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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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Background pic (blueprint/plan) doesn´t appear?
Just started with this nice software but after the import of an background pic (blueprint/plan) this pic isn´t shown in the home plan pane, although I can se...by TSRalex » - 2 Replies
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Disassembling A 3D Model
Hi Everyone, I'm brand new to Sweet Home and SketchUp, but I'm having a BLAST playing with them! I was wanting to do a layout for a reno I'm planning for my ...by PointMan » - 2 Replies
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time of day in "Create photos at points of view"
Hello, program works excellent, I only have one problem. One day I created a single photo at 15:00 (2014-01-04). Since that day all pictures I create with "C...by joe.stone » - 2 Replies
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Freeze plan view when pasting new (large) objects?
Hi Folks On rare occasions, it would really help if I could freeze the normal plan window when pasting objects which are larger than the window view. I've tr...by windbag » - 3 Replies
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Main menu font is too dark
I use ubuntu 12.04 and items in main menu are too dark. How to fix it, increase contrast?by mystdeim » - 1 Replies
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2D drawings?
I've been using SH for modeling my house extension over the last 3 years and I love its simple use, easy ground floor drawing and great output. My only probl...by jpr16 » - 0 Replies
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Sweethome 3D user interface problem
Hi all, I'd like to point out that my current prefab home has been built (not yet placed on site, still in the factory) but nevertheless, designed entirely i...by aresstarcic » - 0 Replies
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How can I delete from the furniture catalog?
Hi! I imported accidentally some bad objects into the furniture catalog. How can I delete files, folders, from the furniture catalog? (no longer need) Thanks!by HatiDani » - 2 Replies
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create own design furniture etc
I want to design a television /home theatre cabinet,I am no cad specialist,how might I do this??,I have previously used (long ago) Design workshop classic,sk...by brianathome » - 1 Replies
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Round flat roof.
Hi everybody, Right to the point. I have got a excercise for class today and we needed to make a " modern building ". After a few tries i got an idee and sta...by michiel.d » - 1 Replies
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Can't create room / floor
Hi all I'm a new user of SH3D, and I want to use it to help in furnishing my large terrasse So far I created all the walls and windows, and now I would like ...by Philgood » - 5 Replies
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Modify walls is greyed out
The 'modify walls' menu choice is greyed out when I select the walls of my plan. When I click on a wall, all of the walls are highlighted in purple and arrow...by [email protected] » - 1 Replies
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Can´t make photografie
hallo, could use some help. I want to make some real photos of my architectural model, and later a video. My problem is that in the best-quality stage, the i...by Remy0151 » - 2 Replies
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URGENT HELP..........for assignment
Hello Everyone. I have recently been using sh3d and am slightly good at it, however......i am finding it extremely difficult to create a roof and a floor for...by Newbie » - 1 Replies
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Fotos machen funktioniert nicht
Hallo, könnte etwas Hilfe gebrauchen. Ich möchte einige reale Fotos von meinem Architekturmodell machen, später auch ein Video. Habe hierbei das Problem, das...by Remy0151 » - 7 Replies
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Space between levels?
Hi, I'm trying to build exact model of my home, height of first level is 1.9 meters and second 3 meters but for some reason there's space between them, any s...by SALO » - 1 Replies
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How to create a slanting ("/") box ?
Hi, I'm trying to design a custom sofa and I want to create a slanting back for it but I cannot get the box to slant to (say) 60 degrees. How can that be don...by nusabb » - 2 Replies
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Opening a saved design in online version
Hi, How do you retrieve a saved design in the online version? It allows me to save a design, save it with a different name, but I can't find any to reload th...by parkrat » - 1 Replies
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Sloping Driveway
Good day everyone! Is there a possible way to create a sloping driveway? I want to create an underground garage and in order to achieve that, I want to slope...by fiqxo » - 4 Replies
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orient house footprint on property
Does Home Suite 3D allow me to take the footprint of the house and orient it on my property? if so, how?by mooney231lv » - 4 Replies
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open side shed rendering
Hi all, I want to use SH3D to draw and design an indoor equestrian arena that has: 1. A roof with support columns at regular intervals but otherwise is open ...by scottsport » - 10 Replies
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I need help in changing the wall degree angles..
Hi, I have a great problem. My house is built with several different angles for the walls. None of them are the basic 15/30/45 degree angles. I can't find an...by hcpatey » - 2 Replies
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How to rotate a background image 90 deg and copy it from one file to another
Is it possible to to move my top floor design together with its background image from one SH3D file to a different file containing the lower floors so that I...by John37 » - 3 Replies
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proportional measurements to prepare self texture
hello, am planning to use different wall tiles and floor tiles to design wash room n kitchen. as per the tutorial we have to make customised textures in powe...by sree » - 1 Replies
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Web Viewer keyboard not working
Hi I have tried to place my project online for my friends to watch. It works using mouse, but the keyboard is not functional at all. Is there a mouse gesture...by MrManor » - 17 Replies
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Sweet Home 3d Viewer limits ?
