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No this is ancient because it goes back to CAV10. (Better Homes & Gardens) BH&G HDP7 is based on CAV10. About 20 years ago lol. . I do have HDP 2025 though, the last perpetual version. I can get CAV10.08b working on these newer machines as of today with help from other users and with the old red HASP dongle key. I was trying to find out if I can do the same with BH&G HDP7 that also has an old red HASP dongle included with it ? X17 in reality is version 27 of Chief Architect as you may know ?

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone here was able to use Home Designer Pro 7 on a newer Windows PC like windows 10 or 11 ? I have installed the program from the disks and have downloaded the program updates but I am having difficulties in installing the program updates. I get a red triangle on the download with an exclamation ⚠️ mark on it, asking if I trust the download before opening it. Of course I trust it becuase it is an official download from CAHD site. I have dragged and dropped the files onto HDP7 but they do not install. How do I get these updates to install on a newer windows PC with either windows 10 or 11 ?

Once you have used HDP the other options can be harder to use and quite limited in my experience. No short cut from doing personal research BTW on these alternatives.

I find way too many restrictions in HDP and I much prefer CA. I upgraded from HDP7 to HDP2025 for the upgraded space planning tools. I want to use them for drawing as built conditions with a compatible Disto and for quick set out of rooms in a house.

Hi, you can rent Chief Architect for the period you need to create your flared roof home design. Curved roofs are only available in CA. Scott shows us how to do it in this video. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/1956/flared-roof.html

The good thing is that our older versions will still work until our computers become redundant in the future. I have a new PC that runs XP pro natively and I can still run all my older versions no problems.

Subscription Perpetual Vs Subscription timed out ? Who wins the future home design software business ? We will see the results in time. My guess is that those that stay perpetual and give good value will win in the long run. Open source software is growing and so is AI automated rendering. At least some of those companies could reconsider scrapping perpetual subscription. I personally may not choose to buy a subscription timed out CAD software in the future. At least Chief Architect Premier still has legacy SSA perpetual available for those who keep paying the yearly fee.

Very interesting, I will be looking forward to the details of this change in the near future.

Dragging and dropping the room box into the exact position. I just need a bit more practice with the new system and I will be ok. Well done to Chief Architect for improving this feature for space planning in Home Designer as well. A great tool that makes this software fast and easy to use for quick home design. Edited: I think I needed to watch the snap indicators a bit closer to get my boxes sitting in the right positions.

Effective method @Renerabbitt, @Kristinewould also like a triangular window in that gable as well. That video posted above has a normal window that follows the roof pitch that can also be edited further to the desired shape. Must be time to turn on the aircon in California. How many Californians does it take to put a window in a gable ? 3, one to put in the window and the rest to share in the experience man !

I am confident you will figure it out becuase there is more than one way to do what you are asking. All good.

Hi @Kristine, here are a couple of training videos to help you achieve your design requirements. For creating gable roof conditions and for angled windows or glazing. Hope these help ? https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/videos/watch/2239/using-the-gable-roof-line-tool.html?playlist=201 https://www.homedesignersoftware.com/videos/watch/2300/creating-angled-windows.html?playlist=200

Yes I can see the potential and have set out a house just using them. A bit trickier when the external walls are wider than the internal walls but very much improved.

Hi, just enquiring if anybody has started using the new space planning boxes in HDP2025 ? Or have you been testing them out, if so how do you find them to perform ? I have had a quick try and they seem to be quite good and more useful than the older version.

Hi Eric, RHS = Right Hand Side. From the picture above it appears that the porch is not being recognized, otherwise a gable should have been created above it ? That’s why I recommend a temporary wall to be located where they want the gable to be produced. The picture doesn’t show any structure yet for supporting the porch entry. It doesn’t appear that a room name or definition for the porch has yet been created even though a slab is shown for the porch ?