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Express

A first plan, quickly

£49.99

Instant 3D views
Aerial room view
Cabinet tool
7,500+ materials

Choose Express

Silver

More library, more templates

£79.99

Everything in Express
4 floors
Foundation planner
Decking, railings and stairs

Choose Silver

Gold

A whole house, properly

£129.99

Everything in Silver
Quick palettes
3D animation
4,000+ plants

Choose Gold

Platinum

House, garden and services

£249.99

Everything in Gold
12 floors
250+ 2D house plans

Choose Platinum

Ultimate

Nothing held back

£399.99

Everything in Platinum
20 floors
500+ 2D house plans
Lightworks™ photo rendering
3D plant growth slider

Choose Ultimate

Windows feature comparison

Version 26 for Windows, feature by feature. Open a section to see everything in it.

Assistance, training and tools for a quick start 6

Assistance, training and tools for a quick start
Feature	Express £49.99	Silver £79.99	Gold £129.99	Platinum £249.99	Ultimate £399.99
New Home Design Copilot Rendering	Extra Module	Extra Module	Extra Module	Extra Module	Extra Module
New Home Design Copilot Help	Extra Module	Extra Module	Extra Module	Extra Module	Extra Module
New Copilot Texture and Plant Generation	Extra Module	Extra Module	Extra Module	Extra Module	Extra Module
New Modernized User Interface	included	included	included	included	included
New Support for Dark Theme	included	included	included	included	included
New SketchUp Import Improvements	included	included	included	included	included

Design mode 30

Design mode
Feature	Express £49.99	Silver £79.99	Gold £129.99	Platinum £249.99	Ultimate £399.99
Advanced 2D Drawing Engine	included	included	included	included	included
Custom Rich Text	included	included	included	included	included
Material Editor	included	included	included	included	included
Window Shutters	included	included	included	included	included
3D Cutaway Tool	—	included	included	included	included
Double Doors and Mounting Option	included	included	included	included	included
Advanced Floor Management	4 floors	4 floors	6 floors	12 floors	20 floors
Floor Plan Trace	included	included	included	included	included
2D Tracing House Plans	0	0	250	250	500
Online Training Center	included	included	included	included	included
Foundation Planner	included	included	included	included	included
HVAC Planner	included	included	included	included	included
Electrical Planner	included	included	included	included	included
Estimator with Room Estimating	—	included	included	included	included
Instant 3D Views	included	included	included	included	included
Automatic and Custom Roof Tools	included	included	included	included	included
Automatic Gables	included	included	included	included	included
Dormer Tool	included	included	included	included	included
Metric and Imperial Measurements	included	included	included	included	included
Framing	—	—	—	included	included
Baywall	—	—	included	included	included
Curved Wall Tool	—	—	included	included	included
Room Addition Tool	—	—	included	included	included
Sheet Layout Mode 2D/3D	—	—	—	—	included
Sheet Layout Mode 2D	—	—	—	included	included
Enhanced Railing and Stair Options	included	included	included	included	included
Custom Railing Styles	—	—	—	included	included
Custom Posts	—	—	—	included	included
Custom Subplans	—	—	included	included	included
Floor 2D/3D Visibility Control	included	included	included	included	included

Interior design and decoration 18

Interior design and decoration
Feature	Express £49.99	Silver £79.99	Gold £129.99	Platinum £249.99	Ultimate £399.99
Included 3D Objects*	2044	2044	2044	5469	5469
Over 7640+ Materials	included	included	included	included	included
PhotoView	—	included	included	included	included
Decorator Palette	—	included	included	included	included
QuickPalettes	—	included	included	included	included
Accessories / Window Treatments	—	included	included	included	included
Décor Column Tool	included	included	included	included	included
Cabinet Tool	included	included	included	included	included
Cable/Phone/Thermostat	—	included	included	included	included
Window Designer	—	—	—	included	included
Door Designer	—	—	—	included	included
Trim Designer	—	—	—	included	included
Fireplace Wizard	—	—	—	included	included
Ceiling Designer	—	—	—	included	included
Mantel Designer	—	—	—	included	included
Security System Tools	—	—	—	—	included
Home Automation Tools	—	—	—	—	included
Home Theater	—	—	—	—	included

