Add-on ViSoft Live > Controlling the Living Wall display
Living Wall is controlled by the Living Wall toolbar which contains several buttons. It allows you to quickly switch between the different display modes and access to wallboards show by the kaleidoscope. Auto: Automatic presentation mode. The Living Wall shows different views depending on the menu and view you are currently working with. presentation will […]
Add-on Photo Tuning > V-Ray Rendering Queue
In the rendering queue you can see recently created rendering tasks. Finished tasks are marked by ticks. Click on a task to select it. You can see image name, resolution and rendering time. One or more tasks may be selected. Unfinished tasks can be rendered by clicking Play button at the top of the menu […]
Add-On: Photo Tuning
Use ViSoft Photo Tuning to render photo realistic pictures. Photo Tuning needs to be activated separately. Set a suitable viewpoint and click Photo Tuning button in View – Advanced menu or press F10. The preview window is on the left side. The aspect ratio of the preview is equivalent to chosen picture resolution. Below it […]
Output > Picture Print: Save Picture
Any viewpoint can be saved to JPG or BMP picture file. Click button Save picture to do so. You can select picture size and mark several viewpoints when you wish to save more than one picture. Choose antialiasing AA*2 to create smoother pictures. Custom watermarks can be saved with your pictures. Mark Add Watermark Image […]
Output > Plan – print 2D plans: Automatic Dimensioning
For all the plans of the Group Room plans you can adjust the automatic dimensioning. In doing so, you can choose between many types of products. Click Auto dimensioning button and you will see the table below. Many types of products are already selected. Each type of product is presented in a separate row. In […]
View > Advanced: Save Video
Use this option to capture movement between various viewpoints in your project. You may use automatic or custom viewpoints you previously saved in View – Camera movement. Choose video format size, frame rate and codec. Enter file name and select the folder you want to use. After the video is saved use buttons at the […]
View > Advanced: Save Panorama
Use this menu to create panorama pictures of your projects. To create panoramas with different lighting enable option Inside light and sunlight. You may choose between 3D, Photo Tuning and Turbo Tuning rendering engine. When using Photo Tuning or Turbo Tuning click button Tune for further settings. You may choose between three quality settings: low […]
View > Advanced: Rendering Style
Click button Rendering Style to choose one of five possible styles. Besides normal or standard you may use sketch, drawing, grayscale and sepia. You may move the camera or select any viewpoint or animation when using rendering styles. You can also save pictures with different rendering styles. Some styles have additional settings, like line structure […]
View > Light > Lights: Properties
Common Settings Drop shadow: enable or disable casting a shadow by this light source. Use temperature: set warmer or colder light color. Global illumination source: enables color bleeding from this light source. The light of this light source will be dispersed and reflected in the vicinity. Use a recessed light source: turn this off to […]
Object > Sanitary > Sanitary Browser: Settings
Select the manufacturers you want to see in the manufacturers / series tree of sanitary ware browser. Button All will mark all the manufacturers on the list. Click New to see only those manufacturers whose database was updated recently. Click None to remove all ticks on the manufacturers list. On the right side you can […]
Object > Sanitary > Sanitary Browser: tab Pictures
Database of some manufacturers contain also catalogue pictures of their products. You can see them by clicking tab Pictures in Sanitary ware browser. Click on the catalogue picture to switch to picture presentation mode. Use buttons left / right in the right bottom corner of the screen to select previous / next picture. Click on […]
Object > Sanitary > Sanitary Browser: tab Search
Using tab Search located in the left upper corner of Sanitary ware browser you can search the database using order number or description. For example enter partial or complete order number of an object you’re looking for. You can narrow down your search by defining only one manufacturer in the field Brand. You can also […]
Object > Sanitary > Sanitary Browser: Object Properties
Click button Properties in Sanitary ware browser to open Object properties. There are tabs located in the top left corner of the screen. Usually you see tabs Properties and Variations. When working with Custom objects you will see additional tabs Material, Geometry and Light. Tab Variations When you see this tab you can select two […]
Object > Sanitary > Sanitary Browser: Objects tab
In tab Objects you can choose four different representations of sanitary ware objects: Thumbnails, Object types, Details or Both. Thumbnails view Under a thumbnail picture of an object there is a catalogue number and description. Object types view Objects are sorted in columns by type. Catalogue number and short description are under the thumbnail picture. […]
Tile > Edges: Profile Browser
The database of edge profiles contains data of manufacturers SchlĂĽter and Proline. On the left is the manufacturers/series tree. You can expand / collapse the series view with + / – buttons in front of the manufacturer’s name. Click on one of them to see the available products. The articles are separated by base material […]
Tile > Place > Parquet: Parquet Pattern Assistant
Select one of four possible ways of placing parquet: Wild Bracing, Bandage 1/2, Bandage 1/3, Fishbone. Options Bandage 1/2 and Bandage 1/3 allow you to manually set brickband step and panel orientation (standard or random).
