Although the minimum specification here is a 2GHz or faster processor with 4GB of RAM and 1GB of graphics memory, that spec is not going to deliver the optimal experience: on a 2.5GHz Core i5-4200M processor with 8GB of memory and 1GB integrated graphics, the app ran very slowly in 3D mode. It’s only marred a little by a couple of annoying interface decisions, but the advantages certainly outweigh the disadvantages.There’s another similarity between version ten and version nine: it may run very slowly on low-powered laptops. Virtual Architect Ultimate with Landscaping and Decks Design 10 is mostly a good program, with many features designed to help you create easily and effectively. You can activate or deactivate the Tutor from the Help tab, although puzzlingly it’s not clear when you click on it if it did anything at all: having a button that changes state so you can see if the tool is on or not would be, well, you know, helpful, as opposed to letting the user guess if their click had any affect at all on the interface. There is a ‘don’t show the Tutor again’ option but what if you need it for a different tool you haven’t used yet? This feature feels either overly helpful or frustratingly in the way.
However there was one thing we found particularly annoying: by default, every time you click on a tool, whether for the first time or the hundredth, a ‘Tutor’ window would open up offering you help and advice. Virtual Architect comes with a handful of good tutorials to help you get started, as well as a help tab that contains multiple online resources.
Why couldn’t you use the mouse to navigate like pretty much all other similar apps do? Help Somehow it reminded us of those little red buttons some laptops used to have in the middle of the keyboard, designed to replace a mouse or trackpad…although to be fair, it wasn’t actually as bad as those abominations, but it really removed the joy out of exploring our creations. It has various uses, but the large central knob’s purpose is to help you move around a 3D landscape, and maybe it’s us, but it felt very frustrating attempting to use it. Yes you have the arrow keys which you can use for all views, but to properly wander around in three dimensions, you need to make use of the large dial lower right of the interface. The only issue we had was difficulty navigating in 3D. Navigate in 3D with the big (and frustrating) navigation button, lower right of the interface (Image credit: Nova Development)
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