Total 3D Home Design Premium Suite Review

What makes Total 3D great home design software?

Total 3D Home Design Premium Suite is affordable and impressive house design software that enables you to design floor plans and create complex rooms, pools and decks in seconds. This home design software consists of extensive samples of home plans to assist you in getting started with the software quickly. It allows you to choose from 14,000 samples of home plans that help you unleash your creativity while designing your dream home. It also offers editable room templates so that you can furnish your virtual home quickly.

If you have a floor plan that is sketched on paper, you can get the scanned copy of your home plan imported into the software so that it can generate the blueprint of the sketch for you. This house plan software also offers an extensive library of plants and objects so that you can modify your home décor as per your taste. Its object library boasts over 4,600 plants, trees and shrubs to beautify your property.

Total 3D allows you to view your virtual home in 2D as well as 3D models. Your house plan can be viewed by taking an aerial fly-around view or by 3D walkthrough. However, the 3D navigation tools of this software are quite difficult to use compared to other software. As a result, it becomes difficult to view your design on 3D model.

Total 3D allows you to beautify the interior as well as the outdoor living space of your home in the best possible way. It allows you to add ponds, pools, walkways, driveways, fences and much more to your property. It comes with a step-by-step guide so that you can design your dream home easily. Its professional design features allows you to add customized doors, windows, roofs, decks, pools, patios, advanced lighting, shadows, and color coded floor plans. Total 3D also allows you to go green with its eco-friendly tips and videos for making your home energy-efficient. The features include 3D design interactions, 3d Aerial views and fly-through, 2D elevation and floor plans, digital photo import, advanced lighting and shading, custom doors, windows and roofs, window treatment design center, designer showrooms, complete kitchen and bath remodeling, colors, patterns and textures. It also features 14,000 sample home plans and garden plans and over 2500 samples of landscapes and showcase homes. The advanced terrain features allow you to add terraces, hills and other topographical elements. This software also allows you to design a customized irrigation system to keep your yard beautiful and healthy.

Total 3D is a bit difficult to use compared to other applications reviewed by us. But once you get accustomed to this software, you will fall in love with the results generated by this software.  If you have prior experience in using 3D home design software, then Total 3D is certainly the right choice for you.
 

Why choose Total 3D as your home design software?

• Helps you get started with the software quickly.
• Its simple interface makes it easy to navigate through designs.
• Video tutorials provide you with several useful tips to utilize the software properly.
• Features a photo gallery of over 2500 photos of award winning designer homes.
• Allows you to import digital images to your designs.
• Ready to build plan saves your time and money.
• Helps you identify the ideal plan that suits your budget as well as lifestyle.
• Generates easy blueprints.
• You can save your designs for future use and also share them with your family, friends and colleagues.
• Allows you to furnish your living space with the appliances of your choice.
• Features a comprehensive list of products from leading manufacturers.
• Allows you to add style to your interiors by decorating your virtual rooms with wallpaper, flooring, paints and much more.

Read below for the features, specifications and system requirements:

Features

• Countless features and tools.
• Automatic room and wall generator.
• Drag and drop option helps you get started with the software easily.
• Smart Room Blocks and Smart Yard Blocks helps design complex rooms, pools, decks, etc., in seconds.
• Instant measurements and detailed plan notation tools.
• Features 2,500 professional room designs designed by professional interior designers.
• Simple interface helps you navigate easily through design options.
• Consists of over 14,000 sample plans.
• Video tutorials provide useful tips to assist you in designing your house or landscaping your property.
• Step by step guide enables you to experience a smooth walkthrough.
• Realistic 3D objects produce results of high quality.
• Imports digital pictures into your designs.
   

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Individual Software Inc.
• Price: $19.99
• Operating System: Windows
• Package type: Retail
   

System Requirements

• Pentium III or faster
• Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, Me, 2000
• 128MB RAM; 256MB Recommended
• 1.8GB free hard-disk space (Min. Install)
• DVD-ROM drive
• SVGA 800x600 and higher display, High Color (16-bit) required; True Color (24 or 32-bit) supported
• DirectX8® compatible video and sound cards