Home Designer Suite

Its pretty simple ! download and get started and tech support is there to help.

Seems to me that this is an upgraded version of the program I had back in the 90s. I was a little disappointed in that, but like I said it did what I needed.

this product dos not operate as a casual user (or a person who has reviewed and developed many plans on paper) would expect, and learning tools are neither obvious nor straight forward. For example, drawing a simple floorplan has taken a lot of iteration (and I am an experienced engineer and computer programmer). I expect it will take tens of hours of trial-and-error and repetition ot develop skill in use.

I dont like giving negative reviews, but I was very disappointed in this product. I am a homeowner doing a remodel that requires submitting drawings to my HOA for review and approval. Im using a bunch of Anderson windows and Chief Architect doesnt tell you that you only have access to the Anderson window library in the premium product about 5 times more expensive. The windows in the library for this product cannot be modified to match the Anderson window profiles and have oversized frames for some types. I contacted their customer service and all they did was quote me list price for their better programs, and a rental for a level that still doesnt have access to the library that I need (Anderson). Bottom line for me: lost time and money with no usable drawings.

I purchased the 2020 edition and even the Get Started Guide doesnt work! After 35 years in tech support I know that the first thing you do with a new release is MAKE SURE the Get Started Guide works. I am returning mine to the company.

This was a gift for a valued friend who has used the same application on my home computer. I have used the home designer for several years and found it helpful for communicating with our architect and designer when we added a new room to our house. Its powerful enough for the average home owner. While its easy to learn the basics, it is robust enough to make it difficult to learn everything there is to know about its capabilities. Having the entire application suite delivered on a thumb drive makes it easy to give it as a gift.

Not as user friendly as an older model that I used.

Designer Suite worked great for me! After watching the tutorial I was able to navigate my way through the suite creating a great virtual space!

I purchased this product for a remodeling project that would redo a screened porch on our home. On the MacBook, some of the basic user interface operations such as panning and 3D model reorientation are cumbersome or impossible to perform. The program contains architectural jargon that is not easy to interpret by a non-professional. Schedules and layouts that are in Chief Architect appear to be missing In this version (or I have not found them yet). Some automatic operations which appear to be helpful at first become a problem when specific areas of the design are customized then return to the default values.

When I had Windows 7, I had this and couldnt get enough of it! Fun to use and it can meet the needs of most creative minds!