Combined power and ease of use...
 

Benefit from the extraordinary performance capabilities of LiveCAD® technology to design plans that comply with regulatory requirements and use professional tools to design, display, present and realise all your building projects!

In this brand new 2.1 version, discover an unequalled realism thanks to its new and even more powerful 3D engine. It also features a more intuitive interface, an interior work wizard, materials manager, a smart project browser, and a catalogue with an even more complete range of objects...

3D Architecture 2 : a true professional solution for all types of buildings!




2D/3D simultaneous plans :

2D plans with quotations, grid, 2D/3D simultaneous views
Interior work and construction done directly in the 3D view
Editing the length of a wall with the numeric keypad: by using the wall's inside, outside or internal dimensions !
2D and 3D dynamic interior dimensioning
Variable wall depths
Draw rooms in just one operation



Indoor furnishing :

Choose among 80,000 3D objects and textures for decorating and furnishing each room: armchairs, coffee tables, beds, wardrobes, decorative objects, textures (wood, metal, stone), wall paints, wallpapers, etc.
Preview zone for fixture/fittings while consulting the catalogue
Rapid creation of split levels and interior partitions
Creating beams, low walls and posts
Manage friezes, skirting boards and mouldings
And also cornices and a basement to fully customise all the rooms of your home
Creating mezzanines and balustrades is made easier, try out all of your ideas !
Materials pipette: quickly apply textures or materials to all the elements of your project
Personalise the placing of wall and floor coverings from various angles

(*) a number of different objects obtained by combining the available components (textures, handles, etc)



Outdoor furnishing :

Create land areas and paths
Panoramic or hemispherical background for a more realistic 3D tour
Creating terraces and balconies
Use a range of advanced tools to modify the land area (areas of higher land, mounds, ditches, etc.)



Buldings and roofs :

Automatic roof creation with a single click
Manual roofs
Gable computation for an automatic roof
Unlimited number of buildings and floors
Parameters can be set for hundreds of models of staircases, doors and windows compliant with US standards



Kitchens and bathrooms :

According to the layout and space of your future kitchen, design a separate room or an American style kitchen
Hundreds of fixtures and fittings for bathrooms : sinks, mirrors, bidets, showers, straight and corner bathtubs, accessories etc



Photo-realistic 3D graphics :

Tools for the most advanced photo-quality rendering for a consumer software
"Ray-tracing" 3D rendering
Different modes of real time 3D rendering
Printing 2D floorplans
Printing 3D renderings
Real-time management for shadows, the type of lamp and the power of the lighting!
New 3D multi-camera mode, view your project from 4 different angles at the same time
Log renderings in image form
New "Performance" mode for the 3D display



100% Simple and powerful :

An interior work wizard: automatically place objects on all surfaces (wall, floor, tables, etc.)
Extremely intuitive interface for fast handling
Smart project browser : make an inventory of your project's objects in an instant
Tracing tools (snap, grid) that are easy to use and produce high-precision results
Lignes d’aides avancées : parallèles, projetées…
Real-time 3D rendering so that you can see and check the current layout
Automatic help lines when creating rooms
Customise all the objects in a few clicks (dimensions, textures, etc.)
A compete materials manager for customising all of your interior (wood, fabrics, leather, etc.)
Discover 3D Architecture with the step-by-step illustrated guide enabling you to start using the software's immense capabilities straightaway



Internet follow-up :

Automatically update the software for FREE
Access an online help and video tutorials
Stay connected to the Live Cad community thanks to the integrated Web browser!



System requirements :

Windows XP (32 bits), Vista (32 bits)
Pentium IV 2GHz processor
512MB RAM
Available disk space : 1GB
Graphics card : Nvidia GeForce 6200 or Ati X1200 or
128MB equivalent
Internet Connection