1. Choose the Select (arrow) Tool.
    
2. Double-click inside the Lower floor stairwell room. The Room Specification dialog will open.
    
3. Uncheck the Ceiling Over box and then click OK.
    
4. Double-click inside the Upper floor stairwell room. The Room Specification dialog will open.
    
5. Use the arrow to select Open Below in the Room Name field, and then click OK.
    
6. The room that serves as the stairwell must be connected to an Exterior Wall. This must be the case for each floor that you want to be able to view.
    
7. If the desired floor plan does not allow for this connection, simply draw a new wall segment.
    
8. Double-click on this wall and designate it as invisible.
    
9. You must use the Full Camera 3D view mode, rather than the Plan Camera, to be able to see two different floors simultaneously.
    

NOTE: The stairwell wall does not have to be directly connected to the exterior wall. It may be connected to an interior wall if you can trace a path through interior walls to any exterior wall.

 
1. Use the Magnifing Glass tool to Zoom In on the fence section to be moved.
    

This makes it easier to select and then move or rotate an individual section.

Note that the fence sections can only be moved on the vertical and horizontal axes.

 

 
2. Hold down the Ctrl Key to allow movement in any direction.
    

1. The Applied Materials view responds to the following:

Changing the navigation options in the Camera view;
 

Changing the camera height in the Plan view.

2. The Applied Materials view does not maintain the Camera view's clipping, zooming, or scrolling.

1. Close programs and return to the desktop.
    
2. Click Start and select Run.
    
3. Type 3DHOME.INI in the Open: field.
    
4. Click OK. The 3DHOME.INI file will open in Notepad.
    
5. Under the [Fonts] section, locate the line that follows.
   
   Materials=Modern (Font names other than Modern may appear.)
   
    
6. Replace the font name in that line with the word Arial. The new, edited line will show the following text.
   
   Materials=Arial
   
    
7. Click File on the menu bar and then select Save. The Materials List should now print with larger text.

1. Return to the desktop.
    
2. Click Start, choose Settings and select Control Panel.
    
3. Double-click the Display icon to open the Display Properties dialog window.
    
4. Click the Settings tab.
    
5. Click the down arrow next to Color Palette (or Colors) and select High Color (16-bit).
    
6. Change the Screen Area (Desktop Area) to 800 by 600 pixels.
    
7. Click Apply and then click OK.
    
8. Restart Windows® and launch 3D Home Architect® Deluxe 3.0. The issue should be resolved.

 
1. On the Windows taskbar click Start, point to Settings, and then select Control Panel.
    
2. Double-click the Display control panel to open the Display Properties dialog window.
    
3. Click on the tab labeled Settings.
    
4. Click on the down arrow next to Color Palette (Colors) and select High Color (16-bit).
    
5. Change the Screen Area (Desktop Area) to 800 by 600 pixels.
    
6. Click on the OK button and then click the Apply button.
    
7. Restart Windows® and then run 3D Home Architect® Deluxe 3.0.
    
8. The issue should be resolved on most systems.

 
1. Click on the Start button, select Settings, and then choose the Control Panel.
    
2. Double-click to open the Fonts control panel.
    
3. Click on the font icon labeled Monotype Sorts so that it is highlighted.
    
4. Click File on the menu bar and then select Delete.
    

1. Start the 3D Home Architect program.
    
2. Click File.
    
3. Select Close All.
    
4. Click Yes to Save projects when prompted, if desired.

1. Click File, then select Change Units.
    
2. You will be prompted whether you wish to use Imperial or Metric measurements in your floorplan. Select the Metric button.
    
3. Click OK.
    
4. Click File, and then Select New.

1. Select the mouse pointer tool.
    
2. Double-click the desired furniture item, fixture or object. The Fixture/Furniture dialog window will open.
    
3. Click the Color & Material button. The Assign Colors dialog window will open.
   
   NOTE: The Main Color category field, which is the default, contains a blinking cursor.
   
    
4. Click to place the cursor in the desired color category field. The color category you select depends on what portion of the object you wish to apply material to.
   
   NOTE: To apply an overall material type to a furniture item, such as a sofa or bed, you may need to place the cursor in the second color category—labeled Trim or Second—rather than the Main Color category.
   
