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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...

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How to draw a pop out window?

How to draw a window like window in enclosed picture? From the outside, can see that the windows are popped out rather than opened inside a thick wall, there...

Last post by okh « Mon Nov 30, 2015 9:17 am
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by ngterry » Sun Nov 29, 2015 4:44 pm

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Too little light in photos

I am trying to make photos of my design. When I choose the better quality, there is too much shadow and very little light. I've tried all the settings mentio...

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by hobbyrv » Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:23 pm

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Slope in the bottom of walls

Dear all, Is it possible to do walls with slope in the bottom not in the top?, it is to say, the slope goes down in the bottom of wall

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by fca1970 » Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:32 pm

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Fri Nov 27, 2015 2:32 am
Question About Photo Rendering

I'm trying to figure out how the photo rendering actually works. As I mentioned in this post - http://www.sweethome3d.com/support/foru ... t,10#27474 - the f...

Last post by HawkDawg « Wed Nov 25, 2015 2:02 pm
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by HawkDawg » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:32 pm

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Wed Nov 25, 2015 2:02 pm
Is it possible to use Sweet Home 3d to build a school?

Or should I just go back to blender or sketchup? i like this program so far but it's so tiny...I'm trying to export this into blender as an obj file...I supp...

Last post by JUGGERNAUT « Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:45 am
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by LucyMay » Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:02 am

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Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:45 am
Problems inserting new objects

Hi, i use mac and can't insert new objects. I tried .obj and .3ds and answer me that can't read the model. Choose another one... I have no problems inserting...

Last post by ismaeliyo « Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:25 am
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by ismaeliyo » Sun Nov 15, 2015 8:20 pm

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Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:25 am
*.sh3f export

Hello, how can I export my imported furnitures? Is it possible to choose a folder which i want to export to sh3f file to be able to use models on a second co...

Last post by maaahooo « Wed Nov 18, 2015 9:31 pm
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by maaahooo » Wed Nov 18, 2015 1:41 pm

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Wed Nov 18, 2015 9:31 pm
Ensuring item always remains visible on 2D view

This has probably been covered before, but I can't find it - sorry. sometimes different pieces of "furniture" overlay other pieces of furniture, e.g a chair ...

Last post by RogerTE « Tue Nov 17, 2015 2:13 pm
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by RogerTE » Tue Nov 17, 2015 10:24 am

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Scale

I just downloaded Sweet Home last night. I am not using it for home design at the present. What I am trying to do is draw infill walls in an attic space, ext...

Last post by Puybaret « Sun Nov 15, 2015 3:33 pm
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by labarnes01 » Wed Nov 11, 2015 2:36 pm

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Sun Nov 15, 2015 3:33 pm
Can I customize the render settings

Sir,I wish to customize the default render preset quality settings, the properties like anti-aliasing,texture filtering,caustic shadow. Because this image ta...

Last post by HawkDawg « Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:35 am
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by sree.arun.kr » Thu Oct 31, 2013 5:26 pm
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Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:35 am
grid

Out of the blue my grid keeps reverting to a position that is at the far end of the scale (27,000 m).... why? ANy ideas and how do I get back to normal pleas...

Last post by HawkDawg « Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:12 am
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by chimorgan » Thu Nov 12, 2015 10:59 pm

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Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:12 am
furniture color disappears and odd symbol on furniture

Hi -- I am new to the program, so forgive any dumb questions. The color disappeared from just a couple of pieces of furniture and the furniture is now white ...

Last post by HawkDawg « Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:46 am
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by bmullan » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:26 pm

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How to open old files

Hey folks, I have used SH for our own house, which was 3 years ago. Today I wanted to reopen these files from my harddisk and only found the files displayed ...

Last post by hansmex « Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:17 am
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by schmirgle » Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:58 pm

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Improve 3D rendering

Hello SH3D photo rendering is not too bad but is there a way to make photo-realistic pictures from sweet home 3D v-ray like? (e.g. via a 3rd party tool). Man...

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Bathroom windows requirements

Is it possible to have a window above the shower at approximately the same dimension as the shower hob and have sufficient standard waterproof. My designer i...

Last post by okh « Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:58 am
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by reysmith » Fri Nov 06, 2015 5:07 pm

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Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:58 am
Doing a decor in bathroom

Hi, i would like to do some decor in bathroom in Sweet Home 3D, like this: So it would be there tiles to the top of bathroom and some of them (decor with for...

