Punch! Super Home Suite

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Summary: Super Home Suite
Review: Although not difficult to navigate and operate, I was very dissapointed to find that this product does not generate a material list! Also, this product does not have the ability to create any foundation plan.
Some basic "Important Features" somebody didn't think was needed.
Now I'm stuck with software I cant use.
Kind of like buying a car without a steering wheel!!!

Rating:
Summary: Super Home Suite
Review: Although not difficult to navigate and operate, I was very dissapointed to find that this product does not generate a material list! Also, this product does not have the ability to create any foundation plan.
Some basic "Important Features" somebody didn't think was needed.
Now I'm stuck with software I cant use.
Kind of like buying a car without a steering wheel!!!

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Summary: This software is terrible!!
Review: I do not recommend this software to ANYONE!! I was never able to see the interior of my design. The fly around view would never work properly. Then when I was able to view portions, my screen would start flipping out. I guess the software didn't like me as much as I didn't like it. The drop down menus are very easy to read and understand, but applying them to what I was trying to build was the difficult part. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!

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Summary: Simple and limited
Review: Punch Super Home Suite loaded easily and it was quick to learn to use. The help menu tells you which items to select but does not tell which pull-down menu to select them from! "Undo" is NEVER available.
The "Fly-around" tool does not work like the instructions say, does not work at all if you draw the house close to the edge of the lot, and works differently each time. If this feature worked, Punch would at least be useful for previewing interior and exterior decorating results and furniture placement.
If you are trying to do anything out of the ordinary (which is probably why you are looking at the software), Punch will just frustrate and annoy you. A "3-D Furniture Workshop" provides only a few basic furnishings and appliances. The library does not include basic fixtures such as toiltes, bathtubs, etc. The "CAD Tool" has an oval which only draws as a circle!
The Home Estimator feature is a VERY basic spreadsheet which misses part of the house when calcualting square footage. It does not do a complete materials takeoff.
The Auto Framer feature just provides a rough 3-D .bmp image to show what the framing will look like. It does not provide any useful drawings or dimensions.
When you print the 2-D floor plan, the first floor and second floor print superimposed... it is not possible to tell which walls are on each floor.
This is not serious software, and is not ready for publishing.
I will go back to the drawing board with an architect's scale and graph paper. There is a small medallion on the package which says "90 Money Back Guarantee" I'm going to try it but am not holding my breath!

Rating:
Summary: Simple and limited
Review: Punch Super Home Suite loaded easily and it was quick to learn to use. The help menu tells you which items to select but does not tell which pull-down menu to select them from! "Undo" is NEVER available.
The "Fly-around" tool does not work like the instructions say, does not work at all if you draw the house close to the edge of the lot, and works differently each time. If this feature worked, Punch would at least be useful for previewing interior and exterior decorating results and furniture placement.
If you are trying to do anything out of the ordinary (which is probably why you are looking at the software), Punch will just frustrate and annoy you. A "3-D Furniture Workshop" provides only a few basic furnishings and appliances. The library does not include basic fixtures such as toiltes, bathtubs, etc. The "CAD Tool" has an oval which only draws as a circle!
The Home Estimator feature is a VERY basic spreadsheet which misses part of the house when calcualting square footage. It does not do a complete materials takeoff.
The Auto Framer feature just provides a rough 3-D .bmp image to show what the framing will look like. It does not provide any useful drawings or dimensions.
When you print the 2-D floor plan, the first floor and second floor print superimposed... it is not possible to tell which walls are on each floor.
This is not serious software, and is not ready for publishing.
I will go back to the drawing board with an architect's scale and graph paper. There is a small medallion on the package which says "90 Money Back Guarantee" I'm going to try it but am not holding my breath!