Home Design Software created by Chief Architect, including the Better Homes and Gardens Home Design Software products and the professional Chief Architect home design software products have been used for several home design software shows, including the HGTV show "Fun Shui". To learn more visit   www.HomeDesginerSoftware.com/hgtv

Chief Architect
Consumer Product Line

The Chief Architect consumer home design software product line is created based on the professional Chief Architect 3D architectural design software version. Combining the leading-edge professional home design software with the consumer design market, Chief Architect, Inc. produced the best 3D design tools for home design, remodeling, landscaping, deck design, interior design and cost estimating. You will find a variety of products available including: (4) Home Designer titles, a Landscaping & Deck Designer title and an Interior Designer title. The product line was released in 2003 under Better Homes and Gardens brand and reached #1 in market share by 2006 (according to NPD point-of-sale data). The Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer products are compatible with the new version Chief Architect brand. In addition, all consumer products have upward mobility to the professional Chief Architect products.  www.HomeDesginerSoftware.com

Better Homes and Gardens
Home Designer Product Line

The #1 selling home design software – Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer product line was based on the leading professional 3D home design software – Chief Architect. By combining the leading-edge professional home design software with the consumer design editorial expertise of Better Homes and Gardens, Chief Architect, Inc. produced the best 3D design tools for home design, remodeling, landscaping, deck design, interior design and cost estimating. The product line was available from 2003 thru 2009 ending with version 8.0. It was subsequently replaced by the consumer branded Chief Architect product beginning with version 9.0. All Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer products are compatible with the Chief Architect products.  www.HomeDesginerSoftware.com

Chief Architect
Professional 3D Architectural Home Design
Software for Professional Designers

Chief Architect was created in 1992 for the professional home design market – Architects, Builders, Remodelers, Interior Designers and Draftsmen. The product was the first object based CAD system with parametric design principles, and thus has become the leading home design software product for the professional design market. The focus for the past decade has been on making this program easy to use for the building professional. Chief Architect will help you be more productive – Guaranteed. Create customized designs, photo-realistic 3D renderings and full working blueprints. In today’s environment, you need to be both competitive and productive with your design work and your clients now expect 3D renderings to help visualize your designs. Establish more business, be more productive and ensure more satisfied customers using Chief Architect on your next design project!  www.ChiefArchitect.com

Picture Painter

Wonder what your house would look like with a new color? With the Better Homes and Gardens Picture Painter, you can take a picture and quickly change colors, textures, trim and more. Simply take a picture of your house and start changing windows, doors, roofing and sidewalks. You can also change the siding style and color or add stone. This software is a great, easy to use photo editing tool for home visualization. Anyone can use it to make changes to a photo of their room or exterior – and the great thing about it is all the materials – paints, tiles, carpet, countertops, etc. are all brand-name items that you can purchase. This tool makes the editing of your own photos very easy.  www.HomeDesignerSoftware.com/products/picturepainter

3D Home Architect

Chief Architect, Inc. created the popular 3D Home Architect home design software product line in 1993 and released the software up through version 4.0. Unfortunately Chief Architect, Inc. did not own the name "3D Home Architect" which became the identity of the program and confused several users in future releases due to quality and compatibility issues. Chief Architect, Inc. (actually called ART, Inc. at the time) discontinued its relationship with Broderbund around 2003 and released the upgrade and new consumer home design software with Better Homes and Gardens, a true expert in the home design market. In the end, it turned out to be a win-win situation for the users and the company since publishers like Broderbund have so many titles, the quality and feature set isn’t a priority to them. The Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer products are compatible with the Chief Architect products – a great upward mobility option for those users that start out with a more affordable product.