- Home designing software with easy-to-use interface
- Single integrated application with 400 applications and 32 programs
- Built-in video tutorials for beginners; complex features for the pros
- Drag-and-drop over 30,000 design combinations with just a click
- Fully integrated with landscape software title, Master Landscape Pro
Product Description
Punch Home Design Architectural Series 4000 adds new pro design options including a customizable interior accessory library, custom fences, topography and additional powerful features to the consumer. New design wizards for custom trim, decks and roofing make visualizing your dream home even faster and easer.Amazon.com Product Description
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Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 4000
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#1 by Pete - ITPro on April 29, 2010 - 4:34 am
With Punch I could import a CAD file and make changes to it. Very easy and efficient. When I had a question, the email support was fast, friendly and got me going. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by An Architect on April 29, 2010 - 6:32 am
I reviewed this software when a client of mine showed me his attempt to design his own house addition. The only thing this did for him was lock his mind into something that really didn’t work as well as other options which I offered later. I hate to see people thinking that a program like this is like a designer standing next to them, which is how they promote it. If you’re going to invest all that money in your house, why would you let an amateur design it?
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by C. Feldman on April 29, 2010 - 7:11 am
Program does exceptionally well with roofs, but drawing walls is tough, unless you’re satisfied with being “just close”. Auto dimensioning is rounded to the nearest inch – just not good enough for most good drawings. Manual is nearly worthless and was clearly written with lots of cannon fodder and very little real information. Can’t find a way to butt a 4″ wall to the end of a 6″ wall – program changes them all to 4″ or 6″. Can’t draw a 8″ foundation with 6″ walls for the house – changes them too.
Attendant programs (tools) seem to be good, but lacks a lot of objects that would be usable (shttters, skylights, etc). You can, however, draw them yourself if you have the time and patience.
Very powerful program with lots of features, but no real text on what the heck is going on.
In general it’s pretty good but very difficult to do things with any precision. Colors and graphics are good, so a drawing can be produced that conveys your intentions, but probably wouldn’t be useable for real construction. Maybe with time I’ll get better at this, but right now I’m struggling.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Fred Sergaisi on April 29, 2010 - 7:25 am
The limitations of the software make it useless to a professional and its complexity make it useless to the average user.
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by jacksnap on April 29, 2010 - 8:14 am
I had already owned the Professional Home Design and was never able to master it. Then came along the 4000 series and based on advertising claims it sounded like it would be more user friendly. WRONG. I purchased the 4000 as an upgrade which still cost over $100 and that was through on-line download. This is the hardest, most confusing and disapointing software I have ever tryed to use. My background is computer software training, and I could not come close to figuring out this software. The written/text support is vague and does very little to help you navigate the program. Between the 2 softwares, I am out about $300. The worst freeware has to be better then Punch! Software.
Rating: 1 / 5