Punch! 25 Home & Landscape Design Express Upgrade - Windows

Green Region Tool: Where Nature Meets Precision

The Green Region Tool allows users to define and customize areas featuring natural ground cover, such as lush grass, vibrant foliage, or scattered elements like fallen leaves, dandelions, and clovers. This tool provides complete flexibility for crafting detailed, lifelike landscapes.

With customizable settings for size, density, and type of greenery, users can create anything from dense, immersive foliage to light, subtle ground cover. The result is a dynamic and realistic representation of nature that enhances any project.

LuxCore™: Depth of Field Camera Control

Discover the creative power of LuxCore™'s Depth of Field Camera Control, designed to bring an extraordinary level of realism to your visual compositions. Adjust your camera's Depth of Field to craft mesmerizing effects, whether it's blurring the background or foreground to achieve a polished, professional aesthetic. With precise control over focus depth, you can emphasize key elements, directing attention exactly where it’s needed.

Through automatic focal point detection, the feature identifies and locks onto specific areas within your scene, enabling an efficient and intuitive process to achieve the ideal focus. From highlighting intricate details to producing cinematic compositions, LuxCore™ equips you with the tools to create sharp, visually striking results with ease.

LuxCore™: PBR (Physically Based Rendering) Materials Support

Enter a new era of rendering with LuxCore™'s advanced Physically Based Rendering (PBR) technology, built to replicate how light interacts with real-world materials. By combining state-of-the-art tools, LuxCore™ brings your creations to life with unparalleled realism and depth.

High-Resolution Precision Harness the power of 2K resolution textures to bring out incredible details and vibrant, lifelike surfaces that captivate the eye.

Versatile Material Customization LuxCore™ supports a range of material options for endless creative possibilities. Use base textures, often referred to as Diffuse or Color, as the foundation for rich and consistent coloration. Take control of reflective properties with Specular (Metalness), enabling effects tailored to your needs. From polished and sharp reflections to stunning glass finishes or bold metallic designs, LuxCore™ gives you mastery over every surface. Roughness mapping provides even more flexibility, letting you fine-tune how surfaces appear—whether glossy and polished, rugged and brushed, or sharp and clear like glass.

Incredible Surface Details With normal maps, simulate fine details like bumps, grooves, and textures without increasing rendering complexity. Add depth with bump maps for simpler surface enhancements or combine them with normal maps for materials that exude realism at every glance.

Transparent and Dynamic Materials Achieve breathtaking transparency effects using alpha maps, perfect for intricate cutouts, glass panes, or smooth fading transitions. From subtle opacities to fully transparent elements, LuxCore™’s tools let your imagination shape every material.

With full support for Normal, Bump, Alpha, Roughness, and Specular textures, alongside 2K resolutions, LuxCore™ delivers industry-standard PBR materials that faithfully mimic light and surface interactions. Whether you're designing polished finishes, rugged textures, or dynamic transparency, LuxCore™ equips you to achieve striking realism.

LuxCore™: High-Resolution Rendering Export

Push the boundaries of visual fidelity with LuxCore™'s High-Resolution Rendering Export, supporting up to 8K Resolution for stunningly detailed visuals. New features in the export image and batch render dialogs, including render time and the ability to append suffixes to filenames, ensure that your exports are efficient, organized, and tailored to your needs. With LuxCore™, achieving professional-grade results has never been so accessible.

PBR Content Packs

Please note that all variants can download and use the textures; however, only LuxCore™ (available in Punch!^® Home & Landscape Design Architectural Series & Punch!^® Home & Landscape Design Professional) fully utilizes the PBR features.

Discover an extensive library of 2000+ High-Quality Textures, conveniently bundled into downloadable packs. With 2K Resolution, every material is crafted to deliver stunning detail and realism. These packs provide versatile textures that adapt to your project needs, offering precision and quality for any creative endeavor.

Note: The availability of features may vary across different model variants. For a detailed overview of feature distribution, please consult the Product Line Comparison Chart. This will help you identify which features are included in the variant you are interested in.

Commercial

Residential

Remodeling

Start your project

QuickStart^™

Drag & drop individual rooms to easily create your basic floor plan.

Professionally Designed Plans

Need inspiration or an instant starting point? Utilize our editable house plans to fast track your design or browse them for room layout ideas.

Floor Plan Trace

Trace a favorite floor plan, or use one you’ve sketched.

PhotoView^™

Take pictures of the inside or outside of an existing house and easily add design features and details.

