Grand Designs 3D Renovation & Interior

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Budding self-builders rejoice. For £50 you can have a reasonably powerful and relatively easy to use CAD package with which to design your latest creation. From 2D layout to fully rendered 3D model and architect's drawings you can plan and execute the vast majority of most modest building and design work with one program. Just don't expect much from the Grand Designs tie-in.
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Features Score 8 for Features
Performance Score 8 for Performance
Usability Score 6 for Usability
Value Score 8 for Value
Overall Score 8 for Overall


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comment Ed said on 22nd April 2009

Precisely, Keith. Being able to flesh out your ideas and demonstrate them, to an architect or builder or just to yourself so you can fully visualise them, is pretty invaluable.

comment Dan said on 22nd April 2009

Could I use this version to design my living room : ie render what it would look like to have a 42" plasma on a pull out wall mount, and larger 5.1 speakers but 'hidden&#... more

comment Teejay said on 22nd April 2009

Given that you see so many Macs in Grand Designs, its very disappointing that they didn't go for a Mac version of this or some similar software. At best it seems a poorly cons... more

comment smc8788 said on 22nd April 2009

Aye, SketchUp is a brilliant piece of free software. I use it on occasion for a bit of case modding.

I suppose I can see the use in throwing down some ideas to see w... more

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