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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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How to display as a simple floorplan?
I would like to display a sh3d floorplan in a simple and traditional way, like this link. Is this possible?by yurivict » - 1 Replies
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Building Shell from a floor plan
Hello, We have created 3d floor plans for our building and now would like to enclose this into a building with ceiling etc.. Is there a video or example on h...by langancm » - 3 Replies
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Material List
Hello, I'm new to this and was wondering is there a way to generate a materials list for my project? It lists doors, windows and such but I cannot see where ...by Robitron » - 1 Replies
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Snap to the end of the wall
In the drawings at the junction of all the walls (according to the seismic regulations) I have to insert concrete columns. They must be shown in the draft. I...by Rolinger » - 1 Replies
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Zoom plan centered
Hi, I have a question from the very first day I began to use this fabulous programme. Drawing a plan I was wondering if there was a method to keep centered i...by Panexpo » - 2 Replies
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2 storey - floor - wall - floor -wall
Trying to do a 2 storey house. Watching tutorials, suggestion seems to be draw: GndFloorRoom => GndFloorWall => Add level => 1stFloorRoom => 1stFloorWall.......by hornetster » - 4 Replies
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Creating a veranda (porch/patio/balcony)?
Wondering how to create a veranda? Have searched, and can't find anything that really points me in the right direction. Is there a tutorial/video somewhere? ...by hornetster » - 1 Replies
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Difference between stories, levels and floors
Hi, I am new to this wonderful Sweet Home program. I read some docs and don't quite understand what's the difference between "stories", "levels" and "floors"...by albert0346 » - 2 Replies
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Editing furniture from the list
Hello, Apologies if this was asked before. I checked all the questions posted since April 2021. Is there a way of editing the furniture dimensions by just ad...by luca01 » - 4 Replies
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ceiling with different levels
Hello to all, thank you for this so useful forum. I wonder if there is a way to make plaster ceilings in different ceiling levels, like the photo below: Than...by Karolita » - 7 Replies
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positioning of windows relative to corner?
hello, when i want to place a window the location is given in x,y which are absolute coordinates. Is there a comfortable way to use e.g. the distance from th...by shellie222 » - 1 Replies
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Distorted objects when inside glass shelves
Hi! I've been using this software since a couple months and it's awesome. Now I'm doing a project for a friend's hardware store and they will use glass shelv...by enigmaxg2 » - 2 Replies
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Is it possible to postpone/disable 3D rendering?
Hello everyone, I'm a newbie so excuse me if my question is not OK. I tried to find my answer within the software but couldn't. I'd like to disable 3D proces...by luca01 » - 2 Replies
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Change the wall thickness in the online version
I am using the online version. All walls are automatically 3" wide, which is not realistic (wall studs 2x4 = 3.75" + drywall on each side, add 1" = 4.75". Ou...by artemisclark » - 1 Replies
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3d printing
I've been searching around but have only found 1 unanswered reference to exporting SH3D plans to a 3d printable format. Is there more information on this I a...by somuchfun » - 13 Replies
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copy level and seperate
Hi. I have been using sh3d for a few months and am extremely happy with it, thanks to all who make this happen! I have multiple levels and 1 level I want to ...by sruuk » - 6 Replies
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Attachments Aligning objects on a curve
Hi all New to the forum but not SH3D. I'm creating a layout for our village hall and would like to align furniture(chairs) on a curved path. I know that I co...by tonygh » - 3 Replies
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How can the floor be inside the top of the lower level?
The situation: The design is for a concrete foundation as level 0 and the top of its wall as 8" above ground. Concrete slab floor will be 4" thick and its to...by bert.struik » - 11 Replies
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kitchen work top or simple shelf
Hi, First of all thanks for this very nice application! I can't figure out how to create a work top in a kitchen, one could also call it a shelf. I.e. a wood...by werner » - 5 Replies
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How to create A3 sized PDF file without an A3 printer
Hi, New user here. Is it possible to create an A3 sized PDF file when the only physical printer I have is A4. I would like to send the A3 file to a 3rd party...by david_now » - 4 Replies
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Basement Level "Lip"?
Question: Is it normal for a basement level to show a lip protruding over the ground? The basement floor elevation is negative 7'9 7/8". The mail level still...by snmavronis » - 5 Replies
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Basement is not at set negative level
It says in the Guide, on the 'How to design a split-level house' page, "The elevation of a level may also be negative to design a basement or foundations." I...by ottertooth » - 10 Replies
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Precision
Is there a way to prevent rounding numbers? e.g. I need a wall to be 3.135m long and following adjacent positions are getting rounded which leads to wrong di...by shellie222 » - 8 Replies
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Door - Arc Angle Line
Hi guys, thanks to this forum I was able to solve a lot of problems. Nevertheless I'm not capable to display in plan by door arc angle line. According some t...by chudst » - 1 Replies
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All piece of furnitures dimensions are not printable
Hey everyone, First, thanks a lot for this cool application! While printing, not all the dimensions of my pieces of furniture can be printed. Herewith a scre...by Bearwolves » - 1 Replies
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cone shaped roof
Is there a place I can download a cone shaped roof? I tried the one on the forum but it says access denied all the time. Thank you. Earlby earlcjr » - 3 Replies
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ZipException: invalid entry CRC on opening the sh3d file
Code: Select allcom.eteks.sweethome3d.model.RecorderException: Can't read home from /home/test/house.sh3d at com.eteks.sweethome3d.io.HomeFileRecorder.readHo...by shellie222 » - 18 Replies
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problem with courtyard room
If you build a room with walls which is not attached to another room like a courtyard inside a room and if the courtyard does not touch the outer room then t...by earlcjr » - 1 Replies
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roof around a round wall
Hi - I have a few towers on a castle like building. How can I place a roof so that it goes around the circular tower if the tower is higher than the roof? Th...by earlcjr » - 7 Replies
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Is it possible to calculate the total square meters of all rooms?