Last post by okh « Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:38 am
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by jaryszek » Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:11 pm

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Attachments Print only a single room on a floor

Hi everybody, is there an easy solution (meaning not deleting all other rooms) to print only a single room? I have drawn the whole 1st floor of a house but i...

Last post by Puybaret « Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:18 am
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by bAdLucK » Tue Nov 03, 2015 9:23 pm

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Colouring parts of products and vertical angle

Several products have more than 1 colour, f.e. a seat of a chair and steel legs, or a floorlamp of wood with a coloured shade. When I want to change the colo...

Last post by HawkDawg « Tue Nov 03, 2015 12:19 pm
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by hobbyrv » Mon Nov 02, 2015 4:45 pm

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keeping structure by colouring

In addition to my former thread: is it possible to keep the structure of a texture when I want to give it another colour?

Last post by Puybaret « Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:31 pm
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by hobbyrv » Mon Nov 02, 2015 5:32 pm

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Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:31 pm
How to edit a room

Hi, 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 need. Dragging ...

Last post by ElfenM « Mon Nov 02, 2015 3:29 pm
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by Porthios » Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:16 pm

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Mon Nov 02, 2015 3:29 pm
search possibility

I see in an example-image of sweet home 3D a searchpossibiliy for categories and products, with bigger pictures of the objects. How can I implement that? See...

Last post by hobbyrv « Sun Nov 01, 2015 4:06 pm
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by hobbyrv » Sun Nov 01, 2015 11:55 am

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How do I Flop Doors from Left To Right Hinges.

How can I make the door swing the other way?

Last post by HawkDawg « Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:34 pm
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by mistydog » Fri Oct 30, 2015 8:08 pm

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Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:34 pm
How to change the scale of a printed plan?

Hello, I've been using Sweet Home 3D with no problems for months now printing plans at the same scale as the background plan (1:50). Now I need to detail up ...

Last post by boblarota « Tue Oct 27, 2015 3:19 pm
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by boblarota » Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:36 pm

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Tue Oct 27, 2015 3:19 pm
Walk through - looking up

How do I look up or down in a walk-through. What keys do I use?

Last post by Puybaret « Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:34 pm
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by arbasel » Sun Oct 25, 2015 6:25 am

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Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:34 pm
Which folder is the video saved to?

I created a video but can't work out where is was saved to. Where should I look for it?

Last post by swave « Sun Oct 25, 2015 6:46 pm
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by arbasel » Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:51 am

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Dimensions - sizing accurately

I am trying to set the centres on joists, using the mouse the distance (dimension) jumps up and down too much - 30 minutes to set three dimensions. I am work...

Last post by okh « Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:01 am
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by richardm » Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:01 pm

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Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:01 am
Greating a soffit?

I'm trying to create an accurate model of my home theater, and in the room there is a soffit or area where the ceiling is lower where I have a speaker attach...

Last post by okh « Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:15 am
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by PTAaron » Mon Oct 19, 2015 9:08 pm

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Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:15 am
Wall not connected to ceiling

Hi, I would like to draw low interior walls that are 1,2m high. So they are should not connect to ceiling, they just seperate two rooms. I was able to draw t...

Last post by Puybaret « Sat Oct 17, 2015 10:09 am
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by hubidubi » Sun Oct 06, 2013 5:41 pm

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Sat Oct 17, 2015 10:09 am
There is a ceiling in 3D visit mode when there shouldn't be

Ok so I have level 0 and level 1 so far. Assuming level 1 is the second floor, I have made two 10'x 10' floors that are going to be lofts and the rest of lev...

Last post by Puybaret « Fri Oct 16, 2015 12:12 am
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by Edenwolf » Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:57 am

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Fri Oct 16, 2015 12:12 am
Dimension font size

Hello all, When I view my entire plan so that it fills the screen I cannot read my point to point dimensions unless zoom in several times. Is there a way to ...

Last post by victonymaz « Wed Oct 14, 2015 8:07 pm
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by victonymaz » Wed Oct 14, 2015 8:04 pm

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How do I swap the door opening (not just rotate the door on the wall/frame?

I want to change the door opening from left handed to right handed, vice versa. How do I do that?

Last post by HawkDawg « Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:06 pm
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by hseiden » Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:50 pm

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Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:06 pm
Flip door

I know how to rotate a door, but how do I flip the door, so the door swings DOWN instead of up? Thanks,

Last post by hseiden « Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:08 pm
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by thomas52 » Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:04 am

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non-rectangular room

Using the ROOM tool, I am finding it very difficult to create -- or even to approximate -- a non-rectangular room, such as a regular hexagon or a regular pen...

