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Virtual Architect Professional Home Design For Mac

 By: Kelly | Last updated June 2, 20178.0 / 10
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Virtual Architect Professional Home Design 9.0; Virtual Architect Ultimate Home Design w/ Landscaping & Decks 9.0; Virtual Architect Home & Landscape Platinum Suite 9.0; Virtual Architect Kitchens & Baths 9.0; Virtual Architect Instant Makeover 2.0; Product Comparison  View Cart  Mac Version Virtual Architect Home Design Software for Mac. Take a fresh approach to the way you live with Virtual Architect Home Design Software for Mac Professional. This innovative home design software for Mac delivers the powerful tools and inspiration needed to transform your living space, plus expert help to get the job done right.
PROS:
More than 7,500 objects
Import a photo as a reference
Create curved walls
 SUMMARY:Unleash Your Imagination.With No Design Experience Needed. Take a fresh approach to the way you live with Virtual Architect Home Design Software for Mac Professional. This innovative home design software for Mac delivers the powerful tools and inspiration needed to transform your living space, plus expert help to get the job done right. It's the ideal software for updating any room in your.
Virtual Architect Professional Home Design also comes with sample designs for various kinds of homes ranging from a beach home to a farmhouse, a condo to a lakeside home and even a pool house. As with the plan created by the House Builder Wizard, these plans are fully editable so you can take the bits you like and tweak the bits you don't.
Top 15 free mac apps for graphic designers. Virtual Architect Ultimate is an excellent home design software even if you've never used a similar app before. It has numerous wizards that make using different design tools and features easy. With more than 7,500 different objects you can add to your home, this app Is much more versatile than many other similar software we reviewed.
COMPLETE REVIEWThe Basics 
Virtual Architect Ultimate is equally accessible by home design pros as well as total beginners. It offers nine template floor plans that come with many details you can fully customize. You're also free to import any floor plan you find online, and then make changes to it. If you can't find exactly what you're looking for, you can import a plan that has the closest resemblance to what you'd like your house to look like. You can then use it to trace the original floor plan and keep what you like, while deleting everything that doesn't fit your image. Once you've figured out the layout of your new project, you can add furniture, choose specific lighting and flooring features you'd like, or decide on the paint you'd like your new house to be in. To create the kitchen, deck or bathroom, you can use the wizard that makes the process very easy and quick. The app also lets you put a roof on your design with a simple click in the roof wizard feature. Like any top tier home design software, Virtual Architect Ultimate includes a cost estimator feature that keeps track of the material and time needed to bring your plan to reality and it provides you with a pretty accurate estimate when you're done. Although the real price of your project might be different than what the app provided, it's still a good thing to keep an eye on.
This software also lets you import photos of your home which you can then use to copy each detail using different textures, colors and materials the app has to offer. Importing photos can save you a lot of time in envisioning how you'd like your home to look. By having a photo to compare to, you can bring your new project to look exactly like the picture. The roofing feature automatically covers your entire floor plan with roofing, while allowing you the opportunity to customize the type, color etc. of the roof. When you've finished creating your new project, you can export your design in DXF format compatible with CAD.
Interior and Landscape Design  Prototype app mac.
When it comes to interior design tools, it doesn't get much better than Virtual Architect Ultimate. The app offers several hundred different objects you can use to fill your bathroom or kitchen areas. All cabinets, faucets, tubs, showers, appliances etc., are fully customizable and you can change their color, size or style to fit the perfect image of your new bathroom or kitchen. Like with any other room, you can import a picture of what you'd like your finished design to look like and use it as a reference when you are choosing tiles, wall paint, counter tops or fabrics. If you need a little help, the kitchen and bathroom wizards guide you through the process while teaching you how to use some of the more complicated features and tools. Like a few other leading home design software we reviewed, Virtual Architect Ultimate lets you create curved walls to add a special touch to your new home. The app makes creating staircases easy since it has a staircase generator that gets the job done in a click.
If you'd like to create the surroundings of your dream project as personal as the floor plan, Virtual Architect Ultimate has several landscaping features and tools that allow you to fully customize the layout around your main lot. Like with any other aspect of the design, you can import a photo that you can use as a reference to your new design. If you'd like to create something new, instead of leaning on a pre-existing design, the app has more than 7,500 different plants, trees, flowers and other landscaping objects you can add to your project. The in-app plant encyclopedia provides you with information about which plant should be planted where, the water and light needs for each plan and it also allows you a preview of how the vegetation you chose would look in the future so you can plan accordingly. Aside from plants, you can add fountains, pools, waterfalls or barbeque areas to your yard. The deck wizard feature lets you create a beautiful deck without any hassle. To ensure you have absolute privacy in your home, the fencing wizard lets you easily create a fence around your property.
Features:
Intelligent Walls
Door Wizard
Lighting Fixtures
Flooring Materials Library
Countertops Library
Design in Photorealistic 3D
Complete Electrical Planning
Automatic Roofs
Garden Visualizer
Complete Plant Encyclopedia
Price: $99.99
Phone number: 888.722.4431 (You need to purchase a support code on the website)
Website: www.novadevelopment.com/software/Virtual-Architect-Ultimate-503971
Support: www.novadevelopment.com/support/customer_service
Virtual Architect Ultimate is probably one of the best-known home design software on the market. It gained its popularity while it was still called HGTV Ultimate Home Design through a home design TV show. Although named differently now, Virtual Architect Ultimate kept its former name's good reputation and added many more new features and tools in its newest version.
Virtual Architect Ultimate's website offers different ways you can try and resolve any issue you might come across. The site has a sizable knowledgebase divided into sections according to the product they're assigned to, as well as many tutorial videos. If you need live support, you'll need to purchase a service code from the website.
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 QUESTION  I have to replace my computer that I run Home Designer on. What are the system requirements for running the software?

