Swimming Pool Properties

Options

Height

Height of the swimming pool walls. Tip: If the swimming pool is surrounded by a single Pool Decking object, then you can raise the pool and decking at the same time by adjusting the height of the pool decking.

Wall width

Thickness of the swimming pool walls. The width of the walls also affects the length of the coping.

Water tint

Color of the water. To disable water tinting, set the color to white. To darken the water without tinting, set the color to the desired shade of gray.

Water effect

Water appearance in the Perspective view. Water can be calm, have small ripples, or even include foam (useful for creating spas and hot tubs).

Water ripples will also occur automatically when water flows into the pool from another source, such as a waterfall.

Add steam

Add steam rising from the water.

Use tile from pool underneath this one

When two swimming pools overlap, use the tile from the pool underneath it. For example, this can apply to a spa that is built into a swimming pool.

Use finish from pool underneath this one

When two swimming pools overlap, use the finish from the pool underneath it. For example, this can apply to a spa that is built into a swimming pool.

Edit points

Enable or disable point editing mode, which will allow you to modify the shape. See Editing Points for details.

Shape options

Save the current shape or load a new one. For more details, see Saving and Loading Shapes.

Coping

Coping type

Style of coping to place around the perimeter of the swimming pool.

Height

How tall the coping is.

Overhang

How far into the pool the coping extends.

Edit coping

Enable or disable coping editing mode, which will allow you to modify the visibility of coping at each swimming pool edge. When coping editing mode is enabled, click the edges of your swimming pool that you want to toggle.

Infinity Edge & Glass Options (Architect)

Use same material as wall

Use the same material for infinity edges as the pool wall.

Use material for entire surface

Use the same material for the infinity edge and the wall beneath it. Uncheck this option to use a different material for the wall beneath the infinity edge.

Material

Material to use for infinity edges.

Flowing water

How fast the water cascades over all infinity edges in the pool.

Glass height

For a standard (non-infinity) glass wall, this determines the height of the glass relative to the bottom of the coping. For an infinity glass wall, this determines the height of the glass relative to the water level.

Glass thickness

Thickness of the glass wall. This value is automatically restricted to the wall thickness.

Edit Edges

Enable infinity edge editing mode. While this mode is active, click an edge of the swimming pool to toggle the infinity edge style. Click the same edge multiple times to toggle through the available infinity edge styles.

Tile

Add tile

Add tile to the swimming pool walls.

Material

Material to use for the tile.

Material is a single tile

Material is an image of a single tile. If the material is an image of multiple tiles, then uncheck this option and use the material size property to set the total size. For instance, if your material is a 2x2 tile image, with each tile measuring 6" (15.24 cm), then set the size to 12" (30.48 cm) to ensure the material displays properly.

Tile size

Size of each tile.

Depth

Edit depths

Enable or disable depth editing mode, which will allow you to modify the pool’s depth profile. See Editing Points for details.

Depth

Swimming pool depth at the selected point(s).

Information

Water area

Approximate water surface area in square feet or meters. Overlapping pool decking and swimming pools are excluded. When this value is calculated, a blue shape appears to help you visualize how the area is determined.

Water perimeter

Approximate distance around the swimming pool water in feet or meters. Overlapping pool decking and swimming pools are excluded. When this value is calculated, a yellow line appears to help you visualize how the perimeter is determined.

Water volume

Approximate amount of water in cubic feet and gallons, or in cubic meters and liters.

Finish

Approximate area of the swimming pool interior in square feet or meters.

Coping

Approximate area of the swimming pool coping in square feet or meters.

Tile

Approximate area of the swimming pool tile in square feet or meters.

Calculate

Calculate the above values.