Full Tech Specs

Key Features

  • Create detailed 2D floor plans.
  • Beautiful real-time 3D rendering.
  • Create buildings with an unlimited number of stories.
  • Apply materials and change object representation in the 2D environment.
  • Apply materials, move objects, adjust light, walk around, and much more in the 3D environment.
  • More than 2,400 objects and 2,100 materials.
  • Import models seamlessly from Trimble 3D Warehouse™ (previously Google 3D Warehouse™).
  • Drag and drop objects in Trimble SketchUp™, 3DS, KMZ, Autodesk FBX, Wavefront OBJ, Sweet Home 3D SH3D, USDZ or COLLADA format to your project.
  • Fine tune interior lighting by setting the light color and luminosity of every light fixture.
  • Adjust natural lighting from outside by setting the time of day and geographic location.
  • Export to FBX, USDZ, SCN, SCNZ, glTF and OBJ formats.
  • Quickly design a customizable roof with the Roof Assistant.
  • Save images of your interior from various angles in JPEG, TIFF, PNG, or BMP.
  • Render a realistic video walkthrough of your entire home.
  • Export to COLLADA, Trimble SketchUp™, VRML Version 2.0 or X3D format.
  • Use advanced print layout dialog for printing floor plans and 3D views at various scales, in batches.
  • Create niches or cutouts in your wall using the 2D Elevation View.
  • A collection of in-depth screencasts to get you acquainted with the program.
  • In-depth app Help documentation, Help Assistant and free, quick tech support service.
  • Customizable UI.
  • Project Gallery with house projects and sample rooms.
  • Create exterior designs of any complexity.
  • Enhance the quality of the exported 3D views by using the photo-realistic, offline, ray-tracing rendering technology powered by AMD Radeon™ ProRender or Cycles.

Roofs and Dormers

  • Putting a roof over your head is as simple as choosing one of 12 customizable roof templates in the Live Home 3D Roof Assistant.
  • Add custom segments to fully customize your roof.
  • 16 customizable dormers.
A house with a Roof Assistant opened in Live Home 3D.

Real-Time 3D Environment

  • Natural-looking physically based materials.
  • Adjust the lighting, add and move objects, apply materials, and more right in 3D.
  • All changes, made in 3D or 2D, are rendered in 3D in real time.
  • Walk through your 3D interior.
  • Save angles as user cameras and jump to those views at a click of the mouse.
  • Change the natural lighting from outside by adjusting the time of day and geographic location.
  • Adjust light fixtures throughout your project to get the realistic light scene.
  • Add corner windows and complex openings using the app’s advanced technology.
  • Reduce the number of vertices and triangles of any object using the Level of details slider in the Type & Representation dialog. Helps to speed up the work with the project and minimizes its size.
A Modern outdoor patio with beige sofas, striped cushions, wooden coffee table, and green plants, designed in the Live Home 3D home design app.

Export and Share the Result

  • Share the result to Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.
  • Quickly send a copy of project via Mail, Messages or AirDrop.
  • Export 3D views to JPEG, TIFF, PNG and BMP up to 2048 × 1536 (16384 × 16384 in Pro version).
  • Export 2D plans to PDF, JPEG, TIFF, PNG and BMP.
  • Export to 360° Panorama JPEG images (up to 2048 px (8192 × 4096) in Pro).
  • Create a video track and export to a movie file up to 1280 × 720 (Ultra HD 3840 × 2160 at 60 FPS in Pro version).
  • Create stereo video up to 720p (1440 × 720), in Pro up to 2048p (4096 × 2048).
  • Create 360° video up to 720p (2880 × 1440), in Pro up to 1024p (4096 × 2048).
  • Create stereo 3D 360° video up to 720p (2880 × 2880), in Pro up to 1024p (4096 × 2304).
Export and share icon.

2D Tools

  • Precise positioning thanks to smart guides and object snapping.
  • Choose various views (scalable vector 2D or toy-like 2D using overhead views from the 3D view).
  • View real-time measurements for walls, ceilings, and floors when drawing in the 2D view.
  • Select the necessary measurement units (inches, feet, meters, etc.).
  • Rotate the house or an apartment on the plan and place it in the necessary position.
  • Draw complete rooms using the Room tool.
  • Use Arc Wall tool for drawing round walls.
  • Create arch segments for the contour-based building elements such as panels, niches, openings and blocks.
  • Draw balconies, porches, and other internal and external design elements using the Block tool.
  • Create custom roofs of any size and shape anywhere in the project.
  • Use the smart Dimension tool to set the distance between underlying objects or walls.
  • Create an identical landscape around your house with the help of advanced terrain editing tools.
Building tools of Live Home 3D: Room, Straight Wall, Arc Wall, Floor Rect, Ceiling Rect, Ceiling Opening Rect.

Included Objects and Import Capabilities

  • Over 2,400 objects and 2,100 materials.
  • Seamlessly import from the large library of Trimble 3D Warehouse™ (formerly Google 3D Warehouse™).
  • Customize any of the existing materials.
  • Create your own materials from scratch using the advanced Material Editor.
  • Drag and drop any image from the Finder to apply it to any surface as custom material.
  • Set the exact size of a material tile to know how much of the material is needed for your house renovation.
  • Manually import objects in the SketchUp, COLLADA, KMZ, FBX, Wavefront OBJ, Sweet Home 3D SH3D or 3DS format by simply dragging and dropping them from Finder.
  • Add a light source to any imported object and gain more control over existing light sources with the Light Editor.
  • Seamless integration with SketchUp allows objects being edited in SketchUp to be updated in your project by pressing one button.
Furniture objects on a yellow background.

Support for the Touch Bar

  • Easily access the program tools, including the ones hidden in the drop down menus.
  • Conveniently access view dependant toolbar tools or fully customize the Touch Bar.