Gables & Dormers

Windows & Doors

Complete Design Control

Auto Roof Gable

A gable roof is a traditional roof style with two sloping sides that come together at a ridge, creating end walls with a triangular extension, known as a gable. The Auto Roof Gable feature allows you to instantly add gable roof panels to your designs.

Elevation Editor Dynamically edit within elevation view. Elevations can be viewed as line drawings, shaded line drawings, full color, and more.

Room Addition and Decoration The process of adding rooms and decorating is simplified with drag and drop room creation. SmartWand™ technology applies paint or other materials to a specific wall, room, or the entire house with just one click.

3D Standard View

3D Cutaway View

Aerial View

Estimate Costs

View in 2D

Real Model

Note: The availability of features may vary across different model variants. For a detailed overview of feature distribution, please consult the Product Line Comparison Chart. This will help you identify which features are included in the variant you are interested in.

Kitchen

Living Room

Bedroom

Bathroom

Basement

Office

Start your project

QuickStart^™

Drag & drop individual rooms to easily create your basic floor plan.

PhotoView^™

Take pictures of the inside of an existing house and easily add design features and details.

Lighting

Cabinets

Storage

Objects & Materials

Object Library Thousands of objects for every part of your design, inside or out. Remodel with new fixtures, lighting, ceiling fans, sinks, appliances and more. Flooring Carpets & Rugs Try tile, carpet, wood, stone, and other materials including brand name, real-world products. Furniture Showcase Add predesigned furniture groups with simple drag & drop. Easily arrange or edit your selections to suit your design.

Brand Name Product Libraries Thousands of possibilities! Faux finishes, interior and exterior paint, wood floors, solid surfaces, blinds, stone, and much more.Nationally-recognized decorating materials you can try before you buy.

Precision Lighting Planner Enhance your design with strategic lighting using the Precision Lighting Planner. Suitable for both exterior and interior designs, this tool offers detailed controls for ambient light, shadows, fall off, radius, and more. Add landscape light fixtures with a simple drag and drop, creating the perfect atmosphere for any space.

Cabinet Designer™ Customize your cabinets with shelving, pantries, drawers, and appliances. Also perfect for media centers, bathrooms and garage organization.

Storage Design

Gain more closet space by planning an inexpensive wire shelving system or layout a garage that makes the best use of space, yet keeps things organized and within reach. Drag & drop shelving, workbenches and cabinets are included in the library.

2D View

3D View

Room View

Note: The availability of features may vary across different model variants. For a detailed overview of feature distribution, please consult the Product Line Comparison Chart. This will help you identify which features are included in the variant you are interested in.

Landscaping

Patios and Pathways

Hardscaping

Start Your Project

QuickStart^™

Drag & drop individual rooms to easily create your basic floor plan and begin designing your landscaping.

PhotoView^™

Take pictures of the outside of an existing house and easily add outdoor design features and 3D elements.

Original Photo

Photo View Edit

Site Planner and Topo Tools Site-planner automatically draws your property line, as you enter the coordinates, then exports your lot into your landscape design. Add real-world topography to your building site. Trace over your topo lines. Automatically cuts or adds fill and building pad to your design.

Auto Edging & Planting Templates Zone-specific plant groupings with simple drag & drop placement. A variety of shapes for freestanding, corners, and more.

Planting Library The Planting Library is a comprehensive feature that enriches your design with a variety of botanical elements. It offers an extensive selection of flowers, shrubs, and trees that can be seamlessly integrated into your design. The library is not just limited to the existing database; it also allows the personalization of the collection by adding your favorite plants. PlantFinder™ The PlantFinder™ is an intelligent tool designed to ensure the success of your planting strategy.  It searches for plants suitable for your specific area based on a range of parameters that you set, such as international zones, sunlight, climate, water, and soil conditions. It provides photo-realistic images of real-world plants, viewable from any angle, enhancing the realism of your design. Additionally, the color-coded zone maps simplify the plant selection process, making it both easy and reliable.

Plant Finder

Hardiness Zones

Plant Information

Irrigation Tools The irrigation toolkit includes a variety of tools to design a comprehensive watering system. Sprinkler heads can be placed to achieve full coverage, visible only in 2D. Water lines represent the system's connections, and zone markers delineate different watering areas, both also in 2D. An irrigation control panel can be added to walls, allowing for repositioning and elevation adjustments. Backflow valves, essential for system integrity and sometimes legally required, are visible in both 2D and 3D views. Lastly, rain sensors can be installed to enhance system efficiency by conserving water and energy, which should be placed in unobstructed locations for accurate readings. These tools collectively facilitate the creation of an effective and efficient irrigation layout.

