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1. Tna A 9 Mani InteriCAD Lite user manual O The system will keep on calculating the lighting until you click stop MEG or when the error is almost zero A longer calculation time will create a more realistic image It is recommended that you stop the calculation when the error goes below 1 4 After you stop the calculation a dialogue will appear to adjust the brightness Hold down left click and adjust the slider bar Click OK after you get the desired effect 21 InteriCAD Lite user manual Brightness Brightness Exposure Contrast Black White canal Step 10 Save image 1 Click the button Render Render at the top navigation panel Select the desired effect in the pop up dialogue E ave image Save picture High quality effect Save Cancel 2 Try the Quick effect first After the system generates the photo a popup dialogue will guide you to save 1t in hard disk drive 22 InteriCAD Lite user manual Fie Render WD bea Mama Otero neitt Ed WE EE A Fhswplen Parnes Step 11 List Click List List on the top navigation panel The system will generate a price list of all the products in the scene E interiCAD Lite wil bg i Le txt htl export export export print preview setting undo redo delete add template 2009 2 5 Unit Price Total Price Bed cabinet R800386 Huayuanxuan Huayuanxuan 5504057450 24267
2. a w Computer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE YFSoftware 3DShow 7 0 general Method 2 Click Start gt Programs gt YFCAD Software gt InteriCAD Lite gt Input author code In the popup windows input the authorization code ge Set Model Code Input Code Add Click OK to finish setting model code Delete 93000690970941 MO 922208900911 47 MN OK Cancel 2 Q The system can not find the software lock A When you run YuanFang program sometimes the system prompts And it may be The software lock is not checked out or key not found Sometimes the system finds the key but it can only open 2D design or VR For these problems you can follow the instruction 127 InteriCAD Lite user manual A Insert the key first Then open Device Manager You can find Device Manager in Control Panel gt System gt Hardware Device Manager or right click my computer choose properties Then in the Universal Serial Bus controllers you will find Senselock SENSEIV v2 x System Properties System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced Device Manager The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device Device Manager iors Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are E compatible with Windows Windows Update lets you se
3. Texture InteriCAD Lite user manual Base Color Reflection Transparency Stencil Bump 41 Reflection mn Smoothness 0 00 p Texture None Inverse Gloss 0 gt 1000 Gloss Size 0 001 gt 1000 _ Select C Apply C Move It means the degree of reflection of an object surface This feature is called mirror reflection Value 1 means pure mirror and value O means it has no mirror reflection feature It means the smoothness level of an object surface This parameter is only valid when the reflection level is not 0 It is used to make the effect of diffuse reflection Usually the value is from 0 1 to 0 4 Use texture mapping to control the reflection area You can make some special effect and we will give examples later Base Color Reflection Transparency Stencil Bump 4 gt Transparency 10 00 Refraction 1 00 Texture None Inverse e Select Apply Move Transparency It sets the degree of transparency of an object surface Use texture map to control Refraction transparency You can make some special effects with it and in the following we will illustrate that Transparent objects for example magnifier can produce ray refraction Some thicker glass may produce unreal color Refraction settings include red green and blue Usually default value is 1 Also we can make some special effects by using stencil bump emit and wave labels In t
4. ength 440 a x fo lo Width 505 gt s v o gt Height 930 fp z o f gt 20 Rotate Y 180 110 angle 360 ok a X Mov i 54 EE motin nearh D raene Method 2 Right click on the chair and select Copy in the popup dialogue and automatically a new copied chair will move along with the mouse Move it to your prefered position and click to confirm 53 InteriCAD Lite user manual Move Rotate Free rotate wus tt ew Edit size Gun i i Elevation Delete Cancel HAG pl f Pupe 10 2 5 and trap wrth 2 Oo te Dr Please layout 4 chairs using the two methods Tips O The furniture that you select will be highlighted O Press the space bar to rotate the furniture o Activate the snap function to attach the furniture to the walls o With the snap function activated move the furniture to the wall to adjust the angle automatically e You can check for detailed information about the furniture in the top left area by clicking on it Oo Some objects can only be added in the 3D mode 3 3 3 2 Move Take the bed as an example Method 1 Double click on the bed and you can move the bed around Find the preferred position and click to confirm To cancel the movement right click or press Esc Method 2 Click on the bed click Move Mww in the popup dialogue and move the bed to your preferred position Click to confirm 54
5. InteriCAD Lite user manual PI eA 9 Move OpY Replace Mirror Del Esc Dimension paramete Accurate move engin reso X fo a gt Width Par pp s Y fo a Height 1000 afp H e D So Method 3 Right click on the chair and select Move in the popup dialogue Move the bed to your preferred position and click to confirm Free rotate Copy Edit size Elevation Delete Cancel 3 3 3 3 Rotate Sapa O ee Mave oe Replace Mirror Del 9 Take the carpet as an example Method 1 Click the carpet and then input the angle in the popup dialogue Click OK to confirm 55 InteriCAD Lite user manual Method 2 Click on the carpet and drag the red line inside the circle oeh Move Copy Replace Miro Del Esc Dimension parameter r Accurate move Length 1700 LA x fo gt Width 2700 els vj KG Hetone o vale zj afe eS Rotate EE Y r X 70 Method 3 Right click on the carpet and select Rotate Move it to your preferred position and left click to confirm There is a tip showing you the rotation angle information Move Free ahs Copy Edit size Elevation Delete Cancel 3 3 3 4 Delete Take the cabinet as an example a Method 1 Click on the cabinet and click ave COPY Replace Mirre el Esc Color Elevation Dimension parameter Accurate move
6. Snap on will make the operation difficult Operation Click Setting gt Furniture snap to wall in the menu bar Tip If there is a mark near the Snap to wall command in the snap menu it indicates that the function is on otherwise it is off Wall ortho snap This 1s an auxiliary drawing tool When building the wall you can see there 1s an axis on the end point of wall It not only helps you to view the X direction and Y direction but also snap the 90 InteriCAD Lite user manual exact point of the wall Sometimes however it may bring inconvenience For example if you draw a wall close to another wall Wall end point press the right button to exit Wall end point press the right button to exit With the wall ortho snap activated you can not draw a wall of which the length is between 4334 and 4690 Operation If there is a mark before the Wall ortho snap command in the Setting menu it indicates that the function is on otherwise it is off Snap setting Default settings of two auxiliary snap tools Operation 1 Click Setting gt Snap setting in the menu bar 2 Length snap is use to control the step value of the mouse when drawing line or wall The default is 50 which means the length of the wall is in multiples of 50 3 Angle snap is use to control the step angle for rotating the object The default is 15 which means the rotation angle is in multiples
7. Show or hide all images inserted by the insert picture command in the workspace Operation Click Draw gt Show all images hide all images in the menu bar and then the system will show or hide all images in the draw area Tips You can quickly portray a drawing without affecting the final plot effect that is use the show all images command to show all images and take them as an assistant when portray a drawing when export the final 2D effect drawing hide all images so that they will not influence the final effect Properly using the two functions you can quickly portray a drawing without influencing the final plot effect that is use the show image command to show all images and take them as an assistant when portray a drawing when export the final 2D effect drawing hide all images so that they will not influence the final effect 3 8 4 Draw command Line Draw a line Operation 1 Click Draw gt Line in the menu bar 76 InteriCAD Lite user manual line parameter length 2400 angle 0 0 degree relative 180 0 angle k degree 2 Line parameter dialogue box will pop up Move the mouse left click to determine the start position and then move the mouse to another position A tip will be displayed to ask you to determine the end point and then dynamically shows the distance between the two points 3 Click at a proper position to determine the end point and n
8. 1 la 1 urniture Please select your room change the dimension then press ok bt My floorplans Save floorplan that may help your design in the future use it directly by clicking on the floorplan next time la Room_Template Lib a 3 Left click in the workplace to confirm the location 39 InteriCAD Lite user manual A PA Specify the position Tip How to add your own floorplan Ge 1 Click Floorplan in the navigation panel and then click My floorplans PY Hooretans lin the top area of product library 2 Right click on Room Template Lib Select Insert node to add a subnode Add to library Delete Node 3 Inthe popup dialogue input the name for the node Then click OK 40 InteriCAD Lite user manual Insert node Node name test OK Cancel 4 Right click on the node you added Select Add to library Room_Template Lib 01 Insert Node Delete Node Koom_ template File name testOl c 41 InteriCAD Lite user manual InteriCAD Lite A Room template test01 imported successfully 3 2 Install rooms and windows KI 1 Click Floorplan library Input the size of the door and click OK A e Free wall Room in the navigation panel and select Single door in the product ca Window Bay Window Brand YFCAD Price Width Hei
9. As the shadow becomes unclear or pale in color the whole scene will become no levels Diffuse factor The diffuse factor is used to control the attenuation level of indirect light Value 1 of this parameter means the pure white material will reflect 100 light energy for secondary lighting Value O means this surface will absorb all the light which equals no indirect lighting This parameter should be specified according to solid conditions For the scene that has numerous light sources this value can be lower down In most cases the default value 0 9 is ok Under most circumstances the effect will be good using normal precision while the high precision takes much longer calculation time It will take the current mainstream computer several minutes to calculate a moderate scene using normal precision but half an hour for high precision The value of user define precision can be set between these two values as a compromise scheme 123 InteriCAD Lite user manual 4 4 4 2 Raytrace Raytrace technology in InteriCAD Lite can affect sunlight spot light and material such as highlight material metal and glass etc The effect is real and meanwhile the calculation speed is fast Raytrace calculation can be performed before and after radiosity The table below is the comparison of the two Raytrace before radiosity Raytrace after radiosity The effect is not very real The effect is real Only the spot light that calculates the dir
10. Click Room in the menu bar and choose Ceiling block Move the mouse to the workplace to define the first point Click to confirm the first point and then move to a proper position to define the second point You can see the distance between two points when moving Choose ceiling Note hold SHIFT at the same time double left click image to 3 Input the elevation in the popup dialogue and click use existing ceiling type to select ceiling types You can hold the Shift key and double click the picture to preview first Choose a proper ceiling style from the ceiling library to build a ceiling with complex structure Gand eaa W Sree erat Grae at rte Teena rene 64 InteriCAD Lite user manual 4 Click Room in the menu bar and choose Linear spotlights Left click to define the first point and then the second point You can see the distance between two points as you move After you have defined the two points you can set the type and the number of the lights Click OK to confirm the operation 3 6 List Click in the navigation panel The system will automatically list all the products and generate the List You can now check the price size quantity etc E interiCAD Lite ox HE eERBUeeBaue export print preview setting undo redo template Fumiture List YFCAD Software Bed cabinet R3003B Huayuanxuan Huayuanxuan T24350E dressing o andbond a Sp table E 1
11. Length 1140 abr x fo af Width 310 apl y fo afe Height h120 O F as lo af s0 Rotate Y 180 1 0 angle o OK si X Method 2 Right click on the cabinet and select Delete in the popup dialogue shoe cabinet tok a C ARP 56 InteriCAD Lite user manual m Nn Move Rotate Free rotate Copy Edit size Elevation e ancel Method 3 Click on the cabinet and press the delete key 3 3 3 5 Replace e You can replace the furniture directly by clicking on the furniture and click r Choose the desired furniture in the popup dialogue As a result the furniture has been replaced Mh tt Y Replace Mirror Del Esc shoe cabinet P Ta Move Cop Coor Elevation Dimension parameter Accurate move L ength 1140 imf x o lo width 310 s Y o Height h 120 Igi Zz lo gt R myo angelo x 270 3 3 3 6 Elevation Normally the object you added was located on the floor or on the surface of an object that the mouse points at However sometimes there will be an error For example after we inserted the end table we inserted a carpet in the same position as the table The table will be positioned under the carpet Now we have to set the elevation Method 1 Click on the carpet and click Elevation When the carpet is on the floor the elevation will be shown as zero To get the carpet to the floor just set the elevation to zero 57 InteriCAD Lit
12. Save as in menu bar Input the name of the changed file and then click Save as button 70 InteriCAD Lite user manual Save in Demo New Folder Edfurnitureset E furnituresetot Filename E Save as type KOC file koc y Cancel Export the whole workspace to a file in jpg file format Operation Click File gt Export jpeg file in menu bar The system will show Export image dialogue box as follows In the dialogue you can modify the resolution and the size of the jpeg file Select the file path and input the file name and then click the Export button EXport image Save in Demo New Folder m2 E floorplan Image size E Furnitureset Select 44 Paper size vertical v width Pixel Height Pixel Resolution 150 PixelfInch File name E Save as type JPG file jpg v Cancel Export Cancel Print Print the plot drawing Operation l Click File gt Print in menu bar 2 The system will display the print dialogue box There are three ways you can choose Whole image area print all content in the current view port Choose scope print certain items in the current view point First click the left button to indicate a point of rectangle and then move the mouse to the proper position to indicate the other point on the cross All objects inside the rectangle will be printed 71 InteriCAD Lite user man
13. on the menu bar Zoom to maximally display all the objects in the workplace This function is practical when you are outside the room 4 3 2 7 Rotate view Operation Click View gt Rotate view on the menu bar Rotate the view by 30 degree each click 4 3 2 8 Previous view Operation Click View gt Previous view on the menu bar Return to the last view This function will help you to get back to normal view from the other views Tip When you are in Top view Front view Right view Bottom view mode you can use walk Elevate Spin Pan Zoom Look at to adjust the view 4 3 2 9 Camera Here we introduce two useful methods of adjusting the camera Method 1 To change the camera click in the bottom left area of the workplace To further adjust click Click Close to finish the adjustment Method 2 You can also use the thumbnails of the room map in the bottom right area of the workplace to change the view The cursor will change toka when you move around inside the room map Click to define the position of the camera and then click to define the position of the target 98 InteriCAD Lite user manual Click to confirm view angle For further adjustment please click View gt Edit camera You can then set the focus distance here Tip If the room is small set focus distance below 25 After adjusting the camera you
