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Thu, 2008-08-21 03:02 — Clyde Walker

Hi everybody.
I'm wondering if anybody knows where I can either buy, or down load a program to build log homes, I have Puncji Super home Suit that let's you build a regular house, I've already put my floor plan together, now I'd like to see what it would look like built. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank's
Clyde

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Log program

loghousenut
LHBA Member
Sun, 2008-08-24 19:52

We are currently and simultaneously building a physical model, finalizing our floorplan on Punch Pro, and building a 3D model on Google Sketchup. We like the Sketchup program because, although I am making and placing each log individually, I am able to work through placement problems much easier on the virtual model than the physical model.

Clyde Walker wrote: Hi

Clyde Walker
Thu, 2008-08-21 03:05

Clyde Walker wrote:
Hi everybody. I'm wondering if anybody knows where I can either buy, or down load a program to build log homes, I have Puncji Super home Suit that let's you build a regular house, I've already put my floor plan together, now I'd like to see what it would look like built. Any help would be appreciated. Thank's Clyde

Punch Design AS3000

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Klapton
LHBA Member
Thu, 2008-08-21 03:16

I'm using Punch Design AS3000. It doesn't exactly have a log home design mode, really. But it does have vertical and horizontal log objects. You can then set the properties (length, height, depth) to whatever you want. It also has a log-looking "material" that you can drag and drop on your walls. The results look something like this: