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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 can I create my own objects e.g. kitchen units,wardrobes?
Hi, How can I create my own objectc? If I want to design on my own a kitchen, a bathroom and I can not find it in the library? Please advise. Cheersby peterweaver » - 4 Replies
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Stone features on historic buildings
Good day. How can I achieve these stones on wall edges as per e.g. this image https://ourworldforyou.com/wp-content/u ... amibia.jpg (the right side). Regard...by edertch » - 2 Replies
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Textures appearing 50% of the time
Hi everyone, Really didn't want to make a new thread but i just had to. I am really struggling with textures sometimes appearing sometimes not on objects. I ...by zyzer » - 2 Replies
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Making a simple 3D shape
New user. I'm experimenting with a custom-designed staircase. Steps have proved to be easy but bottom and top steps require a special shape. I can 3D model t...by Terryhoc » - 1 Replies
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What are these weird light lines?
Finally starting to dial the lighting in (thank you @ceciliabr and other). I'm pretty sure the ceiling lights I'm using came from @ceciliabr and they helped ...by gregoryx » - 6 Replies
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How can I create a knee wall inside an opening with a header?
Hi all! Been struggling with options thus far and hope somebody has another idea. I need to create a wall with a large opening. One side of that opening has ...by MarciB » - 2 Replies
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Complexity
I'm a new SH3D user for the past week. I'm really loving it. The software is so forgiving and stable. I love the level of precision you can get. Right before...by snmavronis » - 6 Replies
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Modify level - what elevation, floor thickness and height affect
After adding levels to my current project and loosing the vaulted ceiling that I had added for the living room area I started searching the User's Guide, the...by vmq » - 1 Replies
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Some issues with walls
Hello! First of all, I'd like to give thanks for this application existing at all. It seems to be the only free and open source software of this type and for...by Luminous » - 3 Replies
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Sunken living room floor? How?
I started with elevation 0. Made my walls 9'9" tall, and then added "box"s to raise the floor for the rest of the basement. The problem I am running into now...by mbwesner » - 7 Replies
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Change scale
I made a plan about a far away home and got new information about the scale; how can I apply a factor to my plan and change all dimensions with just one input?by TPfanne » - 1 Replies
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Creating a simple 1" x 4" wall trim
Hi all - Just bought SH3D and have been using it for a couple of days now, but I just can not find a way to add a simple trim (1" x 4" wall) to rooms that ca...by Ruskinite_2 » - 2 Replies
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Meter to feet conversion
Hi! I've just downloaded the program New User... Is there a way I can change the measurements from Meters to feet?by VeronikaStar » - 3 Replies
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Reorganise the Home Furniture List
Hi, Has the option to re-org the furniture list been removed recently? I've tried click and dragging an item on the list (either within an existing group or ...by Zero7 » - 2 Replies
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how to hide furniture icons in 2d plan
I would like to print out the 2d plan of a room I've designed to turn in with a permit application. But, they need just the walls, object locations (with tex...by senorsmile » - 1 Replies
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FreeCad, Blender, and SweetHome3D
We are using FreeCAD, Blender BIM, and SweetHome3D to take advantage of each tool in an architecture workflow. FreeCAD is good for technical design and part ...by marcin_ose » - 3 Replies
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Z-order furniture on the same level
Is there a way to order the furniture on the 2D image so that items like umbrellas appear above and chairs show (partially) under a table?by mdwpilot » - 3 Replies
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Can someone please explain plan view "other level' wall visibility?
I'm running 6.4.2 currently. I've read everything I can find, but the behavior does not make sense to me. If I create a new layout, add a couple walls at "le...by jmbraben » - 6 Replies
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move my house on the field
Hallo. I dont know how can i explain exactly my problem I am new member here and i will to said hello, my name is Reiner from Germany. Sorry for my bad engli...by Hullewatz » - 2 Replies
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I need help with a complex roof
I started working on the house roof yesterday. At first, I made the magenta wall on the first floor and dived it so I could make a triangle. But then I wonde...by Shralen » - 11 Replies
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FreeCAD Model in SH3D
Hello everyone! This my first post in this forum and I hope one of you can help me. I want to create furniture with the Part Workbench in FreeCAD (v0.18). Th...by Ferdo » - 5 Replies
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Poly lines
Is it possible to join/snap ploy lines to get a neat finish when drawing in 2D only.by Lalk » - 1 Replies
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Small icons and menu text
Icons and menu items are very small. Is there a way to increase the size? I am using the Ver. 6.4.3 on a new laptop with a 4K screen and 2nd monitor is a lar...by jbentleyaz » - 2 Replies
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How is the turning direction of the virtual visitor?
