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Welcome to the new Sweet Home Forum!
Hi everyone, We're happy to announce that the Sweet Home forum has moved to a new, more powerful platform. Our previous system had become difficult to mainta...by SpaceMushrooms » » in New versions - 0 Replies
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Strafe in 3D Mode
Is there a way to "strafe," up, down, and sideways in the 3D rendering pane? I can only figure out how to rotate the view. Strafe is probably not the right w...by craigBrill » - 3 Replies
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How can I create a trapezoid roof and customize irregular shapes with textures?
Hi everyone, I'm working on a project in Sweet Home 3D and I'm trying to create a gazebo roof that sits between two buildings. I would like to shape the roof...by hintheadscarf » - 2 Replies
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Pan in aerial 3d view
hi all Been using Sweet Home 3d for a while (great program btw) but I always find the aerial view is difficult to move into the correct position, I cant find...by pr1970 » - 9 Replies
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Attachments How to do LED strip ligts or Neon glow effect
Hi, I discovered Sweet Home 3D and that was amazing and fun : I tried to create 5-8m LED strips but that was a pain I did not find neon glow light also just ...by piregwan » - 4 Replies
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Keyboard shortcut for Modify text style|Increase text size not working
Is anyone else having this issue? Neither ctrl-alt-K nor ctrl-alt-+ works for me. However, the Decrease size shortcut ctrl-shift-alt-K works fine (though ctr...by William545 » - 1 Replies
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Unable to create walls, rooms, etc. Plan is unlocked
[:((] I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, updating, everything I can think of. It looks like it glitches out when I start to create a wall, it shows ...by phvntom » - 1 Replies
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How to put UI panels back to their original order
I'm not sure what forum to ask this in, but hopefully somebody can help. I've been using SweetHome3D for well over a year on Arch Linux. Recently, I started ...by dpengel3 » - 4 Replies
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Total Square footage calculation
My wife and I have been using this relatively good tool for the past three months...my wife is far more proficient than I and she has done an admiral job of ...by mooney231lv » - 5 Replies
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Elevated Stage
I'm new to Sweet Home 3D, so this might be a redundant post. I am documenting a 50' x 100' recreation hall in our campground. Then in the future we can move ...by llstiles » - 2 Replies
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Removing Items from Furniture Catalog
With no disrespect to the developers of existing items in the furniture catalog, is there a way to delete from the list? I'm able to delete furniture that I'...by Forester_Sk » - 3 Replies
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How to move Furniture catalog view, etc., back
This has happened to me after a Manjaro Linux update. The four panes/views are positioned differently what they used to be. What was at the top is at the bot...by jz77f » - 1 Replies
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Export 2D to dxf or dwg
Hi, i´m new here but i didn´t found anything in the Forum. Is there a possibillity to export my fles as a dxf or dwg file??? Hope there will be some solution...by rotbart » - 4 Replies
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Lamps and light - Beginner's questions
Hi, I've found so many threads with sophisticated questions and solutions. But as a beginner, I'm stuck on a very simple question: How do I make the lamps in...by ahari » - 3 Replies
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Drawing layers in a floor plan? Using levels?
How can I use multiple drawing layers to separate different parts of a plan of one room? I want to place the floor plan, dimensions, furniture, and other ele...by mimalue » - 2 Replies
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New Maintenance and Updates in Progress on the Sweet Home 3D Website
Hi everyone, In order to further improve the website stability, we've performed some new maintenance and update activities on the Sweet Home 3D website. If y...by SpaceMushrooms » - 9 Replies
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Copy / Paste Between Files
Several versions ago (probably in the 5.x range or so), it used to be possible to copy and paste a selection from one design into another file that's open vi...by TwistedLincoln » - 6 Replies
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glase pane in door
Hi, I like to have a transparent glass pane in a green door. I found a post from rcheng in 2014 on this subject and Hans Dirkse gave the solution by means of...by JosSc » - 3 Replies
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How to add a glass panel and glass door for Kitchen?
I'm very new to Sweet Home and is trying to design my own kitchen. I'm looking for 2 things, and have trouble finding them: 1. a simple glass panel which all...by rcheng » - 4 Replies
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Adding a transom window over the front door
Does anyone have any advice on how to add a transom window over a door?by farmboy » - 0 Replies
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You can move the center point in aerial mode
For those how would like to move the center point in the aerial view, this is how I do it: 1. In the 3D window in aerial view, with right mouse down move the...by lvedin » - 1 Replies
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Modern rugs making a difference in layouts
I have been using Sweet Home 3D to experiment with different layouts lately and one thing I did not expect to matter this much is rugs, especially modern one...by Rafaelmoya » - 0 Replies
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Importing OBJ file in Sweethome3D
Hello there. I just bought a 3D model of a stove at CGTrader. The download section proposes .MAX, .OBJ, and an additional maps.rar file. When importing the O...by Superkikim » - 6 Replies
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desktop version won't modify furniture from dialogue box compounding multiplier/paste special problems
every time I change a measurement and click OK in the modify furniture dialogue box, running free desktop version on a mac, the program keeps jumping to the ...by archibaldtuttle » - 3 Replies
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Quick workflow: convert 3MF to STL for cleaner import?
