Hi, got it to work on my old mac in few clics, on also working on Ubuntu. For the moment I give up with mint.

additional test: same result launching java web start using /usr/bin/javaws (mint default version), and javaws from the bin directory of the sweet home directory.
@hansmex or other SH3D expert, help is welcome :-).
@Sabot, could you please detail your HW config ? (this might put definitively the ...

I've looked into the bug database, and our issue might be related to "#585 problemes with 3D".
I've tried with Java Web Start, which is dependent on java version installed on the system, and also with Sweet Home 3D installer which brings private version of java to avoid compatibility issues (if I ...

Same issue for me as well.
My conf: NUC i5-5250U with linux mint 17.2. (using intel HD graphics)
hw rendering looks to be ok:
~ $ glxinfo | grep "direct rendering"
direct rendering: Yes