Punch! Home & Landscape Design Studio v21 is the ideal program for the DIY person who wants comprehensive tools and capabilities to develop home plans and design interior rooms as well as landscaping options. This premium home and landscape design software suite combines all the materials; tools; textures; furnishings; and accessories that help make home design and landscaping projects a stunning reality. Use Punch! Home & Landscape Design Studio v21 to plan a home update or design entire homes; kitchen renovations; bathroom renovations; basement remodels; and landscape; create outdoor living spaces; decks; patios; pools; and get fast results for serious DIY home projects.
Designing that dream home has never been simpler! Whether designing from the ground up; remodeling; or renovating; Punch! Home & Landscape Design Studio will help bring that dream home to life! It's easy to get started with the QuickStart feature that can quickly drag and drop rooms to complete the layout. Need ideas? Use one of the editable professionally designed floor plans for inspiration and a fast start. Utilise the extensive library of brand name products, materials, furnishings and accessories to complete the ultimate design and then visualize the project in 2D, 3D and then print professional plans.
Create your own home design plan to renovate; redecorate; remodel or update your home inside and out.
Use our editable floor plans and layouts or take pictures of an existing house and easily add design features and details.
Easy to use interface, design tools, drag and drop materials, furnishings and accessories (thousands to choose from) plus tips for “Building Green” with a selection of green objects and materials.
Save time and money by visualising your designs in 2D and 3D and estimating costs before you begin.
Includes how-to video tutorials, a user forum, and technical support to provide help when needed.
The Home Studio is for the DIY person who wants comprehensive tools and capabilities to develop home plans; design interior rooms and landscaping options.
Punch! Home & Landscape Design Studio includes an integrated interactive help system to make finding and using the right tool fast and easy for professional or serious DIY home projects. It also comes with helpful training center video tutorials and technical support to ensure the process is as enjoyable as it is efficient.
FEATURES & TOOLS
DESIGN PHASE TABS
Easy tabs organise your project into foundation, floor, electrical, plumbing, roof, etc. creating all the steps needed for your design.
NEW AND IMPROVED OBJECT LIBRARY
Endless possibilities! Thousands of 2D and 3D objects to choose from! Choose entire furniture groupings with simple drag and drop.
Choose from thousands of nationally recognised decorating materials including faux finishes, wood floors, counter tops, blinds and much more!
NEW and improved library is easier to use and faster to search.
SIMPLE DRAG AND DROP TOOLS
ADD ROOMS, PAINT COLOUR, FURNISHINGS, LANDSCAPE PLANTINGS AND MORE!
3D CUSTOM WORKSHOP Build virtually any object or modify existing objects from the library. Use photo-realistic materials including wood, fabric, paint colours, stone, brick, and more.
BUILD GREEN
Go green in one click; watch your design go green with design tips and objects; recycled glass counter tops, bamboo flooring and more! Make your home more energy efficient with new appliances or update your windows, doors and more!
SMARTWAND™
SmartWand™ technology adds paint or other material applications to a specific wall, room, or your entire house, with one mouse click!
COST ESTIMATION AND MOBILE LANDSCAPING QUOTE
INSTANT 2D/3D VIEWS PLUS THE ABILITY TO CREATE TEMPLATES FOR A 3D MODEL OF YOUR DESIGN
PRINT BLUEPRINTS OF YOUR DESIGNS
INTUITIVE INTERACTIVE HELP
Do it yourself tips: Includes hundreds of DIY how-to-tips from the experts
Symbol editor & section detailer: additional professional architectural annotation tools
WHAT'S NEW!
ENHANCED PERFORMANCE - 64-BIT VERSION Experience faster performance with new 64-bit processing. Handles large files with ease. Faster graphics rendering. Get the most out of your installed RAM for better memory use with less crashes.
2D PLAN DETAILING Punch v21 now provides extensive detailing tools suitable for annotating site plans, floor plans, elevation views, and providing other details required for proper construction and permits. These new tools include a Callout tool, Level Lines, Plan, Window and Door labels, and Note Markers. In addition, numerous improvements to line styles and fill patterns provide greater ability to annotate and call out regions and areas of the drawing. All essential in accurately communicating design intent.
LEVEL LINES Add labels to drawing to callout important structural elevations when creating construction documentations.
LINE STYLES Ability to add labels to line styles.
NOTE MARKERS Identify building specifications such as framing requirements, pier locations, etc.
PLAN LABELS
Add title lines to display Plan names; customise text alignment and font style.
WINDOW AND DOOR LABELS Add custom labels for use, for example, in identifying manufacturer name or model/part number.
