Post Description

Turn your PC into a design studio and plan, design and decorate
        the exterior and interior of your dream house with Ashampoo Home
        Designer Pro 2.


        Intuitive project wizard

        Quickly get through the formalities including contractor, planner
        location and basic settings such as number of floors and roof
        shape with the project wizard that comes with Ashampoo Home
        Designer Pro 2.


        Calculations happen automatically

        Angles, lengths, areas or volumes - focus on building while
        Ashampoo Home Designer Pro 2 does the math.


        Furniture and appliances included

        Don't just settle for empty rooms! Ashampoo Home Designer Pro 2
        comes with a comprehensive object catalog that includes doors,
        windows, electrical appliances and more. 


        New Features:

        Extended project wizard
        ╖ Step 1: Enter project data such as building contractor, planner
          and project location.NEW
        ╖ Step 2: Select measuring units, scale and floor plan shape.
        ╖ Step 3: Specify dimensions.
        ╖ Step 4: Edit number of floors with adjustable heights.NEW
        ╖ Step 5: Select the roof from pre-defined shapes or customize
          each roof side individually.NEW

        Other
        ╖ Catalog: New 2D symbols to add more detail to 2D views, e.g.
          vehicles
        ╖ Support for 2D angle dimensioning
        ╖ Angle measurements
        ╖ Measurements through polygons
        ╖ Photovoltaic panels: New grid input and additional 3D modules
        ╖ Shadow simulation: Specify geographic location and start/end
          times to track shadow distributions across fixed timespans,
          e.g. to facilitate planning of photovoltaic systems
        ╖ Automatic area and length calculation for roofs, eaves, gorges,
          ridges and verges
        ╖ Support for area and volume calculation



        Details:

        Features
        ╖ Design views: 2D, 3D, Cross-section
        ╖ 3D constructions: 7 primitives (cube, cone, cylinder, sphere,
          torus, wedge, pyramid), extrusion/rotation/sweep/subtraction
          solids
        ╖ Building components: Walls, ceilings, windows, doors, openings,
          slots, skylights, solar elements, chimneys, beams
        ╖ Measurements: Metric and imperial with precise dimensions
        ╖ Input aids: Customizable reference points, construction aids
          (center point, intersection point, point with distance from,
          perpendicular, parallel point, point in line, enter
          coordinates), angle grid
        ╖ Exterior lighting simulation
        ╖ Freely positionable camera and viewing angles

        Design & Construction Tools
        ╖ Roofing Wizard: Various material, cladding, rafters, eaves and
          gables settings, 7 dormer types (shed, flat, hipped,
          triangular, trapezoid, barrel, bat)
        ╖ Stair Generator: 3 solid and wooden types (straight,
          geometrical, landing), handrails, wellholes
        ╖ Topography Designer: 6 forms (hill, swale, plateau, wall,
          trench, slope), 4 terrain elements (bed, way, terrace, water
          course), customizable contours

        Catalog (Object Library)
        ╖ Construction elements: Doors, profiles, windows, solar
          elements, constructions (e.g. balconies, carports)
        ╖ Objects: 2D (cars, people, plants, animals), 3D: Exterior (e.g.
          garages, garden appliances), components (windows, doors,
          columns, tiles, girder), interior (e.g. kitchen and bathroom
          appliances), people, basic forms, signboards
        ╖ Textures: Exterior (grounds, grass etc.), building (wood,
          metal, plaster etc.), interior (wallpaper, leather, carpets
          etc.), colors
        ╖ Materials: Different materials such as grass, rattan, water and
          more
        ╖ 2D Symbols: Various symbols from different areas including
          appliances, building elements and other