Global videos and important settings
Some of the videos linked here are marked with an orange call sign in front. From our point of view, these videos are particularly important for a smooth start with cadvilla and should definitely be viewed before drawing a floor plan.
| Theme of the video | more infos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ! | How to activate cadvilla professional & cadvilla professional plus |  | |
| Operating with keyboard and mouse | |||
| ! | Mouse and Key-Combinations for zooming in the 2D & 3D view | | |
| ! | Shortcut keys and mouse combinations | | |
| ! | Switch, minimize, close views (2D / 3D / section views / side views) | | |
| Change basic settings of the software | |||
| How to define the selection settings | | ||
| How to define the snap settings | | ||
| How to define and how to change the predefined units | | ||
| How to define the tool options settings | |
Videos showing how to construct a house
| Theme of the video | more infos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ! | How to edit and define the floor properties | | |
| Possibilities of entering walls by the example of a simple outline | |||
| ! | — How to enter a plot with guidelines (recommended method) | | Show PDF-plan |
| ! | — How to enter the external walls of our model home with the function “numerical polygonal input” | | Show PDF-plan |
| Inner walls / Windows / Doors / Stairs | |||
| ! | Input of inner walls with guidelines and other construction aids | | Show PDF-plan |
| ! | How to trim, extend and move walls | | |
| How to define window properties | | ||
| ! | Quick and Precise Positioning of Windows and Doors | | |
| How to enter windows | | Show PDF-plan | |
| How to enter doors | | Show PDF-plan | |
| How to enter stairs | | ||
| How to edit and enter the roof | | ||
| Add more floor levels | |||
| How to enter a Foundation | | Show PDF-plan | |
| How to enter the first floor | | Show PDF-plan | |
| More videos | |||
| How to create a side-view with dimensioning | | ||
| How to enter and edit Dimensions | | ||
| Manual ceiling – Automatic ceiling – Ceiling visibility | | ||
| How to texturize single walls or parts of walls | | ||
| Interior – Using 2D symbols – create your own 2D symbols | | ||
| How to enter and edit interior objects (3D) | | ||
| How to display a stair and a chimney as a 2D symbol (Works also with other objects) | | ||
| How to enter and define a terrace | | ||
| How to define the environment | | ||
| How to define a property | | ||
| How to define a terrain gradient | | ||
| Room Labeling (How to display the floor area, label the rooms & transfer the room properties) | | ||
| How to enter and edit a title block | | ||
| How to print & edit the print settings | |
More Video Tutorials
| Theme of the video | more infos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms on different levels, split level and layers | | ||
| How to enter a ground plan based on a sketch | | ||
| How to change the angle of the North Arrow and its effects on the Light/Shadow calculation | | ||
| Enter and define a pent roof or a flat roof | | ||
| How to enter and define a dormer (Shed & Flat Dormer) | | ||
| Enter and define a garage entrance with a stair departure to the cellar | | ||
| What you should pay attention to: | |||
| ! | How to create a wall foundation detail with 2D drawing tools | | |
| ! | How to position 3D objects (3D doors, 3D windows, window-constructions,…) | | |
| ! | How to move windows and doors with dx / dy | | |
| ! | How to move windows / doors using the "move with reference point" function | | |
| ! | How to recognize and correct leaning walls | | |
| 3D Constructions | |||
| How to enter a balcony with the help of sweep solids | | ||
| How to design your own a door | | ||
| Import and Export (2D DXF/2D DWG) | |||
| How to import 2D-DWG / 2D-DXF files | | ||
| How to export 2D-DWG/2D-DXF files | | ||
| How to use the 3D Object Converter (Sample Quader.3ds) | | Sample file Quader.3DS | |
| Various other videos | |||
| How to create a wall opening with round arch | | ||
| How to visualize the area calculation & how to print a list with all room areas | | ||
| How to use Extrude Solids to define the terrain | | ||
| How to create custom hatch patterns | | ||
| 3D Visualisation with the help of a background picture | | ||
| Plan layout, Overview | |