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Posted by Puybaret at Jul 4, 2012, 2:49:28 PM
Re: gray "block" when I drop in items .....
1) I draw a roof and export it as an OBJ file. I bring it in and place it on the house. In the 3D view the roof looks great but I see a gray block at the end. It is the size of the end view of the roof. I can not see through this block.
I guess this is due to the ground part that is generated around the walls as soon as there's a wall in the home you export to OBJ. In his guide, Hans suggests that you use also the Copy as new furniture plug-in. Personally, I export a flat box or for more complex shapes, a floor at an upper level (to ensure I'll get both faces), and orientate it degree by degree at the second importation step.

2) I draw a triangle window. Again, I export it as an OBJ file. I import it ( as furniture ) and place it into a wall. Although I see the window as a triangle, the "hole" for the block is a square. I see a chunk of wall missing.
The hole made by a window is always rectangle in the current version. You will have to add some other shapes to complete the hole.
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Emmanuel Puybaret, Sweet Home 3D creator