Tile > Place > Material: Material Library
In texture library you can find many different types of textures. You can apply them in any region. On the left side of the screen are folders which contain different types of textures, like stone, wood, glass, colors… Besides that there are Erfurt, Sopro and Wellwall paint mixers. You can use them to create textures […]
Tile > Place > Tiles: Module Assistant
Way of Laying Tiles This assistant enables you to create your own modules from tiles of different sizes (also called patterns, laying solutions or laying compositions). To create a new module select one of the tiles on the left hand side. If you wish to work with tilesets enable them by clicking on button Tilesets. […]
Tile > Place > Tiles: Simple Pattern Assistant
Open Pattern Assistant by right clicking the button Simple. Here you can select many different tiling patterns. In the Tile Selection on the right hand side of the screen you can see the main tile and other tiles of the same type / size from the currently selected series. You can choose another series or […]
Tile > Place > Tiles: Joint settings
Fields Inside, Outside and Color show joints properties of currently selected region. Inside joint is a size of a joint between tiles in that particular region. Outside joint is a joint on the outer limit of currently selected region. Click buttons + or – to adjust the joint size. Click button Color to select another […]
Tile Browser > Tiles database settings
You can customize tiles browser individually. Click button Settings in tile browser. From the menu that appears you can select which manufacturers you wish to be visible in your tile browser. If you switch on Show manufacturers groups you will find the manufacturers under the name of the group they belong to (for example Gruppo […]
Tile Browser > tab Pictures
Here you can see catalogue pictures provided by manufacturers. Double click any of small preview pictures to see tiles from that series. Some manufacturers / series have more catalogue pictures than others. In case a series contains no pictures it is colored in light grey color.
Tile Properties
Tiles properties have two tabs: Properties and Material. Properties tab contains information like order number, size, price… Most of the fields are unalterable unless you choose one of the tiles from Custom tiles. When needed you can copy tiles from regular database to Custom tiles.
Tile > Place > Tiles: Tile Browser
Tiles database Here you can find the tiles of manufacturers you chose to install on your computer. Click on the button Open Tile Browser to open it. Keyboard shortcuts: Alt+F12 Show proportional symbols Ctrl+I Show info symbols Ctrl+C Copy selected tile Ctrl+V Paste tile in tileset Del Delete tile […]
Tile > Region > Optimize tiling
ViSoft Premium is using several algorithms for tiling optimization. You can set the optimization by right clicking this button. Switch on / off the available algorithms in the right upper corner. The quantity of whole, cut and critically cut tiles is shown in percents and presented in a bar graph. In the Preview the whole […]
Custom Murals
Go to Objects library. On the left hand side of it you’ll see several folders: Custom, Lux elements, ViSoft, Wedi – Baden und Duschen and Wedi – Spa & Wellness. Wedi and Lux are producing waterproof building boards that can be used in bathrooms. In Wedi and Lux folders you can see some possible solutions. […]
Door/Windows constructor
Right clicking on Door or Window button or left clicking Construction button opens Door / Window Constructor with which you can set the appearance of the selected aperture. In the top left corner of the menu the folders Custom, Doors and Windows are located. All three folders can be expanded. To the right of the […]
Room > Wall: Quick room wizard
After clicking this button you will be able to select one of the predefined room shapes. There are two tabs: Without Roof and With Roof. Click on one of the room shapes on the left. After that you can define the length of each wall. To flip or rotate the room use buttons Rotate CCW, […]
Output > Picture Print
Use this menu to print pictures. Set any viewpoint in the VIEW menu first then switch to Output – Print picture. The picture with selected viewpoint will be created. You can print only one picture at a time. Click Preview and Print button. Text labels and frame – show frame and text labels on the […]
