Live Interior 3D Standard

Introducing Live Interior 3D

• Brief Description
• System Requirements
• Registration
• Updating the Program
• Removing the Program
• Web Resources
• Conventions Used in this Document
• Live Interior 3D Standard Edition End User License Agreement

Live Interior 3D Workspace

• The Main Window
• The Assistant
• The 2D View
• The 3D View
• The Inspector Window
• The Program Preferences
• Live Interior 3D Menus
• Live Interior 3D Keyboard Shortcuts

Getting Started

• Setting Up the Program after Installation
• Project Design Workflow
• Video Tutorials

Working with Projects

• What is a Project?
• Creating and Opening Projects
• Project Setup
• Saving Projects

• The Project Tree
• The Environment Panel

• Exporting the Floor Plan
• Exporting 3D Views to Graphic Files
• Exporting 3D Views to QTVR
• Exporting to the 3D File Format

• Printing

• The Render Boost Plug-in

• Creating Movies
• Creating and Modifying Movie Tracks in 2D
• Creating and Modifying Movie Tracks in 3D

• Backing up the Object and Material Libraries

Working with Storeys

• Introduction
• Managing Storeys in the Inspector
• Storeys and the 2D View

Working with Roofs

• Roofs in Live Interior 3D
• Adding and Deleting Roofs
• Roof Properties
• Modifying the Style of a Roof
• Adding a Skylight to the Roof
• Adding a Dormer Window
• Interior Walls in the Loft

Working with Objects

• Basics
  
  
• Walls
• Ceilings and Floors
• Windows, Doors and Openings
• Niches and Wall Panels
• Columns
• Furniture
• Staircases
  
  
• Properties of Objects in 2D
• Type and Representation
• Importing Objects
  
  
• Importing Trimble SketchUp Objects
• Exporting to the 3D File Format
  

• Aligning and Distributing Objects
• Grouping and Ungrouping Objects

The Library of Objects

• Introduction
• Library Panel
• Object Information in the Library
• Managing the Library of Objects

Working with Materials

• Introduction
• Applying Materials
• Adding Materials to the Library
• Material Picker

Lighting

• Light Sources
• Managing Light Sources in the Inspector

Using Cameras

• Adding, Deleting and Positioning Cameras

Auxiliary Objects

• Introduction to Auxiliary Objects
• Text Annotation
• Measurement Tool
• Images

Guidelines and the Layout Grid

• Guidelines
• Layout Grid

Solving Problems

• Troubleshooting
• Known Issues and Limitations
• Technical Support