Home Designer Architectural21.1.1.2

I am a do it yourself homeowner with extensive knowledge construction. I bought this software to design a simple bathroom. After at least 15 hours, I was unable to get even the basic room to appear on my screen. There were some complex elements (two dormer windows & an enclosed shower area) but nothing I should not have been able to make work. I eventually gave up and drew the design on a piece of graph paper.

I spoke with the company and took tutorials. I upgraded the software twice, in hopes a newer version would be more user friendly. I was never able to complete a single room design.

By comparison, I was able to design a somewhat complex deck using free online software. That took under two hours with no training.

To make matters worse, the company will not allow me to sell or even transfer the software to another person. They were somewhat rude when I said I was going to sell it anyway and I suspect based on their comments that my account is now being watched. The software apparently "phones home" and you can only use it on the assigned computer.

There must be a better product out there. If not, graph paper is very inexpensive.

I am a do it yourself homeowner with extensive knowledge construction. I bought this software to design a simple bathroom. After at least 15 hours, I was unable to get even the basic room to appear on my screen. There were some complex elements (two dormer windows & an enclosed shower area) but nothing I should not have been able to make work. I eventually gave up and drew the design on a piece of graph paper.

I spoke with the company and took tutorials. I upgraded the software twice, in hopes a newer version would be more user friendly. I was never able to complete a single room design.

By comparison, I was able to design a somewhat complex deck using free online software. That took under two hours with no training.

To make matters worse, the company will not allow me to sell or even transfer the software to another person. They were somewhat rude when I said I was going to sell it anyway and I suspect based on their comments that my account is now being watched. The software apparently "phones home" and you can only use it on the assigned computer.

There must be a better product out there. If not, graph paper is very inexpensive.