Output > Part lists – materials
Material part list is similar to the tiles part list. The list has a form of a table with following columns: – Material: pictures of used profiles; – Brand: manufacturer of used profile; – Description: description of used profile; – Order number: order number of used profile; – Amount: amount of used material; – Amount […]
Output > Part lists – print sanitary part lists
Sanitary ware part list is similar to the tiles part list. The list has a form of a table with following columns: – Sanitary: picture of used sanitary object; – Brand: manufacturer of used sanitary object; – Description: description of used sanitary object; – Order number: order number of used sanitary object; – Size: size […]
Output > Part lists – print tile part lists
Here you can see the list of all the tiles used in the project. The list has a form of a table with following columns: – Tile: pictures of used tiles; – Brand: manufacturer of used tile; – Series: series of used tile; – Type: type of used tile which can be UNI (normal tile), […]
Output > Plan – print 2D plans
There are four different plan groups available: level, room information, room plans and tiling plans. You can find them in the Explorer on the left edge of the screen. Level shows the ground plan of the project with measures of walls and apertures. Click button Drawing layers to customize the appearance of your plans. Dimension […]
View > Advanced
Use this menu for saving pictures, panoramas and videos. For the purpose of presentation of your projects animation can be used. Select viewpoints you want to see in the animation. If you stored your custom viewpoints you can select them too. It’s best to start the animation from a viewpoint inside the room (like center […]
View > Material > Simple
Click on the surface you wish to change. The preview of a selected surface appears in the selection window. Any changes of settings are immediately visible in 3D view. Selection: preview of a selected surface Open Material Library Save to Library: Save custom material to library. Setup mapping: Set size and rotation of selected material. […]
View > Light
Use this menu to adjust lighting in your project. Sometimes you will want to make your project or part of it brighter or darker. Besides that you can simulate ambient light effects. By using sunlight and portal lights you may show how light is entering through windows. ViSoft Premium uses four different types of lights: […]
View > Camera
Use this menu to see your project in 3D view. Click on one of the automatic viewpoints to see the room from different sides (front, left, back, top…). Note the position of currently selected viewpoint represented with a red dot in the navigation panel in the right lower corner of the screen. You can also […]
Object > Fast Layout
Here you can automatically equip the created room with sanitary ware, armatures and accessories. You can see the brand and preview of currently selected set. Click on the brand logo to choose another manufacturer or use buttons < and > under the logo. In case there are different colors of sanitary available you can choose […]
Object > Sanitary
Click the Open Arge Browser button to open the sanitary ware browser. Select one of the objects and close the browser. Place selected object into the project by clicking on one of the walls. Object: place currently selected object (left click) or open sanitary ware browser (right click). Library: open custom murals library (right click) […]
Tile > Edges
Use this menu to place metal profiles on the mural’s edges or define overlapping of tiles on edges. Profile: place the selected profile (left click) or open profile browser (right click). Overlap: place the selected overlap (left click) or show overlap type selection menu (right click). Edge properties: Name of the current profile (not alterable). […]
Tile > Borders
Use this menu to manually place borders. Horizontal borders are usually placed with Wall board assistant in menu Tile – Fast. Here you can place them by activating the button Simple. After that click into the region where you want to place the border. You can adjust the border’s height by entering it into the […]
Tile > Place
Tiling: place tiles as shown in the tiling preview into the region you click on after activating this button Selected tile: open tiles browser (left click) or tiles stack (right click) Properties: show selected tile’s properties Open Tile Browser: open tiles browser Way of Laying Tiles: Picture shows the tiling preview. Define the way in […]
