ARCON 3D Architect software gives home users the power to make their design dreams a reality

PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 19, 2007 – ARCON 3D software, part of the Eleco group, has released its 3D Architect range of software.  3D Architect will now supersede the widely used Arcon+ range, providing a comprehensive range of planning software options for the consumer, self-builder, interior designer and architectural market.  

The new software is fully Windows Vista compatible, and builds on the success of ARCON’s consumer and small business software available in France, Germany and many other markets internationally, by providing a design solution for consumers, designers and self-builders.

3D Architect is intended for home users who require software tools to plan their projects and visualise their ideas, although the software is flexible enough to prove useful in a commercial environment. ARCON is releasing 3D Architect across 6 tiers, ranging in price from £9.99 to £199.99.

The £9.99 and £19.99 packages, Kitchen Designer, Bathroom Designer and Home Designer, provide consumers with planning software for small, specific projects, and are ideal for home renovation and improvement.  The full 3D Architect package, at £199.99, provides comprehensive planning software for the consumer, self-builder, interior designer or small architect, enabling the user to construct drawings and virtual 3D Models.

One of the most practical aspects of the 3D Architect range is the possibility of producing both plan and elevation dimensioned drawings suitable for local council planning applications.  Although the planning requirements are very diverse, ARCONS’s 3D architect range has proved so proficient at providing these drawings that numerous local authorities across England are now using the software to communicating plans and visualisations throughout their organisations.  The implementation of the software in this way can save home users the expense of contracting an architect to provide such diagrams and illustrations for them.

The software’s intuitive interface centres on the facility for the user to construct detailed 2D plans using simple drag and drop elements.  As well as providing a full range of construction components, the elements are customisable, allowing users to create doors, windows, banisters and other features to their own aesthetic specifications.  Once the 2D plan is completed, the software can convert it into a photo-realistic 3D model, providing unparalleled visualisation of the prospective project.

The full 3D Architect software includes 7,200 relevant objects to help furnish the user’s project, along with 1,300 relevant textures that can be applied to walls and floors across a maximum of 50 floors and ten buildings.  The completed model can be viewed in several modes, from wireframe to full texture, to allow total planning control.  For those users who do not require such a high level of detail, but still want a full building design package, the 3D Home Designer – Expert software includes 4,800 relevant objects, and is capable of creating up to three buildings simultaneously.  For those users with simple, single project needs, the Kitchen and Bathroom Designer packages can create single buildings with up to two floors, with 2,700 and 1,100 relevant objects respectively.

The 3D Architect software will be available from all major UK retailers, as well as on-line from http://store.eleco.com

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