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Furniture libraries LinuxMint 18.3 where?
I would like to reorganize/rename furniture. But where are the libraries actually used by sweethome 3D 5.6?
Have SH 5.6 installed under /opt/SweetHome3D-5.6/ . Had .sh3f files under usr/share/sweethome3d/furniture . But my changes did not show up in the program.
By now I moved all .sh3f files to a temporary location on the desktop. Yet, Sweethome 3D still shows the furniture catalogue as before - unchanged.
My question is where else can I look? Or is it stored in a completely different set of files?
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Re: Furniture libraries LinuxMint 18.3 where?
Open your file browser Show hidden files with CTRL-H Go to .eteks/sweethome3d Your imported libraries are in Furniture and Textures
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Re: Furniture libraries LinuxMint 18.3 where?
Thank you for the quick reply. I found it indeed under /home/michael/.etek/sweethome3d/furniture. But to show it in the furniture library editor I had to rename the folder from .etek to etek (drop the . as hidden). With the . it would also not save changes.
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Re: Furniture libraries LinuxMint 18.3 where?
You can rename .eteks folder to whatever name you want during the time you edit the sh3f files it contains, Just keep in mind that in the default configuration, the .eteks folder is the only place from where libraries will be read by Sweet Home 3D.
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Re: Furniture libraries LinuxMint 18.3 where?
That is sorted. I have a copy of the .sh3f file on the desktop on which I can work with the editor. When done copy it into .etek/..... Actually quit fun when I realised how to do it.
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Re: Furniture libraries LinuxMint 18.3 where?
Now an additional challenge I face. When I import models, they seem not to show up in the .sh3f libraries but in .pref files in .etec/sweethome3D/. They show up in sh3D and I can use them in my plan but Germans like to be organised :). Question: Can I and if yes how to integrate them in the libraries?
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Re: Furniture libraries LinuxMint 18.3 where?
Let me rephrase my last post How could I get all this .pref furniture files into a libray which I could then share with other users via your website? Read a post from Samantha who has hundreds for example.
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Re: Furniture libraries LinuxMint 18.3 where?
My french is not so fluent. But I found a solution. Instead of using the Furniture - import furniture feature I open the library with the library editor and drop the file into the window. It will import and then I change name etc. Works very well.
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Re: Furniture libraries LinuxMint 18.3 where?
Great you found a solution. Note that the explanations in the post reported by Alax about the Export imported furniture to SH3F plug-in are in English so I hope they are enough to help you use this plug-in, if needed one day.
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