3D Home Architect Design Suite Deluxe 6

Fully-integrated home and landscape design!



Whether you’re building your dream home from scratch, remodeling or landscaping, 3D Home Architect Design Suite Deluxe 6 delivers just what you need every step of the way. Combining easy-to-use creative tools with professional-grade design capabilities, it's the essential starting point for any serious home project.  More than just a layout program, 3D Home Architect Design Suite Deluxe 6 gives you the ability to fine-tune every element of your home design or landscaping project.*  Convenient wizards and tutorials help you achieve your goals fast, while unlimited customization guarantees that your dream home will be perfect in every detail. Easy to use, yet powerful enough to generate buildable blueprint-style plans, it’s the only design program you’ll need.

Achieve all of your goals for home and landscape design with one powerful program. Take advantage of fully integrated tools to plan new home construction, remodeling projects, lighting and interior design, landscapes and more.  A major construction, remodeling, or landscaping project can be overwhelming without the right tools. Trust 3D Home Architect to deliver the capabilities and guidance you need to stop dreaming and start planning. Your home or garden masterpiece is closer than you think!

Home Design
From initial brainstorming through final blueprints, count on 3D Home Architect Design Suite Deluxe 6 for the tools, tips, and inspiration you need.

• Create your own layout from scratch, with a wizard or from a plan from an outside source.
• Unlimited customization of every design.
• Use Dynamic Dimension editing to change measurements of any wall.
• and much more.

Remodeling
Ideal for home makeovers and expansions, 3D Home Architect Design Suite Deluxe 6 gives you complete creative freedom to transform your existing layout.

• Add architectural features including skylights, columns, and circular staircases.
• Professional framing tools.
• and much more!

Interiors
Refine every detail of your home's interior to your precise specifications.

• Easy one-click editing makes adjusting colors, textures and finishes virtually instantaneous.
• Extensive catalog of appliances, cabinetry, furniture and accessories.
• Branded content.
• and much more!

Landscape/Terrain
Create a yard and landscape you'll cherish for decades.

• Extensive plant encyclopedia.
• Every element including trellises, fences, grills, even playgrounds.
• Accurate top down 2D Designer's View.
• and much more!

• Point & Click Materials Paintbrush! Now you can easily apply materials to your designs with the new Materials Paintbrush in just a few easy clicks. Carpet, countertops, concrete and more - it’s all within easy reach!
• House Builder Wizard! Now it’s easier than ever to design your dream home! Select from the size, style and element configuration you like best and 3D Home Architect Home Design Deluxe 6 will generate your new structure already equipped with walls, floors and a roof.
• Kitchen Builder Wizard! It’s our most requested upgrade feature and you’ll soon see why. Simply select the style, shape and orientation for your new kitchen and watch as it appears before your eyes - complete with cabinets, a sink, refrigerator and cooking area! It’s perfect for visualizing your new home or remodel project!
• Easy-to-Use Tabbed Interface! Countless hours of testing and research went into redesigning 3D Home Architect’s user interface. And we couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Now it’s easier to get started, easier to access and use your tools and easier than ever to design the home of your dreams—down to the very last detail. Just wait and see!
• Project Trace! Scan in your favorite layouts-even from your own sketches! Or, export images of floor plans from another home design program. Then trace over them and create scalable, editable plans. Your new plans work seamlessly!
• Stylish Name-Brand Materials! Enhance your interior design with actual materials. Try out leading manufacturers' products in your virtual designs.
• 3D Home Architect Learning Center! Design like a pro in no time! With video guides, extensive tool tips, and status bar prompts to give you help at every turn, 3D Home Architect Home Design Deluxe 6 makes it easier than ever to design the home of your dreams.
• Rendering Capabilities! Activate ultra-sharp rendering capabilities to view your plans onscreen with unparalleled depth and dimension using 3DTrueView technology - including new surface properties that make mirrors reflect, countertops shiny, and more.
• 2D Designer's View Enjoy accurate top-down representations of furnishings and other design elements in the new 2D Designer’s View.

• Improved! Enhance your home’s interior with more stylish furniture, lighting fixtures, customizable cabinetry, sinks, appliances, window treatments and more.
• Create the ideal landscape to complement your home, complete with plants and trees, slopes and grades, fencing, gazebos, pools - even exterior lighting!
• Learn about plant care, growth zones, plant diseases, soil concerns and more with the complete Plant Encyclopedia.
• Full customization allows optimum stud placement and your choice of wood or steel framing.
• Unlimited location and structure options bring any construction goal within reach.
• Shop at your desktop. Browse a vast catalog of interior design elements to determine the best choice for your home. A real timesaver!
• Use the Project Estimator to view detail-like cost and dimensions of your project.
• Utilize advance terrain modeling capabilities to go beyond surface enhancements to true landscape restructuring. Surround your home with the depth and beauty of natural slopes and rises, sculpted walkways, retaining walls and more.
• Browse the catalog of more than 7,500 plants to find the ideal choices for your landscaping goals and climate.
• Accurate representation of plant growth over time.
• View seasonal change to evaluate your landscape at different times of year.

• Windows 98SE, 2000 SP2, XP SP1
• 500 MHz or higher processor
• 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
• 300 MB free hard-disk space ( 750 MB recommended for full install)
• 4X CD-ROM drive or faster
• Video Card with OpenGL driver and at least 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended)
• Windows Compatible Mouse
• Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, Internet connection required to access tutorials and online features

* Design plans created in 3D Home Architect or 3D Home Landscape versions 4 or earlier cannot be imported into this product.