try this thread: [1]

[1]http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/foru ... 9_offset,0

Hi nasevz
You can find all your answers in PhotoRenderer.java[1]; specially the constructor

public PhotoRenderer(Home, Object3DFactory, Quality)

and

public void render(BufferedImage, Camera, ImageObserver)

As for levels 1 and 2, you can start by PhotoPanel.java[2], specially

private void ...

Just out of curiosity: how do you plan to do it?
A plugin is the most straightforward way I can think of.

Well, I think it is because that feature is not a standard one for home design (nor one most people would ask for). However, it is a chance for you to develop such a feature.
It should not be that difficult to develop a plugin which does that. One solution can be to randomly move the selected ...

In deed, if I remove a HomePieceOfFurniture from the Home, create a new one with the removed dimensions and coordinates (and maybe some other properties), and then add it to the Home (I can get the current Home from a Plugin, then get the selected items, remove and add) the rest would be a UI to ...

Still, there is something you can do without messing with the code.
in your Plugin constructor, get the Home and add a listener:

getHome().addFurnitureListener(new CollectionListener<HomePieceOfFurniture>(){
void collectionChanged(CollectionEvent<HomePieceOfFurniture> ev){
//check whether it is ...

Hallo Hans:
that should be a Ubuntu issue. I'm using Windows XP SP3, SH3D Version 3.2 Beta 4, Java version 1.7.0-ea, and everything works fine.
There is a small bug in the grid: it doesn't show subdivisions
Even zooming in and out up (or down) to its limits.
Also, inserting furniture is only ...

how can I control it without changing the SH3D code?
you can add a listener to your Home object[1], then create your custom PieceOfFurniture, delete the original, and add yours (remember either remove your listener before adding your object, or check before if it's your item, or you can get into a ...

some useful URLs:
HomePieceOfFurniture constructor[1]
Adding a HomePieceOfFurniture to a Home[2], [3]
[1]http://www.sweethome3d.com/javadoc/com/eteks/sweethome3d/model/HomePieceOfFurniture.html#HomePieceOfFurniture(com.eteks.sweethome3d.model.PieceOfFurniture)
[2]http://www.sweethome3d.com/javadoc ...

typing from memory:
Home myHome = new Home();
HomePieceofFurniture hpf = new HomePieceofFurniture(somePieceOfFurniture);
myHome.addFurniture(hpf);

The point is, you need a instance of a class implementing PieceOfFurniture e.g. CatalogPieceOFFurniture, which you can get from a FurnitureCatalog. Then ...