Hello, I would like to know how sweethome3d determines the turning direction of the virtual visitor when rendering a video. When he goes from one camera posi...by [email protected] » - 2 Replies
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Too much horizontal grid
Somehow the grid on my layout has expnded WAY beyond what I need in columns. I can adjust the "rows" by dragging the button on the bottom of the grid but don...by akaalan225 » - 1 Replies
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Roof creation remote help
Hi all, normally I'd dig in myself until I can make it happen like desired, but time is very limited at the moment because my house (which I completely plann...by iRoland » - 10 Replies
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Room area calculations
Hi. I am new to the software. Is there a function to calculate the room area? Thanksby CrazeUK » - 3 Replies
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Stonewalls Texture
I am trying to design a patio and I have it done except for the texture on top of the stonewall. I created a wall 3 feet high by 2 feet thick and I added sto...by Diana57 » - 2 Replies
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Need help
Hello, everyone, I would like to make a round room cutout of 180 cm on the first floor, so that one can see a sculpture in the basement. Can someone please h...by daveywavey » - 1 Replies
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White lines on ground (from walls of lower floor)
Hi - my level 0 displays the wall outlines from a lower floor on the ground as white lines? Can I switch this off? Thanks!by Chrack » - 1 Replies
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Slanded ceiling for lost space help
I have creating my loft conversion plans onto sweet home 3D. I am having issues trying to slant the ceiling or wall so I can see how much head room I will ha...by ollycuff » - 2 Replies
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Automate light rendering or save settings with point of view?
Hi there, I’m fairly new to Sweet Home 3D but have successfully been able to create a really sweet 3D render for Home Assistant, where I intend to stack imag...by jenseo » - 3 Replies
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Can I somehow color the level tabs?
Hello, I usually create 15+ levels (need this for the way I work in SH3D), and the level tabs always become in a 2-3 line and jump as I surfing thru them. Al...by dbzh » - 3 Replies
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Adding a crawl space afterwards
Hi! Thanks for this great program! I am trying to add a crawl space after I have designed the other levels (my mistake). So I added a new level with some wal...by Parnell » - 1 Replies
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331 hours to render ??
I've got my design as far as I can take it without a proper render that will show me the flaws. Is anyone willing to run a high-res render for me? My laptop ...by bhoffman67 » - 3 Replies
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Adding a tile backsplash
I'm a new user and I cannot figure out how to add a tile back splash in the kitchen. Somehow i changed the entire wall to be tile, thank god for the "undo" t...by Jgirardi » - 1 Replies
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SEASALT Housing Co-operative
Hi guys! I am writing on behalf of SEASALT housing co-operative based in Brighton, UK. Our vision is of a student led initiative for affordable housing, demo...by SpanishTom » - 2 Replies
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"Copy as new furniture" grayed out
I am 99% sure that I have successfully done this in the past.... But now it doesn't work. If I select a room and try to copy it as new furniture, the option ...by Bilfrost » - 4 Replies
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Moving Walls
Hi, I'm sure there is a shortcut key or maybe there used to be as I recall doing this (and I can't find it in the User Guide or the shortcuts sections), but ...by Zero7 » - 2 Replies
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Repositioning my work
I started my project too far to the right. Is there an easy way to reposition the whole thing to the left margin?by [email protected] » - 2 Replies
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Solid Wall in Imported Door Opening
I absolutely do NOT want the furniture library that comes with the software, so I deleted it; it screws with my OCD. But now when I import doors, even from t...by Mr_Kingsbury » - 1 Replies
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three pointed arch needed
Hello dear community, i am searching for a three pointed arch urgently. Can someone help. Best regardsby AKhan » - 0 Replies
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Any Column Feature?
Good evening everyone, I am a newbie. I already started my project and I've checked some tutorials on how to do things but I haven't found any column related...by RunMeerkat » - 2 Replies
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is there any way to bend furniture?
hello, I was wondering if there was a way to bend a furniture such as a pipe in a way that you can arc walls. I have used a texture (with transparency) on a ...by ibmoy » - 1 Replies
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Default view in HTML5 plugin
Hello World! How can i change the default view in the html file? I'd prefer to have Aerial View instead of Virtual Visit Thank youby crackwood01 » - 1 Replies
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Hello, ask for help!
How can I make these 3d letters glow in neon? Or does someone have glowing neon letters? Thanks! Best greetings from Good Old Germany!by oldies2000 » - 7 Replies
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Using custom angles between walls
Hello everybody, First of all I would like to congrats with all of you for sharing and contributing to it! I'm new to this great software and I would like to...by noemina » - 1 Replies
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