ViewBuild Virtual Decorator - Easy 3D Modelling for Windows

User Reviews

• Worst home design software that I have ever used.

  hucomp9/19/2008

  Pros

  I could not find any pros to this software.

  Cons

  Very few objects in free version. No help, user guide, support or forum. Confusing interface. 3 short training videos are your only means of instruction. Poor object selection even with the "extra" version.

  Summary

  I have used several home design software packages including Chief Architect, Punch! Software, 3D Home Design, and Sketchup but this has to be worst software that I have ever seen. There is no real website for the product and no support of any kind. The Help screen in the product tells you who made it and logs problems. Period! A user guide is replaced by 3 10-minute Youtube videos. The lure is that the software is free but it comes with almost no objects that you can put into your rooms and does not match the video training version. They tell you to buy the extra objects for $25.00 which I foolishly did. That gives you 1,000 objects, according to them, and a serial number that allows you access to the "full" features. More like the videos. Once I got that I thought things would improve but they didn't. You cannot accurately measure or place walls which is a handicap if you are designing an existing space. The movement controls are unique to them, very confusing and not very obvious. The objects you get, while extensive, do not have basic things like usable kitchen cabinets nor can they be modified. All you can do is change the size and texture. The video tells you that you can import digital photos of your own objects that can be pasted over their objects which I thought was great until I realized that this feature is only available in the Master version which costs $349.00 (now of sale for $100.00!) There are many other design programs for the same money that are miles above this one. I finally gave up and remove the program.

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