Tile > Region
Regions are surfaces on walls, floor, murals or ceiling. Each region can be placed with selected tiles or textures. After placing walls into your project each wall represents a separate region. Into these automatically created basic regions you can add smaller regions. This can be done either with use of assistants in the TILE – […]
Tile > Fast : Assistants for quick tiling
This menu is used for automatic tiling using wall boards and floor boards. They are created from tilesets. You can read more about tilesets in the description of the tiles browser. You can create own wall or floor boards with the help of the assistants. Submenu Fast is divided in two sides: Wall and Floor. […]
Room > Dormer
After you placed a roof you can insert a dormer in six different shapes. They become available after right clicking the Dormer button. Roof delimiter can be used to create a detached roof or roof which is shorter then related wall. Roof dormer properties Name – name of the selected dormer (can not be altered) […]
Room > Roof
Roof Roof is placed by clicking the button Roof and then on one of the walls. Placed roof is always the same length as the related wall. You can create a shorter roof using the Roof delimeter option in Dormer submenu. It is possible to place roofs on the walls that are next to each […]
Room > Mural : insert murals
Use this menu to insert murals (dividers, murals around bath tubs, corner murals…) to the room. Divider, Free Divider Corner Free mural Block Column Custom mural – (Lux elements objects, Wedi objects, custom murals saved by user) Mural properties: Name of the selected mural (can not be altered) Width – set width of the selected […]
Room > Door/Win : placing doors and windows
Door – place door Window – place window Corner Window – place corner window Hollow – place hollow Free Hollow – place hollows of any shape Hole – place an opening To place the aperture click on one of these buttons then on a wall or mural. Door/Window properties: Name – name of the selected […]
Room > Wall : drawing walls
Draw Walls – manual drawing of walls Quick Room – open the quick room wizard Ortho Mode – locks angle between walls to 90 degrees Close room – automatically closes room Wall properties: Name: name of the selected wall (can not be altered) Length: set length of the selected wall Thickness: set thickness of the […]
Room > Wall : drawing walls
Draw Walls – manual drawing of walls Quick Room – open the quick room wizard Ortho Mode – locks angle between walls to 90 degrees Close room – automatically closes room Wall properties: Name: name of the selected wall (can not be altered) Length: set length of the selected wall Thickness: set thickness of the […]
How to build the high quality project in ViSoft Premium
Building a room Installing furniture and sanitary Texturing and tiling, materials’ settings Setting decorations Objects quality 3D-tiles and borders Setting lighting in the project7.1. Basic light settings7.2. Advanced light settings7.3. Outside picture Setting viewpoints Photo-tuning settings Post-processing Publishing:11.1. Project preparation for publishing11.2. Publishing project to ViSoft36011.3. Publishing project in AR 1. Building a roomStart creating […]
How to use Sketchup Warehouse in ViSoft Premium
Please, make sure your ViSoft Premium is up to date [required version 2022.2.577 or later]. This contains a solution so you will be able to use Sketchup Warehouse again.However, you will need to make a cost-free Trimble account registration through ViSoft: please go to Sanitary Browser and click on “Sketchup 3D Warehouse”, then click on […]
Postprocessing in V-Ray 5
To get the best result of render working in ViSoft Premium you need to prepare a good quality project. To get the photorealistic quality of render ViSoft Premium uses the newest version of V-Ray phototuning. Most settings you can change after rendering via postprocessing, but to get the good quality of render even without postprocessing you […]
Saving a project online ViSoft360
In the project browser, you can right-click on a project and select Publish on ViSoft360. The project is stored in the ViSoft cloud and you can share it with coworkers. The upload process is exactly the same as publishing a panorama or image on ViSoft360.
