Home Plans And Home Designs - Home design software for Mac

Hi

There are several options

1 - You can use a Generic Graphic program (like Photoshop, Paint Shop PRO, etc - these are paid programs) and draw plans, manipulate the pictures, changing the paint colors , or the decks' materials, or the sofas' fabrics, etc. These programs are perfect for the "what if" stage, assuming that you are just making an image, creating a flat 2D painting with different options / results

2 - Some graphic programs (like Google Sketch up - it is free) allow you a more or less accurate model of your deck and modify the design, colors, textures, materials, etc. Of course, you can use also a simple CAD program. But notice that, they are just drawing programs.

3 - Or, if the above options don't fit your necessities, you can use a Home Design program, like Punch, BHG or Imsi (these are paid programs - check the version first).

The main difference between the items 1 and 2 and the 3rd item (Home Design programs) is the fact that in Photoshop (or similar), the program doesn't know if it is drawing a fine art picture or your kitchen prints
In a Home Design program like the above mentioned, the program understands that you are drawing a wall, for example, and you can calculate the materials for that wall, framing, etc

A design progarm that I use is SoftPlan. It's a really powerful design program.

Hi x_IQ_x,

Softplan is not a Home Design program, it is a design program, and there is a big difference, starting with the price.
Anyway, following my experience, I don't recommend softplan

Let me know if you need additional help