Home, suite home:  don't just dream it - design it!



From windows to walls; railings to roofs, now you can design the home of your dreams with a few clicks of the mouse, and the powerful, user-friendly tech tools exclusive to Instant Home Design 3.0 on CD-ROM.

Developed especially for the at-home user seeking a designer-quality alternative to costly architectural plans, Instant Home Design 3.0 avoids the inaccuracies of flat, photo-based do-it-yourself design programs in favor of precise 3D geometry and professional-grade specialty functions. By accessing the virtual contents of your design toolbox, you'll erect exterior and interior walls to your customized dimensions, hang doors and windows of myriad styles, connect multiple stories by stairs and railings, and calculate the pitch of your roof - even install the plumbing, electrical, and HVAC!

Drop designer touches, everything from floor coverings to furnishings, into your drawing, with the finishing tools also allowing you to apply custom-mixed colors and surface materials including stucco and brick. When you're ready to view your completed handiwork, the touring tools let you set the pace of your three-dimensional walkthrough. Whether remodeling one room or building three stories, let Instant Home Design 3.0 take you from vacant lot to virtual tour.

• Build and remodel with 3D geometric precision
• Utilize powerful, user-friendly tech tools
• Create custom plans and design solutions

Let Instant Home Design 3.0 customize your residence one room at a time, with a user-friendly suite of powerful, progressive rendering tools and exclusive 3D viewing options to make your one, two, or three-story dream home a reality.


2D and 3D Screen Viewing Options

Plan Full View
Your default setting for the design window, Plan Full View is your two-dimensional on-screen work table.

3D Quarter View
Allowing you to devote the majority of your window to your 2D drawing, 3D Quarter View provides a three-dimensional look at your work-in-progress.

Split Plan/3D View
With some tools activated only through the 3D option, Split Plan/3D View lets you complete your task as you keep a firm eye on your 2D design.

3D Full View
Used primarily for the application of finishing design touches, 3D Full View shows you every angle and detail of your drawing.

Tool Options

For drawing, embellishing, and touring your newly created virtual structure, the Instant Home Design 3.0 toolbox contains everything you need to finish the job.

Nuts & Bolts

Wall Tool
Define the dimensions of your exterior and interior walls, select heights of ceilings and individual wall segments, and connect multiple partitions using the Wall Tool and its custom design menu options.

Wall options include:

• Previews of wall settings & configurations to drag & drop
• Thickness settings from 2 inches to 12 inches
• A blank setting allowing customized thickness
• An option to extend wall height through multiple stories

Door Tool
Use the Door Tool to measure and place interior and exterior openings in a multitude of styles. Set the location, direction, and angle of hinged doors with two clicks of the mouse.

Door options include:

• Cased openings
• Hinged doors
• Sliding glass
• Garage doors
• Painted & stained doors

Window Tool
Customize the size, style, and placement of all the windows in your design by utilizing the Window Tool to drag & drop your selections into your onscreen work.

Window options include:

• Wood & aluminum/vinyl
• Double hung & casement styles

Stairs Tool
Connect multiple stories with custom stairways fashioned with a simple left and right click. Use the Stairs Tool to define and show upper/lower floor openings and the direction of the stair-rise.

Railing Tool
Begin your work on the next floor with the Railing Tool allowing you to define and design a railing around the outlet of your newly created staircase.

Roof Tool
Construct, size, and position single or multiple roof sections with the drag & drop capability of the Roof Tool. Select your roof style, then select its pitch from the settings—or customize your own!

Roof options include:

• Pre-calculated pitch settings from 4:12 to 12:12
• A blank setting allowing customized pitch design
• Cathedral ceilings

CAD Tool
The ultimate behind-the-scenes feature, the CAD Tool facilitates the placement of two-dimensional schematic geometry for plumbing, HVAC, and electrical, at the same time concealing it within your 3D design

Nuance

Floor Covering Tool
Use the Floor Tool to preview, select, and install a wide array of interior flooring, in multiple colors and finishes.

Flooring options include:

• Hardwoods
• Tile
• Broad loom

Objects Tool
Employ the Objects Tool to place hundreds of pieces of clip-art furniture and appliances into your completed home design.

Features include:

• Furnishings for every room including Game Room, Library & Office
• Hundreds of depictions of appliances, furniture & cabinetry
• An elevation feature allowing you to place objects on objects

Texture Tool
Apply facings and materials to exterior and interior surfaces with the Texture Tool. A right click applies the same selection to multiple surfaces.

Texture options include:

• Brick
• Siding
• Stone
• Stucco
• Fabric
• Wood

Color Tool
Use the Color Tool to select seasonal shades from the Preview window, or mix your own custom colors ready for surface application.

Color options include:

• Winter, Spring, Summers Fall shades
• Custom mixing from the Color Palette of 48 base tints
• Adjustable hue, saturation & luminosity

Navigation

Walk-through Tool
You control the pace and eye elevation of your 3D lot tour with the Walk-through Tool. The more you move the mouse, the faster you walk, while a right click adjusts the view height.

Fly-around Tool
The faster mode of 3D touring, the Fly-around Tool uses left and right clicks to control direction and elevation, as well as zoom in/out capabilities.

• Windows 95. 98, Me, 2000, XP
• 70 MB free Hard Disk space
• 128 MB of RAM
• VGA video card set at 16-bit color depth
• CD-ROM Drive