ViSoft360 step by step
ViSoft360 is a platform where users can share their designs. Directly from the media browser in ViSoft premium, upload your images and panoramas to your own ViSoft360 environment. Your customers can view the designs in their internet browser or with the free ViSoft360-app for smartphones and tablets. You can also display designs on your website. […]
101 Phototuning
With ViSoft Phototuning you can render lifelike media of the project. This module needs to be activated separately from Premium. In ViSoft the rendering software V-Ray is integrated. Rendering is a graphical design term. To render relates to the processing of images for a film or animation. A lot of elements are of importance in […]
Light properties settings for Phototuning
Not all light properties are visible in Phototuning. In the image below, the properties that are visible when making a render, are marked with orange. All properties are visible in 3D-view. Recessed light source and visible in Phototuning When the setting Use as recessed light source is enabled under special settings in the light properties, […]
Clean-up or archive the Phototuning render queue
The default save location of the Phototuning queue is: Dongle installations: C:\ViSoftCreative\UserData\VRay\ScheduledTasks. Online license: C:\ProgramData\ViSoft\ViSoftPremium\UserData\VRay\ScheduledTasks These folders can be copied for a backup of the rendertasks. Or delete the tasks to clean up the folder and create space. If you want to restore the backup, copy the tasks back to the original folder. If you […]
V-Ray Frame Buffer: post-processing the image
It is possible to adjust the exposure and other processes after the rendering of an image. Open Phototuning (F10) and press Show queue. The V-Ray rendering queue shows paused or rendered images. Right click on a rendered image and select Post processing. The V-Ray frame buffer is opened. Make corrections for the exposure, contrast, colors, […]
Calculate Dots per inch (DPI)
How do I calculate the right image resolution? For your printed matter, DPI (dots per inch, inch = 2,54 cm) is often specified as a quality requirement. If you want to use DPI as startinpoint for your resolution, you will have to convert it. For what medium will the image be used and in what […]
Limited accessible manufacturer / brand
Some manufacturers in the updatemanager are ‘locked’. To get access, you have to get permission from the manufacturer. Contact your agent or wholesaler: he or she will get the permission from the manufacturer. Communicate your ViSoft Customer ID to the manufacturer and ViSoft. You can find your Customer ID in ViSoft under Help > Registration […]
Tile Silicone
You can add silicone in the Output – Part List – material. Click on the button Add Predefined Entries, find Silicone in the list and tick the box Add to part list. Select apply to close the window. The needed amount of silicone is calculated automatically and added in the part list. ViSoft calculates for […]
VR – Oculus Rift set up
Before you start the setup of Oculus Rift VR, check if you have the following stuff ready: –Â Rift (glasses) – Touch Controllers – Sensors – AA batteries – Audiotool PC: – 3 free USB ports – 1 free HDMI input – 10,2 GB space free for software – SteamVR software (downloadlink First, install the […]
Ceiling Plan – View Height
You can change the visibility of objects in the menu Output | Plan. In the ceiling plan when you open the navigation panel you can change the View Height. In the following example, the view height is set on 160 cm. Objects that are above this height will then be displayed in the ceiling plan. […]
Photofiltre
Photofiltre is a free photo editor, that you can use instead of photoshop. Download the installation file here. There are different language packs if you want to have a different language than English. Read the explanation on how to create a transparent background for nonrectangular tiles image here.
Using Light Templates
The Light Templates function calculates automatically a lighting plan for the room. It places Fill- and Focus lights. In the menu View | Light you select Light templates…. On the left side of the screen, a few example templates will appear that you can choose. You can also create your own template with the Create […]
Rotate Objects
You can rotate an object a few different ways. When placing an object from the sanitary browser you can use the following hotkeys to rotate them while placing: ALT aligns the object to the wall. CTRLÂ rotates the object on its axis. SHIFT locks the horizontal axis, this way you can move an object up or […]
Profiles on external corners
In the menu Tile | Edges you can place profiles on one or more external corners. Rightclick on the profile button to open the Profile Browser. The database of edge profiles contains data of manufacturers SchlĂĽter and Proline. The articles are separated by base material (e.g. aluminum, stainless steel, PVC). When a product is selected […]
How to start Virtual Reality in ViSoft
To start the VR-module, go to module View | Advanced. Press the button Virtual Reality. Select camera position center, so you have a good view of the space at eye level. Make sure the HTC Vive software or Oculus Rift software is installed.