14. Ceiling shape OK c sy Do not use ceiling type Cancel Use existing ceiling type am Elevation 2600 a aa 3 To set the ceiling lights click Room gt Linear spotlights in the menu bar Click the first point as the start point Then click another point as the end point In the popup dialogue enter 3 as the quantity There are 4 generation modes Here we use the default Click OK to confirm 15 InteriCAD Lite user manual a Ema se ct aera a A lr TA Linear tights T Generation mode Both ends O C O A C Skip first 7 l ae 0 A m1 Skip last Po A melee a Skip both ends rorrapoerwent ney llas bajadas le Li light 3l fos brews he here Shoa sii it cole aa Fem serw cere a Sali _ pos Tdh late ter mn eters Nate ies satis ee pra Mio hte s i ES A A A A AU A The spots shown in the workplace are the ceiling lights Step 5 Dimension 1 Click Draw gt Line dimension or Parallel dimension in the menu bar You can also orParallel Dimension below the navigation bar Now let s get the dimensions of Wall C Click on one end of the wall and then click on the other end Move the mouse along the direction perpendicular to the wall and left click to decide the location Tip The system will automatically get the end point of the wall If it doesn t activate the node snap function For details of the snap f
15. DXF DW file e Central line Free region Right side Search region Free wall Room 2 Inthe popup dialogue choose the JPEG file and click Open Look in E Demo e Eg 5 New Folder E floorplan File name 2 Files of type image files jpg bmp tif y Cancel 3 Specify the location of the picture Click to confirm the position 35 InteriCAD Lite user manual LA NES free wal Poors A Wide Bay Widow L Sage cher Dauti door a Siting door Fokine door Arcada doer Wall tebe bead hnn terar sadow TOA ETICO F snap atinan Set anje FZ Sr da 4 The system will automatically display the picture in a proper size The following dialogue pops up to define the ratio Click Choose reference point Change map ratio By changing the display scale of the drawings drawings can be adjust to the same size as the Click choose reference point button then select two points type the real distance between two points Note The selection can only be horizontal or vertical Choose reference paint Actual size 7 5 The system will require you to specify the first point Choose the wall that has length information on it Click on both end of the wall 36 InteriCAD Lite user manual JANO TOS VTA Second point 7 orn y TER Camana ETE ae kell Shap at length Snap at angie Snap at sede 6 Inthe popup dialogue please input 10280 as the actua
16. Deco and then choose the object you want to decorate Select the tea table for example clicks in the popup dialogue and click the decoration selected and it will automatically add the decoration to the tea table E Decorate scene add decorations ey deco029 deco025 system_library 19 InteriCAD Lite user manual 2 Use this method to add decorations to other objects 3 Some objects are inserted in a different way For example when adding TV set as decoration onto the cabinet click the object in the product library from the left navigation panel Move it into the room and left click to confirm position Step 9 Rendering 1 Click the button Light On LizhtsOnat the bottom left area of the workplace 2 The system will begin calculating the lighting inside the room and data will be shown at the bottom Tips Please click Stop before you carry out other operations 20 3 J File E Render L Viewty Object E Material M Other 0 ld El Floorplan Furniture acid Quotation Render Help H Print E Openlight Turn off light AutoDistance Other Sanitary_ware Kitchen des Concealed_wardrobe Electric_appliance Lighting Carpet Furnishing gt Other CD rack Painting Decoration Decorative_box Partition ome_furniture Office_equipment Marble Floor_marble
17. SYS and SEVREADER SYS If you can only find one or two of them delete completely Remember to empty the Recycle Then install the driver of keylock again C If there is not Sense4V2 0 in Device Manager it means Windows didn t find the key There are three reasons for this O The USB port doesn t work properly You can try to change to another USB port 128 InteriCAD Lite user manual O The USB port is set as disable in BIOS setting You might need to modify the BIOS setting O The key is corrupted You need to change another key 3 Q When using 2D Design of InteriCAD Lite the graphic is showing scattered or become dirty A An error print screen is shown as below esis i Haas as 10 37 oa er aE AA HH amin OA E SSS ee ea ea E SO e tH mi 8 Locate at 3 im Fin A Length MOE Cater Sia upon ok ge E This is because the display card is not suitable for InteriCAD Lite To solve this problem you may 1 Update the driver of the display card If there is no available update you can lower or shut down the hardware acceleration 2 To change the hardware acceleration Right click the mouse on the screen and select the properties In the Display Properties dialogue go to the setting part and click on the Advanced button Display Properties Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appear
18. Value 0 indicates that the object is nontransparent Value 1 indicates that the object is completely transparent This option usually is used in lampshade lamp box surface sunlit window screen and ground glass with lamp hidden in etc Reflection When doing radiosity this parameter controls how much luminous energy will be reflected by the material To a pure white material value 0 8 means 80 luminous energy will continuously be diffuse reflected You should have more experience to maximize the use of this parameter Usually this parameter needs no adjustment Map Size This parameter can readjust the value of the auto axis texture map coordinate Refer to next section for texture map coordinate 109 InteriCAD Lite user manual RGB HSV Base Color Reflection Transparency Stencil Bump 4 co a cs Color Blending 04 0 Brightness 1 00 Texture d Settings Aidministrator x lt AA ze mzf e Select C Apply Move Tone color using the Red Green and Blue system This color means the diffuse reflection color of the material when there is no color texture map Use the Hue Saturation and Value system for toning Color Blending Brightness Texture In the physical world the reflection light of different materials is also different For example the red paper will make the white wall around it become red But to a smooth red marble the red saturation of the wall around is much lower
19. animation path you should perform animation preview to view the roughly effect Tips Animation preview is very important The effect previewed is completely the same as that of the saved animation If the picture dithers dropped frames in the preview the saved animation file will have the same effect Furthermore the most important is the total number of frames determine the time of the animation For example if the total number is 300 frames and the preview play in 30frame second the time of the animation is 300 30 10seconds If the length of the polyline that is used as the path of the camera is 200 meters the animation will make people feel that it is running like the wind at the speed of 20meters second Note if you feel the moving speed of the camera is too fast or too slow don t adjust the number of frames per second but add or delete the total number of frames Basic Operations of Animation Preview 1 Switch to wireframe mode after you set the animation Then click preview animation 2 In the appeared dialogue box remove the activate status of disable speed con option which means do not use speed control and preview the animation at the fastest speed that the computer can run Playback Speed Control Please Select Playback Constant Frameise 3 Constant is set to 30 in common cases 107 InteriCAD Lite user manual 4 Click OK and the preview starts It is allowed to switch to co
20. commands 4 1 Overview We can do further modifications in 3D mode For example select preferred material from the library and attach it directly to the models The diffuse reflection texture maps can also be displayed right away All the operations are simple and clear The following chapter will further explain the 3D mode Step by step 1 Click gt inthe navigation panel 94 InteriCAD Lite user manual 2 Try more advanced editing as follows editing the wall surface editing the ground material gt add replace erase a furniture model gt add replace the decoration light setting switching on the lights and so on 3 Preview the changes you have made save the picture print it and output the furniture list 4 2 Introduction of the interface 3D interface Hobd left hey gor drag to pan view Mouse wheel and arrow keys can also control view Menu bar Navigation panel Quick toolbar Workplace Product library Auxiliary toolbar Menu bar Most commands are shown here Navigation panel Provides simpler forms of commands Workplace the drawing area Auxiliary toolbar Zoom control tools Quick toolbar Provides easier access to the commands Product library You can see the pictures and detailed information of the product on top of this area You can select the product from the lower area 4 3 3D scene basic commands 4 3 1 Move In this part we will learn how to walk inside t
21. conical projection area of spot light clearly b Secondly change the color of the light source The color of the cone is changing simultaneously 118 d InteriCAD Lite user manual Thirdly click the pick button and left click at anywhere in the scene You can control the projection center of spot light You can also control the projection direction using the sliding bar of spot light horizontal and spot light vertical Last adjust the emission angle of spot light to control the dimension of the coning angle From the operations above you can see that 1t 1s visual to set spot light O Sunlight Next we will learn about how to set sunlight There are two methods of setting sunlight Operation Tips L wt ao E Click Render gt Set object as light The mouse will become a blue cursor hk Left click the corresponding surface Click Render gt Edit light Select the surface set as sunlight Change the type as sunlight Input the sunlight brightness in Power Click Render gt Sunlight setting Day Hight Setting Environment Sun Ray Direction H 9 29 Sun Ray Direction 4 55 00 Atmospherics Clarity Sunlight Activate Sunlight Effect Skylight Activate Sky Effect Ground Brightness Ground Brightness Factor 1 Determine the incident angle of sunray using Pick button Then exit Click Exit button Please ac
22. dimensions Operation Click Draw gt Show Dimension in the menu bar Insert picture Insert an image jpg format into the workplace for drawing the floor plan To use this command you need to scan the real floor plan and save it as jpg format For this part refer to 3 1 3 Method 2 Use Insert Picture command Insert a frame into the workplace and then you can print the selected frame style It is recommended that you combine the command with the above mentioned Print command on Page 63 Operation l Click Draw gt Insert frame in the menu bar 2 There are three items to setup in the popup dialogue box paper size map direction and frame containing area If you choose Define scope you need to define the frame range Click to determine the insert point and move to a proper position to determine the range if you choose Whole image scope the frame me will be inserted automatically 3 Click Ok after you set the items Insert image frame Image frame type las Map direction Horizon Vertical Frame containing area e Whole image scope C Define scope 4 Also you can carry out operations such as move rotate copy mirror and delete etc 82 InteriCAD Lite user manual Inset koc file Add a file in koc format to the current one After exploding them you can edit any part in the current view Operation 1 Click Draw gt Insert koc fil
23. distance between two points also called the oblique dimension Operation 1 Click Draw gt Parallel dimension in the menu bar or click etalle Dimension in the quick toolbar 2 Move the mouse cursor into the workspace Click one point as the first point Then move the mouse to another position A tip will be displayed to ask you to determine the second point and dynamically show the distance between the two points 3 Click at a proper position to determine the second point Angle Dimension Get the angle between two lines The system automatically measures the angle Operation 1 Click Draw gt Angle Dimension in the menu bar or click Ange Dimension in the quick toolbar 2 Move the mouse cursor into the workspace and you can see a prompt asking you to determine the vertex Click at a proper position to fix it and then move the mouse to another position A tip will be displayed to ask you to identify the first side and here also dynamically shows the distance and angle variation between the two points Click to determine the first side of the inclination click again to determine the second line 3 Now you can see the angle Move to an appropriate position and left click to determine the location for angle dimension 81 InteriCAD Lite user manual Hide Dimension Hide all the dimensions Operation Click Draw gt Hide Dimension in the menu bar Show Dimension Unhide all the
24. group and adjustment 120 PER T ol Se Ee a a a a a eee Teen arene 121 SAA RATOS AAA A decd aa N 121 44 4 2 Riad AAA 124 Chapter AppendI car A AAA AAA 126 5 1 Frequent ask question FAQ ccccccccsssssssssssssssssssssssscccccccccccccssssssssssssssssssccsscssssees 126 S522 A DOLE SOLA alias 130 5 3 Technical support scccccseccsccaccessstaciasvetecscesccecsecnscesssesccacestvesacsceseudcacdsscnseeevsersenteccecseene 131 InteriCAD Lite user manual Chapter 1 System installation and configuration This chapter shows the software and hardware requirements for running InteriCAD Lite and also introduces how to install and configure the system 1 1 System requirements In order to run InteriCAD Lite it is necessary for your system to include the following components Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista Operating system Windows XP is recommended Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon 2 4 GHz or faster Processor Intel or AMD Dual Core processor 1 6 GHz or faster Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core 2 Quad are recommended 1GB RAM Microsoft Windows XP Memory y 2GB RAM Microsoft Windows Vista 1GB including model library at least another 1GB is needed as swap space DVD drive 8 speed or faster OpenGL compatible video cards with true color Another 1GB RAM is required for integrated video card Standalone video card is recommended Internet dial up or broadband Internet access is required for updates an
25. of 15 Tips You must first activate the snap function before you set the parameter Tick a check i Snap at angle mark before Snap at angle in the auxiliary toolbar to activate the function It is the same with Snap at length and Snap at node Set image insert point Define the insert point of the file in koc format The function is useful when you want to save the furniture as a koc file and insert it next time 91 InteriCAD Lite user manual Operation 1 Click Setting gt Set image insert point in the menu bar 2 Click a proper position on the furniture Tip This function is useful when you want to save the file and insert it into another file If you don t set the insert point first it may cause some problems when you want to insert the file Unit Set metric system or English unit as the default unit Operation 1 Click Setting gt Unit in the menu bar Tip You have to restart the program to apply the change Dimension setting Set dimension parameters including font color size and arrow style etc Operation 1 Click Setting gt Set image insert point in the menu bar 2 You can set font text color height offset and arrow style and arrow size in the popup dialogue Press OK to confirm Dimension style Font Arial Color Font height Origin offset Arrow style Arrow size Default text colo Set the defau
26. part of mirror cannot reflect light while other parts without pattern can normally reflect light Reflection texture map can easily realize the function Operation l Open the Material Editor 2 Switch to Reflection label If you want to make pure mirror you can set the reflection to 1 Tips If you want to use reflection texture mapping the reflection must not be 0 otherwise reflection texture mapping has no effect 3 Click the big button of reflection texture mapping 112 InteriCAD Lite user manual Material Editor Base Color Reflection Smoothness Texture l Inverse Gloss fo 0 gt 1000 Gloss Size 30 0 001 gt 1000 e Select Apply C Move 4 Select the required black and white picture by browsing 5 Function of Inverse the system makes an inversion process to the black and white picture that is interchanges white color and black color It results that original reflection area cannot reflect any more while original non reflection area can reflect now Effect of graved mirror O Transparency texture mapping Transparency texture mapping uses a pattern file to control the transparency of different areas of object surface First the system turns this picture to a black and white one among which the pure black area is shown using default transparency while the pure white area is completely nontransparent The gray level between pure black and pure white is represented by transparenc
