Emmanuel,
The progress in the development of SH3D over the last year has been enormous. So many new features have been included, that the program has matured beyond expectations. This includes several of the excellent plug-ins contributed by users.
Of course there is always room for improvement. The roadmap for version 4 sounds exciting, and I can hardly wait for the day v4 will be announced. Nevertheless, there are a number of smaller wishes and issues that could solve all kind of small problems.
Now, you know very well how eager I am to see layers and roofs, but I have decided to be modest this year. So, instead of asking for version 4, may I ask for version 3.1? Most, if not all, of these things have been asked before. Where possible I have added the link to the thread/post in the forum.
Hans
My version 3.1
PREFERENCES
- add option to choose between 12/24 hrs system
WALLS
- add a simple and intuitive Join Walls feature (feature in AdvancedEdit plug-in is too complex)
DATA ENTRY
- fix issues with jumping cursor when entering dimensions
DOORS/WINDOWS
- move Doors/Windows option from Import to Modify
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1724
ADVANCED TAB
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1724
VIRTUAL VISITOR
- fixed size, independent of zoom
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1926
- exact control of VV
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1825
AERIAL VIEW ROTATION POINT
- set different aerial view rotation point
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1509
RESCALING AFTER ZOOM
- change zoom behaviour in 2D window
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1920
ROOM LIGHT
- move ceiling light on/off from Create Photo to Modify Room, so that light can be switched on/of for every room
- make light strength per room adjustable
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1769
VIDEO
- make it possible to skip a part of the walk in a video with on/off switch for recording
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1926
TEXTURES
- texture editor, similar to furniture editor
- make it possible to attach MTL-file to an object
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1893
- correct texture orientation (at least for elementary objects like boxes, cylinders, triangles, etc)
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1781_offset,80#8260
- fix issues with transparent textures
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1827
REPLACE FEATURE
- select multiple objects and replace them with another object
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1552
IMPORT
- fix issues with DAE import or use FrontFace filter
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1902
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1905
- rotate object during import in smaller steps than 90 degrees (on all 3 axes)
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1574
EXPORT
- export OBJ as a ZIP-file
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1497
- fix loss of data on export (transparency, light)
- export CSV data for external cost calculation
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1569
PLUG-INS
- improve current plug-ins and integrate them into program
CREATE PHOTO
- for easy reference, give a number from 1 to 4 to the quality settings; now only Ubuntu users have this, but it's useful for the others as well
USER INTERFACE
The new user interface should offer the possibility to see all relevant info in one screen, including the "texture manager" and the "render manager". Users who don't have a large screen can switch the additional panes off in the Preferences.
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Hans
new website - under constuction
hansdirkse.info