    
5. Click the Material button. The Assign Material dialog window will open.
    
6. Click the Choose Material button. (The Select Image window will open.) You will be presented with different thumbnail size material swatches representing the general material categories.
    
7. Click the thumbnail image to open the desired category. Choices of different material surface types and colors will be presented. (Additional subgroups of color or pattern choices may also be available.)
    
8. Click the thumbnail representation to select the desired color, pattern or surface to apply to the selected furniture item or object.
    
9. Click OK.
    
10. Continue to click OK until all material dialog windows are closed. You will return to the initial floor plan or 3D view from which you selected the object.

1. With the floor plan view on screen, click File, point to Export and then select one of the .DXF options. The Write DXF File navigation window will open.
    
2. In the Save in: field, select the desired location to export the .DXF file.
   
   NOTE: The .DXF graphic file format can be opened and printed without size limitations from many CAD programs. You are limited only by the paper size that your particular printer supports.
   
    
3. In the File name: field, type a name for the file.
    
4. Click Save. The Write DXF File navigation window will close.
    
5. Open the saved .DXF file in the desired application and print the file using that program.

 
1. Click File, then select Print.
    
2. Scaling, by default, is set to Full Page (no scale) at 100%.
    
3. Click the button next to 1/4 Inch = 1 Foot, which is an architectural standard.
    
4. To change the scale, type a different fraction value to replace 1/4 inch. Note: The real-world value 1 Foot cannot be altered.

1. Launch the program and open a multi-level plan.
    
2. Click Window on the main menu and select Reference Toggle. This will superimpose the Reference floor onto the Current floor.
   
   NOTE: Walls on the Reference floor are outlined in red to distinguish them from walls on the Current floor. If a Reference floor wall and a Current floor wall are close enough to overlap, you can automatically align them.
   
    
3. Continue with the procedure that follows.

1. With the plan onscreen, double-click in the middle of the overlapping walls. The Wall Specification dialog box will open.
   
   NOTE: If no Align Floor option check box is visible in the Wall Specification dialog box, return to the plan and drag the wall on the Current floor closer to the wall on the Reference floor to align them. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 of this procedure.
   
    
2. Click the Align with Lower Floor or Align with Upper Floor option, depending on which is the Reference floor and which is the Current floor. This will align the walls.

1. Launch the program and open the plan.
    
2. Click the Wall tool on the menu bar to activate the tool.
    
3. Click and drag the mouse to draw walls that define the deck area.
    
4. Double-click in the deck area and remove the check before No Ceiling Over this Room and No Roof Over this Room.
    
5. Using the Select (arrow) tool, double-click on each deck wall and check No Room Def. (Complete this step for all walls or railings.)

1. In the Plan view, click the Select (arrow) toolbar icon on the main menu to activate the Select tool.
    
2. Double-click just outside any exterior wall. The Assign Colors window will open.
    
3. Click the Material button.
    
4. Click the Choose Material button to view the available textures.
    
5. Click to select the desired texture material for the exterior walls.
    
6. Click OK to return to the plan view.

1. Click the View toolbar icon (appears as an eye) to display the view option icons (right side of the toolbar).
    
2. Select the Full Camera view. This toolbar icon resembles a camera.
    
3. Click and hold the left mouse button. The mouse pointer will appear as a camera with a crosshair next to it.
    
4. Drag the mouse to draw a line toward the desired surface as if aiming a camera. The Full Camera 3D view is displayed.
    
5. Click the Camera tool on the toolbar (or click 3D on the main menu and select Applied Materials View). The Applied Materials view will display, providing a 3D view of the newly applied texture.

1. Draw a wall.
    
2. Double-click the wall and choose Railing with Large Posts and Posts to Overhead Beam.
    
3. Click the door tool and place a door in the center of the wall.
    
4. Click the door and stretch it out to where it nearly as big as the wall, just leaving the posts in the corners.

1. Click the cabinet tool.
    
2. To the right, five more tools appear. Click the Soffit tool.
   
    
3. Click the Eye tool and enter the 3D view.
    
4. Click and drag the top and bottom of the soffit to the ceiling and floor.
    
5. Click and drag the sides to adjust the thickness of the column.

1. Make a radius-end cabinet (it has to be done next to a wall and adjacent cabinet).
    
2. Copy the cabinet to the area the column is to be located.
    
3. Choose the dimensions and color.
    
4. Copy it three times and rotate the pieces to form a column.

1. Using the arrow tool, double-click in a room to bring up the Room Specification window.
    
2. Change the ceiling height to the desired height in inches.
    
3. Click OK.

1. After designing the basement floor as the second floor and saving the plan, close the program and return to the desktop.
    
