Home and Landscape Design Architectural Series is the all new product replacing our flagship Architectural Series™ 5000 product. We have combined the power of our most powerful home design software with the NexGen™ technology and ended up with the most user-friendly version of our software.

Get started from a blank sheet of paper to a 3D rendering of your home in minutes. Find out how you can quickly add more energy efficient items to your design by simply clicking the "Going Green" button, in the software. View your results in photo-realistic renderings and include features like complex lighting and sun positioning. Even view your home at night.

Now you can amaze your family, friends and contractors by showing them how your home will look rather than trying to explain by waving your hands as they tour the house. By accurately showing your design, your chances of a successful project or build are greatly increased.

Features:

• Professional Lighting Effects - Create high quality professional designs and add spectacular lighting and shadows to create near photo quality renderings of your design.
• Smart Rooms™ - Intelligent room detection gives you complete automation that changes when you change the size or shape of your design, including the roof!
• Video Tutorials - Over 100 minutes of live video directly in the software to help you be productive right out of the box.
• 3D Custom Workshop™ - Professional CAD capabilities bring real power to customization and replication. Edit objects from the included libraries or create your own from scratch.
• Speed and Performance - Up to 26 times faster rendering speed than our competitors.
• LogiCursor™ - Intelligent cursor helps you quickly snap and align objects and walls.
• Auto Roof Generation - Roofing is now generated automatically and can be easily modified.
• New 3D Objects - Expanded library with stunning looks to bring your design to life -- includes home theatre items.
• Support Services - Quickly locate support information such as our FAQ or contact our US based support professionals by phone or email.
• Large Format Prints of Your Design - Done with your design and ready to share with the world? Utilize Punch! printing services to easily order floor plan prints.
• Measurements - Works with both imperical and metric measurements.

Included Tools:

• Lightworks™ Rendering
• Security Sytem Tools
• Home Automation Tools
• Enhanced Media Room Tools
• New Irrigation Tools
• Themed User Interface
• Symbol Editor
• Section Detailer
• Fence Designer
• Pool Designer
• Window Designer
• Door Designer
• Trim Designer
• Ceiling Designer
• 3D Elevation Views
• IntelliDeck™ Wall Trace
• Rules/Fills
• Import/Export DXF/DWG
• Plant Inventory Bar
• Wireframe/ClearView
• Aerial Views
• CutAway Slider
• Symbol Library
• Material Workshop™
• 3D Custom Workshop™
• Estimator™
• PhotoView™
• PhotoView Editor™
• Cabinet Designer
• LogiCursor™
• Real Model®
• Topography Tools
• Precision Lighting Planner™
• Material Finder™
• Decorator Palette™
• PlantFinder™
• Trim Library
• Landscaping Tools
• Deck Design

System Requirements:

• Windows XP or higher.
• Intel Pentium III, Celeron or compatible.
• 1.0 Ghz processor or higher (multi-core processors supported).
• 256 MB of RAM.
• 5.25 GB of Hard Disk Space.
• VGA Video Card displaying at least 1024x768 with 32-bit color.
• DVD-ROM drive.
• Mouse with wheel required.
• 64 MB Video Card Memory.
• Internet access require to utilize some features.