Last post by okh « Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:35 am
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by beaniecopter » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:10 am

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Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:35 am
lighten background

I am working on a single room, not an entire house. I created the room, but the background is a dark grey, with a black border. But the grids are difficult s...

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by beaniecopter » Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:07 am

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Problem with page selection when printing

Hi. I have a 5 page document. When I simply print, I get all 5 pages fine. Page 4 is the floor plan. That is all I normally want to print. But when I select ...

Last post by bobn « Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:19 am
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by bobn » Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:05 am

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Can I create one room at a time

Hello I don't have a blueprint of my house and want to have a go at one room to see how I get on with this program. Is it possible to add one room at a time ...

Last post by MiniMum97 « Sun Oct 11, 2015 12:42 am
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by MiniMum97 » Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:41 pm

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Sun Oct 11, 2015 12:42 am
ROOF AND COLUMN PROBLEM

HI ALL, I ENJOYED USING SWEET HOME 3D BUT I'M HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TYPE OF ROOFS AND COLUMNS(FENCE POSTS) OFFERED...IS IT POSSIBLE TO 1.DO A GABLE...

Last post by okh « Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:42 am
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by callmegeo » Thu Oct 08, 2015 1:36 pm

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Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:42 am
Glass wall building

How I can make the exterior walls looks like this pictures

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by Armaguedo86 » Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:20 pm

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Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:39 pm
How can I place a mirror on the wall?

Please I would appreciate if anyone could please explain to me how to place a mirror on the wall?

Last post by okh « Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:02 am
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by Kafy » Sun Oct 04, 2015 1:13 am

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Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:02 am
Viewer for website?

Hello, is it possible to make a 3d model viewable on a web site? Has anybody already done something like that?

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by joe123 » Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:01 pm

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Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:39 am
Select items in full house

Hello I often have the problem that I need to select different items in a house with rooms, walls and furniture. The furniture items I can select in the furn...

Last post by okh « Fri Sep 25, 2015 3:24 pm
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by swave » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:43 am

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Fri Sep 25, 2015 3:24 pm
How to do modern open kitchen to living room?

Hi, im beginner so please be patient I am looking for 3d models or some ideas to create open kitchen and table beetween kitchen and living room, e.g.: http:/...

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by jaryszek » Thu Sep 24, 2015 6:02 pm

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export/import to some text format?

Hello, I am trying to draw an existing building as exactly as possible. The problem here is that it is really hard to position the walls exactly. The problem...

Last post by okh « Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:34 am
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by joe123 » Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:26 pm

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Wall with 2 textures and center molding

Some of the Pre-War building (tenements) in NYC have walls that have a molding that sticks out about an inch or so from 3 or 4 feet from the floor and the te...

Last post by swave « Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:52 am
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by ElfenM » Tue Sep 15, 2015 8:24 pm

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Questions from a Prospective Buyer

Hello, I am looking for an app that will help me with an exterior home improvement project. I ran across this in the Mac App Store and thought it might be wh...

Last post by Puybaret « Sun Sep 20, 2015 10:26 am
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by LindaCRH » Tue Sep 15, 2015 5:51 pm

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How to redo the library?

Is there an option where I can restart the library back to only Sweethome3d furniture library? I have a few folders that will not allow me to delete them as ...

Last post by Puybaret « Sun Sep 20, 2015 10:16 am
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by Vkbear0 » Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:52 am

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Hiding all furniture

I would like to print a copy of my floor plan without any furniture. I know I can save a copy and rename the plan "no furniture" but hiding each individual p...

Last post by digitaltrails « Sun Sep 20, 2015 2:38 am
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by victonymaz » Sat Sep 19, 2015 4:35 pm

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How to map / to plan an Archival Deposit and Shelves

I need to map or to make a plan of the whole area of an Archive Deposit. It has 4 rooms and all with different dimensions. Another problem is showing whether...

Last post by swave « Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:58 pm
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by voldoiseau » Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:39 pm

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How to build a chimney?

Hi. I'm trying to build a fireplace, see here. The only thing missing are three sloped walls, in a piramyd type shape for the chimney. How are those walls ma...

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by pmralbuquerque » Sat Sep 12, 2015 1:28 pm

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Can't modify walls.

First I want to say thank you for this program. I have had it for only a few days and I am really catching on. I have a few questions. I cannot modify my wal...

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by Poorman148 » Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:55 pm

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