2. Double-click My Computer.
    
3. Double-click the C:\ drive.
    
4. Double-click the 3DHAD3 folder.
    
5. Locate the two floor files. (The file for the first floor has the extension .PL1 (pl1). The file for the second floor (currently the basement) will have the extension .PL2 or pl2.
    
6. Right-click on the first file and choose Rename.
    
7. Change the .PL1 floor file extension to .PLx. This step is necessary to keep from overwriting the .PL1 file when changing the .PL2 file to .PL1.
    
8. Right-click on the second file and choose Rename.
    
9. Change the .PL2 extension to .PL1.
    
10. Right-click on the first file again and choose Rename.
     
11. Change the .PLx file extension to .PL2.
     
12. Open 3D Home Architect®, click File and select Open. The floors are now switched.

1. If the sink or cabinet is already placed in the room, click the Selection Mode icon (arrow on the far left) on the toolbar.
    
2. Click once on the sink or cabinet to select the fixture. Red handles will appear on and around the fixture.
    
3. Using the mouse, place the pointer in the center of the fixture. A crossing pointer should appear.
    
4. Click once and keep the left mouse button pressed.
    
5. Move the selected fixture slightly away from the wall by moving the mouse.
    
6. Release the left mouse button. The selected fixture will move to the new area.
    
7. Click the Fixtures icon (resembles a toilet) on the toolbar. The Fixtures Library will appear.
    
8. Click Bathroom Fixtures and select Mirrors.
    
9. Select the desired mirror, and click OK. The pointer will be shaped like a toilet.
    
10. Using the mouse, place the mirror in the desired location.
     
11. If needed, click the Selection Mode icon and move the sink or cabinet closer to the mirror.

1. Click Window on the menu bar and select Zoom. The pointer will change to a small crosshair with the Zoom In option selected by default.
    
2. Click the Fill Window icon (first from the far right) on the toolbar. The design will zoom to fit the window.

1. Click Window on the menu bar and select Zoom. The pointer will change to a small crosshair with the zoom in option selected by default.
    
2. Click the Move Out (x2) icon (second from the far right) on the toolbar. The design will zoom out showing more of the design.
    
3. Repeat Step 2 as needed.
    
4. If needed, click the Undo Zoom icon (third from far right) on the toolbar to undo the last zoom selection.

1. Click Window on the menu bar and select Zoom. The pointer will change to a small crosshair with the zoom in option selected by default.
    
2. Place the crosshair on a corner of room or area to zoom in on.
    
3. Press and hold the left mouse button.
    
4. Drag the crosshair across the area to zoom in on by moving the mouse.
    
5. Release the left mouse button. The design will zoom in to the selected area.
    
6. If needed, click the Undo Zoom icon (third from far right) on the toolbar to undo the last zoom selection.

1. Open 3D Home Architect® Deluxe 3.0 and place the CD into the CD-ROM drive.
    
2. Click File on the menu bar and select Open. The Open Floor Plan dialog box will appear.
    
3. Click the down arrow to the right of the Look in: field and select the CD-ROM drive containing the 3D Home Architect® Deluxe 3.0 CD. The contents of the CD will appear.
    
4. Click the down arrow to the right of the Files of type: field and select All Plan Files (*.PL*).
    
5. Double-click the Samples folder. The contents of the Samples folder will appear listing the sample plans.
    
6. Locate and click once on the desired sample plan file.
   
   NOTE: The number at the end of the file extension represents a specific floor of a floor plan (e.g., *.pl1 represents a 1st floor plan and *.pl0 represents a basement or lower level plan).
   
    
7. Click Open. The floor plan will appear on the screen.

1. With the sample floor plan open in 3D Home Architect® Deluxe, click File from the menu bar and select Save As. The Save Plan File dialog box will appear.
    
2. Click the down arrow button to the right of the Look in: field and select a desired save in location (e.g., C:\3DHAD3).
    