 ANSWER  While it may be possible to operate Home Designer on a computer that does not meet these minimum system requirements, Chief Architect, Inc. will not support any configuration that is not listed below. 
Home Designer 2021
Home Designer 2020
Home Designer 2019

 For tips on buying a new computer, please visit our current version System Requirements page.

 Home Designer 2021  Version 22, released in 2020
Minimum
Windows 10 / 8 / 7 (64-bit) or;
Mac 10.14 / 10.15 (Mojave / Catalina) 
4 GB of memory (RAM) 
5 GB of available hard disk space 
Video Card:
1 GB of dedicated video card memory (minimum) or Gen8/Broadwell or newer Intel Integrated Graphics Chipset 
OpenGL 3.3 or higher (Windows) 
OpenGL 4.1 or higher (Mac) 
Internet Access required for installation, license authentication, deactivation, video, and library catalog access. Internet access for license validation is required once every 14 days.
Recommended
16 GB of memory (RAM) 
50 GB of available hard disk space 
4 GB or greater gaming video card (workstation cards are not recommended) 
For laptops, minimum 15' screen


 Home Designer 2020  Version 21, released in 2019 
Minimum
Windows 10 / 8 / 7 (64-bit) or;
Mac 10.13 / 10.14 / 10.15 (High Sierra / Mojave / Catalina) 
4 GB of memory (RAM) 
5 GB of available hard disk space 
Video Card:
1 GB of dedicated video card memory (minimum) or Gen7.5/Haswell or newer Intel Integrated Graphics Chipset 
OpenGL 3.3 or higher (Windows) 
OpenGL 4.1 or higher (Mac) 
Internet Access required for installation, license authentication, deactivation, video, and library catalog access. Internet access for license validation is required once every 14 days.
Recommended
16 GB of memory (RAM) 
50 GB of available hard disk space
4 GB or 8 GB gaming video card 

 Home Designer 2019
 Version 20, released in 2018 
Minimum
Windows 10 / 8 / 7 (64-bit)
 Mac 10.12 / 10.13 / 10.14 (Sierra / High Sierra / Mojave) 
Multi-core processor 
4 GB of memory (RAM)
5 GB of available hard disk space
Video Card:
1 GB of dedicated video card memory or 4th generation or newer Intel Integrated Graphics Chipset 
OpenGL 3.3 or higher (Windows) 
OpenGL 4.1 or higher (Mac) 
Internet Access required for installation, license authentication, deactivation, video, and library catalog access. Internet access for license validation is required once every 14 days.
Recommended
16 GB of memory (RAM) 
50 GB of available hard disk space 
4 GB or 8 GB gaming video card

 Home Designer 2018  Version 19, released in 2017 
Minimum

Windows 10 / 8 / 7 (64-bit) or;
Mac OSX 10.11 / 10.12 (El Capitan / Sierra)
Multi-core processor
4 GB of memory (RAM)
5 GB of available hard disk space
Video Card:
At least 512MB of dedicated video memory or 4th generation or newer Intel Integrated Graphics Chipset 
OpenGL 3.3 or higher (Windows) 
OpenGL 4.1 or higher (Mac) 
Internet Access required for installation, license authentication, deactivation, video, and library catalog access. Internet access for license validation is required once every 14 days.
Recommended
16 GB of memory (RAM) 
50 GB of available hard disk space 
4 GB or 8 GB gaming video card