27. that the door is automatically inserted into the wall Just move the door icon to either side of the wall to determine the direction of the door inside or outside the room You can also move along the wall to change the door location Press space bar to change the direction of the door to face either left or right Untied TUS VT CRC Ca Y A k W Sep dh Sea ja Y Srp ot rode 10 de InteriCAD Lite user manual Left click to confirm the location 4 Click again to complete the insertion Now you have inserted a single door Please insert the other two doors using the same procedure faye A vga door freed Ron Woles Bary Widow e ZA A AS F Shap ale hen Sp at ange F Shap at rode After inserting all the single doors choose the sliding door shown in the product library You can change the size width height elevation in the top area of the panel Here we accept the default Click OK and then left click to confirm the location at AA Brand VFCAD free ad Room Woe Bay Widow Segedo Double door IF Shap al length T Snap at angie V Snap ot node m ETEK lS 6 Next insert an arcadia door into the Wall D using the same procedure as the single door 11 InteriCAD Lite user manual Arcada door Wall tebe E So far we have inserted all the doors and windows Step 3 Product layout F Shap a lena Snap at ange V Srp ot rode 1 Click Furniture E on the to
28. to confirm the position O To delete click on the object and press the Delete Edit surface 101 InteriCAD Lite user manual You can also edit a certain surface of an object Click Object gt Edit surface and select the command Move e Click Object gt Edit surface gt Move O Click the object which needs to be moved then right click or Enter to confirm the selection o Left click to set base point O Move the mouse and you can see the object dynamically moves following the mouse Left click to confirm Rotate e Click Object gt Edit surface gt rotate O Click the object which needs to be edited then right click or Enter to confirm the selection o Left click to set the center point O Move the mouse and you can see the object dynamically rotates following the mouse Left click to confirm Size e Click Object gt Edit surface gt scale O Click the object which needs to be edited then right click or Enter to confirm the selection o Left click to set the base point and click the other point as the scale reference point O Move the mouse and you can see the object dynamically scales following the mouse Left click to confirm Mirror 0 Click Object gt Edit surface gt mirror O Click the object which needs to be edited then right click or Enter to confirm the selection O Left click to set the first p
29. undo or advances the buffer to a more current state Operation Click Edit gt Redo in the menu bar Move This command can move one or more objects at a time It is usually used to adjust a set of furniture Operation 1 Click Edit gt Move in the menu bar 2 Click on the object that you want to move The selected object will be highlighted in yellow After selecting right click to confirm the objects 4 Left click to choose the starting point Then move the mouse At the same time it shows the relative displacement dynamically 5 Move the target position and left click Tips you can simultaneously select and move multiple objects if you left click an object and choose the move command you can only move one object This command can be used to rotate one or more objects at a time It is usually used to adjust a set of furniture Operation l Click Edit gt Rotate in the menu bar 2 Click the object to be rotated The selected object will be highlighted in yellow 3 After selecting right click to confirm the objects 4 Left click to define the rotation center and then move the mouse At the same time it shows the relative displacement and rotation angle dynamically 5 Move the target position and left click Copy This command can be used to copy one or more objects at a time It is usually used to adjust a 73 InteriCAD Lite user manual set of furniture Operation 1 Click Edi
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31. 199 452 721 Total be Ibth mat I Wer AD Lie Copy Rights Guangzhou YuanFang Computer Software Engineering Co Ltd export Export the list to text format In the popup dialogue designate the location and input the file name Then click OK 65 InteriCAD Lite user manual Export to text file List separator Use Tab to separate C Use semicolon to separate C Use two contineous space to separate C Use comma to separate Use to separate C Define separator l Save data format File name P fel wa html ep0 Export the list to HTML format In the popup dialogue designate the location and input the file name Then click Save Save in temm e er EA File name Save Save as type html Cancel 66 InteriCAD Lite user manual xls export Export the list to excel format In the popup dialogue designate the location and input the file name If the list is more than one page you can Then click Save Export to Excel file File name o fel Content Current page C All pages Ok Cancel print Print out the list It s better to set the printer before you try to print Print area _ Property C All Current page copies 1 al Define table 1 3 5 7 AA auto pagination Contineous print C Define page 1 2 4 8 Print saves to file OK Close Page setting Preview preview Previ
32. 63672201 T2435QE dressing LBMSFCO YK Landbond Landbond 1240 510 1500 table E T SFM21 3 zhenghui Bilture 2157913813 dressing table VE 11 Meidi 1199 952 721 Total 5574 The ktk mak by le OAD Le Copy Rights Guangzhou YuanFang Computer Software Engineering Co Ltd 23 InteriCAD Lite user manual To save the price list click File in the menu bar and select Export html In the popup dialogue choose the path and enter the name then click Save Save As Save in Demo File name report Save as type HTMLfile html Cancel Step 11 Save file Click File gt Save or Save as in menu bar Select the destination folder and type in the file name Click OK to save the file Save As Save in New Folder e ey EJ File name demo Save as type KOC file koc If you are able to create a photo realistic image similar to the given example congratulations You have now mastered the basic functions of InteriCAD Lite In the next chapter you will learn the more detailed functions of InteriC AD Lite 24 InteriCAD Lite user manual Chapter 3 2D Design In the previous chapter we have introduced the overall process and the basic techniques for operating the software In this chapter we will help you to understand the detailed functions of 2D design On completion of this chapter you will be able to draw a detailed furniture layo
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34. Draw continuous wall Locate to C Left side Central line C Right side Wall advanced setting activated List The system can collect all furniture in the design automatically Operation Click Room gt List in the menu bar or click E in the navigation panel For details refer to 3 6 List 3 8 6 Setting command There are two modes to be selected one is texture mode and the other is wireframe mode Operation 1 Click Setting gt Display mode in the menu bar A Display Mode dialogue box popup 2 Default is Texture mode The furniture will be more real if you select texture mode 89 InteriCAD Lite user manual Display mode 2 Two display modes are available Texture mode Wireframe mode g O Ai 3 E la y E ae Hr 3 Selecting wireframe mode you can see all objects are showed in wire frame It not only can increase the speed of display but saves the printer ink Display mode Two display modes are available C Texture mode wireframe mode gt Cancel 1H Snap to wal This is an auxiliary drawing tool When furniture and columns are very close to wall you can activate this function to automatically lean them on the wall and reverse them appropriately This tool greatly facilitates furniture setting However if you want to put the furniture very close to wall but to not fully lean against the wall activation of the
35. Foreword Thank you for using InteriCAD Lite InteriCAD Lite is a real 3D design software for professionals involved in interior design field From a quick floor plan to real 3D presentation from presenting various color schemes to selecting thousands of furniture you can satisfy your clients and yourself by InteriCAD Lite Wall coverings floor coverings and fabric finishes can be dragged straight into the software to show different designs Features Easy to learn and use Special material effect Realistic lighting effect Powerful material editing Massive and updatable online library Easy and accurate dimensioning Compatible with MAX file Guangzhou Yuan Fang Computer Software Engineering Co Ltd August 2008 Windows Excel are registered trademarks of Microsoft Pentium Centrino Xeon Core Duo are registerted trademarks of Intel Other brands and trademarks belong to their respective owners Content A ev cea ssa a este S 1 Chapter 1 System installation and configuration ccccccccccssssssssscscscccccccccccccccsessssssssceecs 1 SED Sy SOME TOGU IEC INC INES aa A cucenewesucadece 1 SEZ Systemi Installation AAA AA AA A A 1 Chapter 2 Quick AI EE a E 6 Chapter 3 2D DES iii nt A A 25 O ies sche eek sates sacs sckccdab N E A 26 3 1 1 Method 1 Use Draw single room command ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 26 3 1 2 Method 2 Use Free wall command 00 00 e cece ceeccs
36. G301831 YG301830 Method 2 1 Click Material gt Material editor 2 Click the surface you want to edit and see the information in the material editor 3 Select material type The system will automatically set the detailed parameters for the chosen material For example if you select glass then its reflection 1s 0 9 transparency 0 8 and color transmission 0 6 103 InteriCAD Lite user manual Base Color Reflection Transparency Stencil Bump 4 gt Name Material 0 Type Wall Material New Reflect Transmit 0 00 0 Map Size 50 500 iv Global Update AutoMapping AllMapping le Select C Apply C Move Tips There are some common materials in real life such as glass metal wood plastic and leather etc these materials have their own typical features For example glass is transparent and can be used to mirror In the Material Editor dialogue box these objects have been clearly classified 4 3 4 2 Basic operations for material processing Basic operations are shown as the follows 1 To choose the existing material on the model change the color and apply it to other models Click Material gt Material editor O Here the default select button is activated and the mouse turns into a straw shape Left click to distill the material used by the model o Switch to color label in the Material Editor the
37. ancel InteriCAD Lite user manual After installing the main program the system will require you to install the software keylock driver Driver install wizard WHOL Certified Welcome to driver install wizard Install device driver Product Sensel 2 x Driver version 02 40 00 00W HOL Certified Attention For WINDOWS NT4 2000 P and later please make sure that you have administrator s privilege Please select Next to continue Cancel Click Next to continue Driver install wizard WHOL Certified Please select parametes System Info Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer version 7 0 5730 13 Driver Info Installed Driver Version 02 40 00 00 Driver install path C Program Files Senselock Driver eS Install driver Advanced uninstall driver Please select Next to continue cos When the installation is completed click Finish InteriCAD Lite user manual Driver install wizard WHOL Certified Completed Wizard finished Install Sensel 2 x driver succeeded Progress Completed please select Finish to quit After installing the software keylock driver you need to add the authorization code in the popup dialogue z Set Model Code _ Input Code Click OK to finish setting model code Delete OK Cancel Input the code and then click add After inputting all the codes click OK Z Set Model Co
38. and Display Plug and Play Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGPS Screen resolution Color quality A S Bee Highest 32 bit 1024 by 768 pixels limi nm Troubleshoot Tor Advanced 129 InteriCAD Lite user manual Then go to the Troubleshoot setting Here you will see the Hardware Acceleration setting Please set the acceleration to a lower level Then start the program again it will be ok Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 2 X Color Management EA GeForces Mirdi AGES General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot E Are you having problems with your graphics hardware These settings can help you troubleshoot display related problems Hardware acceleration Manually control the level of acceleration and performance supplied by your graphics hardware Use the Display Troubleshooter to assist you in making the change Hardware acceleration Disable all but basic accelerations Use this setting to correct more severe problems Enable write combining 5 2 About software In order to safeguard your right of enjoy quality technical support and excellent after services of Guangzhou Yuan Fang Computer Software Engineering Company and to receive the most updated information and upgrade services please fill in the warranty card correctly Send the upper part back to us in one month after you purchase our software It will be kept as a certificate of receiving o
39. can save it in the camera list Operation Click View gt Save camera Input the name of the camera in the popup Camera name dialogue Click OK to finish this step After you then saved several camera lists you can easily view the previously saved cameras Operation Click View gt Camera list Double click the camera that you like and the system will automatically turn to it Tip The system will also automatically save the camera 4 3 3 Object edit Object editing can only be carried out when the light is off To insert furniture models into the current showroom Operation 1 Click on the furniture that you select in the product library and the mouse will move to the workplace automatically with the furniture 2 Pay attention to the blue cross cursor Point the cursor to the position that you prefer 99 InteriCAD Lite user manual HIMGXVR G 7C7bhs I TODO user manual Deno mrs Helpt 4 B 42 8 th 4 z Ps FRE Render wew Objeciz Materia Other Q Grand None Prioe0 00 Pinasa move mouse bo set naw posbon For object Lait cick to confiesa right cick to cancel penas space ti 3 Left click to confirm the position Add Decoration To add decorations to the furniture Operation gt l Click Deco on the bottom left area of the workplace 2 The system will ask you to select an object Click on t
40. click stop again to terminate the file saving process at any time Tips the animation file save to the frame at which the process is terminated 4 4 3D scene advanced commands 4 4 1 Commands of material editor Every material has its own basic attributes For example a green film glass has three attributes First it is green second it has a mirror reflection and third it is transparent While smooth marble has two attributes marble pattern and reflection In InteriCAD Lite we can change the attributes as in the nature ES gt Base Color Retlection Transparency Stencil Bump 4 Name Material 0 Type Wal Material v New Reflect Dor E Map Size 500 Global Update AutoM apping AllMapping le Select C Apply C Move Base Name the name of the current material You can enter a name e g floor It enables you to conveniently manage the material Type Classify different types of materials according to their different attributes in the physical world For example if you select glass the material will have attributes such as transparent and mirror This option is intelligent and convenient In most cases you only need to select different types if you want to change the material attribute Transmit If light casts to the front side of an object it will transmit the object and generate diffuse reflection on the object s backside If you see from the backside the object is alight
