Software Comparison
Whether you are a self-builder, architect, builder or home improver, our comparison table will help towards picking the right product for you! This is a guide only and choosing the right product also depends on your building design requirements. For example, if you are a self-builder we recommend our 3D Home Designer Expert edition however, if your design project includes a complex roof structure then you may want to consider 3D Home Designer Pro that allows multiple roofs to be merged together. Take a look at the features below to help you decide.
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Arcon Evo Building Regs Edition | Arcon Evo Pro | 3D Architect Home Designer Pro | 3D Architect Home Designer Expert | 3D Architect Home Designer Basic |
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Building professionals | ![]() |
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Extensive toolset for creating professional house floor plans & 3D visualisations | |||||
Interactive dialogue boxes and tool options | ![]() |
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Alternative icon display |
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Single layered walls | ![]() |
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Multi-layered walls inc. cavity walls, timber construction | ![]() |
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Save your own wall constructions to library | ![]() |
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Layering function for adding wall hatchings and wrapping detail around windows/doors | ![]() |
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Advanced wall junction options | ![]() |
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Fully customisable building elements for walls, windows, doors, skylights, roofs, stairs, beams, dormers, balconies, ceilings, columns, chimneys | ![]() |
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Range of different stair types including flexible staircase designer for defining all elements of the stairs, balustrades, risers, treads, construction type. | ![]() |
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Universal stair tool for defining own outline/shape of staircase | ![]() |
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Explore the inside & outside of your building with our 3D walkthrough function | ![]() |
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Landscaping tools for marking out plot, paths, ponds etc and for setting height levels | ![]() |
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Terrain brush for fine ground detailing | ![]() |
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Library containing 1,000's of furnishing objects, textures & materials | ![]() |
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Import additional objects from Sketchup 3D Warehouse | ![]() |
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Add realism with 3D textures | ![]() |
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In-line measurements in 2D & 3D for directly modifying selected elements |
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Set geographic position through Google Maps | ![]() |
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Set time of day and simulate lighting effects | ![]() |
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Add 3D model to Google Earth to view in situ on the correct plot | ![]() |
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3D textures and bump-mapping capabilities | ![]() |
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Instant elevation viewer | ![]() |
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Break apart 2D elevation & section views for further editing | ![]() |
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Display 2D cross-section of building | ![]() |
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Display cross-section of building in 3D mode |
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New Plan Element mode for generating library of elevations, building cross sections, individual plan views & drawing details | ![]() |
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Plan Element mode for modifying elevation & section views quickly with advanced drawing and editing tools | ![]() |
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Easily remove unwanted detail on elevations and section views with the hide line feature |
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Standard Plan mode for producing drawing sets for planning applications | ![]() |
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Advanced Plan Layout mode for producing consistent professional plan sets e.g. planning applications, building regulations, working drawings, site plans, plumbing/heating/electrical layouts |
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Detailing tools for working and building control drawings | ![]() |
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Includes 240 CAD detail blocks for the most common building regulation requirements | ![]() |
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Editable construction detail drawings for loft conversions, foundations, floors, walls, roofs, timber frame, drainage, windows & doors, internal works, structure etc. | ![]() |
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Trace over existing paper copy of a plan or drawing with our Scan Assistant | ![]() |
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Dormers x 8 | ![]() |
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Advanced dormer editor | ![]() |
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Extensive range of windows & doors including bi-folds | ![]() |
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Manual and automatic generation of roofs | ![]() |
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Merge/trim multiple roofs together to create complex structures | ![]() |
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Room height line display | ![]() |
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Convert basic 2D shapes to 3D objects | ![]() |
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Timber construction display in roofs | ![]() |
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Extended timber display detail in roofs | ![]() |
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Advanced timber construction editor | ![]() |
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Timber construction display in walls & floors | ![]() |
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Automatic text display of construction element properties | ![]() |
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Create multiple building drawings | ![]() |
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Modify wall levels at varying heights | ![]() |
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Add material areas anywhere on wall | ![]() |
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Live real-time rendering | ![]() |
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Large database of construction elements | ![]() |
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Supports metric and imperial measurements | ![]() |
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Import and Export DXF/DWG files | ![]() |
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Exchange project-related data via the IFC BIM interface | ![]() |
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STL export for 3D printing capabilities |
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Other supported formats include 3DS, DAE |
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Compatible with Twinmotion 2020 - Real-time immersive 3D architectural visualization | ![]() |
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Save to PDF | ![]() |
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Save to 3D object for anyone to view in our free standalone o2c player |
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Save to image file (JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, GIF) | ![]() |
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Windows® 10, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista | ![]() |
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UK based support |
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Interactive help, tooltips, manuals | ![]() |
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Technical, installation & activation support via email & phone |
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Includes Priority Support with Project Assistance (12 months) | ![]() |
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Free updates & major releases for first year | ![]() |
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Access to online tutorials |
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Price |
Arcon Evo Building Regs Edition £569.00 |
£449.00 |
3D Architect Home Designer Pro £319.00 |
3D Architect Home Designer Expert £149.00 |
3D Architect Home Designer Basic £79.00 |