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Designer Pro 8.0 [Download] [OLD VERSION]
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Product Feature
Advanced CAD editing tools such as replicate, lineq
weights, point-to-point move, custom patterns
Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeterq
tools create flat, irregular shaped, or sloped lots
Cabinet Designer lets you create unlimited cabinetq
styles; choose colors, countertops and door styles
Powerful deck and patio tools allow you to designq
and visualize your new deck with 3D models and
can help you estimate the costs
Generate various styles of Automatic roofs orq
manually design any custom roof including curved
roofs
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Product Description
Design your dream home like the professionals with Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Pro 8.0 which is
professional home design software for the serious home enthusiast. Developed by Chief Architect, this new
product includes exclusive design advice by the experts at Better Homes and Gardens magazines. It is perfect
for Home Design, Remodeling, Interior Design, Kitchens, Baths, and Deck and Landscaping projects. Some of
the features include Advanced CAD tools, it enables you to create blueprints, includes manual framing tools, it
contains over 9,000 items to create a 3D model of your home and more. Read more
Product Description
Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Pro 8.0 is professional home design software for the serious home
enthusiast. Enjoy the same tools that the professionals use for home design, remodeling, interior design, decks,
landscaping and cost estimation.
Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Pro has all the same great features as Architectural Home Designer,
Interior Designer, Landscaping and Deck Designer plus advanced CAD tools, advanced building and CAD tools,
the ability to create blueprints, manual framing and roofing and much more.
Designing like a professional has never been so easy!

2. Enjoy the same tools that the professionals use for home design, remodeling, interior design, decks, landscaping
and cost estimation.
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Manual framing tools for fully editable framing, including joists, rafters, trusses, beams, posts and more.
Design the kitchen of your dreams--move walls, create new cabinets, add appliances.
Glass House View provides a full translucent view of your design.
Professional Home Design and Landscaping Software
Create accurately scaled floor plans that automatically generate 3D models in minutes. Create any detailed
view of your design using advanced 3D camera tools like Glass House, Doll House, Framing, Elevation and

3. Cross-Sections. Create the virtual look and feel before you build!
Home Design Software by Chief Architect
Exclusive Better Homes and Gardens Design Planning Center for expert design advice
Choose from over 5,000 Sample Plans
Design Inspiration Gallery contains photos by type for design and inspiration design ideas
Choose from built-in style templates or create your own custom home design, or use the House Wizard
Powerful building tools like automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing and foundations
Integrated Design Tools
Home Designer Pro makes it easy to design and visualize your ideas on your next home or remodeling project
with over 8,000 powerful integrated tools. In addition, the Design Planning Center provides advice, decorating
guidelines, tips and techniques from the editors of the Better Homes and Gardens magazine.
Get Started Quickly and Easily
The Quick Startup Options Guide will help you begin with "How-To" tutorials based on the type of your project
Use the House Wizard for quick and easy layout of your rooms
Select from the pre-designed Home Design and Landscaping Style Templates complete with colors, cabinets,
decks and more
Exclusive Design Planning Center for up-to-date How-To and Design Tips from the experts to help in your
design process
Includes Step-by-Step Tutorial DVD Packed with over 70 easy "step-by-step" tutorial training videos that will
quickly get you started on your next home design project
3D Design Tools
Design in 2D and 3D. 3D Views are automatic with a point-and-click of the camera tool.
Glass House View provides a full translucent view of your design
Doll House View, a 3D overview without the roof, is an effective tool for space planning of furniture placement
and traffic flow
Create a Virtual Tour--draw your record line to Automatically Generate; or record your camera movements
Visualize your home with day and night views
Assemble a scale model of your design with Model Maker
Generate shadows from the sun for realistic 3D views
Point-and-click to remove wall surfaces, or use 3D Cross-Section Elevation Slider to quickly create a 3D slice of
your desired view
Automated and Manual Building Tools
Design roofs and walls in 3D
Generate various styles of Automatic roofs or manually design any custom roof including curved roofs
Use the Automatic Dormer tool to quick place dormers--shed, gable, eyebrow and barrel
Automatic Structural Dormers
Unblock and manually edit Automatic Dormers
Create any custom roof or ceiling plan with the Roof Design Tools. Edit and create roof planes to create a roof
of any pitch and shape. Start with an automatic roof and then add custom details, or create the entire roof
manually.
Automatic framing tools
Manual framing tools for fully editable framing, including joists, rafters, trusses, beams, posts and more
Choose from several built-in wall styles with individual wall layers or define your own wall style
Ability to read and edit files by Chief Architect Full Professional Software
ICC Residential Design Checklist will allow you to check your plan against national building codes

4. Powerful deck and patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and can help
you estimate the costs.
Create plot and perimeter plans; automatically generate a 3D model of your actual terrain.
Powerful CAD tools to detail cross-section views with insulation, cross-boxes and more.