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Hardscapes The Hardscapes feature enables you to create dramatic and functional retaining walls that not only define the space but also enhance the aesthetic appeal of your home. It offers a variety of materials like stone and brick, and once the structure is in place, you can add plantings to complete and complement the overall look of your outdoor space. These features collectively provide a robust toolkit for designing both the green and structural elements of your property with precision and artistic flair.

Hardscapes

Spray Topography

Click and drag to sculpt the landscape using our intuitive Spray, Smooth, and Erase tools. No need to create complex contour maps from topographical data—our software lets you make rapid terrain changes directly in 3D!

VISUALIZE IT

2D View

3D View

Aerial View

Note: The availability of features may vary across different model variants. For a detailed overview of feature distribution, please consult the Product Line Comparison Chart. This will help you identify which features are included in the variant you are interested in.

Decks

Patios

Outdoor Living

Start Your Project

QuickStart^™

Drag & drop plants, flowers, shrubs and trees from the library and begin designing your landscaping.

PhotoView^™

Take pictures of the outside of an existing house and easily add outdoor design features and 3D elements.

Intellideck^™

This function smartly recognizes your home’s contours during the design process, enabling you to swiftly create a personalized deck in mere moments.

Auto Edging & Planting Templates Zone specific plant groupings with simple drag & drop placement. A variety of shapes for freestanding, corners, and more.

Outdoor Living Transform any ordinary backyard into a vibrant space perfect for entertainment. Punch!® Home & Landscape Design includes a variety of objects such as outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, and furniture, allowing you to create a cozy and inviting atmosphere. Additionally, you can enhance your design with pavers, decks, and landscaping elements, tailoring the outdoor area to your preferences and needs.

Deck and Patio Templates The Deck and Patio templates provide a selection of predesigned layouts that are ready to use with a simple drag-and-drop action. These templates are fully editable, so you can either adopt them as they are or customize them to fit your unique style.

2D View

3D View

Aerial View

Note: The availability of features may vary across different model variants. For a detailed overview of feature distribution, please consult the Product Line Comparison Chart. This will help you identify which features are included in the variant you are interested in.

Design Phase Tabs:

Easy tabs organize your project into the foundation, floor, electrical, plumbing, roof, etc. creating all the steps needed for your design.

Object Library Unlock a world of design potential with an expansive selection of 2D and 3D objects, offering endless possibilities to enhance your space. With a user-friendly interface, you can select and place entire furniture groupings through a simple drag-and-drop mechanism. Dive into a vast array of nationally recognized decorating materials, including stylish faux finishes, elegant wood flooring, sleek countertops, and versatile blinds, among others. Experience the ease and efficiency of our intuitively designed library, crafted for quick and straightforward searches, ensuring you find the perfect design elements in no time.

Simple Drag and Drop Tools! Add rooms, paint color, furnishings, landscape plantings and more!
Drag and Drop Before	Drag and Drop After

Build Green Go green in one click; watch your design go green with design tips and objects; recycled glass counter tops, bamboo flooring and more! Make your home more energy efficient with new appliances or update your windows, doors and more!

SmartWand™ SmartWand™ technology adds paint or other material applications to a specific wall, room, or your entire house, with one mouse click!

Sheet Layout Mode

This mode enables easy construction document creation, with customizable design views, sheet sets, annotations, and title blocks. It features accurate dimensioning and versatile printing options, including scale adjustments and PDF output.

Instant 2D/3D Views plus the ability to create templates for a 3D model of your design

Instantly switch between 2D and 3D views with ease to bring your floor plans to life. This capability allows for a quick assessment of both the spatial and aesthetic qualities of a design. Additionally, you can create templates for a 3D model of your design for future projects or variations.

2D Engine High performance and high-quality rendering for 2D geometry and text. Support for customizable line, fill, and pattern colors.

Home Design Example

Landscape Design Example

Design in Greyscale

Draw Style Profiles Pick and apply a profile to an object.Save your profile, then quickly and easily apply to selected objects.

Drawing Styles Customize and apply drawing styles for any objects or group of objects.

Format Painter Easily copy the same style to other objects.

