Home Design 3D Outdoor&Garden 4+

I bought this just to design our small, run down garden. After a bit of playing (make sure you read the help instructions first), I managed to construct our garden and then apply objects eg trampolines and pet hutches to see where they would best fit. The 3D and visit function are so realistic you can really imagine what it will look like.

I would have liked more ‘easy to put down’ objects for the garden such as decking and different shaped stone paving but I used the geometric shapes and then added texture to them (only seems to allow texture tool when in 3D) Some plain garden string lights would be nice too. For the money a brilliant buy.

I had a blank canvas at home, but knew I wanted an app that could place everything I wanted in my garden to scale. Eventually, I didn’t even use the scale, just adjusted the sizes and direction of said items. With a lot of playtime, enjoyable at best, I created my garden. To those in the uk, who moan about paying £4.99, less than the price of a pint of beer, I say don’t knock it til you try it. It’s an awesome little app that helps put your garden in perspective. I haven’t tried the AR yet, but I’m assuming this will be the height of walking in my garden, adjusting and enjoying, when the British rain stops real playtime.

To the developers… I’m with another reviewer on the point of additional items, or a way to add such. String lights, garden mirrors, half water barrels for wildlife ponds, etc. I know the list is endless, but just a thought. At this time I’ve used shapes and textures to implement to my needs, just because I know what they are on my design. If someone else was looking at the design, they’d be asking what was what. Overall I’m extremely happy with my purchase. Thank you.

We’ve been having our garden landscaped following the building of an extension. As it’s a triangular shaped, not too large plot on a slope I wanted something to show our builders what we had in mind.

Searched and found this App for my iPad. After a bit of playing around with the free demo version I decided to give it a go and paid for the full version. Really glad I did. It’s been addictive, and the more I’ve used it the more ways I find to achieve what I want.

We were able to explore different options, then email the builder screenshots as visuals and discuss things while doing a virtual walk around. Which straight away gave him a clear understanding of what we were trying to describe. We also provided screen shot illustrations of different options to our next door neighbours showing how we could finish their side, complete with their dog on their lawn, which made it easy for them to decide.

The tendency for walls to snap together as you drag to move them around can be frustrating, especially when it produces some really odd shapes. The Undo feature helps if you inadvertently move your finger off the screen.

I’ve found it better to keep gaps for example between piers (pillars) and the adjoining walls in between. This has allowed me to be able to adjust the height of the walls and piers independently while exploring options.

Overall it’s been fab to use, so happy to recommend it.