3D Home Design by LiveCAD for Windows

Name: 3D Home Design by LiveCAD
Rating: 2.3 (12 reviews)
Author: LiveCAD

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Download.com staffFebruary 25, 2026

This software offers a comprehensive suite of professional tools for designing, displaying, and realizing building projects with realistic 3D rendering.

Pros
- Powerful new 3D engine for unequalled realism.
- Intuitive interface and interior work wizard.
- Extensive catalogue of 3D objects and textures.
- Automatic roof creation with a single click.
- Hyper-realistic photo quality rendering with ray tracing.
Cons
- No mention of specific platform compatibility.
- Details on learning curve are not provided.
- Information on collaboration features is absent.
- Specifics on import/export capabilities are missing.
- No data on system requirements or performance benchmarks.

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GENERAL

Release: December 27, 2009

Latest update: February 25, 2026

Version: 3.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows 10
Windows XP

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 150,280

Downloads Last Week: 2

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User Reviews

2.3/5

12 User Votes

too slow - even on a new computor
pauloyatisApril 30, 2012
Pros
looks professional - IPaD version works well.
Cons
To Slow, too difficult to learn (maybe becuse it's slow). Poor customer support. Pigin English instructions... waste of money.
Summary
Don't but it!
Not Free "Trail Version" Cannot Save Work
MichaelInVAFebruary 7, 2012
Pros
You can type in the measurements
Cons
Not Free, it says you cannot save your work because its a trial version
Summary
Waste of time and disk space
Buggy and hard to use
revettNovember 18, 2011
Pros
The 3D renderings are good.
Cons
Very hard to learn. The manual is in pidgin English and difficult to follow. Parts of the program keep popping up in French. The program crashed on me twice. Objects keep randomly disappearing. Joining rooms and walls is not intuitive. After three days full time on this product attempting to design a simple house, I have given up in frustration, and I am by no means a computer ignoroid. It is not worth the money (40 euros) and they give no money back guarantee.
Summary
Generally a crappy, incomplete product. The vendor needs to spend serious time and money bringing it up to a basic standard of usability.
It works, but not effectively
primedltOctober 6, 2011
Pros
It works if you got a great video card and/or memory.
Cons
First, it's slow! It takes approximently 4 minutes to load on my computer. I think it is because it hogs a regulary video card. Maybe if you has a super game card, it might be better. I had better luck with AutoCad. Second, it has a 5 room limit.
Summary
Unless you have the lastest in game video cards and plan on a 5 room max house, don't bother with this program.
Great program - Set to English and US measurements.
thecenteroftheuniverseAugust 25, 2011
Pros
Professional look
Cons
Save function disabled
Summary
piss poor
everett1aJanuary 25, 2011
Pros
not one darn thing
Cons
everything it claims
Summary
downloads, or says it does. wont install, wants to update to pro. unless you read French, its a waste of time anyway. Hey Cnet/CBS, how about checking this stuff out before you host this garbage? Might be a way to improve your scores too.
the worst cad program i have ever used
laffi51January 7, 2011
Pros
nothing good at all start up screen looks good but that all
Cons
the program is slow it freezes and i have a new computer so i doubt thats the issue had to download it twice for it to work.
Summary
this is a s&*t program waist of my time waiting for it to download
just amaizing
aliciaadsrockDecember 8, 2010
Pros
My friends refered me to this program. It's totally awesome. Easy to work with and just fun.
Cons
There are absolutely nothing bout this program not to like.
Summary
Bad due to poor installation management (unreviewable?)
ThufirHawatMarch 15, 2010
Pros
Seems great for a one-time "granny-flat" in the back yard. However...
Cons
A 203MB download, then another 27MB for DirectX during installation; and THEN only do you find out your graphics card is "unsuitable." Surely a small app to check the graphics card BEFORE all this effort and expense is within their capabilities!
Summary
One reviewer found a 4-room limit that was never mentioned. Yet another found that tutorials were only available in French. Having re-read the description by the publisher against the background of my own experience, together with those previous reviews, I cannot avoid the impression that there is at least some misrepresentation in the label "Price: Free." Perhaps the app is all they say it is but given the above, one has to wonder...
not sure ...!
Sasha20345February 1, 2010
Pros
i think its a good program
Cons
but it wont open up on my PC i think its coz i need a newer version or an up-2-date graphics card.
Summary
i dont know, i couldnt open it

Developer’s Description

By LiveCAD

Design, display, present, and realize all your building projects.

3D Home Design by LiveCAD: the solution for easily designing plans in line with regulatory standards, whilst benefitting from a range of professional tools to design, display, present and realise all your building projects. In this brand new 3.1 version, discover an unequalled realism thanks to its new and even more powerful 3D engine. It also features an interface which is even more intuitive, an interior work wizard, materials manager, a smart project browser, and a catalogue with an even more complete range of objects... 3D Home Design by LiveCAD: a true professional solution for all types of buildings. 2D plans with quotations, grid, 2D/3D simultaneous views. Creation of beams, low walls and posts. Automatic interior quotations. Outline rooms in a single operation. Thousands of 3D objects and textures to decorate and furnish each room. Quick creation of split-levels, interior walls and balustrades. Fast application of textures and materials to all elements of your project. Personalise the placing of wall and floor coverings from various angles. Create land areas, paths and terraces. Panoramic or hemispherical background for a more realistic 3D tour. Use a range of advanced tools to modify the land area. Automatic roof creation with a single click. Parameters can be set for hundreds of models of staircases, doors and windows compliant with European and US standards. According to the layout and space of your future kitchen, design a separate room or an American style kitchen. Hundreds of fixtures and fittings for bathrooms : sinks, mirrors, bidets, showers, straight and corner bathtubs, accessories etc.. Calculate images using ray tracing. Global Illumination for a hyper-realistic photo quality rendering. Control the type of lamp and the level of lighting. Easy-to-use drawing-aid tools for high-level precision (help lines, grid). Real-time 3D rendering so that you can see and check the current layout.

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User Reviews

too slow - even on a new computor

Not Free "Trail Version" Cannot Save Work

Buggy and hard to use

It works, but not effectively

Great program - Set to English and US measurements.

piss poor

the worst cad program i have ever used

just amaizing

Bad due to poor installation management (unreviewable?)

not sure ...!

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