Line and Pattern Styles Customize lines and patterns to your design.
Sample Lines	Sample Patterns

Detailed View with Custom Applications

Antialiasing Smooth lines and curves

Line Cap Styles Choose from Miter, Bevel, and Round

Annotate Remodeling Details Easily and Clearly Show Before and After Changes

Transparency Options for Lines, Fills, Patterns & Text.

Callout Tool Allows you to define portions of the building model as details, sections, and elevations. Callout size automatically adjust to fit text.

Railing, Decks and Staircases Explore an array of railing styles, from offset spindles to glass and wire, and craft custom 3D posts for unlimited design possibilities. With detailed deck construction tools, you can define fascia heights and post dimensions, and ensure stability with support posts that extend to the ground. Fine-tune staircase post heights and achieve a continuous handrail flow over posts for a polished finish.

Physically Based Rendering

Enhance your designs with the LuxCore Photo Rendering Engine, utilizing physically based rendering for true-to-life light simulation. Benefit from a comprehensive set of materials reflecting real-world optical properties for images of exceptional quality. Enjoy faster rendering times, customizable settings for efficiency, and a broad selection of lighting options to bring your scenes to life, complete with gamma correction and diverse exterior lighting features.

Batch Rendering 3D Views

Our Batch Render 3D Views feature allows you to queue up saved 3D views for final high-quality image rendering. Instead of rendering each view individually, select multiple views and initiate the process. Rendered image files are neatly saved in a specified folder.

Moreover, the enhanced Save 3D View functionality now includes additional settings for customizing the view. You can fine-tune details such as the active decorator palette, visible floors, plans, subplan visibility, photo render lighting settings, lot specifications, and even the active cutaway object. A perfect blend of accuracy and ease!

Windows, Doors Skylights Windows, doors, and skylights now feature glass panes for enhanced realism in standard renderings. The photo rendering capability mimics the authentic qualities of double-pane window glass for a lifelike visual effect.

Level Lines Add labels to drawing to callout important structural elevations when creating construction documentations.

Plan Labels Add title lines to display plan names. Customize text alignment and font styles.

	Alignment Tools – Quickly align a selected set of design elements.
	Distribution Tools – Spaces selected design elements evenly.
	Size Match – Make selected elements the same width, height or both.
	Duplicate – Creates specified number of copies, customizable spacing between copies.
	Flip and Mirror – objects horizontally and vertically.
	2D View Tools – Reset View, Fit To Window, Fit To Selected.

Rich Text More custom text options. Choose multiple fonts and attributes.

High-Quality Resolution and Printing

Cost Estimation Tool

Instant 2D/3D Views plus the ability to create templates for a 3D model of your design

Print Blueprints of Your Designs

DWG/DXF Import and Export

Import

Export

Intuitive Interactive Help & Do it Yourself Tips Includes hundreds of DIY how-to-tips from the experts.

Interoperability

Punch!^® Home & Landscape Design is equipped with robust import and export capabilities, ensuring smooth integration with a wide range of design and modeling tools. This flexibility allows you to bring in various types of data and materials to enrich your designs and to share your projects in versatile formats.

• 3MF (Export)
• OBJ (Import & Export)
• STL (Export)
• DXF/DWG 2D (Import)
• DXF/DWG (Export)
• PDF 2D (Import)
• SketchUp (Import)
• 3DS (Import)
• Material Import
• 360° CubeMap Export: Export view in 360 CubeMap and view it online via a web portal.

Note: The availability of features may vary across different model variants. For a detailed overview of feature distribution, please consult below comparison charts. These will help you identify which features are included in the variant you are interested in.  

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Minimum System Requirements

• Operating System:Windows^® 7, 8, 10, or 11 (64-bit only)¹
  Processor: Intel^® Pentium IV or AMD Athlon64™ class 64-bit processor (1.0 GHz or higher)
• RAM:4 GB
• Hard Disk Space: 4 GB of free disk space
• Pointing Device: Mouse with wheel button (recommended)
• Graphics: VGA-compatible video card (1024x768 resolution, 32-bit color support)
• DVD-ROM Drive: Required for installations from physical media
• Internet Connection: Required for activation, updates, online features, and subscription-based features (if applicable)²

Additional Notes

• Operating System: ¹Administrator privileges required for installation on Windows^® 7, 8, 10, or 11. Compatibility not guaranteed for earlier OS versions or future unreleased Windows versions.
• Optimal Performance: 8 GB RAM, SSD storage, and dedicated GPU (4 GB VRAM or higher) recommended for 3D rendering and large projects.
• Internet: ²User responsible for all associated ISP fees and charges.