2D OBJECT DETAILING
FILL PATTERNS Newly added patterns, and a new rotate pattern option.
FILL PATTERN LIBRARY Expandable through downloadable content.
EVEN MORE FREE CONTENT!
2D HOUSE PLANS
Save hours of design time by using professionally drawn single and two-story house plans as 2D tracing layers which can then be automatically viewed as a 3D design. 250 plans from which to choose!
360˚ ONLINE VIEWER
View or share your Punch! 3D Models in your web browser on any device! A great way to collaborate and share your design ideas with clients or with interior designers/builders. Simply render a room and Export it to the Punch! Online Viewer, to see a 360° view, including the floor and ceiling!
Features
HOME DESIGN
FOUR WAYS TO START YOUR PROJECT
QuickStart: Drag & drop individual rooms to easily create your basic floor plan.
Professionally Designed Plans: Need inspiration or an instant starting point? Utilise our editable house plans to fast track your design or browse them for room layout ideas.
Floor Plan Trace: Trace a favourite floor plan, or use one you’ve sketched.
PhotoView: Take pictures of the inside or outside of an existing house and easily add design features and details.
AUTO ROOF GABLE Instantly add gable roof panels.
AUTO FRAMING
Select metal, wood or custom framing options, including custom roofs, walls, and floor joists.
AUTO ROOF GABLES AND ONE CLICK DORMER TOOL
Instantly add gable walls and roof panels.
ADD ROOMS AND DECORATE WITH ONE MOUSE CLICK!
Drag and drop room creation.
SmartWand™ technology adds paint or other material applications to a specific wall, room or your entire house with one mouse click.
VIEW IN 2D, ELEVATION AND AERIAL
2D
3D
AERIAL
ESTIMATE COSTS, BUILD A 3D MODEL, CREATE BLUE PRINTS
INTERIOR DESIGN
START YOUR PROJECT
QuickStart: Drag & drop individual rooms to easily create your basic floor plan.
PhotoView™: Take pictures of the inside of an existing house and easily add design features and details.
OBJECT LIBRARY Thousands of objects for every part of your design, inside or out. Remodel with new fixtures, lighting, ceiling fans, sinks, appliances and more.
FLOORING CARPETS & RUGS Try tile, carpet, wood, stone, and other materials including brand name, real-world products.
FURNITURE SHOWCASE Add predesigned furniture groups with simple drag & drop. Easily arrange or edit your selections to suit your design.
PRECISION LIGHTING PLANNER Add functionality and drama to your design. Works with exterior and interior designs. Precision controls for ambient light, shadows, fall off, radius, and more. Drag & Drop landscape light fixtures.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
SITE PLANNER AND TOPO TOOLS Site-planner automatically draws your property line, as you enter the coordinates, then exports your lot into your landscape design. Add real-world topography to your building site. Trace over your topo lines. Automatically cuts or adds fill and building pad to your design.
PLANTING LIBRARY Includes a full selection of flowers, shrubs, and trees you can add to your design. You can also add your own favourite plants to the database!
PLANTFINDER™
PlantFinder™ searches plants for your area, using parameters you specify, ensuring growing success.
Sorting feature lets you select growing parameters, international zones, sunlight, climate, water, and soil conditions.
Photo-realistic images of real-world plants that can be viewed from any angle.
Colour-coded zone maps make plant selection easy and foolproof.
PLANT GROWTH Plan smart! Plan your design and see it grow over time. Perfect for previewing shade.
HARDSCAPES Build dramatic retaining walls that define and accent your home. Choose stone, brick, or other materials. Then add your plantings to finish the look.
FENCE DESIGNER Design fences with custom material, colour, photos or even draw your own design.
VIEW IN 2D, ELEVATION AND AERIAL
DECK & PATIO DESIGN
OUTDOOR LIVING Turn a drab backyard into outdoor entertaining space with included objects for kitchens, fireplaces, furniture, and more. Add pavers, decks, and landscaping to your design.
DECK AND PATIO TEMPLATES Predesigned, drag and drop, editable designs you can use as is or customise to your personal style!
VIEW IN 2D, ELEVATION AND AERIAL
Requirements
Windows® 10, 8, or 7
Intel® or compatible 1.0 GHz 64-Bit processor or higher (multi-core processor supported)
1 GB of RAM, 4 GB or more recommended
3 GB of Hard Disk Space
VGA Video Card displaying at least 1024x768 with 32-bit colour
Mouse with wheel recommended
256 MB Video Card Memory
Internet access and Internet Service Provider account required²
¹Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program on Windows® 10, 8, or 7.
²User is responsible for all Internet access fees and phone charges.