3. Type a name for the floor plan in the File name: field.
    
4. Click Save.
    
5. Modify the floor plan as desired.
    
6. Click Save to save the changes.

1. Click Options on the main menu and select Plan Setup. The Plan Setup dialog box will open. By default, the Unconnected Wall Minimum Length is set to 18 inches.
    
2. Decrease this value as desired.
    
3. Click OK for the new setting to take effect.
    
4. Continue by designing the wall.

1. Display the plan in a 3D view.
    
2. Click File, select Export and choose Bitmap File. The Save 3D Image window will open.
    
3. Navigate to the desired location to save the file.
    
4. Enter a name for the file.
    
5. Click Save to save the file in the .BMP format.

1. Display the plan in a 3D view.
    
2. Click File, select Export and choose Metafile (.WMF). The mouse pointer will appear as a crosshair next to a box with an arrow inside it.
    
3. Click and hold down the left mouse button.
    
4. Drag the mouse around the portion of the 3D view that is to be saved as a .WMF file. (As the mouse is dragged, a red border will appear.)
    
5. After selecting the view to be saved, release the mouse button. The Write Windows Metafile window will open.
    
6. Navigate to the desired location to save the file.
    
7. Enter a name for the file.
    
8. Click Save to save the file in the .WMF format.

1. Click the Arrow button on the Toolbar in the upper left-hand corner. This is called the Select Mode button.
    
2. Double-click on any open space inside the room where you want to change the wall height. The Room Specifiction dialog box is displayed.
    
3. Ceiling Height designates the height of the Wall from floor to ceiling, which is the Wall Height as well. Enter the desired wall height, replacing the default which is 96 inches (8 feet).
    
4. Click OK.

1. Click Options on the main menu and select Plan Setup. By default the Minimum Unconnected Wall Length is set to 18 inches.
    
2. Increase or decrease this value as desired.
    
3. Click OK for the new setting to take effect.
    
4. Continue to create the plan.

1. Click the Wall tool to activate it. An expanded wall toolbar will appear on the extreme right of the main toolbar.
    
2. Click the Wall Hatch tool (resembles an angled hatch wall).
    
3. Double-click on a wall. The Wall Hatch window will open.
    
4. Use the down arrow in the top field to scroll and select a hatch pattern or solid fill.
    
5. Scroll in the Fill Color field to select a color. The default color is black.
    
6. Click OK to apply the color and hatch pattern (or solid fill) to the wall.

1. Click Window and select Show Floors. The Show Floors dialog window will open.
   
   NOTE: A plan can contain a maximum of four floors (not including the foundation). The 5th floor is reserved for the attic when a roof is built on a four-story building. The attic cannot contain rooms or objects. It is strictly where roof elements such as gables and knee walls are placed.
   
    
2. Click a specific Build button to create the floor. The New Working Plan dialog will appear.
    
3. From the New Working Plan dialog, select the type of floor to create.
    
4. In the New Working Plan dialog box, click OK.
    
5. In the Show Floors dialog box, click OK.
    
6. If a foundation is created, select the desired settings in the Foundation Setup dialog box and click Done.

1. Insert the 3D Home Architect® Deluxe 3.0 CD into the CD-ROM drive.
   
   NOTE: If the AutoPlay starts and prompts to install the program, click Cancel.
   
    
2. Click Start on the Windows® taskbar, choose Programs and select Broderbund Home Products.
    
3. Choose 3D Home Architect® Deluxe 3.0 and select Home Pro Tips. The Home Pro Tips will open.

1. Click Build on the menu bar and select Build/Move Lot. The mouse pointer will change to a crosshair.
    
2. Click on any one of the Lot lines. The entire lot will become selected.
    
3. Click Edit and select Delete. This will remove the corrupted portion of the plan.
    
4. Rebuild the lot.

1. Launch 3D Home Architect® Deluxe 3.0.
    
2. Click File and select Open.
    
3. Navigate to the 3DHAD3 folder and open the PROFILE.PL1 file.
    
4. Adds walls or other desired items that you want present when a new floor plan file is opened.
    
5. Click File and select Save All Floors.
   
   NOTE: Do not rename the PROFILE.PL1 file.