41. ction When the light illuminate a surface it will be reflected by the surface again until the light attenuates completely After the scene has been prepared front and back surface material and lighing have all been set you can perform radiosity Click Raodisity from menu Render In the popup dialogue box the system provides three render methods of radiosity In addition it also provides three calculation precisions to control the quality of the image Render methods 121 InteriCAD Lite user manual 1 Continue until stop button is pressed The more times the calculation carries out the better the effect is To stop the calculation of this method press stop button 2 Stop running after times This option can control the number of times that the calculation will be performed The radiosity calculation will be terminated automatically 3 Stop running after minutes This option can control the time that the calculation will be performed After that the radiosity calculation will be terminated automatically Tips You can still continue calculating based on the current render effect after you stop rendering Calculation Precisions 1 Normal Precision The process to the surface is relatively reasonable You can see the main effect after twice or three times of calculation The calculation time needed is less Meanwhile it uses less system resource especially the memory usage The final effect is norma
42. d model connection downloads Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later 1 2 System installation Before you install this system please make sure The hard disk drive has free space more than 1GB Set the color quality as 32bit or you can not enter 3D mode Do not insert the lock before you finished the installation of the lock driver ee ee ee Before you install close all applications currently running on your system including other YFCAD applications Microsoft Office applications and browser windows 5 Insert the CD in your drive and follow the on screen instructions If the installer does not launch automatically navigate to the InteriCAD Lite folder found at the root level on your disk and double click Setup exe to start the installation process 6 If you have installed any former version please uninstall first 1 InteriCAD Lite user manual Note Please use the administrator account when you install the software in vista Insert the disk into the CD ROM Afterward the installation interface will automatically appear as showed below Or you can double click the setup exe in the CD InteriCAD Lite Setup Welcome to install InteriCAD Lite This program will install InteriC4D Lite to your computer If you want to do please select Next onea Please click next as the tip shows InteriCAD Lite Setup License greement Please read the following license agreement carefull
43. de E Input Code Add Click OK to finish setting model code Delete 93000690970941 MN 92220890091141 MN OK Cancel The installation is complete Please click Finish InteriCAD Lite user manual InteriCAD Lite Setup Setup finished Congratulation InteriC4D Lite installed to your system successfully Chapter 2 Quick Start In this chapter you will learn how to create the two images shown below using InteriCAD Lite InteriCAD Lite user manual i MGXVR G Czbhs TODO user manual Demo 1 mrs File E Render L View Object E Materiam Other O Help H Fa 13 E a S Ren Print 2 E system_library Other Sanitary_ware Kitchen Concealed_wardrobe Electric_appliance Lighting Carpet Furnishing Other b CD rack Painting Decoration Plant Decorative_box gt Partition E Home_furniture Office_equipment Marble gt Floor_marble Ceramic Mosaic Floor lt Wallpaper Paint D fice_fumiture Raytracing 50 Surface 177661 Time 3 52Min Error 1 545 Power Used 1 24 87 Zoom al A EQ eE y fumvght Lookup Leak down Ascend Descend Fullscreen Est room Please read the following instructions before you start Instruction A Using the mouse Most operations are confirmed by clicking the left button for example selecting from menu selecting operation f
44. de of the furniture HA A A Shap at tenth F Sp at orge F e at mode Add more wardrobes and dressing tables to the bedrooms 48 InteriCAD Lite user manual A crap pa Sa re 4 After we furnish the bedrooms let s furnish the living room Click Set in the product library Click on a sofa set Add it to the living room in the same way as adding the bed Tip The furniture set won t snap to the wall automatically zE A A Er ri sl anja P srap a re 5 If you want to adjust specific furniture in the set click the furniture set and explode it first 6 Please add more furniture into the house 49 InteriCAD Lite user manual ma E Ci a Sap re 3 3 2 Add furniture set To add furniture set make sure you are in furniture mode Then click Set button Select the set you want and left click in the workplace to confirm the position File F j jg Draw D Room RY Setting s a E Kender List P O TOGO i eee eo wer tnt E Print IZ Ed Floorplan Brand Maiso Price 0 Length 1219 width 427 Height 348 Supplier Meidi 5 Sofa set 50 InteriCAD Lite user manual To edit single furniture in the set explode the set first a Y Block edit ae Copy Del Esc 0 Rotate Y 180 39 fo ok 0 Tip How to add your own furniture set 1 Ri
45. der of the software The default folder is c InteriCAD Lite You can change the folder by clicking Browse 2 InteriCAD Lite user manual InteriCAD Lite Setup ES Choose Folder Select folde Path another fold Directories a l Vista EN C gt d 3Dshow_V7 gt Ji BathSun gt Ji Gbhome gt di Gbhome_v6 gt Ji InteriCAD Lite Trial gt Ji InteriCAD T3 Pro b bi Intericad6000 CAlnteriQ Cancel For example if you want to install the software in Disk D just replace the C with D on the path c 1 InteriCAD Lite in the popup window Then click OK Click Next to use the default destination folder as shown below InteriCAD Lite Setup i ie a Te T a x Select Program Folder Please select a program folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Next to continue Microsoft Office Nero 7 Premium New Folder Windows Live WinRAR YFCAD Software lt Back Cancel You may select the software name in the Start menu in the popup dialogue Select program Folder Click Next to use the default P InteriCAD Lite Setup Setup Status Interi CAD Lite Setup is performing the requested operations Installing C lnteriCAD_Lite vrMrtSBEDROOM bedroom01 mrt a 5 InstallShield C
46. e in the menu bar 2 Select a file in koc format and click Open Look in Demo New Folder 1 at Fa gjs Ef furnitureset Ed furnituresetO1 File name Cancel Files of type KOC file koe y 3 The system automatically switches to the current workplace you can move the image to a proper location and then left click The image will be inserted R 7 tend IDAS v al er rn e re 4 Click the inserted image and in the popup dialogue click welode so that you can edit individual object Free region Draw any shape or area which consists of several sections of direct line and can be filled in with color Operation l Click Draw gt Free region in the menu bar 2 Move the mouse cursor into the workspace and you can see a tip for the start point of the line Click at a proper position to determine it and then move the mouse to another 83 InteriCAD Lite user manual position A tip will be displayed to ask you to determine the end point and dynamically shows the displacement between the two points 3 Right click to finish 4 Click the region In the popup dialogue you can do further settings here Tip The area shall have at least three endpoints Move Rotate Copy Change color Floor elevation Texture Setting Marble Wood No texture Delete Search region Function Transfer any closed figure into an area Operat
47. e black and white pattern to control whether to display source light or not The black part can display it while the white part cannot display it Operation 1 Open the Material Editor 2 Switch to Emit label 3 Click the big button of emit texture mapping 4 Select the required pattern file by browsing Wave effect Wave effect can be used to simulate water effect Operation 1 Open the Material Editor 2 Switch to Wave label and set the following parameters Material Editor Transparency Stencil Bump Emit Wave Numbers a Wavelength 2 Amplitude 100 Center fe 1 f Select Apply C Move Wave numbers Specify the number of the wave source center points for example if the value is 1 then it is equal to the effect of throwing a stone into the quiet lake surface If the value is greater than 3 then you basically cannot see the location of those wave sources Center Location Itis the coordinate location of wave source Usually you need not to adjust it Wave length The distance between wave crests Wave amplitude Itis the wave amplitude 115 InteriCAD Lite user manual Wave effect 4 4 3 Light setting InteriCAD Lite VR uses radiosity render theory and all the light sources are based on physical optics There are totally four kinds of light sources in InteriCAD Lite VR general light spot light sunlight and IES among which general light and spot light are real light source
48. e file Oo Left click to drag it to the surface and then the surface material will be automatically changed 4 3 5 Effect 4 3 5 1 Save the effect picture a 1 Click 1200 in the bottom left of the workplace to start radiosity The smaller the error is the closer it is to reality 2 Click bbs if you are satisfied with the effect A Brightness dialogue will appear You can adjust the brightness exposure contrast black and white here 3 Another Material dialogue pops up You can change the arrangement scheme of the wall and ground here 4 After all this click Render and select the picture quality in the popup dialogue After the raytrace click Save picture to hard disk Choose the destination folder and click Save 105 InteriCAD Lite user manual Tip Please wait until the raytrace is done before you save the file 4 3 5 2 Print the effect picture 1 Click H20 in the bottom left of the workplace The system will automatically start radiosity The smaller the error is the closer it is to the reality 2 Click when you are satisfied with the effect A Brightness dialogue pops up You can adjust the brightness exposure contrast black and white here 3 Another Material dialogue pops up You can change the arrangement scheme of the wall and ground here p 4 Click inthe navigation panel After the raytrace click Print Tips P
49. e user manual shoe cabinet E Ad 8 Move Copy Replace Mirror Del Esc Coir E Elevation faci Dimension parameter Accurate move Elevation o mm L Y ength 1140 sbi x fo gt Width 310 gt s y o lt gt Cancel Height 1120 ob z o o onge Je ox 6 x Method 2 Click on the carpet and select Elevation When the carpet is on the floor the elevation will be shown as zero To get the carpet to the floor just set the elevation to zero Move Elevation Rotate Elevation fo mm Free rotate Copy Edit size Delete Cancel 3 3 3 7 Edit size Here we take the bed as an example Method 1 Click on the bed and input the length width and height of the bed in the column You can also click the arrow to change the size bed O cord Ta Move Copy Replace Mirror Del Esc Method 1 To keep its scale click the s button first 58 InteriCAD Lite user manual bed cd ma Move Copy a bE Del Esc Dimension paramete Accurate move x lo 4 ire lo 4 Z lo 4 0 Rotate Y iag 110 angle lo ok Ho x Length 1630 4 d Width 2137 ale Height 1000 4 gt Method 2 Right click on the bed and select Edit size Input the data in the column The tick mark in the Scale box means the object will keep its scale However we will have to tick off the Scale box since we will on
50. eah edah E a TS EIA E di a V ae 8 We have now finished the main structure of the house but there are still some unnecessary walls Left click the wall to select it and then in the popup dialogue click Del to delete it Pres wal Room Swe coor Doutie door Adrg dor Fold does Arcada door Wall take n s i ETC Srp at length Snap at ange Shap at node 30 InteriCAD Lite user manual 9 Now we have completed the structure Mm TARA AS J Shep dns Y Snape ane Y Snap ot rode Tip To delete the wall you can also select the wall and then press Delete Let s save the structure plan for later use Click File gt Save in menu bar Input the file name in the popup dialogue and choose the path you want to save Then click Save f 5 N Save As td x Save in Sa New Folder File name demo Save as type KOC file koc Cancel 3 1 2 Method 2 Use Free wall command 1 Click File gt New in menu bar to create a new file Click Setting gt Snap setting Set the popup dialogue as the following picture 31 InteriCAD Lite user manual Length snap step 1 ngle snap 15 0000 Degree Cancel Y 2 Click Floorplan Penal the navigation panel and then click area of the product library Input 120 as the wall thickness and click Draw wall Left click n the top in the w
51. ecause the snap function is activated o There are three distance of a wall inner distance middle distance outer distance Move the mouse to the different nodes of a wall o If you want to reset the dimension after you draw it you can click the dimension Dimension a Move Copy Del Esc Position Sa L Poiti o PointZ Point 1 Dimension tex Dimension sti paa Dimension text Dimension style Delete Cancel left click right click 62 InteriCAD Lite user manual a Click Position to define the position of the dimension b Click Pointa and move the mouse to define the first point C Click Pointa and move the mouse to define the second point d Click Dimension text and input the data in the blank Click OK and the previous dimension will be replaced Input data coce e If you want to change the style of dimension clicx Dimension style You can change the font color height arrow style and so on Dimension style Font Arial Color Cancel Font height 278 Origin offset Arrow style Arrow size f Click e to delete the dimension 63 InteriCAD Lite user manual 3 5 Column ceiling spotlight Gy 1 Click Room in the menu bar and choose Column Or you can click in the navigation panel Click column in the product library Input the length and width in the blank and click OK Move to a proper position and left click to confirm 2
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53. ect All the light source lighting effects of light can function InteriCAD Lite VR can be reflected One ambient light performs main lighting No ambient light All the lightings are effect in the scene received using radiosity calculation Save time Take more time Raytrace after Radiosity Oo After you perform radiosity to the scene you should perform raytrace preview calculation first eo Click Render gt Raytrace or you can click Render gt Raytrace window to preview partially Oo As itis preview calculation it is ok to use the quick default method Oo Click the Ok button the system will perform raytrace calculation to the perspective workspace If you are not satisfied with the effect for example the mirror effect of the material is too strong you can modify the property of the material directly Save the final result until you are satisfied with the effect Raytrace before Radiosity eo Click Render gt Raytrace Oo As itis preview calculation it is ok to use the quick default method Oo Click the Ok the system will perform raytrace calculation to the perspective workspace If you are not satisfied with the effect for example the mirror effect of the material 1s too strong you can modify the property of the material directly In addition in the scene only the spot light and sunlight that can calculate direct lighting will function Adjust the setting of the ambient
54. end point by clicking on a new position to confirm the move KO End point displacement 7280 45 00 Degree gt U A a TE h eeehboe tae s kh Tips 1 You can also drag the mouse to select the objects 2 Press SHIFT key and select the object that you want to cancel from the selection 60 InteriCAD Lite user manual 3 4 Dimensioning Click tine Dimension 2 Move the mouse close to the end of a wall A small red rectangle will appear when you reach in the quick toolbar or click Draw gt Line Dimension in the menu bar the center Left click to confirm then move to the other end and click again You can now move the dimension along with the mouse Second point displacement 10280 0 00 Degree 3 Determine a position and click to confirm the position After this the system will request you to set another first point 4 Doitthe same way as before to obtain the dimension of other walls 61 InteriCAD Lite user manual Seige door Double door A T A F Shap al tng 7 Snap at arge FF Shap at sede gt 5 If you want to figure the distance between two objects you can use the Parallel dimension Click an object and click another object then move to a proper position to place the dimension Click to confirm Tips o We normally use the snap function to draw a dimension However sometimes you camnot get to the point that you want b
