• Discover the Power of Chief Architect
Chief Architect is 3D architectural software for residential and light commercial design. Discover why millions of people use Chief Architect as the home design software product of choice for 2D and 3D design.
• Floor & Space Planning
Use Chief Architect for Space Planning by placing and sizing architectural objects in your design. You can choose from specific manufacturers (cabinets, appliances, doors, windows, countertops and flooring) so that styles, finishes and other product-specific design details can be accurately scaled and represented. Choose or create custom objects (non-manufacturer) or import objects into your plans to accurately represent your designs.
• Kitchen & Bath
Chief Architect interior design software is the most flexible design tool you can use for kitchen & bath design. Smart cabinet tools make it easy to create any custom cabinet style including shaped, framed and frameless. The program also has automatic wall elevations, dimensions that follow the National Kitchen & Bath (NKBA) standards and an extensive 3D catalog – name-brand and generic. Learn more about Kitchen, Bath & Interior Design features.
• Interior Design & Decorating
Chief Architect provides the best Interior Design Software for both 2D and 3D design and visualization. Design in 2D wall elevations, house plan views or in 3D. Choose from thousands of styles, colors, and materials to create realistic interiors from our 3D Library. Experiment with your interior design ideas using 3D models, virtual tours and advanced design tools.
• Remodeling
Re-arrange walls, add rooms and update cabinets, countertops and flooring. Design with an As-Built and Remodeling Layers to detail, estimate and visualize. If you change the size of the room, you can immediately see the updated materials list to estimate costs. Help your clients visualize your designs with realistic 3D renderings and virtual tours of your next house design project and sell more design jobs.
• 3D Design & Modeling
See your ideas come to life as you design and visualize in 3D. With Chief Architect's advanced rendering, you can showcase your work without additional software. Render as Photo Realistic or Artistic – Watercolor, Painting and Line Drawing. Use the Material Painter® – apply colors, materials and textures from manufacturers or import from any image or website

- Windows 64-bit 10 / 8 / 7
- Multi-core processor
- 4 GB of memory
- Video Card
- 1 GB of memory
- OpenGL 3.3 or higher
- 5 GB of available hard disk space