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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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Through-Wall applieances
I am designing a small cabin, and plan for cooling is to use an off-the-shelf air conditioning window unit - framed into a wall instead of mounted in a windo...by BohoRex » - 4 Replies
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Can I superimpose one image on another?
I'd like to view a first and second image in respective levels superimposed, at the moment each image is a background image in a level but I can't see to vie...by pjw359 » - 2 Replies
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How do I change the angle to the wall was less than 15 degrees?
How do I change the angle to the wall was less than 15 degrees?by 100matolog » - 4 Replies
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How to simulate the view from a window?
How to simulate the view from a window? I tried to put a box with texture of a picture of the real view in front of the window. Any other tips?by MichaelN » - 1 Replies
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2D Elevation Views
Hi, sorry if this is an obvious question, I've just started using SH3D to plan an extension. I'll need to create elevation views for the UK Planning service....by Mix123 » - 1 Replies
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Need help moving from SW3D to SketchUp via Blender
Hi Want to use Twilight Render in SketchUp for rendering. I export selections as OBJ, import into Blender and then export as COLLADA. The problem is, the DAE...by macnab » - 1 Replies
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Calculating of floor and wall sizes?
For calculating costs it was nice if SH3D could say how much m² the floors and walls of each room have. It this possible? I know the option to show floorsize...by MichaelN » - 1 Replies
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Resizing items with click and drag with a mouse
Hi Is it just me, or does the sizing corner of a selected item only do both X and Y at the same time? One would expect the drag direction to set the resize d...by macnab » - 2 Replies
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Preserve scale with export to SVG format and Inkscape
First of all this is my first message on the forum. I'm a new user of this tool, and I'm impressed. Especially for its simplicity of use and how it fits my n...by JCarlos.ciber » - 0 Replies
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Dimensioning/Bemaßung
Hallo, als Maßeinheit habe ich mm eingestellt. Die Bemaßungen werden jetzt in mm angezeit, jedoch auf cm gerundet. (Statt 5432 mm wird 5430 angezeigt). Wie k...by orwe8 » - 1 Replies
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Setting Furnitures font size
Hi, I have made a complex project and resized the font of several furnitures, that are shown on the 2D, as larger or smaller then the default. Now I would li...by gcalavaro » - 1 Replies
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Sky is yellow with rendering
Can make the sky light blue or dark blue. Can have the sun behind the building or in front. Sky always turn yellow. Worked fine until yesterday.by macnab » - 0 Replies
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Importing textures/materials with downloaded 3D objects
Sometimes I download 3D objects (this is almost always people) and they are all white when I import them, but they have an image file which downloads with th...by RiffRaffMama » - 7 Replies
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Insert Pictures (flat) into 2d view
I have searched all over for this and can't figure it out. I just want to import a .png file of a map to put on my plan coversheet. I don't want to use the b...by bdubalub » - 1 Replies
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Page size restricted
So I'd like to make all my plan pages consistent at 24"x36". The problem I seem to be having is because my printer doesn't support large formats it won't all...by bdubalub » - 1 Replies
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How I created my own plan blueprints and saved $1,000
I've used SweetHome for a few years, making tons of iterations of different designs to extend or reconfigure my house. I am working with a builder who will b...by jstyles » - 1 Replies
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Damaged
Hello, Sweethome team. My .sh3d file is not openeing, can someone please look at this file and try to recover the data. I have to present this to a client an...by orlandothomas1 » - 1 Replies
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own Pictures at the wall
Hello, is there anyone who can tell me if it’s possible to create own pictures frames with my own photos in...?by MichaelTalisay » - 5 Replies
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How to design a bathroom?