Moin, I have transfered my sh3d file, which has 48MB to my web server. It seems, that the file will load, but nothing is show. Is there a file size limit for...by harvey186 » - 11 Replies
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Deleting Old Home Plans
I'm not seeing any way to delete old home plans that I no longer need. They are just cluttering things up and I would like to get rid of them. Any suggestion...by LFisher » - 3 Replies
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Timelapse video from same POV (need to see only sun shadow changing)
Hello everyone. I'm new to Sweet Home 3D. I've created a house and want to create a video that shows how shadow is cast during a specific day. I want the POV...by Piash » - 5 Replies
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Can a 'sloping' box be made?
Is it possible to make a box with a sloping dimension? For example, I'd like to make a 8"X12"X120" long box to represent a beam that is at 96" elevation on o...by duckjockey » - 2 Replies
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Error: Can't open home. ... Can the file be recovered?
Hi, I have an old sh3d file that can't be open any more. I can open it as a zip archive though. Is there a way of fixing it? E.g., by deleting some files fro...by jz77f » - 1 Replies
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Change level of a surface
i cant find how to move a surface a little higher to link two stairs and build a 180 deg. stairs. i think it's impossible and i just had to add a cubic objec...by A.Bahr » - 4 Replies
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Wall heights
i know how to set wall heights but how do you set elevations? meaing my first floor height is 120" but when i set a wall on the second floor over that wall, ...by Mikea4123 » - 2 Replies
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move selected objects to exact point
Hi. If you want to create your floor and then move it to some point (i.e. x0 & y0). you had to select each element and change its properties. is there any ea...by A.Bahr » - 2 Replies
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Light always on , although is day. Luci sempre accese anche se è giorno
Salve, ho un problema con le luci. quando eseguo un rendering in alta risoluzione ,qualunque orario io imposti , le lampadine sono sempre accese e dalle fine...by rolex095 » - 1 Replies
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Where is the texture directory, can I batch import?
as the title says. I want to load in a bunch of textures at once. I also want to delete the standard SH3D textures too. Where is the texture directory or how...by cj31387 » - 2 Replies
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need help with my roof
Hi together, I know, there are a lot of other question regarding roof creation. But I have a very difficult roof to build. I have a 8 corner house and it has...by harvey186 » - 2 Replies
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Sweet Home 3d for Games (Optimization)?
Hi, I'm really liking how easy it is to make interior buildings with sweet home 3d. I am a game developer and like to have buildings that have interiors not ...by cj31387 » - 6 Replies
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Any way to drag drop a texture onto a wall?
As the title says. It would be a lot faster if I could drag drop the texture to the wall in 3d render view. If its not supported are there any plugins that d...by cj31387 » - 4 Replies
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Can I draw/paint/write something on the surface of an object?
I'm sorry, if this should be a trivial question, but I wonder: How can I draw or paint something directly on the surface of an object? Is it possible to crea...by embe » - 5 Replies
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AOI - colored objects?
I've been trying to get my objects colored (in Art Of Illusion) so that when SH3D imports it, then the user does not have to set a color if they want. Each t...by pencilart » - 28 Replies
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terrace, hanged wall
Hi, i am a newbie in this forum, may somebody can help me. How to create a hanged wall in terrace up side, because i try to make it with the wall, not featur...by kempher » - 3 Replies
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How can I import this file?
SO I'm looking for 3d models of Ikea cabinets since their online software is kind of crappy but SH3D is awesome. Anyway, I found this collection that's made ...by kelemvor » - 3 Replies
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Any websites that lists average dimensions of most buildings in USA?
As the title says. I'm trying to get the sense of scale for buildings. So far I've made some that look big in Sweet home but are pretty small in a game. I am...by cj31387 » - 3 Replies
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room dimensions next to sides?
Is it possible (plugin?) to have the room dimensions (not just the surface, but the size of each side of the room) automatically visible on the plan? I can a...by jkeppens » - 3 Replies
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How to... 'slice' the 3D view at a certain level
Hello all, I am a recent user, and trying to modelize my home... I could achieve quite a decent result but I'm still blocking on a specific issue, that I cou...by Theduck38 » - 8 Replies
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problem rendering picture
I have a problem for rendering picture. I don't understand why there is no light on my picture. I think all of my settings is correct. I attach on this messa...by bengo82 » - 2 Replies
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No needed earth around apartments, how up my apartments in sky? : )
Hallo-Hallo, i'm creating apartment, where i will be live. But my apartment will be on 18th floor, and i want to creat around "blue sky" view, so no needed e...by HaRRz » - 1 Replies
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Looking for help with a design
Hi all: As you can see, I'm new to this forum. I downloaded SH3D some time ago and I have worked with it in some nice personal designs, but since I'm not a p...by Ahmose » - 1 Replies
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Hide textures for print
Hi, I would like to print my floor plan, but hide the textures. I want some quick manual sketching on a few printouts of the plan, but the textures colorize ...by bertvan » - 2 Replies
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Delete imported models
I imported a few models that I decided I don't like or didn't work. How can I delete them please, there doesn't seem to be any way to do this? Thanks Daveby perdrix52 » - 3 Replies
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