FAQs about Premier Architect

(For prices, upgrade policy, site license info, product info and screen shots, CLICK HERE.) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. Will I be able to create curved walls? A:.. Yes. Premier Architect will allow you to create either fixed radius or eliptical curved walls. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40  Q:.. Can I place more than one texture on a single wall? A:.. Yes. You will be able to place multiple textures on a single wall. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40  Q:.. Will I be able to create an open hole in a walls, floors and ceilings? A:.. You will be able to create square, rectangular, circular or oval shaped holes of any size in walls, floors or ceilings. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. Can I actually walk through my floor plan once it’s finished? A:.. Realtime 3D walk-throughs will be possible at any point in the design process. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40  Q:.. Can I scan in an existing floor plan and then trace over it with Premier Architect? A:.. Yes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. Will I be able to place different types of roofs on my designs? A:.. Premier Architect will automatically generate the following roof types: flat, hip, and gable. Users may also design custom roofs. Included in this type of roof will be dome and semi-circular. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40  Q:.. Will I be able to sculpt the terrain on my lot? A:.. Yes. You’ll be able to raise hills or even dig holes in the terrain. These changes will render in the 3D views. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40  Q:.. What types of units of measurement will Premier Architect support? A:.. The program will support English feet/inches, English decimal, metric decimal, and Japanese measurements. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 12-Feb-2003 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. Is Premier Architect going to be a native OS X application? A:.. Premier Architect will run native in OS X. The minimum operating system will be OS 9.1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. Will Premier Architect handle lighting and shadows? A:.. Yes. You will be able to turn lights on and off in the program. These lights will cast realistic shadows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. How many different 3D objects will be included with Premier Architect? A:.. There will be 1,500+ objects included with the program. New object libraries will be available as a free download from theliquidateher’s web site. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 12-Feb-2003 Part No:0107-40  Q:.. When is Premier going to be released? Why is it taking so long to get this program released? A:.. This is probably the most often asked question that we get and unfortunately, there is no simple answer. To put it simply, the original programmers dropped the ball and were not able to deliver what they said they could. A second group was hired to finish what the first ones couldn't finish. The second group was not able to finish the program either. At this point, the program is about 85% finished and new programmers should be starting on the remaining 15% sometime in February of 2003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. Will I be able to create my own 3D furniture objects? A:.. This feature will not be available in version 1.0. However, it will be added in a future version of the program. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40  Q:.. I currently own a copy of Design Your Own Home® 3D WalkAround. How much will it cost to upgrade to Premier Architect? A:.. SEE THIS INFO PAGE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. Will I be able to open drawings in Premier Architect that were created with Design Your Own Home® 3D WalkAround? A:.. Yes. Drawings that were created with 3D WalkAround will be compatible with Premier Architect. However, any 3D models that were placed in your 3D WalkAround document will not be usable by Premier Architect. Premier uses models that are in a different file format than those used in 3D WalkAround. The Premier models are of much higher detail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. Will files created with the Macintosh version be compatible with the Windows version and vice versa? A:.. Yes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. Will Premier Architect allow me to create actual foundations? A:.. Premier Architect will support full and partial basements as well as standard and slab foundations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. What type of 3D rendering engine does Premier Architect use? A:.. Premier Architect will use a custom designed Open GL 3D engine developed by Shadetree, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. How accurate will Premier Architect be? A:.. Premier will be accurate to within a 64th of an inch. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40  Q:.. What types of structures, besides houses can I design with Premier Architect? A:.. Besides houses,you will be able to design office buildings, barns, sheds, warehouses, or just about any other type of building you can think of. You will be limited only by your imagination. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 25-Sep-2001 Part No:0107-40    Q:.. Will Premier Architect support a 3D accelerator card? A:.. Yes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Architect Date: 12-Feb-2003 Part No:0107-40   Q:.. Will Premier Architect automatically generate 2D elevations? A:.. Yes.