![]() ![]() ![]() They can also be put into floors of rooms but only if the elevation is set from the room below. It is quite possible to draw the objects inside walls and make them visible/invisible by "Modify 3D view - Wall transparency". I want to draw water/heating pipes and electrical wires normally hidden inside walls. If you like it, leave a comment and I'll add some more tips on how to use SweetHome3D beside room design. I also be happy if you have some improvements. I hope I have not forgot anything important. you will have hard time seeing them.ġ2) you can select "color" column in furniture view to sort your pipes by type This is a big time saver.ġ1) avoid dimensions than 5 cm. don't worry at this point, make sure all your pipes are exactly as wide as you want them and then change depth of all pipes you edited to 5. after you manually drag and drop it, you will most likely have depth 5.3 or something. say you have depth of 5 cm and want to make your pipe wider. for all pipes, assume WIDTH is the longest dimension, and keep it so for all pipes.ġ0) re-sizing pipes is complicated. = to identify it's a legend and not get it confused with the real stuff and ' to prevent excel thinking the legend is a formula when i export csv of furniture.ĩ) never mix dimensions. expect this for high precision plans, if you also plan to have height etc.Ĩ) place legend somewhere so when you print it you don't get confused. Such as "vertical hot water kitchen" and so on.ħ) you can't (sufficiently) make pipes that are under floor level. Might look like pain in the ass but once you get used to it, it can be done pretty quickly.Ħ) name your objects (pipes and walls) so you don't get lost. Then you can make them visible only if needed.ĥ) use "box" and "cylinder" to create pipes. you can keep windows and doors in your plan, group them by level and make them hidden so they don't block your view. you can achieve similar with invisible walls, but this might be better. You will place pipes inside walls and you want to be able to see them in 3d view.Ĥa. this way you'll see the floor plan and pipes that are in walls. ![]() Dont use rooms as they will prevent you see through floorsĤ) set all walls height to 1 cm (or less), make them look black in 3d view. repaint many objects can be time consuming and boring.ģ) delete all stuff not directly related to what you need (furniture, etc). it's pain in the ass to change dimensions in 10 different versions of plansĢ) decide on colors before you start. they all are in separate plans to prevent confusion.ġ) make sure you have most precise plan possible. beside these I also have one for heating, air vents, gas, some electrical collectors. ![]() This plan is my hot and cold water (blue) and waste water (orange). Apologies for not having names in english. It is easier than you might have thought.Īttached you can see some pictures what the result will be and the sh3d file so you can examine details. It might be useless for most of you, but you can use sweet home to plan, design, and visualize all pipes. Hello, I used SweetHome3D extensively during reconstruction of my home and I thought I share some tips with you. This topic has been viewed 6798 times and has 2 Thread Status: Active Total posts in this thread: 3 Sweet Home 3D Forum Category: Help Forum: Features use and tips Thread: Guide: Pipes ![]()
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