55. ew the printing result 67 InteriCAD Lite user manual Print Preview Current Page 1 All Pages 2 Print Scale 58 CHLOE STANDARD 0023 GPlan 2161977 1043 ds e r D ia 1 bahkbo CRY 1855 1210 239 o SIMI dergi 1556 913 S13 end tible JESIS dergi cabinet TAN 13 01 Meldi T24350E LEMSFC drecdng hble cevk mibomi 1240 510 1500 42657 JAdrecdn LEJJFSD y 0 003 Lariborsi dngle doorbook sy yaj cabinet VN ISJ 1 Meldi 20172195 door cabinet vioi Huyuavuan Huayna dinning ohalr CY Jeri Bil kre P2628PAwine LBPVED cabinet Para rwberd Lanibond setting Detail settings of the list including the printer setting Page setting Print Printer Header Footer Margin Table Head End Page Setting Print Area Row Column Whole Print Row C Define A2 B4 E Print Column Scale to 100 x NV Print border Print order F Single color print Print 3D properties F Print all units Including hidden units V Print background pic OK Cancel undo Erases the last change done to the list 68 InteriCAD Lite user manual redo Reverse the undo command 2112 Delete the selected line la LH Add a line to the last line template Save the changed template 3 7 Enter 3D p 1 Click inthe navigation panel 2 Inthe popup dialogue the left area contains the room templates Choose the room template first and then click on the template
56. ge 83 Ona 3 Mir Y 7 0 Window Bay Widow Sage coor Dauti door W ap a ln Y Sea ae Y Srp a rode 7 Ta Y Gi gt a pa 28 InteriCAD Lite user manual 6 Click Zoom all ma in the auxiliary toolbar to enlarge the size of the room image on the workplace Cokes Cormar mando i ESTA Shap alert Snap at aje I Srap ot red Tips a You have to make sure that the snap function is active before connecting rooms together Make sure that the small red rectangle appears before you confirm the location in order to avoid problems in the 3D mode b Sometimes the image in the workplace is too big or too small then you can use the zoom function in the Auxiliary toolbar O Click Zoom all 22 to zoom the whole picture to a proper size In this way you can see the whole picture of the workplace OIf you want to zoom into a certain part of the picture click View gt Zoom window in menu bar then define the part that you want to zoom in O If you want to zoom in on the whole picture click Sin the auxiliary toolbar to zoom in by 1 6times O If you want to zoom out from the whole picture click Sin the auxiliary toolbar to zoom out by 1 6times lIf you want to move the picture please click Wand hold down the left mouse button to drag 29 InteriCAD Lite user manual 7 Please finish the bedroom toilet balcony and other rooms following the same procedure DS EA amp E v y
57. ght Elevation o Double door a ik Sliding door Folding door al a Arcadia door wall hole W ka Column Corner window Corner bay window 2 Move the door to the wall and it will automatically insert onto the wall 4 InteriCAD Lite user manual Corres bey me Erak aS T sap at inah o we Sra da You can move the door icon to either side of the wall to determine the direction of the door inside or outside the room Move along the wall to the preferred position and click to confirm At this point we have inserted the door Bevoton Winder Dev Widow Skingdosr Folding door a E TA AS Shap ationgth Y Snap a ange Y Snap of sede Repeat the steps above to complete the insertion of all the single doors 43 InteriCAD Lite user manual Atte SS Mir Y 70 Berabon Wine Der Window sega door Dauti door mim TRA Gl Se Snap at length V Sne a ange V Snap ot rode 5 Click Sliding door in the product library and input 1600 for the width Click OK j a f AA Sliding door Free wall Room M Window Bay Window E Lil Single door Double door Brand YFCAD Price A ticlth 1600 E Height 2000 S Folding d iding door oIdIng door Elewation Arcadia door wall hole cancel Column Cor
58. ght click on furniture sets Select Insert node to add a subnode Eg Furnitur at 7 ene Add to library Delete Node 2 In the popup dialogue input the name for the node Then click OK 51 InteriCAD Lite user manual Insert node Node name test OK Cancel 3 Right click on the node you added Select Add to library Dining set Sofa set TO EOM Delete Node 4 In the popup dialogue input the name for the set Then click OK Furniture Sets File name testOl OK Cancel 5 Draw a selection window that includes all the object of a set When you click a blank portion of the drawing area InteriCAD Lite automatically starts a selection window Or you can simply click on the objects of a set on by one Right click to finish 52 InteriCAD Lite user manual InteriCAD Lite A Furniture sets test01 inserted successfully 3 3 3 Edit single furniture Even after we finish arranging the furniture we still have to edit the size location or the rotation of some furniture 3 3 3 1 Copy Take the dining chair as an example Method 1 Click on the chair Click Copy in the popup dialogue and automatically a new copied chair will move along with the mouse Move it to your preferred position and click to confirm oA g g ace Mirror Del Esc dinning chair Copy Color Elevation Dimension parameter Accurate move L
59. he following we will respectively illustrate them 4 4 2 Special materials edit O Transparent material If light casts to the front side of an object it will transmit the object and generate diffuse reflection on the object s backside If you see from the backside the object is alight Value 0 indicates that the object is nontransparent Value 1 indicates that the object 1s completely 111 InteriCAD Lite user manual transparent This option usually is used in lampshade lamp box surface sunlit window screen and ground glass with lamp hidden in etc Base Color Reflection Transparency Stencil Bump 4 Name Material 0 Type Wal Material New Reflect Transmit E Map Size 500 500 Global Update AutoMapping AllMapping I f Select C Apply Move The edit method is very simple and you only need to set an appropriate value for transparency in the Material Editor Transparent material s lamp box O Reflection texture mapping Reflection texture mapping is a kind of black and white picture including JPG BMP and TIF file It requires the black part of the picture be pure black while the white part is pure white It can use the black and white picture to control surface reflection area The black part cannot reflect light while the white part can reflect light according to reflection parameter setting For example suppose to make an engraved mirror The graved
60. he administrator account Method 1 1 Click Start 2 Click run and input regedit in the blank then click OK You can see the window of registry editor 3 In the left of the window open the folder as the process below HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARENYFSoftware 3 DShow 7 0 General Double click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE gt SOFTWARE gt YFSoftware gt 3DSHOW gt 7 0 gt general 4 In the General folder you can see model on the right of the window Double click modell then input the authorize code into the blank Click OK Close the window of registry editor Now you can open the 3D mode normally 126 InteriCAD Lite user manual a Ef Registry Editor EEEa File Edit View Favorites Help de TENCENT E Name Type Data e Threewood ab Default REG SZ value not set nara ab AcadVersion REG_SZ ab Location REG_SZ C 3Dshow_V7 TorchUpdate lt b LJ VistaMaster 2b Modell REG_SZ 82723900542620 S ab Model2 REG_SZ 82033110842622 MME b Volatile b Waves Audio b WexTech Systems gt J YesSoftware a YFSoftware a J 3DShow a 70 J ceramic oJ general J BathSun 82723900542620 Ly BtoCAD 2 5 Professional Le ceramic Lo GBase dy ghome Double click Model1 then ea put the authorization code in the J Kitsun dialogue Then click OK de mg y My Home Designer V6 0 e T3 Modeling Library gt VR Library I E sorm ee
61. he object Then select the decoration in the popup dialogue and 1t will be added automatically El system ibrary M sp_pillow005 sp_pillow001 Tip Not all the objects have decorations Edit object 100 InteriCAD Lite user manual Do further setting and editing of objects Operation 1 Click on the object you want to edit 2 Modify the settings in the popup dialogue Replace the object with another object in the popup Product replace dialogue Copy the selected object Move to the position and click to confirm te A CM D Move the object freely e Ne ty tte Esc Mirror the object Delete the object Change the dimension of the product Input the distance to move accurately Object Drag the red line in the circle to rotate _ nr Q oOo BB iS Input the degree to rotate accurately Refer to 4 3 4 Material edit Tips O When moving you can double click on the object by using the arrow keys f To change the elevation please press the Shift key in conjunction with the arrow keys ft To move more precisely please press the Ctrl lt To change the elevation press Ctrl Shift 7 to move more precisely O After moving click the object to confirm the object or you can press enter O To rotate click on the object and press the space bar Press Enter
62. he room 95 InteriCAD Lite user manual J4 2 After entering the 3D mode click on the left bottom area of the workplace or click on the auxiliary toolbar to enter the room If you want to return to the 3D view mode in the auxiliary toolbar Click View gt Walk in the menu bar The default in 3D mode is walk mode d Drag the mouse downwards or click on the auxiliary toolbar Walk backward Drag the mouse upwards or click on the auxiliary toolbar 5 S D urn right Drag the mouse to the right on the slider bar Or click unm right on the auxiliary toolbar urn left Drag the mouse to the left on in the slider tar or click eme on the auxiliary toolbar Tip You have to select the move command to navigate inside the room You can use the mouse wheel to walk forward or backward in this mode 4 3 1 2 Elevate Operation Click View gt Elevate on the menu bar E ook up Drag the mouse downwards or click Lookup on the auxiliary toolbar ook down Drag the mouse upwards or click Look down on the auxiliary toolbar gt scend Click 48299 on the auxiliary toolbar Descend Click Bese294 on the auxiliary toolbar Tip Activate the elevate command to move along with the movement of your mouse 4 3 1 3 Spin Operation Click View gt Spin on the menu bar 96 InteriCAD Lite user manual Drag the mou
63. hould be incandescent lamps Daylight lamps should be straight fluorescent lamps Target Spot H Control the horizontal lighting direction of sunlight and spot light Target Spot V Control the vertical lighting direction of sunlight and spot light Beam Spread The coning angle of spot light Falloff Spot light uses direct lighting option and will have clear light source boundary This option cans smoother the light boundary Calculate Direct Lighting This option is only valid for spot light If you activate this option you could see clear shadow and lighting boundary after raytrace calculation Show Selected Only If this option is selected only the name and power of currently selected light source will be displayed Switch Off This light source will not be calculated in radiosity calculation Eps Set the eps of this light source in radiosity calculation Length Set the minimum length of this light source in radiosity calculation O Spot light The following illustrates the setting of spot light Click Render gt Edit light 2 You can see that all the light sources are displayed in red color and the mouse will become You can left click to select and adjust light source Now select a light 3 The selected light source will be displayed in yellow All the parameters of the selected light source will appear in the Edit light source dialogue a Firstly we change its type to spot light Now you can see the
64. ht source dialogue will appear Left click to select the light which needs to be edited and it will be displayed in yellow color Below is the instruction of the light source parameters Name Type RGB HSV Power Edit Light Source Type General Light 45 00 watt Light Source Type incandescent Target Spot H Target Spot 4 Beam Spread a Falloff _ M Show Selected Only T Switch Off Eps w Global Setting Length lv Global Setting Close The name of the current light source You can select the type of light source general light spot light and sunlight entrance which is used to set the direction of sunlight and specify the entrance of sunlight Use red green and blue system to adjust the color of the light source Use the hue saturation and value system to adjust the color of the light source This is the intensity of the light source Its unit is related to the physical type of the light source 117 InteriCAD Lite user manual Source Type The type here refers to the physical type of the light source For example if the incandescent lamp and fluorescent lamp that are both of 100w the latter would be much brighter than the former That s because the fluorescent lamp s luminous energy is higher than that of the incandescent lamp Generally you should select the type of light source according to the actual situation E g common lamps s
65. ick Modify Size if you use the default parameter e Click File in the menu bar and select Save as to save the file with a different file name o The saved file is in KOC format o If you want to open the saved file please run InteriCAD Lite Click File in the menu bar and select Open A popup dialogue will then appear Find the file and click Open 3 3 Furniture layout Click ll the navigation panel and you can see the product library on the left hand side Click to unfold the subdirectories Roos ag system ibrary 47 Home Furniture Sanitary Ware Kitchen Concealed wardrobe Electric_appliance Lighting Carpet Furnishing Partition OFFice_ Furniture OFFice_equipment Other Floor_marble Ceramic Mosaic Floor Wallpaper Paint Fabric Wood 3 InteriCAD Lite user manual 3 3 1 Add single furniture 1 Now let s add furniture to the bedroom Click System library and select Home _ furniture to unfold the item Select Bed and click a bed model and it will move along with the mouse When the furniture is close to the wall it will automatically adjust and snap to the wall You can rotate the furniture by pressing the space bar o ee GLEAN a RN e 2 Move the bed to the bedroom Position the bed to the wall Left click to confirm the position Tip When moving furniture the red cross indicates the back si
66. iling shape Cancel Elevation 3 In the dialogue box set the elevation of the ceiling framework default elevation is 2800mm For details refer to 3 3 5 Column ceiling Spotlight Tips You need to define at least three points to determine the ceiling Ceiling block Generate ceilings in the rectangle area Operation 1 Click Room gt Ceiling block in the menu bar 2 Move the mouse into the workspace and you can see a tip asking you to select the ceiling framework s First point Click to select the first point Move the mouse to another position Then click to select the second point At the same time it dynamically displays the distance between two points Click at a proper position to the area for the ceiling And a Ceiling setting dialogue pops up 3 In the dialogue box set the elevation of the ceiling framework default elevation 1s 2800mm For details refer to 3 5 Column ceiling Spotlight Single spotlight Arrange ceiling lights one by one in the workplace Operation 87 InteriCAD Lite user manual l Click Room gt Spotlight in the menu bar 2 Move the mouse to the workspace and you can see a tip asking you to select the Position Left click to select it 3 Repeat the above operations to arrange other ceiling lights Tip The ceiling light is displayed as a small red dot in the workplace Linear spotlights Arrange ceiling lights along a
67. ion 1 Click Draw gt Search region in the menu bar 2 The system will require you to define a point in the region Left click and the closed area will transfer to an area Now we can right click and edit the parameters of this area 84 InteriCAD Lite user manual O T 9 Move Copy Del Esc Change color Floor elevation Texture Setting Marble Mood No texture Let s see what s different Before After the color has been changed 3 8 5 Room command You can create different shapes of rooms Operation G Click Room gt Room in the menu bar or click A in the navigation panel and then click Dramsedlereom in the top left area For details refer to 3 1 1 Method 1 Use Draw single room command Wall Build walls of different thickness and they will automatically fit to other walls Operation 85 InteriCAD Lite user manual KZ Click Room gt Wall in the menu bar or click in the navigation panel and then click in the top left area For details refer to 3 1 1 Method 2 Use Free wall command Door Window Build the windows and doors in the wall Operation Ya Click Room gt Door Window in the menu bar or click in the navigation panel For details refer to 3 2 Install rooms and windows Insert columns Operation 1 Click Room gt Column in the menu bar 2 Input the length width a
