The software is easy to use and reasonably intuitive to learn for those who postpone using the manual. To date I’ve only designed simple floorplans for a retirement home and found that it is easy to make and change layouts and features. I recommend this for the Mac if you are looking for a low cost design package with excellent features and ease of use.
Rating: 4 / 5
This program is extremely user friendly and is great for designing a basic floor plan. However, I was trying to design my dream home, a 3500 sq ft house on a half acre lot, and after only designing the house and backyard (and not furnishing/decorating the house at all), the program transitions EXTREMELY slowly from 2D to 3D views. I simply solved the problem by creating 2 separate files, one is just the house, the other is just the backyard, and this seems to keep the program transitioning faster.
Rating: 4 / 5
Sorry to add my voice to the others who found this program frustrating. Many small bugs and large flaws. Trying to make alterations to existing walls was the last straw. I saw this at an Apple Store, and assumed that they stood behind the software they sell. They should take this one off their shelves.
Rating: 2 / 5
I’ve worked with CAD software before, but it was Windows based and I needed a program for my Mac (running Snow Leopard). Buying this was a costly mistake, in terms of both money and time.
It took hours to enter a basic floorplan, due to inadequate help and a less-then-friendly interface, and then my Mac froze and the work was gone. This is the first time in three years my Mac has frozen. When I called tech support, I reached a recording which ensured a return phone call “within 24 hours”. I can’t really stay in one place all day awaiting their phone call.
The second attempt to use the program resulted in a freeze after about five minutes.
Obviously, this program has not been adequately tested. It should never have been put on the market.
Rating: 1 / 5
Product was brand new – still in Apple Box, never opened. Came in record time – saved more than $50! Thank you!
Rating: 5 / 5
The software is easy to use and reasonably intuitive to learn for those who postpone using the manual. To date I’ve only designed simple floorplans for a retirement home and found that it is easy to make and change layouts and features. I recommend this for the Mac if you are looking for a low cost design package with excellent features and ease of use.
Rating: 4 / 5
This program is extremely user friendly and is great for designing a basic floor plan. However, I was trying to design my dream home, a 3500 sq ft house on a half acre lot, and after only designing the house and backyard (and not furnishing/decorating the house at all), the program transitions EXTREMELY slowly from 2D to 3D views. I simply solved the problem by creating 2 separate files, one is just the house, the other is just the backyard, and this seems to keep the program transitioning faster.
Rating: 4 / 5
Sorry to add my voice to the others who found this program frustrating. Many small bugs and large flaws. Trying to make alterations to existing walls was the last straw. I saw this at an Apple Store, and assumed that they stood behind the software they sell. They should take this one off their shelves.
Rating: 2 / 5
I’ve worked with CAD software before, but it was Windows based and I needed a program for my Mac (running Snow Leopard). Buying this was a costly mistake, in terms of both money and time.
It took hours to enter a basic floorplan, due to inadequate help and a less-then-friendly interface, and then my Mac froze and the work was gone. This is the first time in three years my Mac has frozen. When I called tech support, I reached a recording which ensured a return phone call “within 24 hours”. I can’t really stay in one place all day awaiting their phone call.
The second attempt to use the program resulted in a freeze after about five minutes.
Obviously, this program has not been adequately tested. It should never have been put on the market.
Rating: 1 / 5