5. Identify the exact placement of framing components, specify wall layers, floor structure platform height,
mudsills and more.
Kitchen and Bath Design
Design the Kitchen of your dreams--move walls, create new cabinets, add appliances--Design your perfect
workspace!
Design your new kitchen or bath using the Cabinet Designer tools
Plan the new layout of your bathroom with custom cabinets, sinks, showers and garden tubs. It's easy to
visualize your ideas in 3D.
Create custom cabinets in minutes by choosing your own colors, countertops, door styles and more
Use the Cabinet Designer tools to create unlimited cabinet styles. Choose your own colors, countertops and
door styles.
Design and edit custom countertop shapes and styles
Interior Design
Use the Better Homes and Gardens Design Planning Center to help guide your designs with guidelines, tips
and expert advice
Design Inspiration Gallery--Our gallery of photos will help you to jump start your design and decorating style
ideas with inspirational photos by rooms
Material Painter lets you apply colors and materials quickly and easily
Choose from thousands of colors and textures or create your own materials using a digital photograph
Design for your lifestyle and personality--change colors, add lighting and choose furniture to accent your new
room
Import your own symbols from Sketchup or 3D Studio
Decks and Landscaping
Powerful deck and patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and can help
you estimate the costs
Design single or multi-level decks complete with automatic deck framing and an advanced deck framing
option for more complicated deck designs
Quickly lay out your deck with stairs and arrange furniture
Deck foundations automatically generate to match sloped lots
Exclusive Better Homes and Gardens Plant Encyclopedia
Choose from over 3,700 plants with the Plant Chooser
Plant Hardiness Zone reference maps
See what your plants will look like in 0-20 years
Pathways--Use the Pathway tool to design curb-appealing landscaping using stone, pavers, or sidewalks--line
with trees, shrubs, flowers and more
Site Planning & Estimating
Use Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools to create flat, irregular shaped, or sloped lots--use a
GPS to import or enter elevation data

6. Create plot and perimeter plans; automatically generate a 3D model of your actual terrain
Export Material List to spreadsheet programs including Microsoft Excel
Save snapshot Material Lists for different stages of the project
Add detail to each individual component in the material list for a comprehensive cost estimate breakdown
Master Materials List allows you to store and manage commonly used material prices
Sprinkler Designer tools to easily layout sprinkler zones
Fences and Driveways--With the Fencing tools you can choose a variety of fencing styles and custom gates.
You will also find driveway, sidewalk and curbing tools
Hill and Valley tools make it easy to add gardens, beds and slopes that automatically appear in 3D views.
Choose from landscaping style templates or create your own.
Define Terrain Elevation lines, Elevation Regions and Terrain Breaks
CAD Tools
Powerful CAD tools to detail cross-section views with insulation, cross-boxes and more
Advanced CAD editing tools such as replicate, line weights, point-to-point move, custom patterns and more
(Compatible with AutoCAD patterns)
CAD-to-Walls allows you to convert CAD lines from DXF file format to walls
Layers can be used to separate key building components such as electrical or framing. Display or hide features
of your design, set colors, lock layers and use reference layers for precise editing.
Create Back-Clipped Cross Section/Elevation Views to limit your view to relevant details for precise plan
editing
Building Tools
Customize construction methods for walls, floors, ceilings and foundations. Identify the exact placement of
framing components, specify wall layers, floor structure platform height, mudsills and more.
Advanced stair tools allow control of shape, starter treads, flaring, tread width and more
Create pony walls and edit wall shape or create a stepped foundation in cross-section view
Multiple-select editing. For example, select all your cabinets and change them all with one command.
Use callouts to reference between details, plans and cross-sections in a blueprint layout
Create blueprint layouts (up to Architectural C drawings 18" x 24") with 3D, CAD, Cross-Section/Elevation and
Plan Views
Rotate and Flip Plan
Advanced dimensioning tools include angular, end-to-end and interior dimensions
Fully editable dimension lines and configurable dimension editing allow you to change where dimensions
locate walls, windows, doors and other objects
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