There’s a huge choice of 3,600 plants for gardens with detailed botanical information including Hardiness Zone maps. There are other objects that you can import from the Chief Architect website and you can also import photos from your own yard or garden.
There’s a Build menu for creating decking, fencing and railings plus a huge choice of interior design elements such as doors, windows, stairs and even chandeliers. This includes automatically creating angles and corners as you snap two parts of a wall together for example. To build a wall for example, you go to Build > Wall > Straight Exterior Wall and then drag it to where you want it on the canvas.Īny items or elements you use conveniently snap to the grid to make sure that everything remains organized and logical as you plan. It also asks what kind of landscape you want to design such as Urban Contemporary, Country etc.Īll of the tools are are located in toolbars across the top with tool tips to tell you what each button does. There is a setup wizard to get you started however and the first thing it asks is whether you want to use imperial or metric measurements. Home Designer Suite feels a bit intimidating at first glance with lots of features, menus and options on the main canvas. There is are also more powerful CAD software versions of Home Designer Architectural Edition ($199) and the Professional Edition ($495) aimed at professional architects and designers.
It’s the cheapest package in the Home Designer range and aimed at beginners to landscape design. Home Designer Suite costs $99 which gives you a license for both Mac and PC.
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