Object correction (strange looking glass)
It can happen that transparent objects are displayed a bit weird on renders. This situation occurs when normals of the transparent object-oriented inward, so Photo-Tuning engine cannot calculate glass material correctly. To solve this difficulty normals of the object need to be recalculated and then flipped to achieve the proper orientation Example of a shower […]
Global Illumination settings
Global Illumination (GI) is one of the visualization effects that you can control. The exposure in your project should improve a lot just by turning on this feature. GI refers to a scene where the lighting is reflected around and on objects (indirect lighting). This feature provides secondary light beams, creating a pleasant and balanced […]
Creating a balcony
Use a block mural to create a balcony in your project. Enable the function free edit in the lower toolbar so the block can be moved outside the walls of your project. Drag to block outside the walls and give it the right properties in height, width etc. The project shown above can be downloaded […]
Edit tile properties
To edit the tile properties, open the explorer on the left. Make sure you work in menu Tile | Place | Tiles. Rightclick on the tile to open context menu and select Tile Properties. For example, you could set the edge radius under material. Make sure you have the 3D-tiles and 3D-border view on to […]
How do I set up the HTC Vive?
The HTC Vive comes with a lot of hardware and accessories. But how do you ensure that you get started as soon as possible? On this page you can read how to connect, install and adjust the HTC Vive, so that you enter the world of VR as comfortably as possible. What do you need […]
Sharing a 360-Panorama on Facebook
If you want to share a Visoft 360 panorama on Facebook, you need to edit the (Efix) metadata of the image so it gets recognized as a 360-photo. You can check the Facebook 360 documentation here. Step 1 Use Phototuning to render an image; set the resolution to 2:1 (e.g. 6000×3000) and enable the option […]
Insert a footnote
In the menu Output, you can add a footnote in the print settings. This footnote is one line and will be printed on each page at the bottom. If you want to use more text, use an image containing the text.
Bottom Frame Information
In the printer settings in the Output menu, you can add the Bottom Frame Information. You can change the scale and font size of the frame and check which lines you want in it. The information for the frame can be entered here as well. If you want to change the name, address, City information you need to […]
Adding Logo’s
In the output select the Print Settings. In the menu select the button with 3 dots on it to add a logo, you can use a BMP, JPG or GIF file. Check the box above the logo on the position you want to use. The numbers accord to the left (1), middle (2) and right […]
Adding text labels in the Output
Click on the Label button to add a text label. In the menu on the right in Text Label Properties you can change the text, font, layout, angle, and color of the text or frame.   After you made your label you can save it to the library. Right click on the label and select save to […]
Adding a picture to the plan
Using the button Picture in Output you open a windows folder to find the picture you want to add. After you placed a picture you can move, rotate and scale if you double click on it. You can also do this in the Symbol properties menu on the right.
Save a mural as sanitary object
Murals can be used to create a furniture piece with washbasin. When you have designed your own sanitary object with murals, you can save it in your own database in the sanitary browser. Skip steps 1 to 3 if you have your mural object ready. Step 1 Place a block with the following properties: Width: […]
Diffuse, bump and displacement maps
Materials such as the fabrics of towels contain ‘maps’ to create a realistic view. In this article the concepts of diffuse maps, bumpmaps and displacement maps are explained and how to use it in ViSoft. The effects are mainly visible after rendering with phototuning. There are two ways to add maps to an object. 1) […]
Creating videos, photos and panoramas
Use menu View | Advanced for creating photos, videos, and panoramas of your project. For the presentation of your project, you could use the animation. Select viewpoints you would like to use. If you used the navigation panel to save custom viewpoints, these will appear for use as well. Best to start in the middle […]
Picture Print – Creating Images and parallel projections.
