CHIEF ARCHITECT®

Professional Design and Drafting Software Used By:

Builders, Drafters, Designers, Architects, Remodelers, Interior, Cabinet, Kitchen, Bath and Landscape Designers. 

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Chief Architect is packed with feature-rich tools that get students excited about learning architectural design and modeling!

Middle School

High School

Post-Secondary

Discover how easy it is to use Chief for residential home design and many other projects in various programs throughout your school including:  

Building and Construction Trades

Interior Design (FACS)

Agriculture

Plumbing, HVAC

Horticulture

Cabinetry

Drafting

Math

Theatre Arts

Graphic Arts

Criminal Justice

and more!!

Chief Architect is a fun, powerful, and cost effective professional 3D design solution for students, educators, and schools.

Whether it’s residential or light commercial, Chief Architect’s ease of use lets instructors focus more on teaching concepts and less on teaching software.

Chief Architect also includes a complete curriculum with textbooks and interactive training videos built into the software making it easy to learn and teach your design classes.

– An ideal solution for secondary and post secondary education!

Design in 2D & 3D Simultaneously

Residential & Light Commercial Design

Kitchens & Baths – Interior & Exterior Architectural Design

Turn concepts into realistic 3D models in minutes – get immediate visual feedback

3D models are automatic – to see a view, simply point-and-click the camera

Over 50 completed sample plans are included to integrate within the curriculum

Over 460 Interactive How-To Training Videos

Virtual Tours

Produce detailed, professional Plan Sets with framing, electrical, plumbing, elevations, cross-sections, 3D overviews and more

Advanced 3D tools: Raytrace, Glass House,™ Doll House,™ 3D Cross-Section Elevation Slider™

Design with smart objects that can bump, easily be resized, apply colors and textures to create realistic plans

Automatic & Manual Building Tools

Quickly drag and arrange walls, windows, doors, and cabinets in 3D and 2D

Automatic and Manual Building tools including: dimensions, walls, windows, foundations, framing, stairs, decks, CAD, electrical and more

Automatic and manual roofs: hip, gable, curved, dormer and more

Custom ceilings – vaults, trays, coffered and barrels

Materials Lists and cost estimating in spreadsheet format

Material Schedules: windows, doors, cabinets, electrical, fixtures, furniture and finish schedules

Interior and Exterior Design Tools

The House Wizard™ provides a quick way to layout rooms – great for initial design ideas

Material Painter®

Color Chooser™ – easily create custom colors from photos

Download thousands of Free manufacturer Library objects or import your own!

Terrain Tools, Site Plans, Landscaping & Decks

Layer Sets to create the exact view for Plan Sets and construction documents

Library of over 1,000 CAD Details – use as-is, customize or import new details

Cabinet Designer™ tools

DWG/DXF/3DS/OBJ files

Plant Encyclopedia and Plant Chooser™ and pre-arranged flower and garden beds.

Generate landscapes, terrain and Site Plans for all the outdoor related design projects

Import terrain data or input from a GPS to build specific terrain

Automated deck framing tool

To learn more about how to bring animation to your architectural program, attend one of our workshops today!

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Let us know if you are interested in a Trial Version of Chief Architect Version X1

Call 1-888-399-6891 or email us at: info@gray-tech.com

Video: Animated Tour of Chief Architect Software