Print at Dec 16, 2025, 9:36:54 AM

Posted by Puybaret at Oct 7, 2007, 11:44:00 AM
Re: Floors/layers/roofs? And more...
Nice try. :-)

> Would it be possible to control "him" by using the arrow keys?

The way to navigate in the 3D view is described in the help page "Editing preferences, plan and 3D view > Editing 3D view". Of course, the 3D view must have the focus if you want that the keys described in that page have an effect,.

In aerial view mode, the 3D view is automatically zoomed out when the house is centered and enlarged to ensure you can see the changes in the 3D view. Read the help page to discover how to zoom in the 3D view. ;-)


> I really like SweetHome3D because it's easier for me than Google's Sketchup

Thank you. User interface was designed to help people (like you probably) who have some difficulties to manage objects directly in a 3D view. Even if people fully understand what they see in a 3D view, most people are more able to work on a 2D plan that on a 3D view.


> What program is used to make the furniture?

I used Art of Illusion available at http://aoi.sourceforge.net/ and exported the furniture with its Export > Wavefront (.obj) feature. Some other people tried successfully Blender but note that in OBJ files created with Blender you should remove the lines starting with a 'o', to be able to import them in Sweet Home 3D.
A contributor created the document http://sweethome3d.sourceforge.net/fr/creerMeubleSweetHome3D.pdf about the creation of objects with Art Of Illusion. It's in French, but there are many screen captures that may guide you even if you don't understand French.
See pages 19 to 22 in that document to see how to add colors to the different parts of a 3D model in OBJ files.

If you want to contribute to Sweet Home 3D, I'll be pleased to add the models you created to http://sweethome3d.sourceforge.net/importModels.html page. You can propose them at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=152568&atid=994777 .


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Emmanuel Puybaret, Sweet Home 3D creator