Ashampoo Home Design 5 enables users to design, furnish and visualize their dream home, extension or redecoration on their PCs. The project wizard combined with multiple automatic features helps users get started quickly and greatly facilitates complex calculations. The extensive object catalog covers everything from furniture to electrical appliances and decorations. Every aspect of construction planning is covered. The impressive 3D view supports virtual tours to survey buildings already in the planning phase. Ashampoo Home Design 5 comes with professional-quality walls, ceilings, windows, doors, recesses, skylights, solar panels, chimneys as well as electrical appliances. Three design levels (2D, 3D, cross-section) provide maximum clarity at every planning step. The home design software also supports SketchUp and Collada imports for even more detailed furnishings. Options for photovoltaic systems have been improved with the addition of the popular roof-mounted installations. 3D raster elements enable users to swiftly plan and process huge areas and support for mirroring of objects and 2D symbols allows for even more customization. The application also features numerous symbols for gas, water and security appliances to fully cover these areas of planning.