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Draw a floor plan: outside walls first, then roomsBuilders and designers start with the outside of the building and work inwards. The editor is set up to work the same way, and the Plan guide (bottom left of th…
Draw rooms and walls…e it with exact numbers. New plan? Start with the outside walls — see Outside walls first. Before you start A project open in the editor (2D view). Know whether…
Add a roof: gable, hip, shed or flatRoofs are drawn from your walls, so they always fit the building. You choose the shape and pitch; the ridge height, hips, valleys and roof area are worked out e…
Multiple floors, stairs and roofs…e, e.g. "Upstairs" or "Basement". Optionally copy walls from an existing floor as a starting point. Copied walls are independent: future edits don't propagate b…
Elevations and sectionsElevations show the outside of your home from the north, east, south and west. Sections slice through the building along a line you draw and show what you'd see…
Decks, patios and gardensDesign the outside as carefully as the inside: a deck that catches the evening sun, a patio big enough for the table you want. Before you start A project with t…
Materials, colours and lighting…r the whole project. Before you start A room with walls (and ideally some furniture). Built-in materials Woods (natural oak, walnut, ash herringbone, pale maple…
Site boundary, slopes and spot elevations…iture and landscaping on the ground floor that is outside rooms (trees, outdoor furniture, a hot tub) sits on the ground level in 3D. Items inside rooms stay on…
Drawing sets: vector PDF plans, elevations, sections and schedules…at an exact scale. Before you start A design with walls. Add sections first if you want them in the set (see Elevations and sections). Know your paper: Letter,…