You can print images from Output | Picture Print In the menu on the right, you can add Labels, a Frame, date, project name, tile images, and sanitary images. You can also choose a Custom size and Picture effects if you want. When you have selected the wanted view and options to print. select the button […]
Sites for free 3D objects
The sites listed below have interesting information and 3D objects to download. (Click on the logos to go to the site) Information about new objects, mostly furniture. also 3D-objects for download Free Millions of 3D objects available for download, using drag & drop you can put them directly into ViSoft. Free  A lot of […]
Printing the plan on multiple pages
Sometimes it can be beneficial to print a large plan across multiple A4 pages. You can use the print preview to view how it is going to divide the print. Set the scale of the plan in the Print Settings. select a custom scale, for example, 1/20. The image below is an example of a plan […]
Creating custom pages for a plan
In the Output menu, it is possible to add empty pages to create your own plan. Use the button Create Empty Page to get an empty page. You can add plans by dragging them in, or you can add labels and pictures from the right menu. Or, use the context menu to insert a plan […]
Material library
This article explains: – how the material library is set up – How to add custom materials – How to make slabs with the Natural Stone Assistent The material library Open the material library (menu Tile | Place | Material). The material library contains various materials like wood, plastic, metals, fabrics… The materials can be […]
Rotate sanitary object on wall
Sometimes it is necessary to rotate an object; e.g. a handle from HEWI. Go to menu Sanitary and click button Modify object. naar menu Sanitair en klik op de knop object bewerken. Click on button Rotate. Under modifier options change the rotate degree on Y.
Exporting to zip files or to CAD
Export project to archive [expand title=” Read more about creating a zip file of a ViSoft project.”] Use this function to export the projects that you made in ViSoft Premium. This can be useful if you want to transfer the project to a different pc with Visoft installed. Attention: this needs to be the same […]
Deep link manufacturer / wholesaler
A deep link shows product information on the website of the manufacturer or wholesaler. It uses the order number to show the product properties on the site. In the sanitary browser select an object, click on the button Extended Info and open the deep link tab. To set up a deep link, right-click on a […]
Light settings
Use the submenu Light to adjust lighting in your project. Sometimes you will want to make your project or part of it brighter or darker. Besides that you can simulate ambient light effects. By using sunlight lighting mode you may show how portal light is entering through windows. You can also simulate sunrise and sunset. […]
Tiling orientation random
If you work with a tile that only has one image and isn’t completely symmetrical, you can set the sorting to random. This function is accessible in multiple ways… ViSoft Preferences In the preferences (shortcut CTRL+K) you can set the default tiling orientation to random.  Ways of tiling In the menu Tile | Place | […]
Second screen – auto board-assistant
With the ViSoft Live module you can present on a 2nd monitor, flatscreen, TV, or other projectors. Start the Live function in the upper toolbar View > Livingwall or use F8. On the second screen the live view appears + the toolbar below: With the first buttons, you control the type of display: Display 1, Auto, […]
Settings Living Wall and floor
Set after installing the projectors, the projection to 4:3. Adjust in Windows the Display settings to: Multiple displays, select extend displays. Apply. Select identify, and choose the order. Select Standing and apply. Click on advanced monitordisplay. Set for both projectors the resolution to 1200×1600 (so the ratio is 3:4) Start ViSoft Premium Press F8 to […]
Tile boards and panels (showroom design)
With the wallboard function, you can create and design show panels for your tiles in the showroom. Collect in the tile browser the tiles you want to use, create a tileset or make them your favorite. Go to Tile | Fast and open the  Wall Board Assistant. Enable the Fixed size and set the […]
Drawing Layers
Open the layers menu by clicking the button Drawing layers in the lower taskbar. Depending on the menu (tile, sanitary, output…), you can (dis)enable layers for the working area. Parallel Projection Parallel projection enables you to further customize the appearance of 2D-view. Reflection and shadows can be shown too. Clipping distance With this function, you can […]
Adding a non-rectangular tile image (transparent background)
You may have to load a tile image that has a (white) background, for example, a hexagon tile. Before loading it in ViSoft, you will have to make the background transparent. This can be easily done with Photofiltre (install for free). Open the image in Photofiltre. Select Image > Transparent color… Select the background color. […]
Module Assistant (tile patterns)
In the menu Tile | Place | Tiles press the module-assistant button to create your own tile patterns. If you want to know more about patterns with non-rectangular tiles, read more here. Select the tiles you want to use and drag & drop them to the right. While dragging, use the right mouse button to […]
Bath plinth / panel
Use a block mural to place a built-in bath with a panel beneath (and light). Place a built-in bathtub and use the sanitary mural function to finish the built-in. Or do it yourself: place a block mural and use the Cut Out Filling function. Set the mounting height of the bath at 15 cm, so […]
