 | How to add a basement to a design
You designed a flat or a one-story house and need to add afterwards a cellar, a basement, a parking or even its foundations. This tip is for you. | 21 Apr 2022 |
 | Sweet Home 3D 6.3
Sweet Home 3D 6.3 was released on April 15, 2020 with some improvements and bug fixes described in version history. | 16 Apr 2020 |
 | Sweet Home 3D 6.2
Some bugs in relation with furniture groups were fixed, to avoid unexpected behaviors when you modify a piece of furniture added to a group while using Virtual visit mode, and to update total prices after a price change on such pieces.
You may also find more easily adjustable 3D models now, by typing the keyword Adjustable (Ajustable in French) in the catalog search text field. | 11 Jul 2019 |
 | Sweet Home 3D at school/ Sweet Home 3D à l’école
 Vous gardez un souvenir ému de vos cours de techno (comme sans doute pas mal d’entre nous sur ce site) ? Vous avez des enfants au collège ? Vous êtes enseignant ? Vous êtes un élève déjà passionné par Sweet Home 3D ? Cet article va vous intéresser ! | 06 May 2019 |
 | Optimizing Large Designs in Sweet Home 3D
Do you want to create a residence, a hotel or an office building with Sweet Home 3D? This article, based on the three following examples, presents several tips to help you design large buildings (click on the images to view them in 3D and/or click on links to download their Sweet Home 3D file). | 22 Mar 2019 |
 | How to design a split-level house
This tip shows how to design a split-level house based on the “shop-house” example shown below and available in the file TheShopAroundTheCorner.sh3d (6.3 MB – designed by eTeks and distributed under CC-BY license).
Similarly to the tip How to design a mezzanine, it also explains some important features about levels management in Sweet Home 3D. | 04 May 2018 |
 | How to design a beautiful garden on Sweet Home 3D
Summer has arrived and it’s time to take care of your garden. Discover some ideas and advice to decorate yours in Sweet Home 3D.
The images shown in this tip are parts of the following image created from the file BeautifulGarden.sh3d (14 MB – designed by eTeks and distributed under CC-BY license). | 21 Jun 2017 |
 | Sweet Home 3D: how to show interior parts hidden by walls
You want to show the external structure as well as the interior parts of the beautiful home you designed? Or more simply, do you need to view inside a small room where walls hide its interior?
This tip shows several ways to make walls partially invisible, in order to get nice 3D views. All homes handled in this tip come from Sweet Home 3D gallery. | 12 May 2017 |
 | How to get a nice photo rendering
You have been working hard on the new decoration of your living room and want to show to your friends how beautiful it will be when the works will be finished? The following tip will help you to create the best photorealistic rendering. | 24 Dec 2016 |
 | How to design wall recesses in Sweet Home 3D
You recently moved in a castle or in a house with very thick walls? This tip is for you. | 07 Oct 2016 |
 | How to customize staircases
You may have noticed that the Contributions furniture library 1.6 released in February 2016 contains many new staircases.
This is a good opportunity to explain how to use staircases in Sweet Home 3D and the new Invisible material option added in the version 5.2. | 20 May 2016 |
 | Sweet Home 3D: changing the colors of a texture
Do you want to change some colors in your textures? This tip is for you.
Sweet Home 3D lets you change the colors and the textures of any 3D model, among the furniture proposed by the default catalog as well as the models you can import: once an object is added to the plan, display its modification dialog with the Furniture > Modify menu item or simply double-click on it. If the model has more than one texture or color, you can click on the Modify button beside Materials label to modify them separately. | 31 Jan 2016 |
 | How to add a scenery around your home
Do you want a room with a view or a beautiful scenery around your home? This smart tip is for you. | 01 Jan 2016 |
 | How to print a grid in the plan or display it in 3D
Do you need to print a grid under your design? Or maybe display a grid in the 3D view?
This three-in-one tip is for you! | 05 Dec 2015 |
 | How to design a mezzanine
This tip shows you the way to design a mezzanine in Sweet Home 3D. It is also a good occasion to review the differences between Create walls and Create rooms tools and the order in which they should be used for a nice rendering.
Follow the guide! | 29 Aug 2015 |
 | How to: Design a Sloping Ceiling with a Window in Sweet Home 3D
This tutorial demonstrates how to model a sloping ceiling featuring a window using Sweet Home 3D. By adjusting wall heights and utilizing the software’s 3D view, you can simulate realistic attic or loft spaces. The guide covers setting varying wall heights to achieve the slope and inserting a window into the inclined surface, allowing for accurate and visually appealing interior designs. | 28 May 2015 |
 | How to Get Softer Shadows in Sweet Home 3D: Lighting Techniques for Realistic Rendering
In Sweet Home 3D, the softness of shadows is influenced by the size and placement of light sources. This tutorial demonstrates how increasing the diameter of light sources results in softer, more diffused shadows, enhancing the realism of interior scenes. By experimenting with various light sizes and positions, users can achieve the desired shadow effects in their designs. | 22 Dec 2014 |
 | Sweet Home 3D Tutorial: Create Wall Opening with Invisible Triangles
This tip shows how to create wall opening at the bottom of a wall, for example to be able to access to the volume under a staircase like in the following image. You could get this result by assembling several triangles but, from Sweet Home 3D 4.2, the best way is to import an invisible triangle and place it in the wall. | 09 Oct 2014 |
 | How-To: Swimming Pool Design in Sweet Home 3D (Step-by-Step Guide)
This tutorial walks you through the process of creating a realistic buried swimming pool in Sweet Home 3D. You’ll learn how to use levels to simulate depth, create sloped surfaces, draw the pool walls and bottom, and add a translucent water surface. It’s a detailed guide for users who want to visualize customized pool layouts | 04 Sep 2014 |
 | How-To: Apply Textures on a Box in Sweet Home 3D
This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on applying textures to box objects in Sweet Home 3D. It covers selecting the box, accessing the Modify Furniture dialog, choosing and applying textures, and adjusting texture settings for a realistic appearance. By following these steps, users can enhance their 3D models with customized textures effectively. | 13 Aug 2014 |
