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information resource general selecting plans ordering plans other useful information how to use this guide i

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general overview about homestyles

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an overview of homestyles® 1,500 best-selling home plans the homestyles® 1,500 best-selling home plans program was designed to provide you with the most comprehensive source of home-plan information available anywhere this cd contains 1,500 home plans that you can review using a variety of useful tools since your dream home is unique to your needs homestyles® 1,500 best-selling home plans provides the tools necessary to narrow your search to just the homes that meet your requirements you have the opportunity to focus your search by specifying the criteria for your dream home the selection criteria are divided into six broad categories size style rooms extras designer and multimedia viewer after narrowing down the list of 1,500 home plans to just those plans that meet your needs you can view those plans with a variety of tools your viewing options include renderings floor plans color images specifications 3d views and videographic home tours tm as you review the plans you ve selected you can narrow your search even further by marking those plans that you find particularly interesting after marking plans you can limit your search to only marked plans or you can print all marked plans you may also save your selected plans to a separate file by using the file button once you ve narrowed your search to your dream home or homes you can order a set of blueprints that includes everything your builder will need to make your dream a reality see ordering plans

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about homestyles® a home is more than a physical place made of brick or wood more than a place full of carpets and furniture it s a place you will return to again and again a place that shows your personal style home is the place you dream of homestyles® has been helping families find their dream home for 50 years we bring together the home plans of over 50 of america s leading home design firms to provide you the largest inventory of home plans in north america you ll find best-selling plans of the highest caliber as well as new and exciting plans with features most in demand by today s home buyers and because our network of designers crosses nearly every geographical region of the country we can offer you the best variety style and affordability all of the plans presented on this cd-rom are designed by licensed architects or members of the aibd american institute of building design each plan is designed to meet nationally recognized building codes either the uniform building code standard building code or basic building code in effect at the time and place that they were drawn.

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selecting plans size style rooms extras designer multimedia viewer

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selecting plans the selection criteria are divided into six broad categories size style rooms extras designer and multimedia viewer under size you can specify the square footage you re looking for along with the number of floors desired and the garage type within the style section choices for home styles types and categories can be made also choose the roof style that you desire under rooms you can specify the number of bedrooms number of baths and type of kitchen along with the location of the laundry and master bedroom under extras you ll find more specific style and unique features for your dream home the designer section allows you to select your favorite designer s plans choose from over 50 designers the multimedia viewer category allows you to view only those plans with different multimedia features such as color images 3d views or video clips within each of these areas you can mark one or more subdivisions by selecting the option with a point and click of the mouse in the matching plans box homestyles® 500 best-selling home plans automatically displays the number of plans that meet your criteria with each option that you check off to make things even easier we ve included a button for new plans just click new plans to view these plans if your search is getting too narrow you can get back to all 1,500 plans by clicking the reset button once you ve completed the selection process click the view plans button to review the plans that meet your selection criteria.

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size within the size dimension choose appropriate square footage boundaries footprint size number of floors and garage style for more decision-making information see square footage footprint floors garage style garage stalls

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style style is an important consideration when choosing any home choose from broad home categories to more specific home styles roof styles and unique features if you re not quite sure which style you re searching for the home category section offers definitions and examples of each of our home styles for more decision-making information see home category home style roof style unique features

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rooms this category allows you to select criteria based on your particular lifestyle point and click to check off the number of bedrooms number of bathrooms kitchen type and location of the laundry and master bedroom you may choose more than one selection for more decision-making information see number of bedrooms number of bathrooms type of kitchen location of laundry room location of master bedroom

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extras extras as if you needed more choices to make within this section choose the special rooms that you desire along with extra features for your dream home for further decision-making information see special rooms extra features

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designer a member of the american institute of building design or the american institute of architects designed all the plans on this cd to select a specific designer click that designer in the scrolling list and the designer will be highlighted you can select as many designers as you wish to deselect a particular designer simply click that designer again in the scrolling list and the name will be de-highlighted note that the plan names all have a prefix to indicate the designer if you like a lot of plans with the same prefix you can limit your search to only that designer for some of the designers in this list you can even see a picture and a short description or even a short voice annotation.

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multimedia viewer homestyles® 1,500 best-selling home plans offers a variety of different ways to view your home all of our plans have a black-and-white rendering but many plans also have color images videographic home tours or 3d views to find only those plans with these features just point and click to select plans with just color images video tours or 3d views and your search will be narrowed accordingly.

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new plans choose from only our newest plans note clicking on this box after choosing other dream home criteria might significantly reduce the number of homes that match your selection criteria.

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reset to start a new plan search with different criteria click on the reset button this will take you back to the main menu and you may begin again with new criteria.

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viewing plans there are several different ways to view a plan initially upon clicking the view plans button on the selection screen you see the front view the menu bar at the bottom may provide you with alternative views of the same plan such as first floor plan second floor plan summary color image rear image video tour 3d view or specifications if a particular view is not available the button will be grayed and unusable if you are browsing through the plans in particular mode such as color image and the plan does not have a color image then the screen will read color image not available but you may choose another option for the front view first floor second floor and color image you can zoom in on the image to see greater detail.

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