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| PLATFORM: | Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Me |
| CATEGORY: | Software |
| MANUFACTURER: | Broderbund |
| TYPE: | Computer software (programs), Home Design, Layout, House Floor Plans (Planning), Interior Design, Improvement (1-2-3) |
| MEDIA: | CD-ROM |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 047956853564 |
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Customer Reviews of 3D Home Architect Professional 5.0
This version is horse crap. Pitiful and useless.... I used a previous version on my old computer and had no difficulty. Apparently, I've lost intelligence in the past year and a half, as I cannot get this version to cooperate. You draw on the 2nd floor and the walls show up on the 1st. How'd that happen? I'd love to know. I gave up trying to draw from scratch, which I did before on the previous version, and began trying to modify an example model. Bugs are everywhere. I want my money back. I'm not a computer software engineer, but I do have a Mechanical Engineering degree and I can't use this piece of feces.
1 Star or less
Strong "don't buy" of this product... less than 1 star.
I ordered it online at Amazon.com (through J&R Music and Computer World). Both of these companies delivered as promised... 5 stars for them.
I was very pleased with past versions of 3D Architect, unfortunately version 5.0 (and 5.1) has problems, the same problems as other users have noted.
When I ran into these problems on day 1 of using ver 5.0 I went to the Broderbund website and upgraded the system to 5.1 (available online for free). 5.1 has same problems of being booted out or locked up.
I was able to make some progress by setting the "auto save" feature to 4 minutes. This way WHEN (not if) it locks up you only loose a few minutes of work.
Lock ups are very frequent (SEVERAL PER HOUR) and it is not RAM, PC Speed or HD space related.
I am in the process of returning the software to Broderbund since both Amazon and J&R Music and Computer World have no refund policies on opened software.
Hopefully they will offer a refund.
Better Homes and Gardens is releasing "Home Designer" for $99. It is a bit pricey but appears to be more in line with older versions of 3D ARCHITECT.
Keith Landry
Houston, Texas
ATTENTION BRODERBUND 3D HOME ARCHITECT v4.0 OWNERS!!
From the negative reviews of the 5.0 product, I decided to do some research on another product that was recommended: Chief Architect Home Edition 5.0 (or CAHE5).
Apparently, the vendor who makes CAHE5 also made Broderbund's 3D Home Architect v4.0 product. But they did NOT make the new v5.0 software; it was sub-contracted out to another company. Probably explains the new interface and the fact that v5.0 is not compatible with v4.0 (you cannot import v4.0 designs).
CAHE5 *is* compatible with 4.0, and it will import v4.0 files. The vendor says that CAHE5 is the true update to v4.0.
FYI, The vendor also says that the next release of their software will be renamed to Better Homes and "Home Designer Suite" v6.0. It's available now, in fact.
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NOTE: I do not work for Chief Architect, Broderbund or any other computer company. I'm just a homeowner researching for the best home design software and I believe in sharing the knowledge.
Regards,
Roland Thomas