Hi all, I am new in this forum and was not able to find a way to summarize the size of all rooms. I know you can display the square meters for each room, but...by goudinchen » - 1 Replies
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Batch rendering sunlight
Is it possible to create a batch series of rendered images in quality level 3 incl. sunlight simulation and from bird's eye view? As a result I want to get a...by droptix » - 1 Replies
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Thickness of the wall
Hi, I'm a newbie and would need an explanation of drawing walls and surfaces. I draw the surface of a room and I want to draw the walls but with different th...by rotoped123 » - 4 Replies
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Align 2 walls of different thickness - not centered
https://www.sweethome3d.com/support/for ... hread,8967 exactly this is my problem. I need to align 2 walls to the left. Actually its like this: (aligned cent...by shellie222 » - 1 Replies
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Quarter circle shaped wall
Hi I was able to draw a curved wall in a semicircle shape but how do I make a quarter circle shaped wall? Thank you.by earlcjr » - 2 Replies
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Attempting to export obj+mtl+jpg file into different program
Hello! I am attempting to export my saved SH3D project into the Spoke program on mozilla hubs to use a customer scene. I loosely understand that the .obj fil...by NorrelleWalker » - 1 Replies
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Mac import / print
Hi, I am a newbie. I started with the online version. How do I print the online version? I don't see the print button in the menu. I tried exporting the SH3D...by dpstry » - 2 Replies
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Is It Possible to Reset Dimension Text to a Default Size?
I have several dimensions that I've individually increased and decreased to various sized text, so it's very inconsistent throughout my plan. Is there a way ...by mikedj » - 2 Replies
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Imported Furniture Low Resolution in Plan View
When I import furniture created in Sketchup, it looks fine in SH3D 3D view, but is very pixelated in SH3D Plan View. My procedure is: - Create a solid model ...by mikedj » - 2 Replies
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SH3d denies to print unter Linux
After drawing a room I tried to print the result. But an error message appeared. Headline : « Error » Text : « Can't print the apartment”. I am working with ...by KandW » - 0 Replies
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Missing export .svg in 'Plan' menu
Hello, I created a decent digitization of my building's floor plan using the free version of sw3d. I'm happy with the use of the software, as I am new at des...by upsetter21 » - 2 Replies
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Roof for bay window? (How to make custom roof)
Hello! I'm using the "Picture window" element that I downloaded from one of the free libraries as a bay window in my plan. I can't figure out how to draw the...by ndbs » - 1 Replies
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dim-dim-dim lines
Hi, I am new to Sweet Home 3D, and am figuring out how it all works. I have created some rooms, and seems to work fine. However, on top of the screen, above ...by Robbie65 » - 1 Replies
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Import of a plan (blueprint)
To familiarize myself with Sweet Home, I drew the outline of a room as a test, scanned it, and then imported it into Sweet Home. In the first step, the scale...by KandW » - 2 Replies
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Place excisting plan
Hi, I made a house and my partner did the same on here computer. So I copy paste the file and now the direction is different. I need to rotate her drawing to...by Krediax » - 1 Replies
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Where is your zero,zero (0,0) origin point?
Wondering where everyone draws their house plan in relation to origin (0,0). I realize I've drawn mine so the front of the house and everything in the Y dire...by workingstorage » - 1 Replies
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Rendering with Shadows in Wirefrane
Is rendering with shadows possible on wireframe/outline models, using SH3D v6.6 and Additional Sunflow Options v1.2 ? Thank Youby Xlance » - 6 Replies
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Resetting furniture catalog.
Greetings, this is my first post. I am rather a new user to SH3D and I absolutely love it. I have been using the built in libraries which offer extended furn...by SneakyLion » - 1 Replies
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How do I link switches to devices
I want to be able to record and show that particular switches activate certain outlets, lights, or other devices. I'm thinking of some field that can be used...by hausmacher » - 1 Replies
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scale adjustment for my cabinet maker
From newbe I took my plan to a cabinet shop and he advised me that my plan needs to be 1/4 or 1/2 scale. Can anyone tell me what number I would put in the nu...by dtyndale987 » - 1 Replies
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Sloped ceiling not working with more than one level
I followed the tutorial to make a sloped ceiling (https://www.sweethome3d.com/slopingCeilingGuide.pdf), which works fine as long as I have only one level. As...by mikedj » - 2 Replies
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