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half opaque windows
Hello there, I just found this program 2 days ago and I love it. But, there are a few glitches so far.
First one, and pretty annoying, is that some windows get half opaque (gray). I assume this happens because I use the program for something that wasn't intended. I made a multi-level (total wall height is 800-1100m) model, where windows get one under another. There are no floors, floors being the easiest to imagine. One workaround for this glitch is to increase window depth beyond wall depth. But this sometimes works sometimes it doesn't, and other times it's only a temporary fix...
Another glitch is that adding room floors, sometimes also adds weird oblique triangular surfaces, which seem to be oriented aleatory and visible from only one direction. This happens only when the floors are added after the model was (almost) finished.
There is also a third problem, which might be only a sign of my ignorance. I mostly use a 10' tablet pc (wacom pen/winXP) and the objects table from the left side, is very useful for selecting (objects that are one under another) and double clicking them for the "modify" menu. This menu refuses to show itself now, when i double click from the list, although it worked very well before.
P.S. The characters on the dimensions lines are awfully small to read. I there a way to use a bigger font?
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Re: half opaque windows
I didn't understand your problem with windows. Would it possible that you send me your file to help me fix this possible issue?
The oblique triangular surfaces come from the way ceilings are computed. Please read the help about rooms and avoid use small walls near room ceiling points.
I just tried to double click on furniture lines and didn't have problems. Maybe your system have a very short double click delay, then you should try to double click faster.
If you want to increase the text of dimension lines (and any other text), select them and use Plan > Modify text style > Increase size menu item.
Did you build your 11 m model with the version 3.4 Beta or with the version 3.3?
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Emmanuel Puybaret, Sweet Home 3D developer
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Re: half opaque windows
I just tried to double click on furniture lines and didn't have problems. Maybe your system have a very short double click delay, then you should try to double click faster.
It's not that. Double clicking those lines is supposed to always bring up the "modify' menu? Or maybe I'm blocking it somehow...
If you want to increase the text of dimension lines (and any other text), select them and use Plan > Modify text style > Increase size menu item.
I see now. But still, i have to do this (ctrl+alt+k) each time i add a line. And it kinda defeats the purpose, since i can't read the dimension while i move the cursor.
Did you build your 11 m model with the version 3.4 Beta or with the version 3.3?
I built it offline, with version 3.3.
I fixed all the windows on my saved model, but I'll recreate the problem and send it to you.
