Architectural Designs

what is the best 3d architectural software to use? archicad? revit? Lightcad??

i would like to make nice 3d house renders and floor plans. Since I have a graphic design background and not an arhitectural background, what is the easiest software to use?

Public Comments

1. AutoCad by far...
2. I'm a student at a community college and I think I know what your looking for. Last semester I had AutoCad, which uses primitive entities — such as lines, polylines, circles, arcs, and text — as the foundation for more complex objects. Revit Building, which I'm currently taking as a course, is a architectural softwares. This program is used by architects and building designers. The base building is drawn using 3D objects to create walls, floors, roofs, structure, windows, doors and other objects as needed. Generally, if a component of the design is going to be seen in more than one view, it will be created using a 3D object. Users can create their own 3D and 2D objects for modeling and drafting purposes.