Punch!® Landscape Deck & Patio Design - Download - Windows
Punch!® Landscape Deck & Patio Design is a powerful Deck and Patio design solution for Windows Desktops. With no experience required, simply drag and drop to plan every phase of your dream deck and patio. Turn a drab backyard into outdoor entertaining space with included objects for kitchens, fireplaces, furniture, and more. Add pavers, decks, and landscaping to your design. It also includes predesigned, drag and drop, editable designs you can use as-is or customize to your style!
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Transform Your Outdoor Space
Create beautiful landscaping and outdoor living spaces with Punch!® Landscape Deck & Patio Design. This feature-rich program provides a complete set of tools to plan, design, remodel, renovate, and visualize landscapes, patios, decks, gazebos, and even pools! This landscape and deck design software makes it easy add the finishing touches with thousands of stains, paints, outdoor furniture and outdoor lighting choices. Enhance your yard by adding pre-made outdoor kitchens, lighting, custom fences, paths, gardens, pathways and pools. Punch!® Landscape Deck & Patio Design makes designing and planning unique landscapes, and other DIY home projects easier than ever before!
- Create or update the outdoor space of your dreams with our simple to use interface, drag and drop features and one mouse click design capabilities! No design experience required!
- It's easy to get started on your deck and landscaping designs. Upload a photo or start designing from scratch.
- Design the perfect deck, patio and outdoor living space with drag and drop materials such as furniture, outdoor kitchens and more. Choose from thousands of outdoor furniture and accessories, plants, flowers, shrubs, paint colors, materials, and more to complete your design.
- Save time and money by visualizing your designs in 2D and 3D and estimating costs before you begin.
- Help when you need it! An Integrated interactive help system makes finding and using the right tool easier than ever. Includes online video tutorials, user forum and free technical support.
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Getting started is as easy as uploading a photo or starting to design from scratch. No experience is required with the user-friendly interface, drag-and-drop features and one mouse-click design capabilities.
Punch!® Landscape Deck & Patio Design provides the choice of thousands of outdoor furniture and accessories, plants, flowers, shrubs, paint colors, materials, and more to complete that just-right design. Design the perfect Deck, Patio and Outdoor living space with Drag and Drop Materials. And finding all those new materials is even easier with the dynamic search tool that helps quickly search for the perfect furnishing, paint, texture or accessory with ease.
The PlantFinder™ tool searches indigenous plants in any geographical location with user-set parameters to ensure growing success. This program also includes the Automatic Growth Tool to see how plants will look years from now. The Integrated Interactive Help system makes finding and using the right tool easier than ever.
Discover your property's hidden potential and start designing the outdoor space of your dreams with Punch!® Landscape Deck & Patio Design today!
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New Options for Railing, Decks and Staircases
New Railing & Posts options can be accessed from the drop menu at the top of properties sheets.
You can now specify the fascia height on decks, with skirting turned off by default. Additionally, deck railings can be inset from the deck edge.
You now have the option to set individual deck posts as support posts that extend to the ground, specify post size, and set post height for staircases. Additionally, a top rail has been added to railings, which can render as a continuous rail flush over posts if needed. You can also texture the top handrail cap separately from the support rails.
Updated Welcome Screen
3D Plant Growth Slider
The Plant Growth Slider was added to the 3D window.
Glass Panes
Glass panes have been added to windows, doors, and skylights, and can be turned on or off for each individual element. By default, glass panes are ignored when applying materials or colors, but you can change the material or color by holding down the Ctrl key while dragging onto the glass. Additionally, the translucency of the glass can be adjusted in the Design Options under 3D Preferences in the General dialog.
SketchUp Import
The latest update to Punch!® Landscape Deck & Patio includes the addition of SketchUp Import. This feature allows users to import SketchUp models into their landscape and deck designs, enhancing flexibility and creativity. With SketchUp Import, you can integrate custom 3D models, adding unique furniture pieces, intricate architectural elements, and custom-built structures to your projects.
Shape Terrain in 3D with Ease: 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!
Fine-Tune Floor Views: Floor 2D/3D Visibility Control
With our Floor 2D/3D Visibility Control, users have the power to selectively display or hide specific floors in both 2D and 3D views. This flexibility allows for rapid customization of 3D renders, ensuring that you can focus on precisely the design elements you want to showcase.
New Editing Options & Creation Tools
Duplicate as CAD
Easily duplicate shapes of existing smart objects, converting them to another type without the need to tediously trace over the shape with another tool. For instance, you can quickly create border edging along a pathway without drawing it manually using the edging tool.
