New Ideal Home Garden Design Package Assists With All Aspects Of Creating The Perfect Garden

A new range of Ideal Home design products for creating and planning all aspects of a dream home and garden in virtual 3D has been launched. Ideal Home 3D Landscape Design Deluxe 12 provides all the tools needed to create realistic simulations of outdoor environments. Beautiful landscapes can be designed, customised and viewed to help plan what is required before money is spent.

The software features over 3,500 realistic flowers, perennials and shrubs that can be planted and cared for using the informative Plant Care Calendar. The comprehensive Plant Encyclopaedia features helpful tips on plant diseases, growth zones and pruning to ensure advice is always at hand for green fingered enthusiasts.

Ideal Home 3D Landscape Design Deluxe 12 features an extensive object library, allowing the user to select from a wide choice of paths, fences, gates, bird baths, gazebos, barbeques, fountains and garden furniture for a fully personalised outdoor environment. Actual photographs of plants or people can also be imported into designs to fully customise an area and add an element of fun to the design.

Gardeners can watch their plants grow and change with a unique simulation feature, allowing them to glimpse what their garden would look like throughout the seasons or in 5 or 10 years' time. Designs are represented in photo-realistic 3D and can be experienced using sophisticated viewing tools with the option to 'walk through,' 'fly around' or 'look around.'

Automatic Design Wizards such as the 'Shed Builder' and 'Deck Builder' make the design process easier and convenient for building those extra complements to a home. Fully-framed multi level decks can be constructed and visualised in 3D, with various decking patterns, porches and balconies to choose from.

Features include: • Cost estimating to help budget for necessary materials • Real-time lighting, so a garden can be seen during the day or night • Advanced zooming for looking at small details up close • Top down designer views to help with spatial planning • 2D and 3D modes allow garden plans to be viewed from all angles

For more information on Avanquest's range of Ideal Home software visit www.avanquest.com/uk

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Notes to Editors:

The Ideal Home range is available from PC World, WHSmith, Play.com, Amazon.co.uk and from the Avanquest secure online shop: www.avanquest.co.uk/shop. Details of SRP are as follows: Ideal Home 3D Home & Garden Design Suite 12 - £49.99 Ideal Home 3D Home Design Deluxe 12 - £29.99 Ideal Home 3D Landscape Design Deluxe 12 - £29.99

System Requirements Microsoft® Windows® 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2) or Vista, 500Mhz or higher processor, 750MB free hard drive space, 512MB RAM (1 GB RAM Recommended), CD-ROM drive, Video Card with OpenGL driver and 32MB, RAM (64MB RAM Recommended), Color monitor with 024x768 resolution or higher, Windows-compatible mouse, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, Mozilla Firefox® to access online features (Optional)

About Avanquest Software Avanquest Software is a leading developer and global publisher of best-selling personal and professional software designed for utilities, office productivity, communications and mobility worldwide. Headquartered in France, with operating units, subsidiaries and offices located in United States, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, China, Korea, and Japan, Avanquest Software products are marketed in over 100 countries, through e-commerce, OEM partnerships and IT resellers. Founded in 1984 as BVRP Software and listed since December 1996 on Euronext (ISIN FR0004026714), Avanquest Software forms part of the Eurolist, NextEconomy segment and SBF 250 index. In 2006, Avanquest Software posted revenues of €74.3M. Additional information on Avanquest Software is available at http://www.avanquest.com.

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