
After you have placed the break points on the wall to create separate wall segments, use the instructions above to change the material on just that section of the wall.
Follow the same procedure to place additional break points as needed. This is HUGE for anyone who uses SoftPlan and Sketchup together. In Home Designer 2020 and prior program versions, use the Break Wall tool instead. To do this, Select the wall you'd like to break into separate segments, click on the Add Break edit button located in the Edit toolbar, then click at the location where you want to place the break. To apply a different color of material to just a section of a wall, you will first need to place break points on either side of the section that you want to change. To change the color or material of a section of wall vertically If you are in a 3D camera view, return to your 2D floor plan view for the following steps. This can be accomplished by breaking the wall into separate segments. Alternately, you may want to apply different colors to several different sections of the same wall to create a striped effect. In some cases, such as when an exterior wall runs the length of several rooms, you may not want to change the material of the entire wall. Click on a wall to apply the selected color or material to that wall.
In the Library Browser, search for and select the color or material you wish to apply to a single wall, bring your cursor into the 3D view, and notice that it changes to the material painter icon.To learn more about the differences between each mode, please see the Related Articles section below. There are a variety of different Material Painter modes available in Home Designer.