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18 Chief Architect Premier Reviews
The ease and ability to create realistic 3D images for customers is exceptional. They have incredible support, great training both live and online videos, and have a huge loyal following of users. They release updates every year with lots of new features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Raytrace renderings take time to generate but that is probably more a matter of my computer being old. They should give new users an outline explaining what order to draw things (walls, roof, doors, windows, cabinets, etc.) I had to figured it out on my own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I love how custom Chief Architect is compared to programs like 20/20. I do a lot of interior home design with custom cabinetry so it's important to have a program so customizable. I also love the catalogs that allow you to use specific vendors for cabinets, countertops, etc.
Chief also allows CAD which I find very useful as a kitchen and bath designer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I wish there were more catalog downloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Chief Architect is designer friendly. I feel like a designer when I use this program instead of a computer programmer. The most recent updates make many of the technical aspects of designing a home even easier. I spend less time working on the computer which means I can complete each home more quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sometime in a multiple story home the ceilings heights are off for some reason but I have found ways to fix them. I recently had roof planes that just would not show up. I had to build them manually. This has only happened once though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Chief Architect is a capable and powerful software to present residential and light commercial projects. I have used it since 2002, and have found it to be quite intuitive and wonderful to help share ideas with my clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I do think that Chief Architect's RayTracing abilities are lacking a bit. It can make photorealistic renderings, but takes a very long time for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
This program is easier to learn than some other software of the same type. It is more user friendly and I love how interior finishes can be changed so easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The landscaping tools are a bit difficult to use when trying to do complicated terrain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I have AutoCAD and Revit also, but while they are both excellent programs in their own right, I prefer Chief Architect. Why? Because my field is mostly residential and some light commercial. So Chief Architect serves my focus much better. In addition, it is an all in one program,. In other words it can do the floor plans, elevations, cross sections, framing plans, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC plans, details, in fact everything I need to do for a complete set of AFC's, or Approved For Construction. And to top it all off, I can do material takeoffs too! A great all around program. And I can run it on my MacBook Pro, or on Windows, my choice! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There is nothing I dislike about this program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Many features like it's competitors. 3d navigation and presentation tools are awesome. Overall a very powerful tool in the design industry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Not a program for nubies. Need some experience using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Everything is right at your fingertips and very easy to use if you have used other design programs in the past. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sometimes all the toolbar shortcut keys disappear, so they need to be reset, just takes 4 easy clicks to do so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
