

Handled more orientation and zoom capabilities on 3D models at last step of Furniture import wizard to get better icons.Added Hide model edges option at second step of Furniture import wizard to hide easily edges of 3D models at DAE / Collada format (option displayed only when useful).Added Foot/Decimals unit which displays lengths in feet followed by decimals of a foot.Added Inch/Fraction unit which displays lengths in inches followed by the closest eighth inch fraction.Added diagonal editing in the room creation tool tip to draw rooms by triangulation.Added the ability to select materials with the mouse in the 3D preview in Material modification dialog box.Moved menu items handling levels in the Levels submenu to reduce Plan menu length.Added a button in the toolbar to enable/disable magnetism.Displayed the virtual visitor with a camera symbol at a fixed size when the virtual visitor gets too small in the plan.Made the dialog boxes of photo and video creation tools resizable.Allowed decimals in Light power spinner.Added lightSourceMaterialName# property to define materials of a 3D model used as light sources (with light color deduced from material color and the ability to create an invisible light source when its material is invisible).Added YafaRay rendering engine with the ability to choose the rendering engine in photo and video creation tools at the two best quality levels (not available for Java Web Start and applets).Choose the language displayed in the user interface of Sweet Home 3D and its rich help from 18 languages.Extend the features of Sweet Home 3D with plug-ins programmed in Java, or by developing a derived version based on its Model View Controller architecture.Print and export PDFs, bitmap or vector graphics images, videos and 3D files in standard file formats.Import home blueprint to draw walls upon it, 3D models to complete default catalog, and textures to customize surfaces.Create photorealistic images and videos with the ability to customize lights and control sunlight effect according to the time of day and geographic location.

Annotate the plan with room areas, dimension lines, texts and show the North direction with a compass rose.While designing the home in 2D, simultaneously view it in 3D from an aerial point of view, or navigate into it from a virtual visitor point of view.Change color, texture, size, thickness, location and orientation of furniture, walls, floors and ceilings.Add furniture to the plan from a searchable and extensible catalog organized by categories such as kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom.Insert doors and windows in walls by dragging them in the plan, and let Sweet Home 3D compute their holes in walls.Draw straight, round or sloping walls with precise dimensions using the mouse or the keyboard.