 Home Designer 2017  Version 18, released in 2016 
Windows 10 / 8 / 7 (32- or 64-bit) or;
Mac OSX 10.10 / 10.11 (Yosemite / El Capitan)
Multi-core processor
4 GB RAM (64-bit) / 2 GB of RAM (32-bit)
5 GB of available hard disk space 
OpenGL 2.1 or newer
512 MB dedicated video memory / Integrated Graphics 
Internet Access required for installation, license authentication, deactivation, video and library catalog access. Internet access for license validation is required once every 14 days.

 Home Designer 2016  Version 17, released in 2015 
Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (32- or 64-bit) or;
 Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 (Mavericks / Yosemite) 
2.4 GHz processor or Multi-Core Processor 
5 GB of available hard disk space 
2 GB of RAM (32-bit) / 4 GB of RAM (64-bit) 
512 MB of dedicated video memory or Integrated Graphics
Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 
High speed Internet for registration, license authentication, deactivation, video and library catalog access 
DVD drive (if software purchased on DVD)
 Home Designer 2015  Version 16, released in 2014 
Windows Vista / 7 / 8 (32- or 64-bit) or;
 Mac OS X v10.8 (Mountain Lion) 
2.4 GHz processor or Multi-Core Processor 
5 GB of available hard disk space 
2 GB of RAM (32-bit); 4GB of RAM (64-bit) 
512 MB of dedicated video memory or Integrated Graphics
Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 
High speed Internet for registration, license authentication, deactivation, video and library catalog access 
DVD drive (if software purchased on DVD)
 Home Designer 2014  Version 15, released in 2012 
Windows Vista / 7 / 8 (32- or 64-bit)
 Windows XP (32-bit only)
2.4 GHz processor 
5 GB of available hard disk space 
2 GB of RAM 
256 MB of dedicated video memory supporting OpenGL 2.1 or higher
Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 
High speed Internet for registration, video access, content downloads 
DVD drive (if software purchased on DVD)
 Home Designer 2012  Version 11, released in 2011 
Windows Vista / 7 (32- or 64-bit)
 Windows XP (32-bit only)
2.4 GHz processor 
5 GB of available hard disk space 
2 GB of RAM 
256 MB of dedicated video memory supporting OpenGL 2.1 or higher
High speed Internet for registration, video access, content downloads 
DVD drive (if software purchased on DVD)
 Home Designer 10  Released in 2010 
Windows XP / Vista / 7 
2.4 GHz processor 
5 GB of available hard disk space 
2 GB of RAM 
256 MB of dedicated video memory supporting OpenGL 2.0 or higher
High speed Internet for registration, video access, content downloads 
DVD drive (if software purchased on DVD)
 Home Designer 9  Released in 2009 
Virtual Architect Home Design SoftwareWindows XP / Vista / 7 
2.4 GHz processor 
5 GB of available hard disk space 
2 GB of RAM 
256 MB of dedicated video memory supporting OpenGL 2
High speed Internet for registration, video access 
DVD drive (if software purchased on DVD)

 Home Designer 8  Released in 2007 
Virtual Architect Professional 7Windows XP / Vista 
1.2 GHz processor 
1.5 GB of available hard disk space 
1 GB of RAM when running Vista 
512 MB of RAM when running XP 
A DVD-ROM drive
Virtual Architect Professional Home Design
 Home Designer 7  Released in 2005 
Windows 98 SE / 2000 / XP 
400 MHz processor 
800 MB of available disk space 
64 MB of RAM or greater 
A CD-ROM drive

Virtual Architect Professional Home Designer 6  Released in 2003 
Windows 98 SE / ME / NT / 2000 / XP 
400 MHz processor 
1 GB of available hard disk space for a full installation (400 MB to install without all available program content) 
64 MB of RAM 
CD-ROM drive 
2-button mouse supported by Windows 
Color monitor which supports 16-bit color
Virtual Architect Home Design Pro
 Chief Architect Home Edition 5.0 Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP
256 MHz processor
400MB of available hard disk space
64MD of RAM
CD-Rom Drive
2-button mouse supported by Windows
A color VGA, Super VGA, or higher resolution monitor supporting a minimum of 256 colors.