Punch Home Design Studio

I received an early Christmas present from my son and daughter in law, the subject Punch Home Design Studio software. I have been wishing for a low end cad package and this is what they came up with.
Before I break the seal and make it non-returnable, does anyone have experience with this package? Will it do what I want which is simple floor plans and layouts.
I should mention that this is a newly released package for Mac Universal so no need to operate in Windows.
Thank you for any advice
john

might want to check the website
http://www.punchsoftware.com/products/mac.htm

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