What's new in Live Home 3D 4.5.1452.0
Nov 16, 2022
- The new Additional Appliances in-app with over 300 home appliance 3D models
- The Paste in Place command allows pasting items preserving their original position
- It is now possible to import images into 2D Elevation View (Pro version only)
- PDF images used in projects created on Mac or iOS/iPadOS devices now display correctly
- Export to 3DS format was discontinued as obsolete
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
New in Live Home 3D 4.0.1291.0 (Apr 30, 2021)
- Revised materials receive physically based properties (roughness, metallic, normals).
- New wall type added, Сurtain wall, allows the creation of non-structural walls.
- New project level, Site, separates the Ground floor level from the outdoor, which is convenient for outdoor design.
- Added the ability to rotate and move the whole house or apartment on the 2D plan.
- Introduced fast switching between stories right on the 2D floor plan.
- Introduced the terrain editing functionality (available with Pro Features):
- Elevation Point, Elevation Line, and Elevation Spline tools assist with creating a landscape identical to the one around your house.
- Added the ability to create cutouts, various pathways, and pits in the ground for swimming pools.
- Added Split Mode makes it possible to work simultaneously in 2D and 3D.
- Reworked and improved the Material Composer (available with Standard and Pro Features).
- Introduced Advanced Material Editor that allows the creation of realistic materials (available with Pro Features).
- Updated 2D Elevation View now displays stairs and permits their resize.
- The cloudiness property can now affect room lighting, like in the real world.
- Revised and improved 3D objects.
- Reworked Sample Rooms and Houses section of the Project Gallery.
- Added new video tutorials.
- Other improvements.
New in Live Home 3D 3.8.1116.0 (Dec 19, 2020)
- Added a new collection of objects for exterior design (available with in-app purchase).
- Bug fixes and stability improvements.
New in Live Home 3D 3.7.1067.0 (Dec 5, 2019)
- Faster rendering thanks to switching to Shadow Maps technique for calculation of lights and shadows (Stencil Shadows remains as an option).
- Added compatibility with the projects created on iOS 13 and Mac OS Catalina.
- Revised and improved 3D objects.
- Added 50+ models to the Object Library.
- Improved Backup / Restore speed.
- Added new video tutorials.
- Bug fixes and stability improvements.
New in Live Home 3D 3.4.913.0 (Sep 26, 2018)
- New touch controls (now you may control view direction in 3D by dragging a finger on the screen).
- Added import of 3D objects in Wavefront .OBJ file format;
- Natively open 3D objects and projects created in Sweet Home 3D in .SH3D file format.
- Improved import of .COLLADA file format objects.
- 500 new objects added to the built-in Library (open doors, windows and gates, shelves, solar and thermal panels, radiators, boilers, kitchen islands, etc).
- Revised objects in Stairs category of the Object Library.
- Revamped house and interior templates.
- Full compatibility with the upcoming Live Home 3D for iOS.
- Optimized drawing in 2D.
- Added the ability to resize sprite objects directly on the 2D floor plan.
- Fixed the problem with the user camera turning when the project is exported to .FBX file format.
New in Live Home 3D 3.3.848.0 (Oct 12, 2017)
- Extended the Object Library with new 3D models of people, animals and fireplaces.
- Added two In-App purchases: 600+ Additional Materials and 150+ Additional Plants.
- Added support for Japanese language.
- Other minor improvements.
New in Live Home 3D 3.2.826.0 (Aug 14, 2017)
- Introduced the ability to create arch segments for the contour based building elements such as panels, niches, openings and blocks.
- Added import of objects in FBX format (Standard Features).
- Added export of objects to OBJ and FBX formats (Pro Features).
- Added support of lines in Collada import.
- Content improvements:
- new category, Outdoor includes benches, carports, garden pavilions, etc;
- extended Plants category.
- Building blocks are now displayed in Elevation View (Pro Features).
- Added field of view and projection type settings for cameras in the Inspector (Pro Features).
- Added Units Precision option to the Project Settings.
- Improved the behaviour of the Dimension tool and auto-dimensions during the resize.
- Introduced the ability to set wall thickness prior to drawing a wall.
- Fixed the problem with large fractions when Feet and Inches are selected as the project units.
- Multiple other improvements