Manual of Coohom
a quick start handbook 2022
Quick Start
4 ways to start over floor planning
Draw floor plan
Import CAD file to generate a model
Pre-build Templates that you can play with to get familiar with the tool and rendering settings.
Basic Panel Info
Floor Plan Navigator
Zoom
Switch to 2D/3D view
Hide some layers/elements
new/undo/redo/save
Render/Gallery/Export/Construction Drawings
Lock
Porperties Bar
Floorplan
Public library
Personal Account
Advanced Tool
Enterprise Catalog
Left Bar
Plan tool
Overview
Draw your floor plan with floor plan tools.
Editing if there is a second floor plan, or multi-levels.
Floorplan tools:
wall/door/window
beam/column
/doorway/flue.
Wall/Door & Window/Beam & Column
View the plan with or without measurements.
define the measurements:
innerlines/centerlines
Add a level and define the height of the room
wall thickness
Drag&drop doors and other elements to your plan
Import CAD/Image
You can also choose to import dwg file or an image to coohom and build a project.
Import CAD file to quick build a model
Floor Plan
Furniture Plan - correspond 3d furnitures
Automatically generate corresponding 3D furniture models with quick save the plan.
Decorations and Furniture
Public Library
Public library is coohom warehouse where you can find almost all kinds of elements that you might need for your project
Model Library
Almost all the individual items can be found in model library, start and choose your style now!
Detailed information about each item.
Mark to list it in My account - favorites.
Manage your Personal Library
Manage items you marked in Favorites, the object you uploaded, as well as your history click on all model items.
Favorites
Upload
History -
Advanced Tool - Customized Library
Entering Customized Library - Construction Tool, you may be able to add molding, painting, texturing and other furnishing.
Draw a line, surface, extrude, dimension and put reference line.
Texture tool
Search for inspirations in public library and automatically adapt to your room
Click Apply and all the items will be added to your room
Export: Construction Drawings
Arrange your drawings and layouts
Set notations and texts.
Get your Photo-realistic renderings in seconds!
Camera Settings
Preview your render in seconds.
Basic Info bar
Render mode: plan, perspective or panorama
High-res render
View Point
Camera Settings: Fov(field of view)
Images that you have rendered
Pre-set light mode
Switch between 2D - 3D
Advanced light settings
Values are shown on the right side.
Light Customization
For a complex lighting environment, for example, light stripes in the cabinets, you can manually adjust them in the Light Customization tool bar.
The light source is divided into 3 catalogue:
- Basic Lights
- Volumetric Lights
- IES Lights
Modify based on the light template.
Global light setting： orientation/temperature/brightness, etc
Panorama & 720 Walk-through Tour
Click to enjoy the Panorama and 720 Walk-through Tour!
More:
Coohom Shortcuts
Customized Library Shortcut
Shortcut form help you to work with Coohom faster!
Ctrl + G: group
Ctrl + Shift + G: ungroup
Ctrl + S: save
Ctrl + Y: redo
Ctrl + Z: undo
Shift + Double click: select
Ctrl + Alt + D:ENable shortcuts
Combination shortcuts:
I: loft
P: stretch/extrude/push
L: line
R: rectangle
Tab: orthogonal
ESC: cancel
Delete: delete
shift: select multiple objects
F11: Full Screen
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