Comments on: CHIEF ARCHITECT HOME DESIGNER SUITE 9.0

By: martoraj

martoraj — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:07:43 +0000

I loved the program, but ended up returning it to Chief Architect for a refund and buying the Architectural Home Designer. For the extra few bucks it costs on Amazon, it’s worth having the more flexible program.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: L. Lynch

L. Lynch — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:57:02 +0000

For the Novice,easy to get started. Very Nice to work with, even an expert would like it.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Jewels Mc

Jewels Mc — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:40:43 +0000

What a tedious pain in the neck this is! I just wanted to plan some landscaping, but I could spend the rest of my life just getting set up. Too labor intensive, not fun. Sure, it looks like it would be fun, but it’s not. I’m going to buy a book and never open this program again.
Rating: 2 / 5

By: Bill R

Bill R — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:34:47 +0000

I bought this product to get some ideas for custom home plans. The box advertises “1500 sample home plans” on it. However the “sample home plans” are all non editable and are provided via HTML web pages. They don’t open up in the program, or use any portion of it. All the info that is given is a few two dimensional pictures and a one paragraph description. You can get tens of thousands of such descriptions for free on the internet. What a disappointment.
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Nancy Winjum

Nancy Winjum — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:06:33 +0000

This software is obviously geared for people experienced in working with fairly complicated software and architectural design. I was merely a new homeowner who wanted to work with a basic floorplan to move around furniture, and this was way beyond that level! Some information on ease of operation as a software program, plus degree of technical expertise needed in architectural and interior design would have helped to steer me away from spending money on a program I will never be able to use!
Rating: 1 / 5