Punch Professional Home Design Platinum Suite User Reviews
Spectacular
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"awesome!"
Version: Punch Professional Home Design Platinum Suite 12.0
Pros
I have never used any type of architecture program before, but the video tutorials made learning easy. There are tutorials for everything from laying walls and navigating the animated walk-through and fly-around, to adding lighting and creating complex decks. You can fully customize furniture from within the program and you don't need AutoCAD to create your own objects. Everything is simple drag-and-drop; very easy to use. The 3D View looks amazing, in my opinion. I did my own house with this program and it totally feels like you're there.
Cons
If you add lots of furniture and complex 3D objects, it takes a long time to render the 3D animation view. (But you don't have to keep the 3D View open.) Also, you can add/remove floors, so supposedly you can create floor cutouts, but I haven't found out how to remove ceilings, which you would also need for it.
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"Nearly impossible to use"
Version: Punch Professional Home Design Platinum Suite 12.0
Cons
Poorly written and laid out user guide; not for the novice; very frustrating to understand; this should be easy but Punch has made it almost impossible to enjoy.
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"could be good"
Version: Punch Professional Home Design Platinum Suite 12.0
Pros
has possibility
Cons
cute cusors get in the way,can't find their hot spots,want to feel like a moron-download
the demo then comeback and read the reviews
easy to use(maybe for a super geek)help videos don't work. go to 2nd floor lose first floor,stops rendering,I think it is worthwhile to sit down with a designer and
pay the money
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"worst program I have every tried to use"
Version: Punch Professional Home Design Platinum Suite 12.0
Pros
The idea is great! If you can get it to work.
Cons
I am normally very good at figuring out software programs. This is the worst I have ever run into. This is not a user friendly program at all. When you follow instructions either you can't find what you are looking for or it plain doesn't work. A friend has the full version and I spent 7 hours trying to have it do what I wanted it to do. Whoever wrote this program should be fired!!!!!!!!
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"Easy to use. Doesnt cost like Auto Cad"
Version: Punch Professional Home Design Platinum Suite 12.0
Pros
User friendly interface. Does foundation, Floor, plumbing and landscaping. Easy to use. Bought the full version and the power tools are really nice. Wow it even does cost estimation. Brings in files from Autocad. The framing Editor allows you to turn stud walls to concrete or concrete block.
Cons
I couldnt get it to run at first, till I updated my video drivers, then it worked just fine.
No Macintosh support.
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"Best Program of its kind..."
Version: Punch Professional Home Design Platinum Suite 12.0
Pros
Easy to use interface, intuitive design tools, AUTO-CAD COMPATIBILITY!! Stable as all get out!
Cons
Though the demo is limited ( IT'S A DEMO DUAH!) It's very clear what this program has to offer. /internetguy
Took a while to download...but thats to be expected for any program of this size on my old 56k.
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"Simply unusable"
Version: Punch Professional Home Design Platinum Suite 12.0
Pros
Overly simplified for beginners.
Cons
Downloaded to try out Deck Designer feature, which was DISABLED along with EVERYTHING else. Completely worthless trial version. I can understand not being able to save work during demo period, but not being able to use undo function or any of the product's features which seperates it from all others puts this demo at a severe disadvantage. Purpose of demo software is to try before you buy, and in that sense the download failed miserably.
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