BreakAll, HighRise, PlansPlus and the MicroTools are now all version 10.0 compatible!
ThistleKeep Engineering is proud to be a third party developer for Punch! Software, the premier maker of architectural software for home and commercial use. Punch!'s product's support what are known as PowerTools, add-ons to the Punch! main program which extend the utility and functionality of their software in as many directions as can be imagined. ThistleKeep has created, at this point, four PowerTools for Punch!, and has several more in the pipeline.
Two of the four tools are available through Punch!'s website; please click on through if you are ready to purchase. On this website we support the tools. The Help documents are available here, as well as a support forum for discussions concerning these tools. There is a forum for the Punch! program itself which should be consulted for information aside from the ThistleKeep PowerTools.
When you buy PowerTool sooftware, be aware that the version you buy from Punch! may not be the latest version available. That's ok - go ahead, download it and install it. After you've done that, then download the latest updater. This updater will allow you to bring the original version up to the latest version for free.
ThistleKeep has a number of freeware downloads available to the Punch! user's community. They are highlighted on our Freeware webpage.
ThistleKeep also consults on Punch! and creation of PowerTools. See our consulting page for specifics about our services, and how they can help you create PowerTools for Punch! Home Design.
With the Punch! version 14.0, released in October 2008, powertools developed by other than Punch! are no longer able to be used. I'm sorry for this, as I invested a lot of time (much more than I ever earned back) into making my powertools usable through version 12 even after Punch! stopped supporting the powertool interface after version 8, but they have changed the interface and do no give any information as to how to be compatible with it. Thank you all for your support in the past; I, too, wish it did not have to come to this. --Lyle
