Home Designer
Home Designer
Introduction
Product Range
User Interface
First Steps
Properties of Views
General Settings
The Catalog
Manufacturers Catalog
The Project Viewer / Projects
General Functions
Plug-in Building Components
Roof-Construction Plug-in
Stairs Plug-in
2D Graphics Plug-in
Terrain Plug-in
Surface Editor Plug-in
3D Constructions
Export Menu
Support
Home Designer
Properties of Views
3D Views
Shadows, ambient occlusion and smooth shadows
Shadows, ambient occlusion and smooth shadows
Raytracing provides options for different kinds of shadows.
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Ambient Occlusion
Smooth Schadows
Shadows, ambient occlusion and smooth shadows
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Introduction
General
Documentation
Product Range
The 3D Converter
Plan Layout
Quantities, area calculation type 1 / type 2
2D DXF/DWG Import and Export
User Interface
Documents and Views
Layout of the User Interface
Tooltips
Catalog and Project Administration
Features of our Dialogs
Catalog Selection in our dialogs
Material Selection and Texture Coordinates
Properties and Representation of Building Materials
Calculations in Input Fields
Text Properties
Layer construction of Building Components
Selecting Colours, Defining your own Colours
Input Aids
Insertion using ‘Ctrl+ w`, Changing Reference Points
Construction support
Example of the Use of Construction Aids
Example using Coordinates
Adjust, Insert and Delete Polygon-points
Angle grid
Move Selected Element, Move Selected Element with Reference Point
Editing Tools
Delete and Select Wizards
Multiple Copies of Objects
Moving Objects To Other Layers
First Steps
Creating a project
Creating Views
Inserting Walls
Exterior Walls
Interior Walls
Inserting Windows And Doors
Inserting Windows
Inserting Doors
Inserting Stairs
Copying a Floor
Inserting a Roof
Inserting Dormers
Objects, Textures and Materials
Objects
Properties of Views
Arranging Views
Tab Pages
Switching Views
Visibilities
Scale
Setting a 3D View point
Zooming, Scrolling and Rotating
Zooming
Additional Functions in 3D Views
Scrolling
Rotating in 3D Views
Snap Function
2D Views / Cross-Sections
Creating Cross-Sections
Options for Cross-Section Symbols
Exterior Views, Representation with concealed Edges
Saving Images from 2D Views
2D Graphic Views and Parallel Perspectives
3D Views
General Settings
Walkthrough
Background
Snap Points and Dimensions
Position of the Sun
Geographical Location
Time and Date
Sun
Environment light
Moon
Copying and Editing Materials and Textures
Raytracing
Raytracing Details
Shadows, ambient occlusion and smooth shadows
Ambient Occlusion
Smooth Schadows
View Points
Saving Images
3D Full Screen Mode
Presentation and Sketch Views
General Settings
Units
The Grid
Selection
The Snap Function
Folders
Tools
The Catalog
The Contents
Windows/Doors/Skylights/Walls
3D Objects
Textures
Materials
2D Symbols
Creating your own Directories, Modifing Preview Images
Additional Functions
Snap Points for 3D Objects
Effect of Snap Points when Positioning 3D Objects
Additional Information and Properties for 3D Objects
Creating your own Windows and Doors, Chunk Type ‘Opening`
Manufacturers` Data in 3D Objects, Chunk Type for General Information
Manufacturers` Data in 3D Objects, Chunk Type for PDF Document
Alternative 2D Representation of 3D Objects, Chunk Type for 2D Alternative Representation
Open File, Selecting Files Locally
Manufacturers Catalog
Views in the Manufacturers Catalog
Manufacturers` Information
Manufacturer and Product Search
The Project Viewer / Projects
General
Project Properties
Buildings
Floors / Creating New Floors
Lengthen, Rotate, Mirror, Copy Buildings
Lengthen Buildings/Floors
Rotate Buildings
Mirror Buildings
Move or Copy Buildings
Apartments
Layers
Levels of Layers
Floors/Rooms with Split Levels
Changing the Height or Level of Floors
Rooms
Properties of Rooms
Labelling Rooms
Calculating Areas
The Floor, Material and structural Layers
General Functions
Guidelines
2D Guidelines
Angled Guidelines
3D Guidelines
Edge Guideline
3D Guidelines in Planes
Measurement
Dimensions
General
2D and 3D Single Dimensions
2D and 3D Multiple Dimensions
Height Dimensions
Text
Autotext
Item text
2D Symbols
Title Blocks, Autotext in 2D Symbols
Printing
Groups
Display Priority
North Arrow and Origin
Transfer properties
Selecting Properties
Selecting target Objects.
