Home Designer Landscaping and Deck 2012 [Old Version] by Chief Architect

Plant Chooser with over 3,600 realistic plants. View larger.

Hardiness Zone maps for North America, Europe and Australia. View larger.

Chief Architect Home Designer Landscape & Deck 2012

Let Home Designer Landscape & Deck by Chief Architect Software help you plan and design your perfect outdoor living space. It's easy to quickly design the virtual look and feel of your backyard, deck, patio, pool or other outdoor project. Create beautiful landscapes, terrain features, gardens and decks quickly and easily. Get started today!

Design single or multi-level decks.
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Plants

Landscaping is easy with over 3,600 botanically accurate flowers, trees and shrubs--from tropical to desert. Create gardens, pathways, hills, valleys, ponds and more for your perfect landscape.

Visualize a new patio with 3D models.
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Drag and drop thousands of items from the Library Browser. View larger.

Stream or Pond tool--simply click to place and then resize. View larger.

Create flat, irregularly shaped or sloped lots. View larger.

Create custom outdoor living spaces. View larger.

Landscape split screen for easy reference. View larger.

Decks & Patios

Powerful Decking and Patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and help you easily estimate the costs. Make your new deck or patio look exactly the way you desire.

Landscaping

Create beautiful landscapes, terrain features, gardens and decks for your perfect outdoor living spaces. It's easy to create the look and feel you desire for your deck, landscaping and outdoor living spaces.

Terrain

Use Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools to create flat, irregularly shaped or sloped lots. Use a GPS to import elevation data. You will find several terrain tools to create your lot's shape, elevation and contours.

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Site Planning

Create any shape lot. Enter elevation data, hills, valleys and flat regions to create your virtual lot. Use Raised, Lowered and Flat Region tools to precisely model your terrain.

Get Started Quickly

The Quick Startup Options Guide will help you begin with "How-To" tutorials based on the type of your project. You can also choose from over 40 easy "step-by-step" tutorial training videos that will quickly get you started on your next home design project. Live online training webinars are available on a weekly basis and you can access this training via the Internet. Home Talk is a User Forum you can ask question from the community of users. Finally we offer great technical support by qualified in-house professionals.