1. Click the 3D View tool. This appears as an eye.
    
2. Click on either one of the two Camera tool icons at the right side of the toolbar. The mouse pointer will change into a camera next to a crosshair.
    
3. Click and hold down the left mouse button. Drag the mouse in the direction that you want to view, as if aiming a camera.
    
4. The 3D Camera View will be displayed.
    
5. Press and down the Ctrl key on the computer keyboard and press the Tab key once. You will be returned to the Floor Plan view. A camera symbol will be visible, outlined in red.
    
6. Double-click directly on the camera symbol. The Camera Setup dialog box will open.
    
7. Make the desired adjustments and click OK.

1. Use the Select (arrow) to double-click inside a room. The Room Specification dialog window will open.
    
2. Click the Structure tab.
    
3. Uncheck Ceiling Over This Room.

1. Use the Select tool (arrow) to double-click inside either of two adjacent rooms. The room specification dialog window will appear.
    
2. Change the floor height as desired.
   
   NOTE: Negative values may be used by placing a minus sign before the floor height. For example: Entering -48 results in a floor height that is 48 inches lower than the default, which is 0 inches. Conversely, entering a positive value that is higher than the adjacent room will result in increasing the height of that floor by the difference in height between the two floors.
   
    
3. Click OK for the change to take effect.

1. Start 3D Home Architect® and display the floor plan view.
    
2. Use the Select (arrow) tool to double-click anywhere inside the room. The room specification dialog box will open.
    
3. Use the down arrow to scroll to a different room name in the Room Name field.
    
4. Click OK. The room name and dimensions will display on the floor plan.
    
5. Double-click anywhere in the room. The Room Specification dialog box will appear.
    
6. Use the down arrow to select the original desired room name.
    
7. Click OK. The original room name and dimensions will display on the floor plan.

1. Click on any exterior wall to select it and press the DELETE key. The selected wall will be removed.
    
2. Click Options on the menu bar and select Show Items. The Show Items window will open.
    
3. Remove the checkmark next to Automatic Dimensions and Text.
    
4. Click OK to close the window.
    
5. Click File and select Save to save the plan file.
    
6. Click File and select Close.
    
7. Click File and select Open to reopen the plan file.
    
8. Use the Wall tool to redraw the wall that was deleted in Step 1.
    
9. Click Options on the menu bar and select Show Items. The Show Items window will open.
    
10. Place a checkmark next to Automatic Dimensions and Text.
     
11. Click OK to close the window. The living area label and dimensions will be restored.

1. Click Build on the menu bar, choose Electrical and select Symbol Library. The Symbol Library window will open.
    
2. Click Lights and Fixtures.
    
3. Click the desired category to locate a particular Fan or Lighting Fixture.

1. In the floor plan, click the Staircase toolbar icon on the main toolbar.
    
2. Click and hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse to drag the staircase to the desired location.
    
3. Release the mouse button to place the staircase.
    
4. Double-click the staircase. The Staircase Specification dialog window will open.
    
5. Click the Style tab. The Stair Style window will open.
    
6. Place a checkmark next to the Open Underneath option.
    
7. Click OK to close the Staircase Specification dialog window and return to the floor plan view.
    
8. Continue to design the floor plan.

1. Define the porch using the Wall tool.
    
2. Drag out walls as if creating a room.
    
3. Click the Select (arrow) tool to make the tool active.
    
4. Double-click inside the room that is to be designated as a porch. The Room Specification dialog window will open.
    
5. Using the down arrow, scroll to select Porch from the Room Name list.

1. Use the Select (arrow) tool and double-click anywhere inside the Porch room. The Room Specification dialog window will open.
    
2. Remove the checkmarks from the Ceiling Over This Room and Roof Over This Room selections.
    
3. Click OK.
    
4. Use either the Wall or Select (arrow) tool and double-click on one of the walls that form the Porch. The Wall Specification dialog window will open.
    
5. Place a checkmark next to Invisible.
    
6. Click OK. The invisible wall will appear with dashed, rather than solid lines in the Floor Plan view.
    
7. Repeat Steps 1-3 for each wall that is to be a porch edge.

1. Complete the initial Porch room design as described above under Creating a Porch Room.
    
2. Use the Select (arrow) tool and double-click anywhere inside the Porch room. The Room Specification dialog window will open.
    
