Sweet Home 3D

Today we will begin exploring features of Sweet Home 3D -- a free 3D home design program which does rendering, animation, etc. The program has an active developer community and a lot of extra models you can download for free.

There are two ways to run the program:

• Online (Web-Based): http://www.sweethome3d.com/SweetHome3DOnline.jsp
• Download and Install: http://www.sweethome3d.com/download.jsp

Unfortunately our school computers will not support the online version of the program.  We will be attempting to download and install the software to our school computers:

Installation: Before beginning any software installation, I recommend you restart your computer.

1. Click Here to download.
2. When it has finished downloading (see the tab at the bottom of your screen) click it.
3. When prompted, click "RUN" and then "YES" to begin installation.
4. Click "ENGLISH" then "OK".
5. Click "I accept the agreement" and "Next".
6. Click "Next" to accept the "path" 
7. Click "Next" to accept the name 
8. Click "Next" to create the desktop shortcut
9. Click "Install" to begin the actual installation
10. Click "Finish" to launch the program for the first time

Today we will begin exploring features of Sweet Home 3D -- a free 3D home design program which does rendering, animation, etc. The program has an active developer community and a lot of extra models you can download for free.

Sweet Home 3D: http://www.sweethome3d.com
Sweet Home 3D Models: http://www.sweethome3d.com/importModels.jsp

Our goal over the next few days is to design a house with at least one bedroom, a kitchen, a living room, and a bathroom.  You are welcome to create additional bedrooms, a family room, a garage, a workshop, or whatever.  Just have fun with it.

When you are finished, take some "photos" (renderings) of different rooms and/or angles to put on your portfolio.
This video tutorial does a pretty good job of showcasing the tools in Sweet Home 3D -- although it's a much earlier version: