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Posted by macfrog at Nov 25, 2010, 10:57:36 PM
Re: Sweet Home 3D usability
hi everyone who is reading...

i dunno, where this is starting from, but a would like to add my dislikes for the IMHO misunderstanding, someone or everyone is designing a project by following the "suggested rule of howto do so" from the developer, as it aint so.

Try this, and do it exactly in this order:
- draw you walls
- insert your doors
- draw your floor

for me, as i'm trying to create my NEW home, i would NEVER start with walls. would be stupid, anyway. Instead, i try to imagine the size of every room or space i would require, then draw those rooms with some space around it.
after that, i move those room-areas around until i found a nice layout and THEN, AFTER THAT, i start creating walls (with different thickness, dep. upon place and needs, e.g. insulation).
placing the doors later lets them standing on 0 but you can fix that by adding 1 cm, so whats the problem (you'll need a door step anyway!)? certainly, i could still remove the older rooms and redo them, which is happen often anyway (for the ceiling lights).
macfrog