3. Remove the checkmarks from the Ceiling Over This Room and Roof Over This Room listings.
   
   NOTE: To create a Covered Porch, skip the previous step.
   
    
4. Click OK.
    
5. Use either the Wall or Select (arrow) tool and double-click on one of the walls that form the Porch. The Wall Specification dialog window will open.
    
6. Place a checkmark next to Railing.
    
7. Click Define. The Railing Specification dialog window will open.
    
8. Select the desired Railing type and configuration.
    
9. Click OK.
    
10. Click OK again to close the Wall Specification window and return to the floor plan view. The railings will appear as regular walls; however, the walls designated as railings intersect, rather than join the main wall of the house.
     
11. Repeat the Steps 1-10 for each wall that is to be designated as a railing.

1. Click the door to select it.
   
   NOTE: For a hinged door, click on the door placement section between the wall edges, not on the door itself. Three red handles (small squares) will appear, indicating that the door is selected.
   
    
2. Place the mouse pointer on the handle that is on the hinge edge.
    
3. Click and hold down the left mouse button and drag, perpendicular to the wall (about one inch on the screen display), in the direction that the door is open.
    
4. Release the mouse button. The hinge placement will reflect the change.

1. Design a first level floor plan that includes two rooms. A basic rectangular (or square) floor plan with a single dividing wall is best when attempting this procedure for the first time.
    
2. Create a two-room, second level floor plan with the two rooms exactly aligned with the two rooms on the first level. At this point, the first and second levels should be identical.
    
3. Click Window on the menu bar and select Swap Work-Ref to switch to the first level floor plan.
    
4. Using the Select (arrow) tool, double-click anywhere inside the first level room that will have a high ceiling. This is the room that is adjacent to the loft that will be on the second level. In other words, this is the room that will be visible when looking down from the loft. The Room Specification dialog window will open.
    
5. Remove the checkmark next to Ceiling Over This Room.
    
6. Click OK. This will remove the ceiling from the room on the first level floor plan.
    
7. Click Window on the menu bar and select Swap Work-Ref to switch to the second level floor plan.
    
8. On the second level floor plan, double-click anywhere inside the room that is the same as the room on the first level that is now without a ceiling. The Room Specification dialog window will open.
    
9. Using the down arrow, select Open Below from the Room Name drop-down list.
    
10. Click OK. This will remove the floor from the room on the second level plan.
     
11. Click on the second level wall that divides the two rooms. The Wall Specification dialog box will open.
     
12. Place a checkmark next to Railing.
     
13. Click Define. The Railing Specification dialog box will open.
     
14. Select the desired Railing type.
     
15. Click OK. This will replace the wall with the chosen railing type.
     
16. Click OK again to close the Wall Specification dialog box.

1. Click the Fireplace toolbar icon. The mouse pointer appears as a crosshair.
    
2. Click on the desired location to place the fireplace in the floor plan view. The placement can be adjusted anytime in the floor plan view.
    
3. To adjust the dimensions, use the Select (arrow) tool to double-click on the fireplace in the floor plan view. The Fireplace Specification dialog box will open.
    
4. Configure the fireplace as desired.
    
5. To add color or texture (such as brick), click the Color & Material button. The Assign Colors box will open. It is possible to assign either a color or a texture, but not both. If a texture is selected, the default color of the texture cannot be changed.
    
6. To add a texture, click the Material button. The Assign Material box will open.
    
7. Click Choose Material. The Select Image window will open.
    
8. Click Fireplace to view the various textures.
    
9. Double-click the desired texture. The Assign Material box with the selected texture displayed will reappear.
    
10. Click OK.
     
11. Click OK again to close the Fireplace dialog box and apply the texture.

1. Place the camera in the plan by clicking the Camera button.
    
2. Click and drag the mouse in the direction you want to view the plan. The 3D Camera view will open.
    
3. In the 3D view, click Window on the menu bar and click Plan from the list that appears. (This selection is typically at the bottom of the list.) The 2D plan view will return.
    
4. In the 2D view of the floor, locate a camera image (outlined in red) on the plan.
    
5. Double-click the camera. The Camera Setup dialog box will appear.
    
6. Adjust the camera settings as desired.