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Developed specifically to automate the design and presentation of residential and light commercial construction projects, SoftPlan allows you to build a model of your project on your computer before you build it on the lot. SoftPlan’s “virtual model” design gives you complete working drawings and realistic 3D renderings

From quality and speed second to none to easy automated features, drawing in SoftPlan offers the convenience and accuracy of detailed floor plans using familiar objects such as walls, windows, and doors, automatic or custom roofs, site plans based on engineering data, instant cross sections and elevations and much more.

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"SoftPlan is Four Times faster than drawing by hand"

SoftPlan Architectural Design Software is the building industry's leading residential and light commercial CAD software package. Utilizing SoftPlan as your design tool will give you the flexibility to create complex, custom drawings with speed, accuracy, and ease. Draw with fully assembled and fully customizable items such as walls, windows, beams, etc. With SoftPlan you can create floor plans, cross-sections, elevations, framing plans, detail drawings, and site plans.

Easier Drawing Through Object Orientation:
SoftPlan’s learning curve is the absolute shortest in the industry, and object orientation is one of the key reasons SoftPlan has established such an extensive and varied range of users. SoftPlan allows you to draw with fully assembled items such as walls, windows, beams, etc. Therefore, you do not need to learn a whole new language or x,y,z coordinates to effectively use the program. Because SoftPlan is an object oriented design program, users of this software are only responsible for designing floor plans. Once the floor plan designs have been completed, SoftPlan automatically creates elevations, cross sections, roof framing, wall framing and much more!

Profit With Greater Speed:
Not only does SoftPlan make the design process easier, it greatly impacts your bottom line profits by increasing the speed at which designs can be created and edited. One of the keys to SoftPlan’s timesaving characteristics is automation. SoftPlan has been designed with specific tools that eliminate the unnecessary and repetitive tasks that conventional CAD packages require. For example, through the SoftTalk module you are able to do what no other CAD program in the world enables you to do, and that is simply speak your way from concept to completed drawing.

Better Client Relations:

Although SoftPlan is an exceptional design tool, it is a practical and necessary sales tool as well. Through SoftList, it has the capability to provide you with accurate material lists and cost estimates. SoftPlan automatically renders your floor plan into an amazingly realistic visual presentation. Your clients will be pleased at how precise and meticulous their estimate is and amazed when they can actually see a 3D rendering right from the start! This alone will aid in building your reputation and increasing the number of jobs you will secure.

"Revisions are a snap" There is no way to draw a floor plan any faster than with SoftPlan. Even if all you work with are floor plans, SoftPlan is for you. My revisions are a snap. I design a wide variety of homes - simple to very complex with all types of foundations. SoftPlan is so perfect for what I do because it is specifically programmed to design and detail residential homes.
Larry James of Larry James & Associates Monroe, LA

SoftView takes the drawing created in SoftPlan and generates a three dimensional rendering of your model. You can command SoftView to create photo realistic interior and exterior 3D renderings from any or all sides you would like to see, e.g., front, rear, left, or right. Customize your rendering by adding shadow and lighting effects, textures, backgrounds, and even your own images! The SoftView module comes standard with every SoftPlan purchase. To see sample renderings, click any link to the left or click here to view the SoftPlan Gallery.


	A three dimensional rendering of your model appears at your request during any phase of the design process.
	View the rendering from different perspectives, interior or exterior.
	Apply countless textures to three dimensional surfaces, including hardwood, carpet, tile, brick, siding, stucco, and even your own custom textures.
	Add various interior and exterior lighting with incredible real life shadows and reflections.
	Import backgrounds and images from your digital camera, the web, your scanner, etc.

Gain a New Visual Perspective:

Because SoftView is directly connected to SoftPlan, you can immediately and automatically create a 3D rendering of your design anytime you wish. Use this rendering to get a first-hand visual of the house’s appearance before it is built. SoftView will empower you to see your design from an unlimited amount of perspectives, both literally and figuratively! Make subtle or drastic changes with the click of the mouse. Then, view your rendering from any angle; inside or out; up close or from afar.

Improve Customer Satisfaction:

Create greater customer satisfaction by responding more quickly to their needs and requests. With SoftView you can show customers exactly what their house will look like when built. If remodeling, you can show customers the part of the house to be remodeled without having to draw the entire house. Then, allow them to visualize any changes they may have by showing them instant variations of the same house!

"More professional, more realistic presentations" We wanted to make more professional, more realistic presentations, so we began investigating the wide variety of CAD software programs for remodelers and builders. We chose SoftPlan because it looked like a system that we could integrate into our daily activities without months of training. We were right; within days, we were able to print floor plans and elevations of room additions.

Gregory Geisler of R.A. Kalfas Home Improvement Inc. (as seen in Remodeling Magazine) Strongsville, OH

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