You cannot create scaled drawings to provide to trades people (but you can dimension the drawings instead).Ĭan't clone an existing level. So it's not good for envisioning a whole house (but it is called Floorplanner not Houseplanner). There are also (paid) options of upgrading to a Plus or Pro account to eliminate the advertising and provide more features such as image export and publishing capabilities.Ĭan only see one floor at a time. The email features sends the recipient a link to the Floorplanner site where the recipient can view the floor plans in 2D or 3D.īut if you want to save or print drawings, you have to set up a free account with Floorplanner. With Floorplanner, you can save, print or email your drawings or share on Facebook or Twitter. Then you can scale the drawing to the size it should be, then draw the walls using Floorplanner right over top of your sketch. You can add text to drawings for labeling rooms or for adding design notes.Ī really nice feature is if you want to start with an image you have sketched, you can add an image to your plan by uploading a JPG, PNG or GIF file. An icon at the bottom left of the screen allows you to choose to design in metres or feet. For walls, dimensioning can either be from the inside or outside surface of the wall or the center of the wall. The program features simple dimensioning functionality for showing the distances between objects. In 3D mode, zoom and pan features allow you to look at the design from different angles. Once you have designed your rooms or floor plan you can toggle between a 2D or 3D view of your design. It features a simple tool set with which you can create whole rooms, walls, drag and drop windows, doors, skylights, plumbing fixtures, furniture, stairs, people, cars (even an Alpha Romeo) and more from a library. Reviewsīelow are reviews for the following programs (the stars indicate our rating for each product).įloorplanner is a simple, basic and free floor plan software tool. If you are creating full construction drawings for a new home design, you may be better off looking at some of the more full-featured house design software packages that will make it easier to create multi-story designs, add roofs, show cross-sections, elevations and framing details.Ĭreating full construction drawings certainly is possible using a program such as Google Sketchup but you will need to have the skill of a draftperson and residential designer or architect to create properly dimensioned and accurate drawings.

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