Amazon.com Review
Be your own landscape architect–for less than the price of an hour’s consultation–with Sierra’s Complete LandDesigner 3D Design Collection 7.0. Eight programs make up the total design package: the core is the simple but powerful LandDesigner 3D, an intuitive walk-through guide to garden and lawn design. Its wizards help to quickly enter your site’s data (like area, elevation, and shade), then add plants or objects from its 6,500-item database. Cycle them throug… More >>
Complete LandDesigner 3D Design Collection 7.0
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#1 by Timothy on March 30, 2010 - 4:39 am
I am using this on Windows XP w/o Problems, however, the library is limited and need to know who is now supporting this software. Have a real problem with developers who start a line and walk away. Normally I just do not buy anything else that they may try to sell
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by Anonymous on March 30, 2010 - 5:33 am
My wife and I enjoyed using LandDesigner 3D. It helped us solidify some ideas for our new backyard. The 3D tour was cool, particularly with the time growth and seasonal changes. I was impressed with the variety of plants available. We still hired a professional architect to finalize the design, but we were much better prepared and are extremely please with how the yard has turned out.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Anonymous on March 30, 2010 - 5:37 am
I found the program fairly intuitive to start using, and the tutorial was moderately helpful. However, the program does not allow designing for “English” (view-out or walk-out) style basements where some of the basement elevation is above grade. This is not stated anywhere in the software description or reviews-in fact, based on comments about designing the slope or grade for the lot, I believed the program could accomplish this (fairly simple) task. If it could, I’d give the program a 4 star review – but as it is now, the program is useless to me.
Rating: 2 / 5
#4 by M. Peacock on March 30, 2010 - 7:35 am
I had version 6.0 of this software and tried upgrading to 7.0, hoping it would cure some of the problems. The program has great features (for the price)… like being able to pick from a large catalog of plants, see 2D and 3D versions of your layout, and watch your landscape project grow and change with time and seasons. But the software is buggy. Every time I tried placing a driveway on my lot, the program crashed. Worse yet, the original creator (Sierra software) no longer develops the software. The new vendor was very helpful and willing to support, but they provide no fixes. I ended up asking for a refund. Unfortunate.
Rating: 2 / 5
#5 by Dan Cooper on March 30, 2010 - 9:53 am
I have had bad luck with the program so far,when I install a driveway or road on my design the program crashes.It is very difficult to contact the manufacturer for assistance I have e mailed them twice with my problem and have not heard back from them except for them confirming receiving my e mail.This program is tough to get use to but if I ever get the silly thing to work,I think it will be worth the money with the rebate.
Rating: 2 / 5