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Created Just for the Pros
Designed specifically for builders, lumberyards, and home
centers - Deck Pro is the tool of choice for professionals seeking to
decrease design time while increasing accuracy and sales. Deck Pro
offers:
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An Innovative Sales Tool
- Show customers their new deck on their own home in stunning 3D, a Deck Pro
exclusive
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Infinite Customization
- Enjoy full control over your deck configurations & material selections
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Enhanced 3D
- See just what you need in realistic detail from any angle in a virtual 3D
world, in layers, or as a wire frame model
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Complete Plans & Reports - Print full specifications,
material usage reports & custom quotes
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Design Flexibility
As a professional, you'll appreciate the
Deck Pro's flexibility, allowing you to quickly & easily design the perfect
deck for each and every customer.
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Choose from a library of deck templates or create your own custom design
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Add bay notches, chamfers, corner cuts & holes
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Be creative with wraparound stairs, landings & multi-level designs
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Select lumber, composite or alternative materials for decking, railings &
stairs
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Expanded Control Over the Details
With Deck Pro, you're in full control of the detailed
design decisions that ensure your deck design addresses your customers'
individual needs.
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Move posts, beams & joists for the most aesthetically-pleasing look
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Specify breaker board placement to reduce material waste & improve the
deck's finished appearance
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Choose your fasteners with the help of accompanying images
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Build your way with several footing styles, construction methods, overhang
options & loading values
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Deck Design Professional Product
Tour
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Use the links below to view pop up windows that
will take you through the features of Deck Pro.
Views: See your project in plan, 3D, dimensional, and
post layout views as well as zoomed and panned views.
Deck Options: Choose your decking direction,
construction method, footing style, loading values, deck height, bracing
methods, materials, and lumber sizes. based on design choices.
Railings: Choose your railing style, material &
spacing.
Stairs: Select materials for treads, stringers, and
risers. Set the stair width and stringer spacing, and add landings when
required.
Projects: Choose from a variety of pre-designed,
customizable decks, or create your own and save them in the project library.
Customer Information: Save customer contact
information with your deck file and indicate the length of time that your quote
is valid.
Printouts: Print a variety of deck views,
construction specifications, consumer information, and a bill of materials
separately or collectively.
Bill of Materials: Generate a BOM instantly, include
a memo, apply discounts, and choose from various display options.
Material Editor: Use your own materials and labor
costs for the most precise project quoting.
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Enhanced 3D Features
Deck Pro combines CAD design and photo imaging, giving
you the ultimate deck design and sales tool. Our impressive 3D features
include:
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Add realism with a virtual 3D world and material-specific colors & textures
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Show & hide different design elements with layered drawings
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Display solid or wire frame models of your designs
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Save designs in multiple formats & with transparent backgrounds
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Place the finished deck design on an imported photo of your customer's home
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Rotate the deck at any angle
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Trusted Brand Name Materials
Deck Pro lets you conveniently design custom deck
projects with materials from the top manufacturers in the decking industry.
Ready-to-use materials include:
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DuraFlash® vinyl flashing
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UnderDeck® ceiling & drainage system
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Eon® alternative decking system
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Composite Decking & Railings:
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CorrectDeck®
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Edeck® by McFarland Cascade
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Tropical Hardwoods by McFarland Cascade
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Latitudes®
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Hidden Deck Fasteners:
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Grabber Deckmaster®
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TigerClaw®
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Enriched Reports
Deck Pro's expanded reporting capabilities support more detail
than ever before, allowing you to instantly generate the most accurate,
complete reports for your deck projects.
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Increase accuracy with the breakout of material usage & quantity
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See the lengths into which materials are divided
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Customize the report header to include your logo
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Generate quotes automatically with your materials, SKUs & pricing
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Print full design plans
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Deck Pro Features
Deck Pro has offered the finest tools and features for
the past 20 years. The following list highlights the great features enjoyed by
deck professionals:
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Deck Pro
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Deck Pro
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Deck Pro
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| Photo Realistic 3D View |
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| Virtual World (Rotate the Deck at Any Angle)
3D View |
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| View Deck Design in Layers by Turning Sections
on or off (Decking, Framing, etc.) |
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| Set Material Textures for the Deck |
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| Rotate the Deck with Continuous or Single Step
Rotation |
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| Save 3D Deck Image - Transparency supported in
GIF or PNG |
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| Integration with Photo Imaging Software |
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| Add Ground, Sky, and Plants for Realistic
Designs |
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| Change the Location of Posts, Beams, and
Joists |
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| Design with Breaker Boards - 3 options for
material and/or sub-structure changes |
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| Add Under Deck Ceiling / Drainage Systems |
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| Choose Fasteners from Deck Properties Dialog |
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| Add Multiple Railing Styles on one Deck Edge. |
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| Resizable Deck Holes |
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| Add Door and Window Symbols to Walls |
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| Plan View |
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| Dimensional View |
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| Post Layout View |
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| 3D View |
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| Support for Shadows and Movable Light Source
in 3D |
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| Bill of Materials |
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| Construction Specifications |
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| 3D Wire frame |
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| Materials Usage Lengths |
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| Improved Printouts & Reporting, with
Ability to Print all 3D views on larger Paper |
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| Details of connections & cross sections
for Post beam connections, footings etc. |
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| Railings Elevation View |
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| Streamlined Registration and Activation |
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| Enhanced 3D Control |
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| Click here to see
the complete Deck Pro feature comparison list.
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Recommended Systems Requirements: Windows XP® Service Pack 2, Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz processor or Athlon(tm) XP 2000+, 1024 MB RAM, 2 GB of available hard-disk space, CD-ROM drive, nVidia GeForce 4 Ti™ series or ATI Radeon 8500(tm) (or better) video card with 64MB or more memory, Mouse or compatible pointing device, IE 6 or Firefox 2 or higher browser
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