DIY House Design Software
Transform your ideas into reality with our Professional 3D Architect house design software. Intuitive house design software that allows unlimited plan revisions with access to 1000s of free 3D objects and 2D libraries.
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It's fun to use
Why not have a bit of fun while you're creating a professional house plan? Arcon Evo makes the process very easy and enjoyable with many out-of-the-box libraries.
Lifetime license
The license gives you unlimited lifetime access to the software with no project limits. You can also run the license on your laptop and PC at the same time.
Save time
Instead of spending weeks creating floor plans and elevation using generic conventional CAD software, create plans in minutes with the bespoke tools.
3D Architect Expert is an ideal tool for self-builders. Play around with your ideas on the software before you commit to the final build. You can visualise what the property feels and looks like before even paying a penny to your builder / architect. The 3D house planner can be used as a communication tool with your architect, with the ability to export your files to industry standard file formats. You also have the ability to import hand drawn plans and trace over them in the software!
Why 3D Architect Pro?
3D Architect Expert saves you time. A lot of it! Unlike generic CAD software, our 3D Architect range has been developed around practical house design needs.
You will have the flexibility to create rapid floor plans in minutes instead of days, and because 3D Architect is compatible with major CAD software out there, you can exchange plans with other architects / designers via email. (In 3D Architect Expert, you have the option to Export and Import DWG and DXF files)
Don’t spend hours searching the internet for object CAD files or designing doors / window frames / roofs. With 3D Architect’s built-in tools, everything is under one roof with many preloaded libraries already at your fingertips.
It’s very easy to use, with literally no previous CAD experience requirements, and, yet professional enough to help you with the start-to-finish house design and development process.
Main Features
- Easy to use 2D floor plan designer
- Automatic 2D to 3D floor plan converter
- 3D Virtual Tours
- Automatic elevation plan creator
- Object library for furniture, doors, windows, roofs etc
- Import FREE objects from OnlineWarehouse's library
- Door and window designer tool
- Supports 3DS, PDF, DFX, DWG
- Design 3D bathrooms and kitchens
- Easy roof designer
- Multi thickness wall options
2D Drawing Tools
Simple but powerful floor planner
Designing and building your floor plan shouldn’t be a difficult task. That’s why 3D Architect Pro provides all the tools needed for drawing your house plan. Create complex shapes, set wall types, thickness, wall cavity, entrance, stairs, internal / external walls, 100s of different type of built in doors and windows and much more.
Create 2D elevations
Share your design with other architects and submit your plans to the planning authorities, using our built in easy drag and drop planning elevation tool.
Detailed drawing and regs
Add full measurements and details to your plans and import building regs, such as Building Regs Pro, into your drawings.
Sharing your project
You can export 3D Architect projects to several industry standard file formats, including PDF, DWG and DXF.
You can also print your plans on A1, A2 and A3 format. There is also an option to export your drawings as an image.
Built In Design Tools
Built-in roof designer
*Please note, the advance Dormer and Roof merging options are only available in Arcon Evo and 3D Architect Pro. Take a look at the Compare Software section below for more info.
Stairs designer
You have a large preloaded library of stairs to choose from. Each stair can be modified to meet your needs. This includes, not limited to, adjusting railing gaps, thickness, steps, construction type and much more.
Built-in door and window designer
Use our premade doors and windows from the door / window library, or design your own.
Interior Design Tools
3D floor plan
Why not visualise what your final work may look like in reality? You can convert your 2D floor plan to a 3D visual floor plan by using the automatic 3D floor plan tool. Here you can add furnitures, change wall and floor colour / texture and carry out a full 360 walkthrough using the virtual tour tool.
Transparent mode
Create transparent walls to showcase your property to clients, builders. designers and architects. *Timber frames are only available in Arcon Evo version.
House walkthrough
Adding skylights
Easy Interface
While using 3D Architect Expert you will find many things in common with other Windows programs and where possible, Arcon Evo makes use of standard Windows functions and dialog boxes. Accordingly you will find familiar menu items such as File -> New, File -> Open , and Edit functions like Cut, Copy and Paste. If you have already worked with other Windows programs, you will recognize the basic operation of the Windows user interface. For example, how to select a menu option from a menu, how to open and minimise windows, and how to launch and exit a program.
- Tool Menu Bar
- Tool Placement Context Bar
- Standard Menu Bar
- Horizontal Icon Bar
- Tool Options / Objects Catalogue
- Main Worksheet
- Status Bar
- Numeric Input
- Tool Options Header Bar
Watch our last webinar on Arcon Evo
3D Architect Expert shares over 80% of Arcon Evo’s features. Watch the below video for a full Arcon Evo demo. Few features , including 3D Mobile Export, multi roof merging tool and Timber Framing are exclusive to Arcon Evo only. View the Compare Table below for a comprehensive comparison between our 3D Architect Home Designer range and Arcon Evo.
Which version is right for me?
Arcon Evo
- For Architects
- For Builders
- For Property Developers
- All-In-One Solution
- Advanced Planning Tools
- Advanced 3D Tools
3D Architect Pro
- For Builders
- For Real Estates
- For Property Developers
- Large 2D / 3D Library
- Advanced Drawing Tools
- Advanced Elevation Planner
3D Architect Expert
- For Self-builders
- For Home Improvers
- For Interior Designers
- For Renovators
- Large Door / Window / Roof / Object Library
- Virtual Tour
3D Architect Basic
- Renovators & re-modellers
- DIY enthusiasts
- Home improvers
- Basic Object, Door, Window & Roof Library
- Easy Floor Planner Tool
Compare Software:
Arcon Evo
- Everything in Basic, Expert & Pro +
- Multiple toolbar variants
- Add 3D model to Google Earth
- Plan elements mode
- modify sections, elevations and drawing
- Advanced dormer editor
- Room height line display
- Mobile device 3D visualisation
- Timber construction
- Automatic text display of construction elements
- IFC BIM interface
- 3D printing support
- 3DS, DAE, PDF, DXF, DWG
3D Architect Pro
- Everything in Basic, Expert +
- Save unlimited plan sets for use with future projects
- Detailing tools for working and building control drawings
- Add cavity wall detail
- Layering function for adding wall hatchings and wrapping detail around windows/doors
- Advanced wall junction options
- Merge multiple roof intersections
- Advanced wall outline editing
- Create multi-building developments
- Create multi-building developments
3D Architect Expert
- Everything in Basic +
- Terrain brush for fine ground detailing
- Set geographic position through Google Maps
- Scan assistant for importing existing drawing images in to plan
- Instant elevation viewer
- Set time of day and simulate lighting effect
- Break apart 2D elevation views for further editing
- Plan mode assistant for producing detailed drawing sets for planning applications
- Advanced component editors
- Multi-thickness wall types
- Large database of construction elements
- Extensive range of windows & doors including bi-folding
- Use 2D drawings tools to create 3D models
- Modify wall levels at varying heights
- Import FREE Objects from 3DWarehouse
- Import and Export DXF/DWG files
3D Architect Basic
- Interactive dialogue boxes and tool options
- Instant 2D floor plans to 3D models
- Landscaping tools for marking out plot, paths, ponds etc and for setting height levels
- Object Library
- Add realism with 3D textures
- 3D walkthrough function
- Component editors
- 3D Rendering options
- Basic database of construction elements
- Metric and imperial measurements support
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