68. k mark before Snap at node on the auxiliary toolbar to activate the function For details of the node snap function refer to Page 84 If you are drawing a wall that is close to another wall on a different horizontal or vertical level deactivate the snap function If you can t get the reference points when you change the map ratio please deactivate the length snap function To deactivate the snap function make sure there is no tick mark in Snap at length Snapatlength on the auxiliary toolbar For the detail of the length snap function refer to Page 84 Click Draw gt Hide all images after you have finished drawing all the walls 38 InteriCAD Lite user manual Wi InteriCAD Lite File E Edit E Viewty Draw D y Zoom all Zoom window Furn Free zoom unt omin zoom out RoomiR Settimg s Help H Free wall Draw floorplan by random walls need to make sure that walls can form closed space otherwise you can not get into 3D 9 So far we have completed the structure of the house Click to save the file 3 1 4 Method 4 Use My floorplans command Gp 1 Click oe in the navigation panel and then click My floorplans PY teoriens tin the top area of product library 2 Click the item to check the floorplan To use the floorplan click on the floorplan image WW IntericAD Lite File E Edit E Viewty Draw D Room R
69. l 2 High Precision The subdivision level of the surface is much higher than normal precision The shadow effect of light and transition effect of halo are richer than normal precision Correspondingly the required number of calculation times is more than the normal precision In addition it requires more system resource and the final effect will be better than normal precision 3 User Define Before using user defined precision you should understand how the system performs radiosity Oo Epsilon When enter virtual reality the surface is divided according to division length parameter in InteriCAD Lite VR If the default precision is 800 all the surfaces will be divided to the patch of which the length of the right angle side is 800 Radiosity will subdivide the patch surface of which the length of the right angle side is 800 The patch far away from the light will not be subdivides for example The precision parameter controlling the surface subdivision is epsilon When the value of the light energy received by a patch surface exceeds this parameter the patch surface will 122 InteriCAD Lite user manual be continuously divided The smaller the area of the patch surface is the less the light energy it can receive The division continues until the value of the light energy is smaller than the light energy limit parameter No matter how many times it calculates the patch surface will not be subdivided The value of epsilon support
70. l label Click the big button of stencil texture map 6 Select the black and white picture of plant Tips All texture mappings can be used together among the stencil type is the first to be processed For example a transparency and a stencil texture mapping can be used together and the system will first process stencil texture mapping then process the transparency In addition all texture mappings use the same coordinate Refer to next section for texture map coordinate the integrated effect of plant through stencil and color texture mapping O Bump texture mapping It can use pattern to simulate concavo convex effect on the object surface Presently the system only support reflective bump texture mapping It needs to meet one of two conditions to make bump texture mapping work Condition 1 the reflection parameter of material must not be 0 Condition 2 the light source with Direct calculate can shine the object surface Operation 1 Open the Material Editor 2 Switch to Bump label 114 InteriCAD Lite user manual 3 Click the big button of bump texture mapping 4 Select the bump pattern file by browsing 5 Set the bump parameter The bigger the value the greater the bump O Emit texture mapping Emit texture mapping is a kind of black and white picture including JPG BMP and TIF file It requires that the black part of the picture be pure black while the white part is pure white It can use th
71. l length in the blank Then click OK In this way we have finished scaling the size of the plan according to the actual size Change Map ratio By changing the display scale of the drawings drawings can be adjust to the same size as the Click choose reference point button then select two points type the real distance between two points Note The selection can only be horizontal or vertical Choose reference point Actual 10280 conca Tips e As the room and the objects are designed according to actual size we have to set this ratio before we draw in the detailed plan e If you want to reset the ratio right click the picture and select Adjust scale 7 Now you can draw the plan Click Free wall Pea o begin We don t have to input the length Instead we just draw the walls according to the picture 37 InteriCAD Lite user manual i hee QS fl Snap of length F Snap at orge F Snap at code Tips when using the Insert Picture command one should use the snap function in a careful and logical manner 8 If you need to draw a wall horizontal or vertical to another wall activate the ortho function To activate the ortho function click Setting gt Wall ortho snap in menu bar For details of the ortho function refer to Page 83 If you want to connect the wall to another wall activate the node snap function i Snap at node You can tick a chec
72. lease wait until the raytrace is done before you save the file 4 3 5 3 Turn off light Click 2 0 in the bottom left of the workplace In the popup confirm dialogue click Yes Tips If you don t turn the lights off first you cannot edit the object like move delete rotate and So on 4 3 6 Animation To make animation is one of current trends 3DShow VR provides simple but practical function of making animation System provides totally 2 methods of making animation 1 Record the condition that walking with the mouse 2 Set path in the top view of render workspace These 2 methods of setting animation have their own advantages Method 1 this method is the freest and the most visual But it is hard to use the mouse smoothly When preview the animation you can see that the picture dithering is big Method 2 easy to realize 106 InteriCAD Lite user manual Basic Operations of Method1 eo Click record button in Animation menu Oo Then you can walk in the scene willfully Note you d better walk in wireframe mode and the control of mouse is relatively easy o After you finish walking click record button again to finish recording Basic Operations of Method2 o Click Select path in Animation menu The system will automatically convert to top view O Then draw the path by left click right click to end Tips the path at least 3 Nodes are needed After finishing setting the
73. light and 1t will change the effect intensity of spot light and sunlight O Click Render gt Environment setting 124 InteriCAD Lite user manual O Set corresponding parameter in the popup dialogue box Ambient light intensity is displayed in scientific counting method The default value is 5E 5 If you want to increase the ambient light you can adjust the value to 1E 4 so that the light intensity can be increase Environment setting Ambient Shinning Ground Brightness Factor 1 Cancel Oo Save the final result until you are satisfied with the effect Raytrace option The common setting of antialias is 2x2 or 3x3 and the maximum is 9x9 As the blurred effect will increase the calculation time by 5 to 8 times you can select quick mode to disable blurred effect Enable shadow prediction can accelerate the speed of raytrace but errors may occur After all the options have been determined click Ok to carry out the raytrace Options Parameters Antialias Pixel Point X AntiatiasQuaity J3 O Raytrace Max Depth 5 o a iv Quick Mode Disable Blurred Effect M Shadow Prediction cae 125 InteriCAD Lite user manual Chapter 5 Appendix 5 1 Frequent ask question FAQ 1 Q I forgot to input the code during installation After installation I cannot open InteriCAD Lite A There are two ways you can input the code after installation Tips For Vista please follow the steps using t
74. line in the workplace Operation 1 Click Room gt Linear spotlights in the menu bar 2 Move the mouse into the workspace and you can see a tip asking you to select the First point of the line Left click to determine it 3 After you define the first point you can see another tip asking you to select the Second point At the same time it dynamically displays the distance between two points Left click to select it Then the Linear lights dialogue pops up The dialogue provides four ways for arranging ceiling lights including Both ends Skip first Skip last Skip both ends Also you can set the number of ceiling lights along the line default value is 5 After setting these parameters press OK neat lights Generation mode Both ends C Skip First C Skip last C Skip both ends 5 Cancel Show ceiling Hide ceiling Show or hide all ceilings in the workplace The function can facilitate the user s design through showing or hiding ceilings so as to select locate and edit other objects easily 88 InteriCAD Lite user manual Operation Click Room gt Show ceiling Hide ceiling in the menu bar Wall advanced setting Show the advanced setting when drawing wall Operation Click Room gt Wall advanced setting in the menu bar Wall parameter wWall parameter Length 1700 Angle 165 0 Degree Wall 120 V
75. ling for the whole room bordar web ny Pre des oat sia ti re p Wati 2100 we makit mapti owe apr s Le maass vot e tear er re re ieas os 1 o ote rm anane nat ita manama ete beta wotee mre re arate urate or wer Arme ree tore hare ee Diw Loe Ant Ph teers brews he berete be bereber A Shoa cski ita ntes cet itea cabe cat Fom amme TY odre Fom eame Tu ctre bag Seated te a eisin woe tye De i eee tae tae tue bes mn a mr diis laz rata az pais e mrw toe dr ton ton vd nd Kadd owe e a maot mo e mo tue 1 ae AA Sr erm e Da ee on he irap ere Date De 2 To add a ceiling for a specific region click Room gt Ceiling blocks in the menu bar Move to the first point upper left point as the instruction shows and left click to confirm Then move to the second lower right point and left click again to confirm A dialogue will pop up for you to complete the settings 14 InteriCAD Lite user manual ny ie i Hi Es een dls qu rind i AAA ds ali at rue Teer at tele ed HG meth wr at wate Seer rete Choose use existing ceiling type and then click option Another dialogue will pop up Click the ceiling you like and then click OK Tip You can select the ceiling by double clicking the image Click OK to finish setting Choose ceiling Note hold SHIFT at the same time double left click image to Ceiling setting m
76. lor mode or texture mode during preview 5 Right click to stop the animation preview Basic Operation of Saving Animation File l 2 3 4 After the animation preview completes From the animation menu click make animation Set the save directory and file name in the appeared dialogue box Set the compression format of the animation file Set the compression quality to 100 and remove the activate status of main frame interval and data speed to get the best quality Then set the resolution ratio of the animation 512x384 or 640x480 in common cases Set the Playback to 15 if you want to play the animation on the computer or set it to 30 if you want to make the animation to VCD Save Animation Format Format VGA 640x480 r Size 640 480 Playback 30 Frame sec Parameters Antialias Pixel Point wt Antialias Quality g lt Raytrace Max Depth 5 ha W Quick Mode Disable Blurred Effect Shadow Prediction Save Every Frame In other effects antialias will increase the total saving time It is recommended to use antialias medium to get better effect Motion Blur can make the effect of double image for the motion element It is the same as making effect drawing that whether to use OpenGL or raytrace 6 The system will start calculating automatically if you click OK 108 InteriCAD Lite user manual 7 The time needed to save the animation will appear in the status bar We can
77. lt color of the text you draw in the workplace Operation 1 Click Setting gt Default text color in the menu bar 2 Choose the default color in the popup dialogue Press OK 92 InteriCAD Lite user manual Basic colors Ne la lo A A E f AA ER BEE EE Aa EE EE EEE EEE Ee iN Custom colors Hue E Red 248 Sat 238 Green 254 ColorlSolid Lum 1128 Blue EN Add to Custom Colors Default wall thickness Set the default thickness of walls Operation l Click Setting gt Default wall thickness in the menu bar 2 Input default thickness of wall in the popup dialogue Press OK Input data Wall thickness Cancel N Set the wall highlighted in green or not Operation Click Setting gt Default wall thickness in the menu bar If there is a mark before the highlight wall command in the Setting menu it indicates that the function is on or otherwise it is off 93 InteriCAD Lite user manual 3 8 7 Help command In the Help menu you can click to watch the corresponding video file Online update You can click this command to check if there are any available updates for InteriCAD Lite Tip Every time you run InteriCAD Lite it will check for updates If there are it will update the software automatically Chapter 4 3D mode In Chapter 2 we presented an overview of the 3D mode In this chapter we will learn more advanced
78. ly change the length and the width dl a a a capes e P i 7 i i Furniture Dimmension x FUrmture Dimmension x HAB Lenath 1600 mm Lenath 1600 mm Width 2137 mm Width 2137 mm Height 1000 mm Height 1000 mm 3 3 4 Edit multiple objects In order to improve efficiency we can edit multiple objects at the same time The difference between editing a single object and multiple objects is that 1 When editing a single object we click on the object and then select the command However we have to select the command first before selecting the objects 2 When editing multiple objects we can only use the copy move rotate delete or mirror commands However for a single object we can also edit the elevation 3 When editing multiple objects right click means confirming the objects we selected If we want to end the operation press Esc Steps for editing multiple objects 59 InteriCAD Lite user manual a select the command b select the objects c right click to confirm the objects d continue as the tip shows Now let s take a furniture set as an example 1 Click Edit in the menu bar and select Move The mouse pointer will turn into a red rectangle 2 Click the objects you preferred and it will be highlighted in green Right click to confirm we the selection he A E a 3 Move to the prefered position and click to determine the starting point Now define the
79. n move the color slider observing the changing color eo Click apply then the mouse changes to an oblique arrow You can apply the current settings to the other materials by left clicking Tip All the models that are applied with the same material in the material editor will change together If it is a texture material you can not modify its color O You also can walk through when editing material Click move item to return move mode 2 Create a new material and apply it to other objects eo Click the Select button in the material tool bar to distill the objects material Oo Switch to basic label in the Material Editor Click new button and input a new name Click OK New Material Name of Material Copy Material 0 Cancel 104 InteriCAD Lite user manual e Click Apply button in the material tool bar and apply it to other materials Tip If you don t apply it to the original material the original material won t change 3 Set color texture mapping for material There are two methods Method 1 eo Click select button and then select an object s surface Oo Switch to color label and click texture button The Mapping dialogue box appears Mapping Mapping File CAntericadiSAMPLEIDEMO OK Cancel o Click Browse and select the image file in relevant directory Method 2 O Open an image browser o Select the imag
80. nd height 3 Click OK to generate the column 4 Move the mouse to a position selected Then left click to confirm Auto ceiling The system automatically searches for a closed area around the selected point and take this area as the ceiling in the 3D scene Usually the function is used to build a room s ceiling framework Operation 1 Click Room gt Auto ceiling in the menu bar 2 Move the mouse into the workspace and you can see a tip Specify a point inside the room Left click inside the room to determine the position of the ceiling framework and then the Ceiling setting dialogue pops up Ceiling setting Ceiling shape Cancel gt san Elevation 3 In the dialogue box set the elevation of the ceiling default elevation is 2800mm For details refer to 3 5 Column ceiling Spotlight 86 InteriCAD Lite user manual Generate ceilings with any shape at any place Operation l Click Room gt Draw ceiling in the menu bar 2 Move the mouse into the workspace and you can see a tip asking you to determine the First point Left click to determine it A Next point tip appears and it also dynamically displays the distance between the two points Click at the second point Repeat the process to determine all the nodes of the ceiling framework Right click to finish selecting the area and a Ceiling setting dialogue pops up Ceiling setting Ce
