3D Plant Catalogs for Sale vs. SSA Access

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I have seen some concerned posts regarding a 3D plant catalog we offer for sale that is not available to Chief SSA users. After some explanation, the original author decided to remove the post, so I wanted to be sure everyone else has access to this information.

 

Please let me clarify, if you are a current SSA member, you have had access to these objects AT NO EXTRA CHARGE, for years. We have not changed that.

 

You can get the full selection of 3D plants here:

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/3d-library/index.php?r=site/detail/795

 

This is a large catalog of ~600 3D Plant objects. For various reasons, we restricted access to this large catalog for our Home Designer products since its initial release; one reason is performance. To better support Home Designer users, we have begun breaking the big catalog in to more manageable sized chunks, like the recently added 3D Plants - Edible Garden catalog. Home Designer users don't pay for SSA, (for Chief Architect users, SSA provides access to the majority of catalogs, plus many brand catalogs that are not available in any form to Home Designer software products). You'll see that this HOME DESIGNER ONLY catalog is not accessible via SSA for this very reason.

 

If you are a Chief Architect SSA user, please do not purchase these HOME DESIGNER ONLY catalogs, instead, download the inclusive catalog at the link above.

 

You'll see in the description for any catalog on the 3D Library, there is a breakdown for the products the catalogs are intended to serve. Please review these details before downloading and purchasing catalogs to ensure you are the intended audience.

 

 

You can also set up a filter for your view of the 3D Library, so you aren't bothered with the noise of catalogs that are not available for your current product.

 

The 3D Library's interface will show any catalog with its corresponding Software version number. X12/2021 is the code base that generates our most current Chief Architect Products and our Home Designer Software products (at the time this post is being written).

 

Your best bet is to leverage the product filters so that you get the most clear view of product compatibility.

 

 

A final note, as part of the process for managing this particular set of catalogs, we made some updates and improvements to our 3D Plants and the accuracy of the data. If you already have the 3D Plants catalog, remember to update your library to get the most current additions and data for these objects.

 

Thanks! 

 

Adrean Stephenson, Content Development Manager