Punch! Professional Home Design

3 3 out of 5 stars | 12 ratings

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Last update: 12-29-2024


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D. Pederson
1.0 out of 5 stars Professional what?
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2007
I am very unhappy with the product. The word "professional" means something different to me that to Punch!. This is nothing but a Barbie house design tool; something to play a game called "design a house". The fixtures are trivial; there is no item for an electrical circuit breaker box, although I would bet all houses have one. "Flying around in 3D is horribly too fast unless you have an ancient and slow computer. None of the controls act like a normal Windows program; delete key does not delete an object. Buy this for playing house electronically. Do not buy for any serious use.
T. Jones
2.0 out of 5 stars It's not serious software
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2020
I does okay to get some idea of what you want. However it has flaws, such as when you customize a roof and save the drawing - the next time you open it, the customized roof will change. Part of it may still be there, but it'll re-draw the roof the way it wants it. An example is the picture attached, I drew it with this software. I had the roof line on the two front dormers all figured out so the other roof line didn't overlap them and I saved the file, then opened it again and the roof overlapped them again.

It's very quirky and doesn't work the way one would think it should. You have to work around things it won't do or wants to do things in ways you don't want... I wouldn't recommend you buy it.

Also when you write in to ask a question, they don't give you a good answer. They won't admit the software won't do what you want, and try to make you feel stupid by giving you short answers that don't answer what you asked. Then when you ask again, they say they already answered your question. Stay away!
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T. Jones
2.0 out of 5 stars It's not serious software
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2020
I does okay to get some idea of what you want. However it has flaws, such as when you customize a roof and save the drawing - the next time you open it, the customized roof will change. Part of it may still be there, but it'll re-draw the roof the way it wants it. An example is the picture attached, I drew it with this software. I had the roof line on the two front dormers all figured out so the other roof line didn't overlap them and I saved the file, then opened it again and the roof overlapped them again.

It's very quirky and doesn't work the way one would think it should. You have to work around things it won't do or wants to do things in ways you don't want... I wouldn't recommend you buy it.

Also when you write in to ask a question, they don't give you a good answer. They won't admit the software won't do what you want, and try to make you feel stupid by giving you short answers that don't answer what you asked. Then when you ask again, they say they already answered your question. Stay away!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fast and Easy home design
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2001
After reading several of the reviews of this product, I had to wonder if they received the same product that I did. I have had none of the claimed problems that are mentioned. Walls stop when you want them to (read the instructions) and I created the home I am moving into with a few hours of paying attention to detail and trial and error with the features. I recreated a home that already exists from the dimensions taken from the home. I was amazed at how easy it is to work this program. I have tried to use CAD programs in the past and this is a piece of cake compared to them. I like it so much I am upgrading to the Platinum version for more features. The only reason I gave it 4 stars vs 5 is because I am upgrading.
I have not used the Broderbund program but I don't think anyone with a little computer skill will be disappointed.
Buy it...you'll like it.
Donna-Marie Moulton
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Lot
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2001
I have been working with Punch Pro now for over a year and as with any program, flaws exist. For 10 years or more I have worked with Expert Homes, 3D Home Architect, Total 3D, and others and until I found Punch! I had been unsuccessful in completing a home design from scratch. Finally, I created my home. I started out with Punch! 5 in 1, built my home, and have upgraded ever since, to Punch! Super, and then to Punch! Pro.
The 3D rendering in Punch is the most realistic, non-cartoonish, and fastest renderings out of all the programs I've tried. In addition to it's excellent rendering qualities, it has offered me by far the most useable tools for creativity related to flooring, roofing, wall styles, doors and windows, decks, landscaping, furniture, and the like. I'm able to move walls, split walls, build up, build down, and create any type of roof I so desire. The Esitmator calculates essential lumber and main inserts for the home design, and allows for additional inputs of criteria necessary for actual building and creating floor plans. What I especially enjoy the most is the furniture workshop where I can easily alter or create, design, and decorate my furniture to an exact fit suitable to my own needs.
Learning the program, as with any other, requires patience and persistance and in the end the results are worth waiting for. I would encourage those who have not yet tried it to thoroughly learn of it's capabilities, go to the support websites to learn of enticing and exciting new ideas for creativity and work-arounds, and be patient and persistant before giving up on the Punch Program. No program is without flaws! I plan to continue with Punch and in addition try others for comparison. I have not yet found anything better and more cost effective than Punch!
D. B. Cecil
1.0 out of 5 stars Quirky at best
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2000
I realized that this was not the best tool for designing a house after 5 minutes of use. I originally hoped that once the general design (using Visio) was done I could use this software's advanced features (framing, 3D walkthroughs, modeling, etc.) to check it out. No luck. I guess it would work for simple plans but I found it very difficult (if not impossible) to use for complex multi-level plans. The 3D walkthrough is jerky and hard to use (even on a 500 Mhz P III).
While the software shows some promise, it is not there yet. Last but not least, it GPFed (Windows 98) during a 3D walkthrough causing me to lose an hour's work (I know, I should save my work more often).

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