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GRAND DESIGNS 3D gives you design tools to create your dream home from a full self-build to extensions and re-modelling.

Self Build & Development

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GRAND DESIGNS 3D gives you design tools to create your dream home.

Self Build & Development edition allows you to design a complete project including multiple buildings and exterior spaces. Plan in 2D then add furniture and materials to create a dream living space. Finally, visualise your designs in 3D, create photorealistic images and produce architectural drawings

Note: All features in Kitchen & Bathroom, Renovation & Interior and Creative Lines are included in this version of GRAND DESIGNS 3D

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“easier and more intuitive than any of that free downloadable nonsense” - Kevin McCloud

Product Description
GRAND DESIGNS 3D Self build & Development home design software is the perfect solution to enable you to quickly and easily visualise your home improvements before work begins. Save money by avoiding expensive mistakes, create your own designs and view them in 3D. Check that your ideas work before you commit to a design. By utilising a simple to use interface with dedicated tools for each part of a design, you can plan out and see your ideas in full 3D simply by drawing a 2D plan. Draw walls, rooms and buildings quickly and accurately with dedicated, fully customisable tools. Then add doors, windows, roofs and other features with fast drag-and-drop modules. Additional floors can be added easily, and you can even duplicate existing floors. Change measurements, scale, colour and textures at the touch of a button to create accurate scaled plans. With a single click of your mouse, enter 3D mode where you can add furniture, lighting, change the décor and take a virtual walkthrough of your building. If you are considering a diy project, some home improvements or even a self-build GRAND DESIGNS 3D software will enable you to communicate your ideas and designs, saving time and money.

Easy to Use Home Design Software

GRAND DESIGNS 3D software has been created to help you to design your dream home, whether you are building from scratch or improving your existing property, our home design software will help you visualise your ideas. Create multiple buildings, split levels, apartment blocks, traditional and contemporary designs or even just a single room. Use the landscaping tools to define your plot, garden and pathways. Add furniture, fittings and objects from over 7,000 items in the catalogue. Then decorate interiors and exteriors with colours, textures and materials, all added in a simple drag-and-drop interface. Once you're done, walkthrough your design in 3D to fully visualise your ideas.

 

 

Draw your plans accurately and simply in the 2D view.

 

View your designs in full 3D at any time.

 

Create scaled plans, cross sections and elevations.

 

Multiple viewing style including full colour, line drawing and wire frame.

 

Show construction details in 3D with exposed timbers and 3D cross sections.

 

Add landscape and garden features. Show multiple buildings.

2D Plans to 3D Models - In a Single Click

  • Draw in 2D quickly and accuratelyView everything you do in 3D at the same time with a 3D preview option
  • View everything you do in 3D at the same time with a 3D preview option
  • Single mouse click or key press to toggle to full 3D mode
  • Rotate, zoom in and out and walkthrough your 3D building

Designing Your Dream Home

  • Fully scaled drawings, change scale and paper size at any time
  • Work in metric and imperial measurements, even swap mid-project
  • Use a full range of guidelines, grids, origin and rulers to ensure your drawings are accurate
  • Fully dimension floor plans, cross sections and elevations
  • Display room sizes and volumes automatically
  • Change wall thickness, define individual construction layers, produce cavity wall details
  • Flexible door and window designs, resize existing styles or create your own
  • Stair editor automatically creates staircases including ceiling cut-outs
  • Huge variety of roof types including automatic roof generator, roof editor and customisable settings
  • Add skylights, solar panels, balconies, dormers and more

Professional Plans

  • Create scaled drawings ideal for planning applications
  • Save money on professional services by creating your own drawings
  • Layout individual floor plans on a single sheet, print to large scale paper
  • Add multiple elevation views and cross sections with a single tool. Generate elevations automatically
  • Show plumbing and wiring runs, electrical points and sanitary fittings
  • Present fully dimensioned, accurate, scale drawings quickly and easily

Home Improvements

  • Model your existing home to actual measurements to create a starting point
  • Move walls, doors and windows virtually before you try for real
  • Re-arrange kitchen and bathroom fittings to see the effects of layout changes
  • Add an extension or visualise a loft or garage conversion
  • Generate new floors by copying existing designs
  • See the effects of colour changes to walls, floors, ceilings, furniture and more before you settle on a new scheme

Interior Design

  • Drag and drop colours and materials from the catalogue, add your own textures
  • View the effects of lighting including shadow details and reflections
  • Colour dropper allows you to select colours from an item to apply to another object
  • Insert, position, edit and re-style furniture and fittings from over 7000 items in the object catalogue
  • Create kitchen and bathroom layouts, show custom tile designs and patterns
  • Combine objects and elements to create new items and furniture, or create you own in the 3D modeller

Exterior Design and Landscaping

  • Define your plot, garden or landscape area
  • Add terrain detail from simple contours through to individual height points
  • Show paths, driveways, garden beds, paving, patios and lawns using the ground area tool
  • Cut-away sections of ground for pools, ponds or basement entries
  • Fully texture external construction with brickwork, roof tiling, woodwork and more
  • Place plants, shrubs, trees, fences and other garden items
  • Insert a background picture of your plot to see your design in place
  • Display shadows based on the sun's position at any time and any location. Ideal for considering patios and outdoor seating areas

Easy to Get Started

  • Getting started guide will help you familiarise yourself with the toolset
  • Full colour printed reference guide to all the tools and all the options
  • Additional 'Revealed' guide shows you tips, tricks and methods to achieve complex designs
  • Online support through forums, video tutorials, guides and UK based phone support

Key Features

  • 2D and 3D design tools
  • Create accurate 2D plans and photorealistic 3D views
  • Walkthrough your designs in 3D and examine them in full detail
  • Easy to use software complete with full printed manuals
  • Full UK based support
  • Includes several Grand Designs project files for you to enjoy
  • Compatible with PC running Windows XP(SP2)/Windows Vista/Windows 7

Avoid costly mistakes, design changes and decision making stresses during your project by drawing and visualising your house plans prior to construction. Develop the complete self build project by combining advanced design tools with the ability to export to commercial software applications or to produce planning application drawings. Take a virtual tour of your house designs in 3D and examine the inside and outside in close-up detail to accurately realise your dream before taking any action. Save money by getting your design right from the outset.

System Requirements:
PC-DVD only
Windows® XP(SP2)/Vista/Windows 7
1.4 GB Free Hard Disk Space

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Dive deeper into the world of GRAND DESIGNS 3D with informative and detailed written tutorials on a variety of topics drawing, adding objects, texturing, adding roofs, and much more at our Tutorials section.