Hi everyone, When I receive a .3mf model and need broader compatibility in slicers / old workflows, I usually convert it to .stl first, then import and resca...by m3f2stlhub » - 1 Replies
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Hide icons in floor-plan (windows/doors)
Floor plan: Recently every window/door has a miniature icon on top of them according to the one from the furniture catalog. How do I hide those? Thanks! [;)]by Norsupport » - 4 Replies
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A Room Within a Room That People Can Stand On
I want to draw a “room inside a room” in Home Sweet Home 3D. Here’s the idea: A 16’ tall wall at the back. An 8’ x 8’ “box” placed against the back wall. Sta...by George436 » - 1 Replies
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How to Prevent Sunlight from Passing Through the Ceiling in a Photo?
Hello everyone, I’m using Sweet Home 3D (version 7.2) to recreate my house. I want to create an aerial view photo during daytime, but I’ve noticed an issue: ...by Daniel976 » - 0 Replies
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Issues with desktop installation- advice please
I am experiencing a persistent bug where ghost/duplicate images of the screen appear whenever I click or move the mouse in SweetHome 3D. The application beco...by PJG65 » - 1 Replies
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Problem Opening files!!!
I've been working on a project for a few weeks now. and all of a sudden the files say "can't open home" "cant find the file" but the file still has 46000km o...by LELISHA » - 0 Replies
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Can't add furniture marked with a crown symbol
Hello, There's only a few items of furniture that I can add to my home - specifically, the ones not marked with a crown symbol seem to be working fine. The r...by TophWells » - 5 Replies
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Question concernant le plug-in générateur de toit
Bonjour. J’ai une question concernant l’utilisation du générateur de toit. Je l’ai plusieurs fois utilisé avec succès mais je me demandais s’il y avait dans ...by captaincook » - 25 Replies
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How to place a window on a roof in a simple way ?
Hello, I wonder if it is possible to rotate the window of a 3D model from bottom to top in order to place it on a roof. If yes, how ? If there is another way...by Zowiboop » - 2 Replies
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split wall horizontally?
Is there a way to split a wall horizontally so I may have different textures on the same wall? I'd like to have tile in my kitchen from the floor up until th...by Cougargold » - 4 Replies
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Default font for dimensions
Hello, The default font size for the dimensions is 18. Is it possible to change it so that all newly created dimensions have the chosen font size? Thanks in ...by Coucoucemoi » - 2 Replies
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Error texture?
Hello everyone, I would like to create a rendering of my home floor plan, but I’m not an expert. Unfortunately, I can’t manage to get a good-looking parquet ...by Komik82 » - 2 Replies
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Application hard crash when importing backgound image
Hi, New potentially paid user here. I have tried the 7.5 free version and all works ok there, I am able to import background image (blueprint). I have instal...by quotable » - 0 Replies
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3D-View(aerial view) - Only one room, not the whole flat
Hi, how can I view just only one room in 3D-View in aerial view? Thank you very much for your help. Kind regardsby Mineralwasser » - 2 Replies
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Property with multiple houses and floors
This programs is fascinating and I'm excited to get all my ideas down in a way that can easily be communicated and spacially correct. I have a property with ...by BantheDead » - 2 Replies
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How to represent sculptures that you don't have a 3-D model for?
All, I am building a virtual art gallery of my wife's work using SweetHome3D. However, we don't have 3D models of her sculptures, and given how detailed they...by alevinemi » - 10 Replies
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Generate terrain from a room in batch mode / Hijacking the “Generate 3D terrain from rooms…” plug-in
I recently had a problem creating a land on a project that included several buildings of different heights. -Using the geo-object library to create this terr...by z56oo » - 11 Replies
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Sweet home crashing when importing textures, furnitures....
When i'm trying to import new furnitures or textures, or modify existing , sweethome 3D crashes, it closes automatically Anyone having this issue since 4-5 daysby Mbrousse1969 » - 3 Replies
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ESC key issue
Good morning, I have just installed the plugin and run some tests. The lines are drawn correctly on the 3D view, but if I press the ESC key while the plugin ...by mikimichele82 » - 3 Replies
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adding wall openings
how do I add a wall opening for doorways with no doors? I tried door frame but the opening does not go all the way to the ceiling like some of mine do in my ...by shellbug » - 8 Replies
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Regression: Modify furniture does not open for existing furniture in ≥7.5 (works in 7.4)
Summary After upgrading Sweet Home 3D via the Microsoft Store, the Modify furniture dialog no longer opens for furniture items that already existed in my pla...by fatherjack » - 5 Replies
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how can I position a box
When creatinga box I can position it at say x=0 and y=0 with size 60x60x60. but then the GUI changes and location suyddelnly is wrong and it seems to be the ...by teknopaul » - 2 Replies
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Transparent ceiling for camera, but OPAQUE for light/sun
Hi everyone, I’m working on a floor plan for my smart home (Home Assistant) and I have a specific rendering problem. My Goal: I need to render my flat from a...by TheFefi » - 4 Replies
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Circle and rectangle for wheelchair accessible bathroom
Hello, I would like to draw: - a 150cm diameter circle showing the minimum turning radius for a wheelchair in a bathroom. - a 80 x 130 cm rectangle showing t...by Coucoucemoi » - 4 Replies
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Rename Group of Forniture
Hello friends, Back for my second SH3D project (the first one was in 2020, when eTeks was the owner)... I have an annoying problem: I can't rename furniture ...by pi3tr0 » - 7 Replies
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How to show interior parts hidden by walls
Hi all, In order to see the inside of a small room in 3D view, I would like to temporarily hide a door and/or a part of a wall. A forum searche led me to thi...by Coucoucemoi » - 4 Replies
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uneven gaps on the sides
It's a small issue, but the gap on the right is bigger than the gap on the left, and it makes the floorplan uneven on my dashboard. Is there a way to fix this?by aristosv » - 1 Replies
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