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(More customer reviews)I have read the other reviews on this product and have been wondering why this product received such bad ratings. The only constant is that none of the reviewers seem to be happy with any home design programs. That's probably because these programs require lots of hard work and tedious hours to get the results you are looking for. I too have used many other home design programs. And if you are looking for one that is simple, you will certainly not get the results you are looking for.
With that said, let me state that this program is the ONLY home design program that allowed me to build my existing house to almost perfect specification. The rendering is excellent and the features are undeniably some of the best on the market. It comes with many pre-defined objects, but those that are not included can be custom-built using the included 3D workshop tool. Again, this is not easy to use, but it is very powerful. It took me many hours to recreate my home, some of them frustrating. But, in the end, I was able to recreate my house perfectly, and landscape around it with ease. No other program (Broderbund, Sierra, etc.) has yet allowed me to do that.
For those of you who do decide to buy this package, you may find the following tips useful:
-This package does not do interior design. Check out the Punch! website for information on exactly what this and their other packages include.
-To my surprise, chainlink fences are not included. This is a drawback.
-Snap features are not great if you are drawing your house on an angle. It is best to draw your home vertically or horizontally and rotate the entire design once it is complete.
-Download the latest update from the Punch! website. It adds a plant finder by name, a wall break tool, and a few other nifty add-ons.
-Plants are difficult to find. Keep a nature guide handy so you can better identify your landscape objects.
-Be sure your monitor is set to 24-bit color or higher. Rendering problems will occur at lower color depths (this probably explains some of the negative reviews).
-Objects are difficult to select if they are stacked on top of one another. Try moving objects (temporarily) to other plans (roofing, landscape, etc.) and then moving them back once you have selected the item below it.
-Designing the exterior of your home is the hardest part of the process. Be patient and take your time with this step. Once it is complete, the landscaping is a breeze.
-Above all, HAVE FUN!
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Master Landscape & Home Design offers nine programs on one easy-to-use interface to help you design home exterior and landscape projects. The suite includes an extensive, sortable plantings library organized by nursery-standard zones. Deck, home exterior, topography, and other options add realism. New technology allows you to integrate your own photos of your home, allowing you to walk or fly through your creation in 3-D.
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