81. ner window Corner bay window 6 Make sure that the snap function is activated Refer to Page 84 When a red rectangle appears it indicates the middle of the wall 44 InteriCAD Lite user manual JON OS rw Y 7 0 Corres bey x a e l I Snae at lanan sl ande So da 7 Left click to finish this step 8 Now choose the Arcadia door Input 3500 for the width and click OK 9 Insert the arcadia door using the same procedure Position it in the middle of the wall x aaa aS tn Se ee Sa da 10 Again choose Window Input 1500 for the width and click OK Insert it the same way as inserting a door 45 InteriCAD Lite user manual Wide Bay Window Segle chor Doute door Arcada door Wal hote ad Column orar ndo ut TS Tea na SS E snap alan Sw at anje Y Soap trace 11 Similarly insert the window into the middle of the left bedroom wall into the right bedroom wall and into the middle of the toilet wall Window Bay Window Sage coor Doute door o Column cr ndo as ELEK ICK Shap at length V Sna aje V Snap at rode 12 So far all the windows and doors have been inserted Click File in the menu bar and save the file Tips 46 InteriCAD Lite user manual o If you need to modify the parameter of a door or a window remember to click Modify Size before you try to install it You don t need to cl
82. o walls in the top area of product library As the system use 26 InteriCAD Lite user manual 2 Click More house templates and select the third L shape template Please input 10280 for Wall A 1880 for Wall B 7980 for Wall C 4280 for Wall D and then click OR Tip To modify the room size we should first identify the wall that every letter represents and then input the length in the blank on the right AAA P sao ainan E sows de Y sran urate 3 The system will automatically generate the room in the workplace As a result we have now built the living room aw a AS Shap atiength Snap a onge V Shop a node 27 InteriCAD Lite user manual 4 Let s continue to draw the kitchen Click More house templates and choose rectangle Input 2180 for Wall A 2280 for Wall B and then click OR JOR TUS Y 70 Me Bay Wirow Laft ch to delta roars pation space bo rotate aght dich cancel Seg door Dauti door x a ae E su ln F Snas at ade Sr ate 5 Move the rectangular room to the corner of the living room The system will automatically get the corner point When a small red rectangle appears it means that the two walls have connected successfully Left click to finish this step If you can see the red rectangle please activate the node snap function first For more details about the snap function refer to Pa
83. oint of mirror centerline and click another point again as the other point of mirror centerline Delete 0 Click Object gt Edit surface gt delete O Click the object which needs to be edited then right click or Enter to confirm the selection O A dialogue box appears and asks you whether to delete Press Y to delete Copy 0 Click Object gt Edit surface gt copy 102 InteriCAD Lite user manual O Click the object which needs to be edited then right click or Enter to confirm the selection O Left click to set base point and then move the mouse to an appropriate position left click to finish 4 3 4 Material edit 4 3 4 1 Two methods of material editing When editing the material move close to the surface to choose the right material Method 1 1 Click the object 2 Click texture map The popup dialogue will assist you in changing both the texture and the color of the object Click on More Color to get more options in changing the color and click on More Picture to change the texture of the object Basic colors Edit object sal a 4 a 9 Mov copy Replace e Mirror De E Ese Hue 7 Red Sat 167 Green 69 ColoriSolid jum 120 Blue 39 Cancel Add to Custom Colors E system_library Floor_marble Ceramic E ee Object fo Degree a Paint Fabric Wood Marble Picture textur Y
84. orkplace to define the first point Then move the mouse to show the end point with the length shown on the top left panel Wall parameter Length the length of wall Angle the angle between the wall and the horizontal line Thickness wall thickness Length 5050 Tick a check mark here to draw Angle 2855 0 Degree continuous walls ickness 120 If you have the inner wall distance please l W Draw continuous wall draw anti clockwise with this function on Ed eto C Left side draw with the middle wall distance t Central line AH Right side If you have the inner wall distance please draw clockwise with this function on 3 Move the mouse horizontally and then input 10280 as the length Click to confirm then move it upward by 90 input 4280 and click to finish the second wall 32 InteriCAD Lite user manual Wide Bay Widow Sege door Double door Arcada door Wall tee E am Y aay K i FF snap at inath Snap at ange IF Snap at nee 4 For the third wall turn the mouse to the left by 180 When you move to a certain distance a red cross will appear which indicates that the third wall has the same length as the first one Left click to confirm the third wall Wall end port permas the right button to ant Free wall Rown Sege dor Double dow x E 7 srap at rh F Sue are Sap ade 5 Move the mouse down and the wall will automatically a
85. ow the line has been completed 4 Repeat the procedure and you can draw multiple continuous lines using the end point of the previous line as the start point Next point press the right button to exit displacement 900 90 00 Degree mE Next point press the right button to exit displacement 3600 0 00 Degree 5 Click the right button to finish Tips 1 You can use the snap function to snap the two points to accurately locate the line 2 You can input the data of length of angle to lock it Draw an arc Operation 1 Click Draw gt Arc in the menu bar 2 Move the mouse into the workspace Left click to determine the start position and then move the mouse to another position A tip will be displayed to ask you to determine the end point and dynamically shows the distance between the two points Click the left button Then move the mouse another tip will be displayed to ask you to determine the radius of the arc Click the left button to finish 77 InteriCAD Lite user manual Draw a circle Operation 1 Click Draw gt Circle in the menu bar 2 Move the mouse cursor into the workspace and left click to determine the arc center Then move the mouse to another position The radius of the circle will be displayed dynamically Click the left button to determine it Tips Repeat the procedure and you can draw multiple circles until you click the right b
86. p navigation panel then double click System library in the product library or alternately click the Tips If there is a before the item please click to unfold it al Los 2 tom Tem TIAS Too 100516 tray 1457 S00 TD 125000750 150407 190000740 Y Shap aliens as at angie F Sep at node 2 Left click the image of the object to select it The object can then move around the room following the movement of the mouse When the object is close to a wall it will snap to the 12 InteriCAD Lite user manual wall automatically You can also press space bar to rotate the object or right click the object to display the property menu You can then change the size rotate copy etc EL CG 7 srap gh 7 srao t are FF Sra at recte 3 Use the same procedure to insert the objects in the room a E HAS 7 srap gh Supa wee Sup at rece 4 After all the objects are inserted click on objects to open a pop up dialogue to assist you with any further modifications You can also view detailed information in the left navigation panel 13 InteriCAD Lite user manual ra HO AS F Snap at inah So a are Sap at rede Step 4 Ceilings and Ceiling lights 1 Click Room gt Auto ceiling in the menu bar Then left click in the room You can set the elevation in the pop up dialogue which is by default set to 2800 After that click OK to generate the cei
87. rom the toolbar selecting object confirming the insert point of the furniture and selecting products from the library Usually click means left click Further instructions for using of the mouse a Click the right button to end an operation b Click the right button to stop an operation that is in progress c Click the right button to show the personal menu of an object d Double click an object to move it e Drag the mouse to move in the workspace f Use the wheel to zoom in or zoom out B Highlight When you click an object the object selected will be highlighted in green or yellow C Guidelines in the software InteriCAD Lite user manual Please note that there is always a guideline every time you perform a command The guidelines will help you to figure the next step The guideline might appear in two different ways One is moving along with the mouse the other one is displayed on the top left area in the workplace 1 For example when drawing a wall you can see the following guideline ES Call end point press the right button to exit LA nn E Eo 2 When you draw a room you will find a guideline in the top left area of the workplace esse ee File Edit E View V Draw D Room R Setting S E a ad El Furniture aD Quotation Render _ AO ee SE e More house templates Room size mm a 6000 B 4000 One feet equal to 300 mm approx So just follow the displayed guideline
88. s Real light source is that the light source is real 3D model and after radiosity calculation this 3D model will shine as the light source in the physical world General Light Diffusion Light Spot light Emit directional rays and all the rays will concentrate in the circular cone In addition you can use direct lighting option to calculate clear shadow and light source illumination boundary Sunlight The entrance of sunlight You can get real effect only after you make raytrace calculation IES Use the IES file 4 4 3 1 Set light source or remove light source O Set light source Sometimes we need to set an object as light such as the TV screens windows Operation 1 Click Render gt Set object as light 2 The mouse will become a blue cursor X Left click the corresponding surface 3 Right click to end selecting Tips The surface will be set as general light source To set as spot light or sunlight you need further adjustment Hold down Shift key to select multiple surfaces O Remove light source You can also cancel the above operation easily Operation 116 InteriCAD Lite user manual Click Render gt Drop light property Tips Hold down Shift key to select multiple surfaces 4 4 3 2 Edit light source Operation Click Render gt Edit light Now the mouse will become a blue cross cursor All the light sources on the screen will be displayed in red color The Edit lig
89. s if you cannot figure out the next step Detail operational instructions l First double click the shortcut of InteriCAD Lite d to launch to software program iaUntHled 3show V7 0 vivid photo realistic mages an exching virtua reality t has never been easier Lo present you idea Step 1 Build room structure 1 Click Draw single room L InteriCAD Lite user manual raD RoomR Settings Help H El es E Snap at length Y Snap at angie Y Snap at node lon the left navigation panel 2 Click More house templates and choose L shape Set the following dimension A 9000 B 2000 C 6600 D 4500 then click OK Ate yn Per Get Piet ep rere at a allt Step 2 Install doors and windows B More house templates Room size mm A 9000 s 2000 c 6600 D 4500 One Feet equal to 300 mm approx Caca F Grup at length Y Snap at angle F Srup at node InteriCAD Lite user manual 1 Click Single door in the product library and input the size Here we use the default size Click OK to continue ONNEA aishow VTO arja door Fief EEE View Crap Rood R Setting 5 Hebi Please move cursor on walis to define instal location her F Lo seh bar fight chk to MAPY space Single door Double door CATA EZERK Y Y F snap at length Y Snap at angle 1 snap at node 2 Now move the mouse to wall and you will find
90. s scientific notation for instance 1e 006 is 0 000001 Under the same lighting condition the smaller the value is the smaller the area of the subdivision surface is O Another parameter is subdividing length This parameter controls the size of the minimum subdivision surface Without this parameter the surface that is very near to the light source will be subdivided endlessly which can cause the system out of resource Furthermore if the scene 1s very big such as a scene of 1000 square meters a higher subdivide length should be used to raise working efficiency In addition during radiosity calculation different epsilon and subdivide length can be applied to the direct surface illuminated by the light source and the indirect surface illuminated by the second reflection light As the light energy is abundant for the surface that illuminated by the light source the effect may be good if you use high precision and small subdivide length as the light energy is relatively small for the second reflection light using lower precision and higher subdivide lengthen will improve the radiosity calculation efficiency The third parameter is diffuse factor This factor has great affect on the radiosity calculation result Take a scene with many light sources and many white surfaces as an example After some times of radiosity calculation the whole scene will become no levels Because the indirect light will illuminate the part that originally has shadow
91. se to the right or to the left 4 3 1 4 Pan Operation Click View gt Zoom on the menu bar Drag the mouse to change the camera angle and the target 4 3 1 5 Zoom Operation Click View gt Zoom on the menu bar Drag the mouse upwards or downwards as you like 4 3 1 6 Look at Operation Click View gt Look at on the menu bar Click on the surface you want to focus on and it will automatically turn to face the surface 4 3 2 View This function shows how to view the house from different angles 4 3 2 1 Top view Operation Click View gt Top view on the menu bar This function shows the view from the top of the room 4 3 2 2 Front view Operation Click View gt Front view on the menu bar This function shows the view from the front of the room 4 3 2 3 Right view Operation Click View gt Right view on the menu bar This function shows the view from the right side of the room 4 3 2 4 Bottom view Operation Click View gt Bottom view on the menu bar This function shows the view from the bottom of the room 4 3 2 5 Zoom window Operation 97 InteriCAD Lite user manual Click View gt Zoom window on the menu bar Define the first corner and then the second corner After you define the two corners 1t will zoom out of the area 4 3 2 6 Zoom extend Operation Click View gt Zoom extend
92. similar to your house style Now we are entering the 3D mode BEDROOM Kitchen maa gt one any Studyroom La bedroomO1 bedroom02 bedroom0O3 bedroom11 bedroom12 bedroom13 Please select the concept So far we have completed the 2D part In the following part we will operate in 3D 3 58 Command details 3 8 1 File command New 69 InteriCAD Lite user manual Open a new drawing file Operation Click File gt New in menu bar Tips if you made changes in the current file the system will ask you whether to save the change InteriCAD Lite A Save changes to Untitled Y es No Cancel Open a previously saved file which is in koc file format Operation Click File gt Open in menu bar then select the file and click Open Look in Demo New Folder 1 gz furnitureset Ej furnitureset01 File name 13 Files of type koc file koc Save Save the current file in koc file format Operation Click File gt Save in menu bar If the current file has previously been saved a tip will show and the former file will be saved under another name When you are saving a new file the Save dialogue box will appear Input the name of the file in the dialogue box and click save button Save the current file as another file with a changed file name in koc file format Operation Click File gt
93. t gt Rotate in the menu bar 2 Click the object to be copied The selected object will be highlighted in yellow 3 After selecting right click to confirm the objects 4 Left click to define the start point for copying At the same time it shows the displacement of the copied object relative to the source object 5 Move the target position and left click This command can mirror one or more objects at a time The mirror command is a way of copying the object according to a specified axis Operation 1 Click Edit gt Mirror in the menu bar 2 Click the objects to be mirrored The selected object will be highlighted in yellow 3 After selecting right click to confirm the objects 4 Left click to define the start point define the axis Move the target position and left click An instruction will be pop up to ask you whether to keep the original objects or not Show V7 0 a J Keep the original object or not Yes No This command can simultaneously erase one or more objects at a time 74 InteriCAD Lite user manual Operation 1 Click Edit gt Delete in the menu bar 2 Click the objects to be deleted The selected object will be highlighted in yellow 3 After selecting click the right button to delete the selected objects 3 8 3 View command Zoom all Zoom to maximally display all the objects Operation Click View gt Zoom all in the menu bar or click a in
