•     Powerful building tools - automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing, foundations, dimensions and terrain
•     Customizable defaults can be set up to match commonly accepted requirements for most building practices
•     Choose from built-in style templates - Home Design, Interior Design, Landscaping, Decks, Patios, and Pools or create your own custom home design
•     Over 5,000 viewable sample plans for design inspiration
•     Build Floors automatically with floor and ceiling structures
•     Automatic and manual framing tools, use structural lumber or trusses
•     Scaled cross-sections, elevations, CAD tools, and floor plans to produce accurate building details
•     Advanced CAD tools - geometric shapes, splines, arcs, boxes, replication, and transformations
•     Choose from a variety of wall types such as curved, interior, exterior, foundation, and half walls

•     Create a new room or addition - add and remove walls, place windows and doors, size your rooms with dimensions
•     One click automatic dimensions quickly create all exterior dimensions and use advance dimension tools for a variety of manual dimensions
•     Choose from a variety of wall types such as curved, interior, exterior, foundation, and half walls
•     Foundations automatically build and update based on the main floor walls
•     Automated and manual wall framing tools; define header sizes, metal, wood, or engineered framing members
•     Define on a room-by-room basis room structure options for floor and ceiling heights, ceiling styles, molding styles, wall coverings, and others

•     Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, cabinets, choose colors, and accessories. It's fun to experiment with various options to create different looks
•     Choose from a variety of latest interior items--including cabinets, chairs, tables, sofas, fabrics, and accessories. Resize, change colors and materials to meet your exact needs
•     Import your own symbols from 3D file types including SKP, DXF, OBJ and 3DS
•     Choose Pre-arranged furniture groupings that are already assembled to help quickly layout rooms kitchens, bedrooms, offices, and kid's rooms
•     Material Painter® allows you to change the color and material of any object in your design - cabinets, countertops, walls, and flooring. Choose one of name-brand colors from Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore or Behr and apply as a stain or solid color

•     Choose from over 1,000 cabinet combinations - easily change door, drawer, and hardware styles
•     Create custom cabinets in minutes by choosing your own colors, countertops, door styles, backsplash, counter edge, crown molding, base molding and hardware
•     Plan the new layout of your bathroom with custom cabinets, sinks, showers, and garden tubs
•     Choose from a Library of fixtures and appliances and place inside or adjacent to cabinets
•     Smart cabinet objects know how to bump, merge countertops, and create fillers automatically
•     Create custom shaped countertops
•     Choose from thousands of appliances, sinks, fixtures and kitchen islands
•     Elevation camera tools for details and technical views

•     Get started quickly with templates for landscapes, decks, patios, and pools
•     Design straight, curved, single level, multi-level, or stepped decks
•     Control the orientation and size of deck planking, gap, width, overhang, direction, and border planks
•     Automatic deck framing provides the structural components and foundation supports
•     Estimate Costs, such as deck posts, planking, framing and concrete
•     Generate cut and buy lists for your decking projects
•     Use Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools to create flat, irregular shaped, or sloped lots--use a GPS to import elevation data
•     Use the Pathway tool to design curb-appealing landscaping using stone, pavers, or sidewalks
•     Choose from over 3,600 plants with the Plant Chooser
•     The Plant Hardiness Zone Map to find appropriate plants for your climate zone
•     Grow Plants tool to adjust the maturity visualize how plants will look as they mature
•     Plant Schedules for a detailed listing of all the plants
•     Use a Plant distribute tool to make the garden beds look natural

•     As the 2D drawing is created, Home Designer automatically produces a 3D model
•     Smart Design Objects, Drag-and-drop from thousands of design objects. Doors, windows, cabinets and stairs the objects are intelligent and know how to interact with the design
•     Automatic & Manual Roof tools - hip, gable, gullwing, salt box, shed or manually design a custom roof
•     Manual framing tools for fully editable framing, including joists, rafters, trusses, posts and beams. Choose structural or engineered lumber
•     Floors build automatically and match the exterior walls below. Define the platform components for floors, ceilings and roofs
•     Foundations automatically build and update. Choose from several foundation types - crawl space, full basement, a slab, pier, or a custom style
•     One-Click Stairs & Ramps. Place full length stairs with a single click that automatically connect to floors or terrains. Place straight, split or curved stairs.
•     Place Callouts and Markers in Plan, Elevation, Layout, and Detail views. Adjust fill color, line style, line weight, and double-headed callouts
•     International Residential Design Checklist allows you to check your plan against national building codes

Get Started Quickly!

The Quick Startup Options Guide helps you begin with "How-To" tutorials based on the type of your project. You can also choose from over 90 easy "step-by-step" tutorial training videos that quickly get you started on your next home design project. Live online training webinars are available on a weekly basis and you can access this training via the Internet. Home Talk is a User Forum you can ask question from the community of users. We offer world class technical support and training by qualified in-house professionals.

Box Contains

• 1 x DVD ROM
• Getting Started Guide
• Upgrade flyer
• Product Key

System Requirements

•     Platform:   Windows 7 / Vista / XP