not for novices
Written: Jan 18 '05
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Pros: lots of features
Cons: almost useless help guide; poor after sales support; utterly non-intuitive use
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| gcm9's Full Review: Punch! Professional Home Design Suite (30100) for ... |
Having designed house plans since childhood, and being reasonably familiar with computers, I purchased Punch!Professional Home Design Suite with high expectations. I had hoped it would simplify some basic, tedious steps entailed in manually drawing plans by hand. Instead, I'm constantly frustrated by the non-intuitive nature of many of the functions. The program contains many sophisticated features and automates other functions that take a long time to do manually. But just try working, for example, with simple staircases, or reading the automatic wall measurements when using larger plan scales. The level of complication of the program would be a minor irritant, if it were not for the virtually useless help menu. As with so many computer programs, it has more specific features than many people would want, yet avoids ease of use of basic functions. In frustration I have let several computer whiz acquaintances load the program onto their computers in the hopes that they would learn how to use it, so they could teach me. They all deleted the program shortly after installation, citing its steep learning curve and the time required to assimilate enough knowledge just to do a simple design to completion.
Recommended:
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