Tech-Info and Rants: Changes to Autodesk® Homestyler® ?

This is an update to a post from 2015 and a question asked on the Autodesk Community Board.

Is there anyone else using Autodesk® Homestyler® that notices a difference in how the program works lately? I ask because I seem to be one of the "Beta-Testers" back when the program was "Dragonfly" with designs that seem to have "Changed", along with the program yet again.

I had been asking about issues with the blocks used for room layouts and how to resize those items. It also seems the program would only take you part of the way and then the files would needed to be handed off to someone like myself, or an architect that was using AutoCAD® or Revit® Yes, the earlier versions would be "BIM" compatible.

Currently, you still are capable of creating a full floor plan (refer to screen views below) and you still are able to have the files converted to AutoCAD® but, the floor plans definitely are not "BIM" compatible. If you choose I believe you still can use the "Old Version" of HomeStyler® however the program Will Not let you save your files in any format. The best you would be able to do is create "Screen Views" (again see below), nor will you be able transfer cut and paste or update the files to any usable format. Hopefully there will be a fix or update to the program so that you are able to update and transfer these files to Revit® , or AutoCAD®

Finally, all that being said, I was able to create a few new floor plans, one using the "Old Version" and one using the current version. As I stated earlier with the old version, the best you would be able to do is create "screen views". Fortunately, I already had an AutoCAD® file so turning the old file into a 3D STL enabled me to create a 3D model.With the "New Version" the HomeStyler® file needs to be converted however, the file is not "BIM" compatible and requires some work to create a 3D file that can be converted to STL. Additional photos, screen views and videos shown below.

As usual any help, thoughts or comments would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Milt Fitz (a.k.a: Drafter1981)

Fitz Digital CAD Service

"Old Version" of HomeStyler®