom 3D objects such as furniture or appliances into any Virtual Architect design  
Realistic 3D Visualization Design in photorealistic 3D, create 3D Virtual Walkthrough tours, & visualize your home interior at different times of day  
Create photorealistic backdrops with new skyboxes  
Roof Configuration in multiple pitch & multiple plate height in roof styles of hip, gable, mansard, & arch    
Electrical Planning from outlets & switches to home theater systems & home networking  
Electrical Wiring        
HVAC Planning Insert elements such as central air units, fireplaces, furnaces, water heaters, floor registers & vents  
Plumbing Planning Add fixtures such as sinks & toilets that take into consideration size & elevation off the floor  
Door Wizard Add simple doors, bi-fold doors, French doors, sliding doors, garage doors & more  
Use enhanced door handling for double doors  
Added support for garage door sills  
Windows Wizard Add casement, hung, sliding, bay, vent, hopper, louvered windows, plus windows in any shape  
Windows now can feature federation and prairie style grill patterns  
Combine 2 windows into one corner window using glass, sash or frame for the connection type  
Framing Options Determine how walls are framed to each location through a wall opening span table, framing rule, intersection reference table & an infill configuration  
Create 3D Animations  
Support for HomeVR app for iOS and Android  

Floor Plans

Foundation Builder Wizard Easily click & drag walls, doors & windows that automatically snap into place      
Onscreen angular dimensions makes creating floorplans even easier  
Enhanced customization for windows and doors  
Import Existing Floor Plans Utilize scanned or sketched floor plans then trace over it using Real 3D elements  
Easily share items between projects with new cut/copy/paste feature  
Mirror Elements Allows an entire reversal of a floor plan  
Draw In 2D Plan View A flat overhead view to draw walls, insert doors, windows, stairs, cabinets, appliances & more)  

Interior Design & Decorating

Extensive Materials Library Options from brand-name & generic products (includes appliances, electronics, furniture, lighting fixtures & more)  
Replace Paint & Fabric Select & replace paint, stain & fabric options from leading national brands
Hundreds of Lighting Fixtures  
Flooring Materials Library Replace floors with hardwood, slate, ceramic tile & more  
Remodel Your Existing Room By Uploading Photos & using drag & drop technology to design a new space  
Visualize Your Projects In Photo-Realistic 3D & generate walkthroughs of your interior designs  

Kitchens & Bathrooms Design

Cabinets include a toe space option for floating cabinet styles  
Kitchen Builder Wizard Quickly create a kitchen layout or utilize from existing layouts & style templates that include upper & lower cabinets, a sink, refrigerator & stove  
Bathroom Builder Wizard Get great design ideas for your bathroom in traditional or contemporary style that include a sink, bathtub and/or shower  
Kitchen Appliance Library Insert a wide variety of appliances in your design by pointing & clicking.  
Kitchen & Baths Cabinets Library Pick over 200+ different styles & apply the size, composition & finish of your choice  
Kitchen & Baths Countertops Library Choose from granites, marble, slate, ceramic tile, limestone, quartz & more  
Dozens Of Bathtub Options Choose & visualize your new deckmounted, integrated or free-standing tubs  

Landscaping, Gardening & Decks Design

Terrain Modeling Edit size, base level & contour display of design area and recreate the topography of your lot by adding hills, valleys, berms, trenches, plateaus or slopes  
Irrigation Catalog Contains a selection of pop-up sprinklers with varying ranges of spray  
Paths Tool to create sidewalks, pathways and driveways  
7,500-item Plant Encyclopedia Get detailed information of different plant species by type, temperature preference, lightning preference, water requirements & size
Plant Care Calendar Identify the optimal times for planting, watering, pruning, fertilization & spraying    
Pools & Hot Tubs Expanded selection of exterior pool & hot tubs to make the outdoor living space more functional
Garden Visualizer Alter the age of a plant to determine its size & see how they look over a specified time in the future
Fences & Gates Variety of style options by general flat surface, privacy, picket, wood or ranch
External Lighting on terrain or location by an assortment of light sources mainly fluorescent & incandescent light bulbs
Exterior Structures Insert playhouses, sandboxes, tennis & volleyball courts, trampolines, gazebos & greenhouses
Deck Builder Wizard Automatically build decks & patios in virtually any shape, size or material
Shed Builder Wizard Create by selecting style, entering dimensions & specifying door & window placement
Outdoor Accessory Library Includes patio furniture, fountains, waterfalls, barbecues & more

Professional Tools

Room Dimensions Tool Instantly calculates the dimensions of a room (length x width) & inserts the room measurements  
Window/Door Schedule Get detailed information of each window/door & count for each type in any location    
Area/Perimeter Tool Area/Perimeter Tool displays the area (e.g. square footage) and perimeter length of each location in your model. It also displays the total area and total perimeter (of all locations)
Create even more realistic renders with Baked lighting in Presentation mode
Oculus Rift and HTC Vive Helmet VR Support Get enhanced realism in standard 360° view in VR Presentation mode  

Use Your Digital Photos

Includes Home Instant Makeover 2.0 Software  
Add photos to any home design project
Add landscaping to your house photos  

Systems Requirements

Windows 8, 10 or 11
64 bit operating system
 
Oculus Rift® Or HTC® Vive™ Helmet  

$14.99

$23.99

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$59.99

$74.99