Combo CAD Tool
CAD detail tools are now available on all plan sheets. You can add notes, callouts, and details to any of the plan sheets. Previously, this feature was only accessible on the Details plan
Precision Input Resize Option
The resize window allows users to enter specific resize measurements in a chosen unit or percentage. You can apply this to specific segments or any combination of selected elements.
Shrink/Expand
This feature enables quick adjustments to the size of selected elements by a specific distance. Use keyboard shortcuts or editing toolbar buttons to change the width, height, and depth of any object effortlessly.
Quick Elevation Change Buttons
Elevation control buttons have been added to the elevation bar controls. Instead of manually entering elevation values, users can now make adjustments visually using the buttons or shortcut keys.
Quick Edit Keyboard Shortcuts
An array of keyboard shortcuts has been introduced to modify selected elements. Instantly edit an element’s elevation, shrink or expand it, adjust width, depth, height, or rotation. Changes appear in both 2D and 3D views, saving users the hassle of manual data entry.
Additionally, the backspace key allows you to step back from misplaced point locations while drawing elements.
Fillet/Chamfer dialog
The Fillet/Chamfer dialog now lets you enter precise distances for filleting or chamfering corners of selected elements.
Help
A shortcuts PDF cheat sheet displays all available application shortcuts.
Guide images have been added to dialogs related to rotation, movement, moving the entire plan, and plan rotation.
Default Design Settings Templates
Users can tailor their design options, including font choices, lighting preferences, lot sizes, and more. Once customized, these settings can be saved as a template. Whenever users create new design files, their chosen template will automatically be applied, ensuring a personalized, consistent and efficient design experience.
3D Innovations Unleashed!
*Availability of certain features may vary across different model variants. For a detailed overview of feature distribution, kindly consult the Comparison Chart for feature availability per variant. This will help you identify which features are included in the model you are interested in.
- Curved Railing Excellence: Experience smoother, more realistic curved railings that elevate your designs.
- Guided Aerial Views: Snap assistance at 45-degree angles makes rotating 3D views a breeze. Achieve perfect alignment effortlessly.
- High-Resolution Flora and Materials: Plants and materials import at up to 2048 pixels, ensuring stunning visual fidelity. Seamless options remain crisp at 512 pixels.
- Effortless Navigation: Hold down the middle mouse button (wheel) to explore 3D views seamlessly, regardless of your active tool.
- Stay Informed: Progress update messages during photo rendering keep you in the loop.
- Selective Visibility: Hide the lot in 3D with ease using Design Options. Focus on what matters most.
- Instant Effects: Drag an effect onto a palette entry, and watch it transform all surfaces. Perfect for fine-tuning lighting effects and more.
- Optimized Liveview: Enjoy a focused design setup with the ability to position the 3D viewpoint in 2D before transitioning to the 3D window, free from splitview distractions.
- Decorator Palette Visibility: Maintain your flow of creativity with the decorator palette remaining visible and active, even when you switch between viewing modes or open new files.
Additional Changes
Modify Fonts to match current Design Defaults
When dragging in templates, you now have the option to change the font to match your current Design Defaults. This includes options to match the font family name, size, and attributes such as bold and italic.
Individual Auto-Dimensions
You now have the option to show or hide auto dimensioning on individual objects such as floors and decks.
Print Scales
Additional print scale options have been added, increasing the available scales to 35 (up from 4 Metric and 4 English).
Updated and modified shortcuts
Current shortcuts available:
And many more new and improved features
The latest update includes improved quality of 2D preview images when saving to the user template library, additional tool tips, smoother zoom mechanics, and the ability to set fonts for multiple selected text and leader dimensions.
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Four ways to start your project
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QuickStart™ - Drag & drop individual rooms to easily create your basic floor plan.
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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.
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Floor Plan Trace - Trace a favorite floor plan, or use one you’ve sketched.
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PhotoView™ - Take pictures of the inside or outside of an existing house and easily add design features and details.
 Windows & Doors |
 Complete Design Control |
Windows, Doors & WallsPunch!® Home & Landscape Design offers a rich library of door and window styles to choose from, ensuring that you can find the perfect match for your architectural design. You have the flexibility to customize various aspects such as size, grille style, and more to ensure that they fit seamlessly into your plan. For those who require something unique, the window and door designer power tools are available to create custom objects, providing the opportunity to add a personal touch or meet specific design requirements. |
Room Addition and Decoration Made EasyThe 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. |
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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.
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Object LibraryThousands of objects for every part of your design, inside or out. Remodel with new fixtures, lighting, ceiling fans, sinks, appliances and more. Flooring Carpets & RugsTry tile, carpet, wood, stone, and other materials including brand name, real-world products. Furniture ShowcaseAdd predesigned furniture groups with simple drag & drop. Easily arrange or edit your selections to suit your design. |
Brand Name Product LibrariesThousands 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. |
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Precision Lighting PlannerEnhance 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. |
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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.
