Interior Design Software For Beginners

THE popularity of television programmes such as Changing Rooms and Grand Designs reflects people's growing interest in doing up their homes with more than just a lick of white paint. Many brave souls are even starting from scratch and building their own home, but before you rush out for some MDF or start looking for a likely plot of land, it is well worth investing in a home/interior design program.

It was not so long ago when realistic 3D design programs were confined to expensive graphics computers which were well beyond the reach of home users. For under £60, you can now get some very powerful, flexible software which is exciting for anyone interested in interior design, home-building or simply imagining what that new sofa would look like in their front room.

That said, none of the packages has got it quite right yet. They all have a drawback (or two), but that does not stop them being extremely fun and useful. One problem is that some of the software originates in the US so getting technical support is not always as easy as it should be.

This would not matter if the applications were easy to use, but advanced features become trickier to master as the software gets more powerful. Be prepared for telephone calls or e-mail exchanges with technical support if you plan to use some of the packages to their full potential.

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3D Home Design Suite Deluxe

(developed by Brodeurbund; available in the UK from The Learning Company (£60); www.learningco.co.uk; 01293 651 300)

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This includes 3D Home Architect Deluxe and 3D Home Interiors 2.0, although Architect is available separately. While buying them together may be cost-effective, you may find you only want one of the programs. The suite also includes landscape design software for keen gardeners.

One of the selling points of the suite is that you can transfer your house design from Home Architect into Home Interiors to furnish it. In Interiors, however, you can only view one room at a time, making it impossible to get a sense of how the whole house fits together. You also cannot go back to Home Architect to alter the design once you have installed your furniture in the Interiors program.

Home Architect Deluxe (£25 on its own) is a powerful house design program, very speedy and flexible at creating a building and is let down only by its interior furnishings capability. Its strength is its ease of use.

Home Interiors is perfect if you want a large database of completely changeable furniture and colours to fit one room at a time as there is a fantastic selection of colours, materials and furniture. Again, it is easy to use but it is more suitable for people who want to decorate and furnish single rooms in great detail.

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(developed by Mattel; available in the UK from The Learning Company (£30); www.learningco.co.uk; 01293 651 300)

A much less impressive piece of software which is seemingly simple to use, but offers far fewer options and takes a simplistic approach to interior and house design compared with its competitors.

Its main features are a large selection of pre-designed floor-plans and furnishings, as well as handy software utilities such as Smart Estimator and Smart ColorCoordinator.

ArCon 5

(developed by Software AG; available in the UK from Online Warehouse; (£60); www.online-warehouse.co.uk; 01420 520 023)

This software is a serious option at a relatively low price, but the problem is that the additional features make it the most complex to use.

ArCon 5 is itself a basic version of software used by some professional designers and estate agents called ArCon+ 5 which costs up to £700. The advantage is that if you are serious about building your own home, you can input your design into ArCon and then your architect can import the data into the more advanced version of the software.

For £60, you do not get a printed manual; it comes as an electronic document (running to 700 pages). This makes it harder for beginners who have to constantly refer to the electronic document, or use a tree to print it off. Online Warehouse, the UK distributors, are attempting to reduce the complexity for beginners by putting tutorials on their website and providing an extensive help file with the software. The UK-based technical support is extremely helpful, although it is charged at a premium rate.

Once you have mastered the basics of house design, there is an extraordinary database of items, from fridges to dogs, with which to fill your home. The finished article can look very realistic and the walkthrough capability helps you get a feel for the final what the final house or interior would be like.

If you are willing to spend time with the software and have a PC less than two years old, then you will be able to make the most of ArCon 5.

It is visually the most impressive of the programs and the range of functions makes the finished results extremely professional. Otherwise it might be better to start with something less demanding or slightly more user-friendly.

Big Brother fans can look on Online Warehouse's website to see a layout of the house used in the television program.

3D Interior Designer 3

(developed by CBL; available in the UK from www.europress.co.uk (£19.99); 01625 855 007)

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This software benefits from having a reasonable number of functions without being too demanding on your PC. It does not compare with other packages in terms of house design, but it does a good job on room interiors with a good range of windows and doors, an impressive selection of colours and features that are rare in other packages, such as borders, skirting and paint effects.

On the downside, there is only a limited ability to edit room and object dimensions. Lighting is also less advanced than some programs, although this helps reduce the strain on your PC.

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Complete Home Designer 4.0/3D Dream House Designer

(developed by Databecker; available in the UK from a range of shops; www.databecker.co.uk, £30) The exorcist 1973 free online.

Complete Home Designer is available in the shops but it has been designed for the American market. Unless you have a particular need for US designs and imperial measurements only, then this product should not be your first choice.

It is relatively straightforward to use, with obvious icons on the screen and a manual that has the beginner in mind. Otherwise there is nothing to make this package stand out over ArCon 5 or 3D Home Architect Deluxe. In fact, the company that develops ArCon also develops Complete Home Designer 4.0/3D Dream House Designer, using a cut-down version of ArCon software.

  • 3D Dream House Designer was the UK version and has since been discontinued, so it should be avoided if it is still on the shelves.
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