Architect 3D Ultimate 2012 (V15)

Creation & Design:

• Equip your home down to the smallest details: walls, windows, doors, fireplace, cabinets, patios, etc.
• Furnish your rooms using a 3D furniture library containing more than 2,600 objects, textures, etc.
• Customise your home and furnishings using a wide range of functionalities
• Create your own 3D objects using the 3D object design studio incorporating very effective CAD tools: design each room, edit one of the 1,700 templates from the library or import an object created using AutoCAD, ViaCAD, Shark or Google Sketchup.
• Insert one of your own images for a more realistic rendering
• Customise textures and materials: roofing, stones, bricks, etc.
• Design your garden plans and the topography of your land
• Design your swimming pool
• Design a customised deck that follows the shape of your house
• Import and export your files to DXF/DWG formats
• Customise your fencing and gates

Tour & view:

• Walk through each room of your future home
• View your project at different times of day using the Sun Direction tool
• Create a video fly-around of your project.
• Generate plans to create a 3D paper model
• View the bare-bones structure and technical plans of the house: framing, beams, plumbing, heating, ventilation and electricity
• View your project from a variety of angles and 3D renderings: topographic (changes in height/level, etc.), cut-out, 3D ClearView, Wireframe and more

Management & Advice:

• Advanced cost estimation tool: automatically calculates your expenses
• Green tips to help you save energy and money!
• Refer to a wide selection of video tutorials and sample house plans for guidance

3D design module

• Draw and edit 2D and 3D objects
• Convert 2D objects to 3D

• Complete: Design your entire house and garden: rooms, foundations, furniture, openings, etc.
• Simple: Recognition of Architect 3D's quality and glowing reports in the press (No. 1 in Micro Hebdo, Micro Actuel and PC Mag).
• A product suitable for beginners wishing to tackle the details of their project or for people with a basic grasp of the concepts
• Universal: Architect 3D runs on the most widely used PC operating systems, including Windows® Vista™ and Windows 7. Architect 3D is also compatible with the most widely used 3D design tools (AutoCad®, 3DS Studio Max, etc.)

Discover nexGen™ technology!

• An innovative technology (Quickstart™) allows you to easily design your home using "drag-and-drop"
• A new interface and intuitive menus
• A faster and more powerful engine
• An extensive selection of new tools and practical and professional functionalities

• Pentium 1 GHz
• Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
• 512 MB of RAM
• 5.5 GB available disk space
• 3D video card (1024*768 min 32 bits)
• DVD-ROM drive

Hard disk: To install this software, your computer must have sufficient disk space to allow the decompression and installation of 5.5 GB.

The software in the Architect 3D range represents a volume of more than 1 GB. We therefore recommend that you use a high-speed connection to download this software. However, if you wish to receive backup DVD by post, you can select the "Backup DVD" option in your shopping basket.