Import/Export

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• Creating a Screenshot

  Creating a screenshot is easy to accomplish by following the instructions applicable for your operating system.

• Importing 3D Symbols

  Import 3D symbols from outside sources in .obj, .3ds, and .skp formats. Home Designer Pro can also import 3D .dxf files.

• Importing a Room Planner Design into Chief Architect and Home Designer

  Save your Room Planner designs on our Cloud storage, then import your designs into Chief Architect or Home Designer for additional advanced work on the plan file.

• Importing and Creating Custom Library Materials

  Home Designer makes it easy to import any material that you need from your favorite manufacturers.

• Importing and Tracing Over an Image of a Floor Plan

  A digital picture of a floor plan can be imported and then used as a template for creating your drawing.

• Sharing and Embedding 3D Viewer Models in Home Designer

  3D Viewer Models can be viewed directly in a web browser or on a social media profile such as Facebook or Twitter or be embedded directly into a website.

• Tracing Over an Imported File to Create a 3D Floorplan

  There isn't a way to convert a digital image into a 3D model in Chief Architect; however, you can use an image of a floor plan as a template to trace over.