Selecting Objects manually
Plug-in Building Components
Walls
Wall Types
Insertion Modes
Input Aids
Wall Properties
Layer construction / Multi-layer walls
Edit walls
Extend / shorten walls
Trim walls
Change wall direction
Split walls
Supports
Ceilings
Automatic Ceilings
Deactivating Automatic Ceilings
Manual Ceilings
Properties of Ceilings
Windows and Doors
Setting Direction of Opening on Insertion
Changing the Direction of Opening
Selecting or Changing Windows and Doors on Insertion
Selecting Windows and Doors from the Catalog
Openings, Hinges
Representation in 2D Plan Views
2D Representation of Doors, Side Panels, Folding and Sliding Doors
Window Sills
Door Frames
Window constructions
General
Catalog of Window Constructions
Editing Window Constructions
Modifying Profiles
Bars for Window Constructions
Editing Bars
Drawing Bar Arrangements
Openings
Slots
Skylights
Solar Elements
Chimneys
Beams - Lower/Upper beams
Roof-Construction Plug-in
Roofs
Inserting Roofs
The Roof Construction Dialog
General
Materials
Cladding
Timber Construction
Timber Dimensions
Rafters
(Details of ) Eaves
(Details of) Gable ends
Roof Construction
Roof side 1
Roof Side 1/Jamp sill
Roof Side 1/Jamp sill (inferior purlin)
Dormers
Shed Dormer
Flat Dormer
Hipped roof dormer
Triangular Dormer
Trapezoidal Dormer
Barrel roof dormer
Bat dormer
2D Representation of Roofs
Visibility of Roof Details
Stairs Plug-in
Inserting Different Types of Stairs
Geometry
Type of Construction, Solid- and Wooden Staircases
Handrails
Wellholes
Combine Landings
2D Representation of Stairs
2D Graphics Plug-in
Representation
Outlines
Filling
Inserting Images
Visibility of 2D Elements
Display Priority
Editing 2D Elements
Parallel Copy
Trimming Lines
Trimming a Line at an Intersection
Tools for Inputting Parallel Lines and Polygons
Scaling 2D-Elements
Scaling Images and 2D Elements numerically
Terrain Plug-in
General
Terrain Properties
Terrain Forms
Terrain elements
Terrain contours
Surface Editor Plug-in
Defining Surface Areas
Definition Using a Rectangle or Polygon
The ‘Surface` Dialog
Miscellaneous
3D Constructions
Some Examples for the Use of 3D Constructions
Saving 3D Constructions / Catalog
Visibility of 3D Constructions and Subtraction Solids
2D Representation of 3D Constructions
Materials of 3D Constructions
What to use - 3D Objects or 3D Constructions?
Performance, Resolution, Number of Surfaces
2D Contours and Profiles, the Basis for Rotation, Sweep and Extrusion Solids
Saving Contours and Profiles
Inputting Contours, Creating Contours
Performance, Number of Segments in Contours and Profiles
Using Images as a Basis for Modeling
Primitives
Inputting Primitives
Extrusion Solids
Rotation Solids
Inputting Rotation Solids
Sweep Solids
Inputting Sweep Solids
Polylines, Example for Baseboards
Poylgon, Example for Ceiling Moldings
Contour / Path , Example for a Drainpipe
Subtraction Solids
Converting 3D Constructions to Subtraction Solids
Examples of the Use of Subtraction Solids
Example of a Subtraction Solid in the Terrain
Example of a Subtraction Solid in Roofs
Editing / Boolean Operations
Merge / Union
Separate
Intersection
Difference
Trimming at a Plane
Export Menu
Outputting reports
Editing Lists, Creating User Templates
Outputting 3D Formats
Support
Hotline
Catalog Extensions
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