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Posted by Puybaret at Jan 12, 2024, 3:13:22 PM
Best forum tips
Hello,

The 50,000th message was posted today in Sweet Home 3D forum. What a great community!
To help you find the most interesting subjects, here's a list of the best tips found in the forum:

GENERAL

Learning shortcuts
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,5837
(also in the blog at https://www.sweethome3d.com/blog/2019/03/29/sweet_home_3d_shortcuts.html)

Printing
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,7487

Increasing max memory
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1460
(also in the FAQ at https://www.sweethome3d.com/faq.jsp#increaseMaxMemory)

Receiving forum notifications
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12081


SPECIAL FEATURES

Adding plumbing and electrical installations, etc
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,4555
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,5874
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,7916
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,9208
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11503
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11611

Creating a roof
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,5747
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8774
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11330
(also in the FAQ at https://www.sweethome3d.com/faq.jsp#otherFeatures)

Designing a terrain
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12618
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,10995

Generating staircases
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12160

Curved walls or windows
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11913
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12492

Rotating and merging
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12564
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11546

Making invisible walls
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12039
(also in the blog at https://www.sweethome3d.com/blog/2017/05/12/h...arts_hidden_by_walls.html)

Making holes
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8979#41685
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11935
(also in the blog at https://www.sweethome3d.com/blog/2014/10/09/h...the_bottom_of_a_wall.html
and https://www.sweethome3d.com/blog/2016/10/07/how_to_design_wall_recesses.html)

Changing scale
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,10767

Designing side view
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8045
http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11011


SPECIAL DECORATION TIPS

Making a glass wall
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1766
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11255

Making transparent furniture
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1196

Getting a mirror effect
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,3207
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12582

Applying textures
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,9210

Texturing on the same wall
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,10670
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,6549


FURNISH AND CUSTOMIZE

Selecting underlying objects
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,10823

Inserting a sink
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11044

Organizing furniture catalog
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12543

Changing furniture drawing order in the plan
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,10759

Organizing textures of complex furniture
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12594

Creating furniture and texture librairies
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,1550
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,3502
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,966_offset,5
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12391

Copying librairies
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,966
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,3478#15920

Resetting furniture catalog
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11615

Copying between categories
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12634

Multiplying
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,10554

Generating plans at SH3D format
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8838

Preparing furniture deformation with prefixes
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8918

Converting to DWG or DXF
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11260


CALCULATE

Mesuring a multipart distance
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11960

Calculating room surface
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,7551
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11692

Calculating walls surface
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,7516
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11424

Computing sloping walls
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,2054


LIGHT MANAGEMENT AND RENDERING

Lighting and rendering
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,6995
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,7212
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8832
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,7263
(also in the blog at https://www.sweethome3d.com/blog/2016/12/24/h...nice_photo_rendering.html)

Creating spots
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8003
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8969
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12580

Lighting items
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,9110
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,2207_offset,14
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8206
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8927

Managing sky images
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8832

Testing light shapes
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11886
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12648

Timelapse
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8744
(also in the blog at http://www.sweethome3d.com/blog/2014/11/14/sunlight_simulation.html)

Rendering issues
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12202


SHARING EXPERIENCES

Newbie notes
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,12079

Drawing precisely
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,7644
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,9807

Sharing 3D view
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11869

Thinking about foundations
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,5920

Color difference issue
https://sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,11046#51507

Complex designs
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,10783

Designing waves
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,10961_offset,104

Viewing in VR
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,8218
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/forum/viewthread_thread,5796


Thanks to Sweet Home 3D community for their contribution and to Veroniq for preparing this nice list smile
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Emmanuel Puybaret, Sweet Home 3D creator

Posted by Vinci68 at Jan 14, 2024, 11:03:39 AM
applause   Re: Best forum tips
As the saying goes, "You reap what you sow".
All credit goes to you, dear Emmanuel, for creating and sharing this little gem, which over the years has been improved and enriched by the forum developers who have contributed their plugins. And then there's the whole community, whose questions and answers have enabled me (us) to realize projects that are increasingly in line with our desires.
And Veroniq, who regularly contributes beautiful things, especially thanks to her superb blog... Frankly, bravo to all, and long life to all SH3D's creators and contributors.

Posted by VeroniQ at Jan 14, 2024, 12:42:03 PM
Re: Best forum tips
That's really kind of you! Many thanks, and to all of the contributors!

Posted by captaincook at Jan 14, 2024, 3:24:04 PM
Re: Best forum tips
Un grand merci à vous, VeroniQ, ainsi qu'à Emmanuel et tous ceux qui partagent leurs connaissances.

Même en pratiquant Sweet Home régulièrement, on a toujours quelque chose à apprendre pour s'améliorer encore et encore.


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