Home Design Studio Pro by Punch! Software

Description

This all new design software, Home Design Studio Pro, for the Mac, makes your home design experience more powerful than ever!

Platforms

Mac OS X

Product Features

• Video tutorials with supporting materials (documentation and tutorial design)
• Export option for compatibility with older versions of our Home Design products
• Fully file-compatible with other Punch Software PC products (reading and writing)
• Chamfer and fillet tools
• Enhanced content interface with content management capabilities

Editorial Review

Punch! Home Design Studio Pro, for the Mac, makes your home design experience more powerful than ever. Written from the ground-up, for Mac users by Mac users. All the tools you need–work smarter and faster with simple tools that make designing as fun as it is powerful!

All the tools you need to design your house inside and out, right out of the box.

Start designing right out of the box with the intuitive interface, assistants for cabinets, roofs, etc., editable room & deck templates, plus the extensive drag & drop library. Add ambient realism with Precision Lighting Planner. PhotoView lets you personalize your design with imported photos.

Design your house inside and out.
Includes a massive plant library along with our popular automatic growth tool, so you can plan spacing and see what your landscape will look like a few years down the road. Draw your design in 2D; take a 3D Hollywood-style walk through as your 2D creative changes auto-update in the 3D view. Building on our solid Mac debut product, Punch! Home Design Studio Pro is a robust release, which also brings to the design table the following new features:

• Estimator–Track costs, as you draw, then view your estimate schedules in a handy, spreadsheet format.
• Fireplace Assistant–Create a custom, editable fireplace, based on criteria you select–includes style, mantel, hearth, firebox, building material, & chimney options.
• Door & Window Designers–Customize doors and windows for your projects–custom panels, and grids—all to your specs!
• Global Sun Positioning–Set scientifically precise lighting angles, based on your position on earth, date, time, and daylight savings time.
• Room Assistant–Plan your space, input dimensions, and walls are auto-generated to create your rooms.
• Site Planner–Enter coordinates from your plot plan, legal description, or measurements and your property line is drawn for you.
• Fillet, Inverse Fillet, & Chamfer tools–Use these powerful editing tools to easily customize your designs.
• Object Organizer–Create custom categories, then move objects from library to library, so you can quickly locate your favorites or organize them the way you use them.
• DXF/DWG Import & Export–Convert existing drawings to Punch! files or use the export option to share a drawing file with a friend or architect.
• Video Tutorials–Watch and learn with video tutorials.
• 3D Custom Workshop Pro–Edit existing objects and design, download, or insert your own CAD objects to expand your library.
• Google SketchUp Import (3D Custom Workshop Pro)–Import predrawn objects–thousands available on the web-—to convert and use in your Punch! drawings.

Other enhancements include—Content Panel, visual aspects, faster performance, editable planting details, onscreen detailing of lights, windows, doors, cabinets, & crown trim; export option for compatibility with older versions of Punch! Home Design products & file compatibility with our new line of PC products. Get the professional results you’ve come to expect from Punch! Software—along with a fun, easy-to-use interface.