94. t up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers Driver Signing Windows Update Hardware Profiles w Drivers y Hardware profiles provide a way for you to set up and store az different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Cancel E Device Manager TAR Fie Action View Help Ss E Floppy disk controllers 42 Floppy disk drives 4 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 5 gt Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices I Monitors S Network adapters A Ports COM amp LPT SB Processors Sound video and game controllers System devices 2 Universal Serial Bus controllers 62 Intel r 82301DB DBM USB 2 0 Enhanced Host Controller 24CD 62 Intel R 82801DB DBM USB Universal Host Controller 24C2 6 Intel R 82801DB DBM USB Universal Host Controller 244 6 Intel R 82801DB DBM USB Universal Host Controller 2407 82 USB Root Hub 6 USB Root Hub 6 USB Root Hub 6 USB Root Hub If there is a yellow mark shown as the picture above it means the driver of keylock hasn t been installed successfully In this situation you need to install the driver again Find a folder named Lock en in the installation CD For XP please run setup exe in the Lock 2 x en folder For VISTA please run setup exe in the folder corresponding to VISTA version B If there is no such yellow mark here open C windows system32 drivers and delete files called SENSE4V2 SYS SLVBUS
95. than that made by the red paper This parameter can be used to control the color saturation of the reflection light If the value is 1 the color saturation of the reflection light is the same as that of the material If the value is 0 5 the color saturation of the reflection light is only half of that of the material If the value is O the color saturation of the reflection light is 0 which means it is neutral color white After radiosity this parameter can control the brightness of the texture mapping For example if the hue of a texture is red and its saturation is high but the brightness is small this texture will appear to be dark red But if you give this material strong light it will display the hue of bright red You can use this parameter to make this texture display its original dark red The value can be O to infinite Value 1 means normal display and values above 1 will increase the brightness of the texture map Value O means the texture is completely dark And this parameter can be applied to pure color material For example you can set the texture brightness of the white wash basin to 1 3 After using raytrace this white wash basin will appear to be more bright and limpid Use an image file as the representation of the diffuse reflection of the object e g marble material This texture supports drag amp drop operation It currently supports three image file format jpg bmp and tiff 110 Reflection Smoothness
96. the auxiliary toolbar Zoom window Maximally display the objects in a chosen area Operation Click View gt Zoom window in the menu bar The mouse will automatically move into the workspace Drag a rectangle that you want to zoom Free zoo Zoom in or zoom out on the objects in the workspace at any moment Operation 1 Click View gt Zoom window in the menu bar The mouse will automatically move into the workspace Move mouse to the workplace 2 Moving the mouse upwards is to zoom in on the objects while moving downwards is to zoom out on the objects 3 After scaling to a proper degree right click and then select end from the properties menu Drag the drawings into the workspace Operation Click View gt Pan in the menu bar or click FW in the auxiliary toolbar The mouse automatically moves into the workspace Drag the mouse in the direction you want to move For example if you move the mouse downwards the drawings will be moved downwards if you move the mouse to the left the drawings will be moved to the left 75 InteriCAD Lite user manual Zoom in on the objects in the workspace Operation Click View gt Zoom in in the menu bar or click Blin the auxiliary toolbar Zoom out on the objects in the workspace Operation Click View gt Zoom out in the menu bar or click Alin the auxiliary toolbar Show all images Hide all images
97. tivate the sunlight effect A check mark before Activate sunlight effect means it is activated If not sunlight will not perform calculation 119 InteriCAD Lite user manual b Sunray horizontal sliding bar is used to adjust the horizontal incident angle of the sunray 0 degree indicates to sunray from the east c Sunray vertical sliding bar is to adjust the vertical incident angle of the sunray For example in summer noon the sunray is basically vertical and the angle is from 85 to 90 degrees while the sunray angle in early morning should be around 10 degrees d Atmospheric controls the sunray degree of the weather The higher the value is the finer the sky is 4 4 3 3 The management of light source group and adjustment InteriCAD Lite provides light source grouping function and supports up to 10 groups You can redefine the group freely The operation is the same as the common real time strategy game which is very convenient The grouping status and light intensity parameter can be displayed directly on the workspace With this function you can change multiple light source property easily Shown as the following figure these three cylinder lamps have been set group 1 The light intensity of all the three cylinder lamps is 10 watt Operations 1 Click Render gt Edit light 2 Left click a light source and then add others by using SHIFT left click To remove the light source you can also
98. ttach to the end point When a small rectangle appears click to complete the room 33 InteriCAD Lite user manual Garra isa e Ba Canal ETTEK IE K F Snap atlength y Snap at onje T Shap at iode 6 Please finish the other walls in the same way Tips a If you did not activate the angle snap function the wall may not be horizontal or vertical You can tick a check mark before Snap at angle w Snapatangle in the auxiliary toolbar to activate this function b If you can not input the length of the wall delete the data of length in the column first then input the new length and press enter c Ensure that only reasonable wall thicknesses are inputted to avoid problems in 3D mode 3 1 3 Method 3 Use Insert Picture command Tips If a customer already has a floor plan then you can scan it into a JPG file We can then use this method to draw the room 1 Create a new file Click Draw gt Insert picture in menu bar 34 InteriCAD Lite user manual i InteriCAD Lite eae File F Edit E view Draw D Room R Setting S Help H Wall parameter F IA Line pa me G 5 o Arc Furniture Circle List in o re emna Pvtne on Manual Distance Text E Auto dimension Line dimension Parallel dimension Angle dimension Hide dimension Show dimension Thickness 120 V Draw continuous wall z sE Insert koc file Locate to C Left side Insert
99. ual Choose frame print the content within one frame Print scope Position z Preview C whole image area e Middle print C User defined e Choose scope Choose lt Offset distance From upper left C Choose frame Horizon Vertical Print precision Ratio Printing setting C Low precision High precision wires E Tip You have to insert a frame before you use this function As for how to insert a frame 3 Before printing click preview button 4 If you are not satisfied with the print out image please click print setup to adjust 5 Click Print button to print 6 Click cancel button to exit Plot setting Select the paper type and resolution Operation Click File gt Plot setting in the menu bar Input the resolution and choose the paper type Click OK to confirm Plot Setting Paper OK 144 Paper size Ho Y Cancel Resolution 150 Pixel Inch Exit Exit means you will exit 2D design system Operation Click File gt Exit in the menu bar If the current file has been modified then it will display the Save dialogue box 3 8 2 Edit command 72 InteriCAD Lite user manual Undo command erases the last change done to the document reverting it to an older state up to 100 times Operation Click Edit gt Undo in the menu bar The Undo command can also be activated by pressing Ctrl Z The redo command reverses the
100. unction refer to Page 83 click 16 InteriCAD Lite user manual Second point z ao E ETa EE F srap 4 ergh FZ Sue at arte Sap utrede 2 You can also obtain the dimensions for the other walls since the command 1s still active until you right click the mouse gt ad E e e Sr re Step 6 Enter 3D View l Click 3D gt D onthe navigation panel Now you need to select a template from the popup template window Choose the style you prefer and left click on the picture 17 InteriCAD Lite user manual BEDROOM Kitchen ag livingroom Studyroom bluesunlight europeanstyleO1 europeanstyle02 europeanstyleO3 europeanstyle04 europeanstyleO5 Pa Render w Objet Materia Ode Hti A Bd402 5 Fle Cirk Hold ert ad 230 00 pan wem Miuse ahot and arrow heys can ako contei wiem i pa egon ix 3 Click Enter Room to navigate inside the room 18 InteriCAD Lite user manual PE Rerdet vey Object Materia ea ml Step 7 Navigate in the 3D View Hold down left click and drag the mouse to move the view You can now navigate around the room to see how the interior looks Alternatively you can adjust the view by using the buttons on the auxiliary toolbar Zoom all Q Turn left J furmright Lookup Lookdown Ascend Descend Step 8 Product layout in 3D View 1 Click Deco
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102. use SHIFT left click 3 Then use CTRL 0 9 to make these lights become one group For example CTRL 1 mean the select lights are in group 1 o Call out the light source group It is very convenient for you to call out the grouped light source Operation l Select any light source in the scene 2 Press corresponding key 120 InteriCAD Lite user manual E g Three groups which are 1 2 3 have been grouped in the scene To call out group 1 select any light source and then click 1 on the keyboard o The combination of groups The combination of groups is also very convenient For example if you want to combine group 2 into group 1 Call out group 1first and press SHIFT 2 So the group 1 and group 2 have been selected Then press CTRL 1 to combine the two groups into group 1 o Modification of Light Group You can simultaneously modify the parameters of the selected light sources Operations First select the light source that will be adjusted from a group or directly choose multiple light sources The operation is same as adjusting single light source except the use of pick button It can focus the illuminating center points of several target spot to one point Shown as the following figure 4 4 4 Render There are two render technology in InteriCAD Lite VR raodisity and raytrace 4 4 4 1 Radiosity When performing render calculation the light calculation can be the same as that of the physical world refle
103. ut plan 2D Design Interface JOA TOS NOW VTO Menu bar Navigation panel Quick toolbar Workplace Product library Auxiliary toolbar O Menu bar Most commands are listed here Left click to select the command O Navigation panel Some frequently used commands are here Left click to select the command Oo Workspace the drawing area O Auxiliary toolbar Zoom control tools Left click to use the command O Quick toolbar Some frequently used commands are here Left click to use the command 0 Product library You can see the pictures and detail information of the product on top of this area You can select the product from the lower area InteriCAD Lite user manual Let s begin by drawing the following layout plan step by step In this section we will introduce the detailed operating method 3 1 Draw rooms 3 1 1 Method 1 Use Draw single room command In order to build a room equivalent to the actual room set the default wall thickness first Click Save gt Default wall thickness in menu bar Input the value in the popup dialogue Tips 1 We recommend you use the default wall thickness 2 The default unit are shown in mm dul data wall thickness Y a l Let s draw the living room first Click Floorplan miran the navigation panel and then click Create room 792te room interior distance please input accurate interior distance measurement between the tw
104. utton to finish the command Continuously draw any shape which is combined by line and arc Operation 1 Click Draw gt Polyline in the menu bar 2 Move the mouse cursor into the workspace and you can see a tip for the first point Click at a suitable position to determine the first point and then you will see a prompt for the next point if you want to continue to draw an arc press A in the keyboard 3 For example When you finished drawing a line press A in the keyboard then you can draw an arc After you finished drawing the arc if you want to draw a line press L in the keyboard Press C to close the whole the line 78 InteriCAD Lite user manual Next point displacement 4000 0mm 0 080 Next point displacement 2800 Amm 90 000 Next point displacement 4000 0mm 180 00D 4 If you don t want to close the whole line then right click after you finish drawing the last section Text Add some text into the drawing as a description for objects Operation 1 Click Draw gt Text in the menu bar 2 Input the text in the Input data dialogue box Press OK Input data Input text 3 Click at the position you want to put in the text Dislpay the dimension of the walls you choose Operation 1 Click Draw gt Auto dimension in the menu bar Room Dimension Style Count e 0 le Distance inner Offset C Distance middle E
105. xtend 500 C Distance outer Selected 9 2 Click the walls you want to display the dimension Right click to confirm Tip In order not to make any confusion only click the wall of a single room once at a time Line dimension Measure the horizontal or the vertical distance between two points Operation 1 Click Draw gt Line dimension in the menu bar or click nsDimension in the quick toolbar 79 InteriCAD Lite user manual 2 Move the mouse cursor to the workspace Click one point as the first point Then move the mouse to another position A tip will be displayed to ask you to determine the second point and dynamically shows the distance between the two points Click to determine the second point Second point displacement 8635 28 35 Degree 3 Now if you want the horizontal dimension move the mouse to the lower left direction For the vertical dimension move to the top right direction Tips Due to three wall construction methods left side center line and right side each wall has three nodes including two outer nodes and one center node It is recommended that you should combine snap settings with zoom out function to accurately snap the appropriate node for exact dimensioning For example when using the right side as the locate method then locate based on the inner side endpoint of the wall 80 InteriCAD Lite user manual Parallel Dimension Get the
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107. y grade That is we can make a glass from completely transparent to completely nontransparent Operation 1 Open the Material Editor 2 Switch to Transparency label If you want to make pure transparent material you can set the transparency to 1 Tips If you want to use transparency texture map the transparency must not be 0 otherwise it will show no effect 3 Click the big button of transparency texture map 4 Select the required black and white picture by browsing Function of Inversion the system makes an inversion process of gray level 113 InteriCAD Lite user manual O Stencil texture map Stencil texture mapping is similar to reflection texture mapping It is also a kind of black and white picture including JPG BMP and TIF file It requires the black part of the picture be pure black while the white part is pure white It can use the black and white pattern to control whether the object surface will be displayed or not The black part will be displayed normally while the white part will disappear completely Usually you can combine texture mapping with color and stencil texture mapping to process some complex models for example plant handrail and human etc Now we will make a plant in the following Operation 1 Open the Material Editor 2 Switch to Color label 3 Click the big button of color texture mapping 4 Select the required normal plant pattern file by browsing 5 Switch to Stenci

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