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The previous forum was old and looked outdated but it was way better than the piece of crap we see now...

A couple of weeks ago I started to draw a plan of my flat using this wonderful program. Now that the most of the walls, doors and furniture is settled, I ren...

It would be nice if I could pan more freely in the 2D view. Right now the view is very boxed in and it's not possible to center on the edges which is pretty ...

For the effect, please see the URL. https://youtu.be/Ov2W9PIV2Ck This is an independent external DLSS 5 software. It was not written by me. It uses 3 layers ...

New Challenge Alert [B-)] For those who may have missed it, our new Sweet Home 3D community challenge is now live: Bedroom Designs. Send us your best bedroom...

Again, it all starts with SH, then it’s processed using AI. First, the video . Then I’ll tell you how it’s done.

https://sketchfab.com/feed sketchfab has tons of free 3d files but do not always have DEA or OBJ formats wouldn't it be nice to download these files and have...

Sweet Home 3D: Back to School Challenge! We’re starting a brand new Sweet Home 3D challenge for September! This time, there’s no specific room or style: we w...

I need to create a design for a space with a rather complex roof — see https://postimg.cc/gallery/gn0fPx0 (click on the photos). I’ve figured out the walls—m...

hi friends i download some dwg cad block from https://icadblock.com/ but i have some problem i don't know how to use this dwg in sweethome3d. . can anyone he...

Furniture properties has a field "Keywords". What is that used for? I have not found a use for it, it is not displayed in the Furniture cataloge window.

Rendering is piece of cake from now. Just import the drawn version in chatgpt, you can leave out the lightings, and ask what you want, e.g. "Maintain the exa...

Hello, As you can see on the image on www.zinintransitie.nl/3d-example a lot of elements don’t have equal colours, but are grainy. I tried several light posi...

Happy 2026, everyone! I hope that this year will be a good one (or, for the other citizens of the United States, a better one). On to why I've created this t...

Hello everyone, I’m looking for someone to create a Sweet Home 3D model of a planned new build detached house (approx. 230 sqm). I already have detailed PDF ...

I know I've just recently posted about a vintage-style house plan upgrade, but that was something that I'd completed a while ago, just decided to include on ...

Hi. I’ve started experimenting with mannequins in SH3D. They’re really great because you can use them to create virtually any body position for a person. In ...

A lot 3d models have a.dae file, which appears to be not suitable to download. Is there a way to change that to a colladafile?

Hi All, my g/f is finishing studying Software Engineering and she had to develop a small math game for children. It is based in an old scary castle and the m...

Hi. I keep saying that almost everything in SH3D can be done using only boxes. But often you need to deal with objects that have complex shapes. For example,...

Hi all! I've recently started a new little project, mainly to discover what I could do with QtQuick3D and its interesting rendering capabilities. As I spent ...

I think it would be incredibly useful if you could add a hide elements function say I create a working floor plan and I put a roof on it and I want to do mor...

The Bedrooms Challenge has officially come to an end! The winner is @3d_planai_nt , we’re incredibly proud of her work and creativity Congratulations! That s...

I am running XP SP3. I have been using SH3D for some time, and followed the prompt to update to 5.7 today. I spotted the FurnitureLibraryEditor program while...

Finally, accordingly with the Romanian laws, I'm completely RETIRED [:-B] I hope to not became retarded too soon [:-?]

3D rendering using GPU cores What would be a wonderful solution for the rather extreme slow rendering of 3D images. Especially the very long rendering time w...

G'day Everyone! Firstly I just want to say thanks to Emmanuel for creating this wonderful software. [@};-] I've been using it for 2 years now as a hobby "arc...

Hello there, I'm having a strange issue on a single project with the online version of Sweet Home 3d: some tools on the bar are no longer selectable (create ...

I can make a wall in an arc but not oval. If there is a way, please let me know. Otherwise, wishlist.

I'm exploring the possibility of using Sweet Home 3D to create games. Courtyard (pool) — “SwimmingPool” (Sweet Home 3D\Blog). Character and animation — Tomca...

A powerful, Java-based procedural modeling tool designed for architects, 3D artists, and CAD engineers. This application streamlines the creation of complex ...

Add the ability to choose High Dynamic Range files *.hdr as Sky texture [:)]

Is there a way to add skirting boards on walls in Sweet Home 3d? Thank you all.

English Yesterday we officially launched the new Sweet Home 3D Challenge – 4th Edition. The theme is Living Rooms! The rules are simple and the same as alway...

Hello, I’m posting this message to share the script I wrote to convert GLB files to OBJ, which allows them to be imported into Sweet Home 3D. I imagine this ...

I’m currently working on a home design in Sweet Home 3D and have run into a few challenges with some of the more advanced features. In particular, 1) I’m hav...

Im using Arch Linux with Niri scrolling window manager in this manager all windows spawn using half the screen the thing is that when i maximize sweethome3d ...

ClaudeAI end session "Me: It worked somehow. Will be better tomorrow. She: Glad it's working! Rest well and come back fresh tomorrow — sometimes that's the b...

This thread is a continuance of this thread NOTE: All images can be seen in their original size by selecting: Open image in a new tab Getting started on the ...

First of all, thank you very much to provide such useful software for open source community. I always having trouble with the staircase provided in furniture...

There's been a rash of AI (presumably) spam bots that are creating new accounts, posting vague messages that when read are often meaningless. They usually co...