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how do I give my floor areas texture which is visible on 2D floor plan?
My 3d views all look fine, textures and changes appear as I edit. but on the 2d floor plan everything is just grey, no differentiation. I try adding colors a...by jwstarr » - 2 Replies
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calculating outside surface of all walls
Hello, I want to insulate my house from outside. I need to calculate all outside wall surfaces, and all doors and windows perimeter. Since I already made a w...by platax » - 7 Replies
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How to create walls with gaps within the wall
Hi, I'm looking for elevation design of my house. The front wall for the building would have missing bricks which is as per design. Any help on how I can ach...by [email protected] » - 2 Replies
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cut the floor for the render
I modeled a house. I would like to cut the model for the render. The invisible box is not working, playing with the walls is a little bit time consuming. Are...by lilalur » - 11 Replies
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Created texture display problem
Hi, I made a new texture (wall tiles) by using guide from Internet (by using Power Point). Than, I put it on the one side of wall on the level 1. Later, I ma...by tesica » - 4 Replies
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not showing modifying panels
first of all thank you for this great software.... but I'm having a some problem in that software hope you could help me to fix it .. when I trying to modify...by Nio » - 17 Replies
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A pure 90 degree floor plan render?
Ok so I am trying to achieve a floor plan in a 3d rendered image rather than the stock 2d pic. What I do is in the aerial view I try to adjust the camera rig...by thekhan360 » - 5 Replies
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background sky image on rendering
Hello how is everyone doing? i am having trouble on my sky when i render the photo in fast quality i see the bright blue sky and when i render it in best(whi...by rmart007 » - 4 Replies
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arch on half round wall
does anyone know how can i make/drow arch on a half round wall? tnxby bugarski.nenad » - 12 Replies
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Last post by jscross
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how do I move a level?
Hi, how do I move a level? I have tried as described here: http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/foru ... 6687#29155 But I do not have a numeric box available i...by TungstenE2 » - 10 Replies
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Wall's axis change
Hello every one! When I'm going to draw the walls I type the size that I want, but when I draw the next wall the previous wall size change duo to thickness. ...by rdmhora » - 1 Replies
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Last post by Puybaret
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Batch files for loading plans
Instead of using the graphics interface, does SweetHome 3D have a way of importing batch files? In other words, say I have a plan with 100 walls and I know t...by fparmenter » - 2 Replies
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Last post by Puybaret
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Can I increase the brightness of natural light?
Hello! When I render my rooms without any ceiling lamp and nothing it looks so dark like there isnt any light outside. I know there is but i will like to hav...by antonioperez2002 » - 1 Replies
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Add a stairway from the floor below
My apartment is on the top floor, how do I enter the stairway from the floor below? Is it possible to add a level below the zero level? Thank youby Vuemme43 » - 1 Replies
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How to Delete Textures
How do I delete textures I no longer want? I can see how to import them and how to use them, I can even see how to delete at least furniture I've imported, b...by myfathersson » - 2 Replies
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Last post by hansmex
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Imported model from Sketchup looks bad
Hi, I combined two models in Sketchup: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6hhyNVg8KVhY0pMLU13TUF0dkk https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6hhyNVg8KVhZVlldjNOTl...by phonk » - 1 Replies
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Best way for multiple users to access files
Ive been searching for a way for a workgroup to share a library of plans besides sending them to each other. The user guides suggest that this can be done, a...by powerwoman18.me.com » - 1 Replies
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Sweethome 3D 5.4 suddenly close, no errorcode
Sweethome3d suddenly close and there is no error code. I dont do any specific thing and sometimes it after 5min and sometimes later. I run Win 10, 64bit and ...by Szafranski » - 1 Replies
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Project no more starting after import kmz file
Hi, my Project (70MB) starts no more after importing a kmz file. It loads hours until SH3D craches without error message. How do I fix it ?by phonk » - 1 Replies
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Wall with 18° angle
I have an old plan of a house and use it as a background picture. The walls are not all at right angles (e.g., 18 °). The automatic grid for a wall is +/- 15...by voso » - 2 Replies
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Home Cinema
I am trying to design a home cinema with multiple floor levels (seats on different steps) and a gallery with viewing to the level below. I have been unable t...by EricNormington » - 8 Replies
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Last post by Miker777
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Furniture icons in plan
Today, I purchased Sweet Home from Amazon. During creation of my first home, all added furniture icons were shown as "top view" (2d). After closing my file, ...by agarita5k » - 3 Replies
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Centimeters to Feet Conversion
Hi, Quite often I come across a plan that is using meters and centimeters as the means of calulation. Being an ignorant American whose school system refused ...by TakitEasy » - 2 Replies
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printing a Deck room?
I have created a Room for a deck floor, which looks ok on screen however when I print it , the floor doesn't show is this the best way to design a deck?by mtrax » - 1 Replies
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Changing the format of the room area
In my country, please like to see their room sizes in the foot' x foot' format rather than squared off. How to display a room area from lets say 60 sq ft to ...by thekhan360 » - 10 Replies
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Car parking on sloping porch?
I want to have a sloping floor of the porch area for parking a car model. I have found ways to make a sloping floor, but I am unable to land the car model on...by thekhan360 » - 2 Replies
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Build furniture and tools
I am redesigning my garage / workshop and would like to be able to build furniture that is in the demensions of my tools (table saw, dust collection etc). Is...by Lamps » - 3 Replies
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How to Flip A House?
In some areas of NYC, there are houses that are mirrored copies of the one next to it. They share a common wall area (sometimes its 2 walls side by side as 1...by ElfenM » - 4 Replies
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Pitch of the roof
I have this in Sweet Home 3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akhL5Va34Gk And once I create a room, it is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwdk5hpZzyk Th...by Abraham_Puls » - 2 Replies
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End sides of walls
Hello, dear community. Question - painting the walls (outer and inner sides), the end sides (not upper side of the walls are being divided by to vertical par...by Zheka77 » - 1 Replies
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Problem with wall thikness and room surfaces.
Hello. Say, I set default wall thinkness to 1cm, and create a square with wall tool, wall length 1m; then, I double click with room tool to obtain the intern...by DoubleHP » - 15 Replies
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Remove flooring from enclosed areas
Say you have an enclosed courtyard. When I double click the 2nd floor corridor that snakes round it, Sweethome automatically adds flooring over the courtyard...by temp89 » - 5 Replies
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SweetHome library usage for exporting to Html5 3D view
With my situation, I need to avoid the applet. That means I need to load the 3D view through only the Java configurations. Is there any way to export to Html...by nisalaperera » - 4 Replies
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Duplicate and rotate blueprint
Hello, Iam thinking of buying my neighbor's house. We live in duplex or row houses. The houses are identical but with like a mirror in the distribution. I'd ...by Jomatoes » - 2 Replies
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Power of html5-View?
from time to time actually i have just a (short) question. i'm using Typo3 and it was easy to integrate the html5-view to the cms. also the view itself works...by Pixelwizard » - 3 Replies
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How to export SweetHome files to anything else like Sketchup ?
Hello. Outdated Gentoo, I installed SweetHome via NIX. I chose SH because it can run natively on Linux, and also on other platforms. Before I start the real ...by DoubleHP » - 4 Replies
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Can we import a json to Sweet Home file?
Is there any possibility to load a sweet home design from json data?by nisalaperera » - 0 Replies
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Need help for a reasonable fee
Hi, I need help to complete my home model. I recreated my actual home using Sweet Home 3D, but got stuck at the last couple of challenges: 1. Cannot place a ...by vlad7777 » - 8 Replies
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how to connect walls?
When I draw walls in a square (for example a chimney), the walls are connected in a spacial 45° manner. But at the end when I close the square, I'm not possi...by jms3000 » - 1 Replies
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Complex room shapes
Hello guys, in my plan if I have a little more complex room shapes, but they are still rectangular. How to draw? (see link) Thx in advance. P.S. I don't how ...by Maro83 » - 2 Replies
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Calculating the surface of the wall.
Hello everyone, I have found this great software a few days ago and started to use it with ease but now my question is how can I calculate the surface of the...by Astrofilus » - 8 Replies
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Changing the look & feel to Nimbus
To change the look & feel to Nimbus (vectorial), add this parameter to the java commandline: Code: Select all-Dswing.defaultlaf=javax.swing.plaf.nimbus.Nimbu...by libnoon » - 0 Replies
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viewing floor plans
Hello all. Is there a way to show or print just the floor plans of the project once everything was designed with furniture and accessories?by leon718 » - 1 Replies
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Import Furnitures Libraries
Hi, I tried to download the libraries available on the site to increase the number of models available. Although the program tells me that the library has be...by Vuemme43 » - 1 Replies
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Measuring tool??
You know if "Sweet Home 3D" has any measurement tool ?? I want to measure the distance between two objects "a sofa and a lamp". I apologize for my writing bu...by cotarejo » - 1 Replies
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Furniture levels
Hi, first of all, thank you for this excellent software! I have a question about the furniture's levels: I created a model of my house, 3 levels, and added s...by ziolink32 » - 2 Replies
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Blank screen suddenly
I was busy with a design of a house and suddenly my screen is blank. I can see in the left part all that I have enterred in my house, but in the right part i...by Brencur » - 1 Replies
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Unable to Pan 2D Design View
Hi, I've just installed the latest version of SH3D (5.4) and, having added a room to the plan, can't pan the view. I can zoom in and out but I'm completely s...by Anatosuchus » - 2 Replies
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