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Multiple floor elevations and identifying non-room areas
Hello. I have two questions... 1. I have a simple floorplan for a one-level home. However, two rooms have dropdowns, so the floors in those rooms are 8" lowe...by spluongo » - 1 Replies
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Last post by Mike53
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New to Sweet Home 3D
I drew homes for 15 years in New Zealand using Datacad and Spirit. Now living in Arizona and not having my CAD program anymore, I'm looking for an alternativ...by trogladyte » - 1 Replies
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Last post by hansmex
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modifying a wall
Hi. I'm a new user with a very basic question. I'm trying to modify a wall for a dead-end room at the end of a hallway -- no door or doorway. Each time I try...by spluongo » - 2 Replies
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Installind 2D objects in walls
Am definitely a fresh man using this software. Would like to work with this app in exhibitions design. Am an art curator and my tasks include layout how an e...by pixelillo » - 1 Replies
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Last post by hansmex
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Cant Opne home
hi i downloadend the free version of the app .Then spent some hours working on a proyect. i saved it and when i tried to open it next day it gives an error t...by mayitin » - 1 Replies
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Strange Effect When adding a Custom Door
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AuCx5sy3SAgmyzguUHTJ2VErnlvf https://1drv.ms/u/s!AuCx5sy3SAgmyzcsHVOVBfWWcyJk In the two images, I have the original 3D Drawing of a door...by connomar » - 6 Replies
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Last post by marcop300
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The front door is upstairs and leads outside, how do I do this?
Hello, I'm new to this and have seen tutorials for sloping land and split levels, but I can't work out how to have a two story house where the front of the h...by Obuta » - 2 Replies
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USING SWEETHOME 3D TO DRAFT CAD LIKE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
creating CAD like drafts in SweetHome 3D is easy by simply manipulating a few of it's features. I use it to draft construction documents of size A0 and A3. S...by juniorarch » - 7 Replies
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What happened to the floor?
House with 4 levels (incl basement). I have drawn the upper apartment (the 3rd floor) with all the walls and features, including the stairs that go down to t...by ottertooth » - 11 Replies
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Last post by UbuntuBirdy
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How to stop the directional sunlight in 3D view?
I have an interior room with 0 windows, it literally has no ambient light coming from anywhere. I have drawn it up without a ceiling or roof and can't figure...by LosFelizGirl » - 6 Replies
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I Need a Left Facing Sectional (couch)!
Hey there, I need a sectional that's orientation is left facing! See link for example. https://www.allmodern.com/furniture/pdp ... 1127313510 I need the loun...by LosFelizGirl » - 1 Replies
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Can't Print after recent SH download on Jan 4, 1017
Hellllllp!!!! Can anyone tell me why I am unable to print my plans or even forward them? I am working on a MAC and didn't have any problems with this until t...by Carlene » - 11 Replies
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Last post by julesss
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How Do I Add several Floating Shelves to a Wall?
I am trying to add several floating shelves to a wall in the same texture as the wall (wood -birch). How oh how do I do this? Thanks!!by LosFelizGirl » - 1 Replies
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Last post by bdfd
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New at this and LOVE this software.... live in USA (TEXAS)
I am trying to design a SIMPLE 32 x 42 concrete floor plan. with a building that has a 4ft pony brick wall then a 12 Ft Siding to ceiling. Building with 2 x ...by marcop300 » - 24 Replies
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How to create 3d model for a house with 2 levels, and have the architectural plans for each level as a floor to that level
Hi, I am using SweetHome3D-6.0 to build a 3d model, of a house with 2 levels, with architectural plans for each level. I create the first level like so: - Ad...by avnerm » - 1 Replies
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Last post by hansmex
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cant drop furniture into plan
Hi, I cant drag the furniture pieces into the plan. I was able to do it before but now it seems like its locked! I reinstalled sweet hoem but still same prob...by mahmouhe » - 0 Replies
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Last post by mahmouhe
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How to hide the grey box, around each model, in the floor plan?
Yes, I *do* have the furniture icons > top view turned on, but there is a light grey box around each item, in the floor plan: I dont see how to turn that off...by dougcassidy » - 1 Replies
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Can I design exteriors with Sweet Home 3D?
Hi, as I said in the title, I would need to design outdoor spaces, mainly green, for my home, with this program is possible? because from what I thought it i...by vin24 » - 1 Replies
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Levels questions
I have 2 questions about using multiple levels. I have created a base level (main floor) and 3 other levels FrontPorch, Furniture1 and Furniture2 all at the ...by tarpon » - 4 Replies
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Split walls aaarrrghhhh.
Hi. Having spent several hours moving a wall texture (tiles) on both x and y axis with several split sections , i was very pleased with the addition to allow...by Mike53 » - 3 Replies
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Last post by Mike53
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Reset the horizon line
It's possible reset or lower the horizon line remaining at 0 level?by Superpippo » - 0 Replies
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Object of below level visible in upper level
Hi all, I'm trying to understand what's wrong with my object height, as some objects (pipelines set just below ceiling of lower level) are visible in upper l...by ax80 » - 0 Replies
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How do I select a wall and delete it?
