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One of the more established home design software in the market is My Virtual Home. Although it may have made its name in Australia, there is no doubt that this program will also be of much use in the shores of the United States. The newest edition of the program is version 1.8.3 and this time around, even more tools and features are offered, all of which aim to help the user in planning, designing, and ultimately, in communicating one's ideas to the contractors and other professionals in this field.

Software Development

It is quite necessary to note that a good number of software engineers that worked on the development of My Virtual Home cut their teeth in the world of gaming software design. This translates to home design software that is filled with keyboard commands and intuitive controls that are more commonly found in all sorts of PC games.

In fact, it is even an option to customize one's own character so as to make the virtual tour of the newly designed home a lot more realistic. In terms of graphics and animation, the gaming mindset of the developers of this program becomes even more evident. Cutting edge graphics and animation allow users to even switch on/off lights, open/close doors and cabinets, or even turn the air-conditioning unit on or off.

It's in the Details

One of the biggest advantages of My Virtual Home is that it pays much attention to details. For instance, users can actually upload their own photos and images and hang them on the walls as art. One can choose from the hundreds of different light fixtures available and even make adjustments on their light intensity to see what effect it will have on the room. Not too many programs in the market can offer this type of detailed functionality.

Program Outputs

There is no question about the file importing capabilities of My Virtual Home - a wide variety of image file formats and types can be easily imported to the program without much fuss. However, some may criticize the exporting capabilities of this program as being somewhat limited.

Nevertheless, whatever shortcomings it may have in the exporting department, My Virtual Home is able to make up for them when it comes to both server hosting and printing settings capabilities. This program allows design professionals and contractors to access and view their customer's design plans from practically anywhere. Again, this happens to be a feature that is unique to this impressive home design software.