Chief Architect Software
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| Industry | Computer software |
| Headquarters | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S. |
| Products | Chief Architect chiefarchitect.com / DIY Home Designer HomeDesignerSoftware.com |
| Website | chiefarchitect.com |
Chief Architect Software is a developer of 3D Architectural home design software for builders, interior designers, architects, and DIY home enthusiasts. Chief Architect uses intelligent building tools to create a 3D model of the structure and automatically generates all of the building systems of the home. For the professional architectural and building market, it publishes the Chief Architect® product line – chiefarchitect.com For the consumer DIY market, it publishes the Home Designer® product line – homedesigner.chiefarchitect.com
Chief Architect Software is computer aided design software (CAD) for the home building industry created by Chief Architect Software, a software developer in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, United States. Chief Architect is a benchmark product for BIM building information modeling as it applies to residential construction. Released in 1992, Chief Architect Version 2 was a 3D computer graphics software product that ran on an early version of Microsoft Windows Version 3.1. Chief Architect Software enables the novice computer user to utilize technology to quickly and easily visualize a design in both 2D and 3D rendering environments. This has put a 3D home design tool in the hands of builders, contractors and homeowners who have traditionally lacked the skills to run complex CAD software.
Chief Architect software is a privately held company founded in 1981 in Palo Alto, CA. Initially the company was named Advanced Relational Technology, Inc. (ART) and developed relational databases. The company's founder, Jack Simpson, a physics PhD from Stanford University, was a native of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and relocated the company to Coeur d’Alene in the late 90's. At that time, he changed the business from database software to home design software. Around 2003, the name of the company name was changed to Chief Architect, Inc.
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