Garden and outside areas 18

Garden and outside areas
Feature	Express £49.99	Silver £79.99	Gold £129.99	Platinum £249.99	Ultimate £399.99
Spray Topography	—	—	included	included	included
2D Plant Symbols	included	included	included	included	included
Customizable Plant Sizing	included	included	included	included	included
Over 4000+ Plants	included	included	included	included	included
Landscape and Patio Groupings	included	included	included	included	included
Topography Tools	—	included	included	included	included
Deck Layout Tools	—	included	included	included	included
Enhanced Deck Railing and Stair Options	—	included	included	included	included
IntelliDeck Tools	—	included	included	included	included
Plant Inventory Bar	—	included	included	included	included
Plant Fill	—	included	included	included	included
Irrigation Tools	—	included	included	included	included
Custom Edging and Bed Borders	—	—	included	included	included
Outdoor Kitchen Custom Cabinets	—	—	included	included	included
Global Sun Positioning	—	—	included	included	included
Fence Designer	—	—	included	included	included
Site Planner (Property Line Coordinates)	—	—	—	included	included
Pool Designer	—	—	—	included	included

Viewing & sharing of the project 44

Viewing & sharing of the project
Feature	Express £49.99	Silver £79.99	Gold £129.99	Platinum £249.99	Ultimate £399.99
Bonus Content Pack: Kitchen & Bath Collection	—	—	—	included	included
Library Navigation and Preview Control	included	included	included	included	included
Library Navigation and Preview Control	—	—	—	—	—
Interface Color Customization	included	included	included	included	included
Download Packs for 3D Objects, textures and more	included	included	included	included	included
Point Selection Highlight Guides	included	included	included	included	included
Drag and Drop into 3D	included	included	included	included	included
Multiple Monitor Support	included	included	included	included	included
Realmodel	included	included	included	included	included
Custom Furniture Workshop	—	included	included	included	included
Custom Furniture Workshop Pro	—	—	—	Extra Module	Extra Module
PhotoView Editor	—	—	included	included	included
Symbol Editor	—	—	—	included	included
Section Detailer	—	—	—	included	included
2D Symbol Library	—	—	included	included	included
AEC & CAD Symbols Library	—	—	included	included	included
Selection Filter	—	included	included	included	included
Callout Tool	—	—	—	included	included
Level Lines	—	—	—	included	included
Plan Labels	—	—	—	included	included
Note Markers	included	included	included	included	included
Line Text Styles	—	included	included	included	included
Fill Patterns	included	included	included	included	included
Additional Print Scales	included	included	included	included	included
CAD Detail Tool	included	included	included	included	included
Duplicate Shape, Shrink/Expand	included	included	included	included	included
Quick Edit Shorcuts	included	included	included	included	included
Default Design Settings Templates	included	included	included	included	included
Photo Rendering (Luxcore)	—	—	—	—	included
Batch Rendering 3D Views	—	—	—	included	included
Glass Window & Door Panes	included	included	included	included	included
2D & 3D	included	included	included	included	included
3D Navigation	included	included	included	included	included
3D Animation Export	—	—	—	included	included
Room View	—	included	included	included	included
Saved 3D Viewpoints	—	included	included	included	included
Clearview/Wireframe	—	included	included	included	included
Cutaway	—	—	included	included	included
Elevation Editor	—	—	included	included	included
Aerial	—	—	included	included	included
Aerial Room View (3D)	—	included	included	included	included
Online 360° Viewer	—	—	—	—	—
Reflections	—	—	—	included	included
High Resolution Plant and Material Import	included	included	included	included	included

Interoperability 10

Interoperability
Feature	Express £49.99	Silver £79.99	Gold £129.99	Platinum £249.99	Ultimate £399.99
OBJ Export	—	—	included	included	included
OBJ Import	—	—	included	included	included
STL Export	—	—	included	included	included
Import DXF/DWG (2D)	included	included	included	included	included
Export DXF/DWG	included	included	included	included	included
PDF Import 2D	included	included	included	included	included
Sketchup Import	included	included	included	included	included
3DS Import	included	included	included	included	included
Import Material	included	included	included	included	included
Import Plant	included	included	included	included	included

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