Punch Home+Landscape Design+NexGen Technology

Punch! Home and Landscape Design with nexGen Technology takes home, landscape, and interior designing to a new level – it’s EASY!! With our revolutionary nexGen Technology you can build a new house or replicate your own house in just minutes! NeGen Smart Room technology allows you to simply drag and drop rooms, move or resize at will. Also new, “Building Green” – click the icon and watch you design go green. We highlight areas that can be updated with energy efficient materials and objects. Web integration lets you shop for materials, find a contractor, or import from Google Sketch Up. With thousands of objects, planting materials, and interior options including decorator palettes and room templates your options are endless!

• nexGen Technology – Thinks for you, as you draw.
• nexGen SmartRooms – Simply drag and drop rooms, move or resize at will. The program automatically updates your changes, even the roof!
• Get started fast with QuickStart – Even a beginner can build a house in 59 seconds!
• Video Tutorials – Walk you through every step. Over 100 minutes of program “how-to’s”, tips, and tricks available. We’ll help you every step of the way.
• Streamlined Workspace – Clean, new interface with collapsible palettes and toolsets.
• Precision drawing with LogiCursor technology – LogiCursor assists with laser-line auto-alignment & snaps for faster, more accurate wall & room creation.
  We don’t just say it, we show you how! Just hot the Going Green icon and watch your design go green! We’ll highlight areas that can be updated with energy efficient materials and objects.
  Integrated eco-friendly tips specific to your design help you build greeen, saving energy and money! Complete room makeovers, new floors, ad a room, change the color on the walls…. You provide the inspiration, Punch! Software’s nexGen technology will do the rest. Bring your style to the outdoors! Add outdoor lichens, decks, seating areas, fireplaces and more! Drop in your new landscaping and watch it grow!
• Brand Name Product Libraries – Thousands of possibilities! Faux finishes, interior and exterior paint, wood floors, solid surfaces, blinds, stone, and much more. Nationally recognized decorating materials you can try out in your design.
• Decorator Palette – Try all types of decorating styles- paint, wallpaper, carpet, and more. Click to automatically change combinations. You can save your custom palettes for later use.
• Cabinet Designer – Automatically creates editable custom cabinetry based on style, details, and dimensions. Designer sinks, appliances, and other accessories add realism to your design.
• 3D Custom Workshop – CAD-based feature lets you build virtually any object. Start from scratch or modify existing objects from the library. Use photo-realistic program materials including wood, fabric, paint colors, stone, brick, and more.
• Estimator – Create Master Price Lists. Estimator produces a handy report in an editable, printable spreadsheet format. Enter the labor and material costs for your locality and Estimator does the rest.
• Decks & Patios – Expand your living space! Build your deck automatically or create it from scratch or predrawn templates. Mix textures like stain and paint in railings, balusters, and steps.
• Precision Lighting Planner – creates realistic viewing anytime day or night.
• PhotoView – Add your favorite real-world objects using scanned photos or a digital camera.
• Plant Finder – Over 4,000 plants. Sorting feature lets you select growing parameters, International zones, sunlight, climate, water, and soil conditions. There are photo-realistic images of real-world plants that can be viewed from any angle.
  Automatic Growth Tool – See how your plantings will look years from now. View plant spacing and heights with a single mouse click.
• Instant Web Access – Shop for materials, find a contractor, or import from Google Sketch Up, we just made the possibilities endless!
• Design – After using professional services, one click returns you to your drawing.
• Support – Online help to get the most from your software.
• Shop – Integrated online shopping for building products, accessories, and decorating items.
• Plot – A Punch! printing service that can output your design as full-size blueprints.
• Contractors – Locate building and contracting services in your area.
• Superior rendering – picture is worth a thousand words. All images on this package are exactly as they appear on the computer screen.
• Speed and Performance – Up to 26 times faster than the competition makes designing more enjoyable and productive. Free phone tech support Integrated Video Tutorials (no need to load separate CDs)

System Requirements

• Intel Pentium 3 Celeron or compatible 1.0 GHz processor or higher (multi-core processors supported)
• Windows,XP or higher
• 256 MB of RAM
• 5.25 GB of hard disk space
• VGA video card displaying at least 1024×768 with 32-bit color
• DVD-ROM Drive
• Two button mouse, three button mouse with wheel recommended or other pointing device
• 64 MB minimum video card memory
• Internet access required to utilize some features(Windows 7/ Vista/ XP)