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 3D View |
 Landscaping |
 Patios and Pathways |
 Hardscaping |
Start Your Project
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QuickStart™: Drag & drop individual rooms to easily create your basic floor plan and begin designing your landscaping.
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PhotoView™: Take pictures of the outside of an existing house and easily add outdoor design features and 3D elements.
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Site Planner and Topo ToolsSite-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. |
Photo ViewUse a photo of your home and design landscaping, decks, and patios around it. |
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Auto Edging & Planting TemplatesZone-specific plant groupings with simple drag & drop placement. A variety of shapes for freestanding, corners, and more. |
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Planting LibraryThe 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. |
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 Plant Finder |
 Hardiness Zones |
 Plant Information |
Plant GrowthPlant Growth visualization is a forward-thinking feature that lets you plan your design with the future in mind. It allows you to see how your plantings will evolve over time, which is particularly useful for planning the placement of trees and shrubs that will provide shade as they mature. |
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HardscapesThe 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. |
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VISUALIZE IT
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 3D View |
 Aerial View |
 Decks |
 Patios |
 Outdoor Living |
Start Your Project
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QuickStart™: Drag & drop plants, flowers, shrubs and trees from the library and begin designing your landscaping.
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PhotoView™: Take pictures of the outside of an existing house and easily add outdoor design features and 3D elements.
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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 TemplatesZone specific plant groupings with simple drag & drop placement. A variety of shapes for freestanding, corners, and more. |
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Outdoor LivingTransform 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. |
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Deck and Patio TemplatesThe 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. |
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Pool DesignerDraw from scratch, use and edit pre-drawn templates or let Pool Designer create your pool to your exact specs. |
 2D View |
 3D View |
 Aerial View |
Design Phase Tabs
 Easy tabs organize your project into the foundation, floor, electrical, plumbing, roof, etc. creating all the steps needed for your design. |
*Availability of certain features may vary across different model variants. For a detailed overview of feature distribution, kindly consult the Comparison Chart for feature availability per variant.
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 materials, including seating, tables, gazebos, swings, 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! |
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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.
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2D EngineHigh performance and high-quality rendering for 2D geometry and text. Support for customizable line, fill, and pattern colors. |
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Home Design Example |
 Landscape Design Example |
Design in Greyscale
Draw Style ProfilesPick and apply a profile to an object.Save your profile, then quickly and easily apply to selected objects. |
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Drawing StylesCustomize and apply drawing styles for any objects or group of objects. |
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Format PainterEasily copy the same style to other objects. |
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Line and Pattern StylesCustomize lines and patterns to your design. |
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 Sample Lines |
 Sample Patterns |
Detailed View with Custom Applications |
AntialiasingSmooth lines and curves  |
Line Cap StylesChoose from Miter, Bevel, and Round  |
Annotate Remodeling DetailsEasily and Clearly Show Before and After Changes  |
TransparencyOptions for Lines, Fills, Patterns & Text.  |
Railing, Decks and StaircasesExplore 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. |
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Windows, Doors SkylightsWindows, 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. |
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Modify Tool BarAlign, edit, and distribute elements with ease. |
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Alignment Tools – Quickly align a selected set of design elements. |
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Distribution Tools – Spaces selected design elements evenly. |
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Size Match – Make selected elements the same width, height or both. |
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Duplicate – Creates specified number of copies, customizable spacing between copies. |
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Flip and Mirror – objects horizontally and vertically. |
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2D View Tools – Reset View, Fit To Window, Fit To Selected. |
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Rich TextMore custom text options.  |
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High-Quality Resolution and Printing |
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Cost Estimation Tool |
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Instant 2D/3D Views plus the ability to create templates for a 3D model of your design
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Print Blueprints of Your Designs
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Intuitive Interactive Help & Do it Yourself TipsIncludes hundreds of DIY how-to-tips from the experts. |
Interoperability
Punch!® Landscape Deck & Patio 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.
- SketchUp (Import)
- Material Import
Windows® 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 64-bit¹
Intel® or compatible 1.0 GHz 64-Bit processor or higher (multi-core processor supported)
Memory: 4 GB of RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
Hard Disk Space: 4 GB available hard disk space
Video Card: VGA Video Card displaying at least 1024x768 with 32-bit color. (Dedicated video card with 4 GB or more RAM recommended)
DVD-ROM drive for media installations only
Mouse with wheel recommended
Internet access and Internet Service Provider account required²
¹ Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program on Windows® 10, Windows® 8, Windows® 7.
² User is responsible for all Internet access fees and phone charges.