I've never used one of these layout apps before but I have manually drawn layouts before. I have been able to learn how to use most of it fairly quickly but wasn't immediate or intuitive but that's just fine. I am having fun learning. I have two outstanding gripes though: (1) windows and non-hinged doors can't easily be seen in many of the lay-out views unless you enlarge it a lot at which point you cannot see the whole project. Making windows and doors a different color from the walls would help, or putting end brackets that stick out slightly from the walls indicating where "something" is would work; (2) having a slight transparency sliders so furniture could be put on carpets without losing the idea that there's a rug under these thing, etc. or having the ability to indicate which items go on top or "in front"; give the user the ability to add or delete categories (I keep putting things in Miscellaneous for lack of anywhere else to put them). I also think there are far too few items that can be used and maybe the styles and designs are a little too specific (using a more generic "compact car" rather than a specific model, or "motorcycle" since the place could be housing a Harley-Davidson gang) would work better, maybe even making it more country specific (bathroom facilities in the US differ from those in Japan). I wish the app came with some general Textures too--fabric, leather, woven, felted, fur, kind of like that to give a real general feeling. Colors should also have some general patterns: plaid, pastel floral, geometric, pencil strips, bold strips, paisley. All this should come in the software and more should be available through downloads, even if there's a slight cost involved for the add-ins.

Good if you want to simply place furniture for reference and viewing, but not if you're getting into details and finishing. I've used other products of the same variety, and this program is confusing and frustrating to use for the 'simplicity' it professes. Very limited options to colors/textures/finishes unless you want to spend more money on add-on downloads. Very disappointed in the product.

I tried for hours to make the program run on my iMac, plus you have to load Java first which was a treat. I just couldn't get it working. My son-in-law (a school teacher who uses Mac everyday) tried loading it for me and no luck. I had my son load it on his PC and the thing is great. Pretty simple to use. It was just what I was looking for to layout all of the walls of a house and fill it with furniture.

Very steep learning curve with much difficulty getting things to move and turn. Once you add a wall, it's hard to stop the program. You have to remember to always press escape. But it certainly does help trying to visualize what a room would look like. We are trying to redesign a kitchen. It's frustrating, because even buying the retail version from Amazon, there are common things that just aren't in the program and silly things that are - for example, when designing a kitchen, would you design with an island or a drinking glass. There are more choices of glasses than islands! It's turning out to be a help.

The cd would not install the software properly on my laptop. When I looked online for a solution I found that the developer offers this software as a free download. Given that the program is free, and that the cd didn't work and can't be returned, I felt rather jipped.