Virtual Architect Home & Landscape Platinum Suite

I find this software difficult to use since I have very little background in building construction. The software assist is a bit rigid. And in the end I get frustrated and close it. Eventually Ill learn to use it but, there is definitely a learning curve with this software.

I have used a few design software packages over the years and by far this is the worst. All of the others are quite tolerable but there are virtually no redeeming qualities to this software. In addition to not being able to draw many different objects typically found in a home such as radiators (though they include other really useful objects such as dumpsters so we can all have one of those in our backyard) they also appear to never have actually lived in a home. For instance the default width for their dishwashers (Im designing a kitchen) is 29 inches. I have owned about 6 dishwashers in my years and they were all 24 inches wide though I do know of a drawer type thats 30. Another reviewer said you would need a month to learn the software. Im going to save money and time. Dont buy this there is nothing here worth learning.

Absolutely NOT NOT NOT user friendly. The styles are very dated and to change any scales is a total nightmare. Scanning photos not easy and forget it if you have surveys or blueprints to scan it even worse than a nightmare. So frustrated! What I was excited about getting for my birthday has turned into the worst gift ever!!!!! Dont waste your time or money.

As others have mentioned, this software is not intuitive nor easy to use. Strange things happen. My design suddenly whisks off the screen by itself. You can find it but after half a dozen times, it gets really old. My computer completely hung up several times with Vista and I had to run the program in XP compatibility mode. Which solved that problem but not others. Some items wont place properly on your layout. I spent well over an hour trying to figure out how to get my design to print bigger than about half an inch by one-quarter of an inch. And now Ive forgotten how I did it. And on and on it goes....definitely not fun.