This program is frustrating, how can I select a wall and simply delete it then start again? I can't select it, it keeps adding on new wall when i click on it...by Jayroo » - 4 Replies
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Last post by Matam
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Keep walls magnetic
Hello, When I initially create walls with the wall tool, the walls are magnetic to some grid. For me, this is desired behavior for my design. However, if i c...by lurkey » - 2 Replies
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Roof Doesn't Touch Level 1 of House
I added a polygonal roof to my house as Level 2 of a 2-story house (Level 0 is first floor and Level 1 is the second floor). It worked great as far as gettin...by KittyB » - 1 Replies
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How to Make Grid Bigger
I am a total newbie to Sweet Home 3D but am having a great time learning how to use it. I am making a pretty large house, 2-stories and can't seem to figure ...by KittyB » - 3 Replies
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Window Partially above Garage door problem
Hello- New user here, but things seem to work well, except when I put a "slider window" partially above a "garage door", then a vertical solid blocks the win...by vcastagnoli » - 1 Replies
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Columns and beams
I am completely new to this programme so please excuse me if this has been already covered. I want to try to put columns and beams in my plan. These are for ...by MarkWhelan » - 1 Replies
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Last post by hansmex
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Insert symbol into floorplan
Hi, I'm using the SH3D software to draw emergency plan. So I would like to insert symbols for fire extinguisher, emergency kit etc. Can anyone help me with t...by IvoBe » - 1 Replies
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Sunlight Simulation through floors
Hi, I created a 2-floor-house with half of the 2nd floor is not drawn, thus, the 1st floor enjoys a very high ceiling and I expect a lot of sunlight to come ...by ysaito » - 3 Replies
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Hyperlink Photographs into drawing
I am a forensic police officer using the program to document crime scenes. I would like to be ale to hyperlink actual photographs from the crime scene into t...by 11119 » - 1 Replies
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How to separate connected walls
Hello, during building my house in SH3D I figured out a problem I have no idea how to solve. As you can see in the attached picture one of my consists of thr...by thoron » - 3 Replies
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Custom made lights?
Hello ! I would like to attach a light source to an object. More specific I will make a spotlight to include in my custom library. Spotlight model: http://ww...by Larz2 » - 9 Replies
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vent issue
Hi Has anyone any idea why i cannot position a vent in the rectangular wall. vent Thx in advance Mikeby Mike53 » - 10 Replies
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Running on AWS, EC2 Instance?
Does anyone run Sweet Home 3D on Amazon AWS, EC2 Instance? If so, how? Cheers Tommyby TommyW » - 1 Replies
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Recommended PC and OS?
Recommendations for a properly configured PC, appreciated. E.g. * CPU * RAM (GB) * Gaphic Card Any performance advantages of running Linux vs Windows 10? Che...by TommyW » - 2 Replies
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Bump mapping
I have been doing some experiments with texturing (when my surroundings have allowed it), and I have found that Sunflow can do a lot with texturing that I wa...by Ceciliabr » - 5 Replies
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Top category library
Hello, I have built a new furniture library with a new name. How can I make this library be current / top category, when opening SH3D? As it is now, the curr...by Larz2 » - 4 Replies
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Can't export imported furniture
A few moments ago, I installed the plug-in ExportToSH3F-1.0.sh3p. When I try to use it, I get an error message saying "Can't find Furniture-3-123456789.pref"...by hansmex » - 0 Replies
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DimensionLines.jar plug-in usage
The toolbar icon for this plug-in shows correctly after installing in the plug-in folder, but when I click on the tool, nothing seems to happen. I've reviewe...by delaing » - 2 Replies
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How can I create my own library?
Hi, I'm trying to create my own library, I downloaded the Furniture Library Editor, but I do not know how to create the symbols. The library I want to make i...by planosmsr » - 3 Replies
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DWG import
Hey! I want to build a floorplan but only have DWG files . Ist there any chance, to import a DWG file to SH3D? Maybe only the way to import it as a picture a...by Mac187ec » - 1 Replies
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Change Grid Scale
I've been using a grid of ten squares per meter. Somehow I managed to change this to 4 squares per meter and I don't know how. Could someone please tell me h...by mememe » - 1 Replies
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Importing furniture from sh3d files
Hi, is there any way to import objects to the library from an open sh3d file that was made with objects not already there? Thanks for any helpby grrrlgeek » - 1 Replies
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Draw (offset) Wall from Existing Wall?
I've searched around and may've missed this since it seems like an everyday procedure. In an existing area/room with walls, how do I draw a new wall a specif...by delaing » - 14 Replies
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Two importing questions
Two questions. I've made several extra categories in the furniture list. I tried using the furniture library editor, to put a few things in the categories I ...by grrrlgeek » - 4 Replies
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Create Dimension
Hi, My mouse sensitivity can be random, so when I want to "CREATE DIMENSION" of specific length. it becomes almost impossible to move the mouse to get the ex...by mikeecho » - 1 Replies
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Export floor texture into .obj and .mtl files
Hi, I have a home 3d model with texture on walls. I can export the 3d model and the textures into .obj and .mtl files and open it seperately with e.g. meshla...by avnerm » - 2 Replies
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