I have an issue to design the walls of the bathroom. I want different types of tiles on different areas of the room and also in different heights. If I use a...by MichaelN » - 5 Replies
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High DPI support
Hi guys, Thank you Emmanuel for a phenomenal program! Any chance of High DPI support? As a programmer myself, having made High DPI apps, it looks to me like ...by Leif » - 5 Replies
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Home Renovation
Hi there, I'm a newbie to this forum, I'm doing a Whole renovation to my home, knock down all the walls, and rebuild the whole inside, electrics. I like the ...by barnettnce » - 1 Replies
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Add node to the polygon of a room's floor
When my plan was nearly ready, I realised that I forgot a corner. I drew the additional two walls, but now I need to modify the polygon of the floor. I needs...by rexkogitans » - 1 Replies
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Section view - create 2D cut through the building to complement floorplan
Hello, i am planning the modernisation and renovation of our newly bought old house with sweethome3d and am very grateful for this wonderful piece of softwar...by siddie » - 10 Replies
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Rotation of windows along x, y and z axis
I realise that there are a number of threads concerning rotation but I still have a dilema. I notice that most furniture can now be rotated about x y and z. ...by JayOH » - 1 Replies
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Mirroring walls
Hi, I have a large amount of walls which are joined at unusual angles, and I would like to copy and paste them, but in mirrored orientation (for the other si...by RiffRaffMama » - 3 Replies
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lock ratios lights
Is it possible to adjust lights without locking ratios? I see that option in the lightwindow, but it is grey and not adjustable.by hobbyrv » - 2 Replies
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Room separator that shows up in the editor but not 2d pdf
Hey all very new user here I'm trying to find a way to add a room separator between rooms that is visible in the editor but comes out invisible in the 2d pdf...by f0d » - 1 Replies
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"Can't open home..." error
Hello everyone I have a problem with a home I'm working on - got this "Can't open home" error today, when I tried to do some changes to the project. Very str...by jasiekw » - 6 Replies
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Fence wall
how can I add a fence wall that is about a hundred meters long? I tried to create a wall and slap a steel fence texture but it turned black on the transparen...by Assasing123 » - 6 Replies
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How do I delete a section of a wall (create a room)
Hi all, I am a newbie and have a question for the pros: I am creating a 2D plan for a flat remodel to give to my contractor: I created 3 adjacent rooms (no e...by fabtech » - 1 Replies
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Creating 3D shapes
Hello, After installing a new hard drive I had to install all my programs again, including SH3D. I'm not sure which version I last had, but I'm sure somewher...by RiffRaffMama » - 2 Replies
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importing 3d elements with textures
hello all , I tried to download some .obj and .dae elements to use in my Sh3d file but when I imported textures doesn't appear , these files are in folders o...by waleedfahmy » - 2 Replies
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Doors in plan are stretched out.
I recently upgraded from 4.2 to 6.2, and found the doors in my library that are using cut out shapes are not showing correctly in plan view. Instead of the n...by Ferraro » - 1 Replies
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Double Wall Windows and Doors
When a double wall section is created and I wish to add a window, I must make the window depth the total depth of the two walls and the space between. Howeve...by KitchM » - 16 Replies
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How to edit a room
Hello everyone,, I have created a room and the size of it is now shown. How can I make the room larger or add another room to it? I do not know the keys I ne...by PetterJhon » - 2 Replies
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How to reuse textures from furniture in the library
Hi, I was wondering if it is allowed and possible to reuse a texture used on a piece of furniture in the free library and apply it to an other piece of furni...by MrRule » - 3 Replies
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turn on placed light sources in the 3D view
I am new to Sweethome 3D. Is it possible to turn on placed light sources in the 3D view? Unfortunately, I can not handle that. Moreover, in the standard mode...by Friedrich » - 1 Replies
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Bi-fold doors
Hi I am a very novice user and I am trying to modify a set of bi-fold doors created by PencilArt, which are in the latest Contributions.shf Currently, these ...by Lobo0953 » - 10 Replies
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can't position/place the end of a wall (straight or curved) where I want
I'm using very thin walls to create curved 'lines' on a drawing to trace electrical circuits from point to point, sometimes it works okay, but sometimes when...by bbxrider » - 2 Replies
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Attachments Create furniture by polilne contour extrusion?
Dear sirs! Loving sweethome, I miss one simple and powerfull feature, which was in KitchenDraw and helped me to create ad hoc pieces and even new furniture f...by Gildaniel » - 11 Replies
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Starting Second Instance Of Sweet Home Has Different Grid Positions
I notice that when I open Sweet Home a second time and have two running, the background grid seems to shift where one starts at -15 and -3 at the top left co...by KitchM » - 0 Replies
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Automatically Adjust Walls on the Axis By SnapTo
Is there a way to make walls that became running at an angle to snap back into place perfectly horizontal and/or vertical? Thanks.by KitchM » - 0 Replies
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Rename Library
Is there an option to rename / remove the Sweethome starter furniture library? Would prefer to move to my own folders / subfolders. I have used the 'editors'...by mbuie » - 2 Replies
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Remove Room Square Foot Label
How can the user remove the square foot label after creating a room?by KitchM » - 1 Replies
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Rotate Plan
I need to rotate the whole plan 180 degrees. Is there a quick way to do this without having to redraw everything or rotating every item? Thank youby CNash » - 1 Replies
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How To Create Walls With Dimensions
Is there a way to create a wall and have it automatically create the dimensions at the same time?by KitchM » - 2 Replies
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Measure Tool supposed to round?
Is the measure tool supposed to round? If I create a wall that are 10188 mm and measure it, it shows 10190. If I open the wall it says distance between point...by KalleDK » - 2 Replies
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How to solve this roof issue?
When I activate the roof in the room options then I see a grafic issue. See pictures. How could I solve it without creating my own roof out of boxes?by MichaelN » - 7 Replies
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