How To Modify A Floor Plan With The Self-Editing Link

Learn how to update room names, move furniture, adjust measurements, and much more with our self-editing link for floor plans.

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🔗 What is the self-editing link?

Our floor plans come with a self-editing link that allows you to make necessary modifications and download your floor plans fast.

🧭 Step-by-Step Guide

🔑 How to access the self-editing link?

Once your floor plans are available in your account, you can open the self-editing tool as follows: 1. Hover over the visual — Move your cursor over the floor plan. 2. Select “Edit floor plan” — A button with a pen icon will appear in the top right corner. 3. Click to open the editor — The self-editing tool will launch, allowing you to make adjustments directly.

🗺️ How to navigate through the project?

Show or hide furniture and its material

1. Open Settings — Click the Settings button (icon with two sliding switches: one black, one white) in the top right corner. 2. Select Furniture — In the pop-up, click the furniture icon at the top. 3. Show or hide furniture — Toggle the “Show furniture” switch to turn furniture visibility on or off. 4. Show furniture colors and materials — Use the “Furniture color” switch to display materials in color or black & white.

Show or hide room names

1. Open Settings — Click the Settings button (icon with two sliding switches: one black, one white) in the top right corner. 2. Select Labels — In the pop-up, click the “Tt” icon at the top. 3. Show or hide room names — Toggle the “Show labels” switch to turn room names on or off.

Show or hide dimension lines

1. Open Settings — Click the Settings button (icon with two sliding switches: one black, one white) in the top right corner. 2. Select Dimension Lines — In the pop-up, click the “↔” icon at the top. 3. Show or hide dimension lines — Toggle the “Show dimension lines” switch. 4. Change dimension line style — Select one of the four available dimension line styles at the bottom of the pop-up.

Navigate between floors

1. Open “Project” — In the left sidebar, click “Project”. 2. Open floors dropdown menu — Click on the dropdown menu with the floor name. 3. Preview available floors — The dropdown will display all available floors of the property. 4. Choose the floor — Select by clicking a floor from the list to navigate to it.

✏️ How to make changes?

Modify Information

Rename room and floor names

1. Click on the name — Select the room or floor name you want to change directly on the plan. 2. Edit the text — A menu will appear on the left side, showing a text field along with paragraph and character settings. 3. Enter the new name — Type in the updated room or floor name. 4. Adjust text - If needed, you can adjust the font sizestylealignment, and other formatting settings in the same menu.

Modify room area information

1. Click on the area value — Select the room area value you want to update. 2. Edit the value — A menu will appear on the left side, showing a text field along with paragraph and character settings. 3. Enter the new value — Type in the updated room area.

Add room or floor names

1. Open the “INFO” menu — In the left toolbar, select INFO > Place a label. 2. Type the name — Enter the desired room or floor name. 3. Position the label — Drag and drop the text to the center of the room. 4. Adjust text - If needed, you can adjust the font sizestylealignment, and other formatting settings in the same menu.

Adjust compass orientation

1. Click on the compass — Select the compass in the bottom right corner of the screen. 2. Set the rotation — In the pop-up (top right), use the “Rotation” bar to adjust the compass direction. Note: Compass rotation will affect only the compass, floor plans will not be rotated together with the compass.

Modify Layout

Rotate whole plans

1. Select the plan — Click and hold shift or right mouse button while dragging mouse over the whole plan to select it. 2. Rotate the plan — To rotate the plan you can either: ▪ Chose the rotation angle from the left sidebar pop-up. ▪ Chose 90 degrees rotation from the floating menu. Note: Rotating a plan will not affect compass orientation. Compass orientation must be modified separately.

Add walls

Option 1: Draw a new wall 1. Open the “BUILD” menu — In the left toolbar, select BUILD > Draw Wall. 2. Set wall thickness — Adjust the wall thickness on the left panel if needed. Default thickness is 15 cm. 3. Draw the wall — Click and drag to draw the wall.

Option 2: Extend from an existing wall 1. Click on the existing wall — Select the spot where you want to start. 2. Choose “Draw wall from here” — In the floating menu, select the “Draw wall from here” icon. 3. Set the end point — Click where you want the new wall to end.

Delete walls

Option 1: Delete entire wall (may affect floor material settings) 1. Click on the wall — Select the wall you wish to delete. 2. Click “Delete” — In the floating menu, click the Delete icon.

Option 2: Make wall invisible (no impact on floor material settings) 1. Click on the wall — Select the wall. 2. Set thickness to zero — In the wall settings pop-up, change thickness to 0 cm.

Create openings in walls

1. Select the wall — Click on the wall at the point where the opening should start. 2. Split the wall — In the pop-up, click “Split” (far right). 3. Select the second point — Click where the opening should end, and click “Split” again. 4. Remove the wall segment — Click on the split segment and either: ▪ Delete it using the Delete icon, or ▪ Set its thickness to 0 cm.

Move existing walls

1. Click and hold — Select anywhere on the wall (except corners). 2. Drag — Move the wall to the new position. 3. Release — Drop the wall in place.

Draw new rooms
  • Open the “BUILD” menu — In the left toolbar, select BUILD > Draw Room.
  • Set wall thickness — Adjust thickness if needed on the left panel.
  • Draw the room — Click and drag to define the size and shape. Release the mouse button to finish.
Add and delete windows and doors

1. Open the “BUILD” menu — In the left toolbar, select BUILD > Place Doors/Windows. 2. Choose a model — Select the door or window type you want. 3. Place it — Drag it onto the wall. 4. Delete if needed — Click on the door or window, then press Backspace on your keyboard or click the Bin icon in the pop-up.

Modify windows and doors
  • Select the item — Click on the existing door or window you want to change.
  • Open “Similar Items” — In the left sidebar, click Similar Items to browse alternative models.
  • Replace the item — Select the new model and click the Replacement icon to apply the change.
Modify the orientation of doors

1. Select the item — Click on the door or window you want to adjust. 2. Flip orientation — In the floating menu, choose either “Flip Vertically” or “Flip Horizontally” to change the direction.

Add stairs

1. Open the “BUILD” menu — In the left toolbar, select BUILD > Place Structurals. 2. Choose a stair model — Select the design you need. 3. Place the stairs — Drag and drop them into the desired position. 4. Flip and rotate stairs — click on the stairs and choose among rotating and/or flipping the stairs from the floating menu to place stairs in the desired direction.

Modify Floor Materials & Colours

Assign floor material or colour

1. Select the surface — Click on the room or area you want to modify. 2. Open the “Material” menu — In the left toolbar, select Material > Choose Different Color. 3. Select color or material — Use the options to choose between Colors or Materials (tiles, carpet, planks). 4. Make your selection — At the top of the left panel, switch between Colors and Materials, then pick the desired option.

Modify floor material

1. Select the surface — Click on the room or area you want to adjust. 2. Open material options — In the pop-up on the left side, click on Material. 3. Choose an action — You can: ▪ Remove materialChange materialOpen Material Settings 4. Adjust material settings — In Material Settings, you can modify the rotation and scale of the selected material.

Modify Furniture & Fixtures

Add furniture and fixtures

1. Open the “Objects” menu — In the left toolbar, select Objects. 2. Select an item — Browse and choose the furniture or equipment you want to add. 3. Place the item — Drag and drop it into the desired position on your layout.

Resize furniture and fixtures

1. Select the item — Click on the piece of furniture you want to resize.

2. Open the scaling tool — In the floating menu, click the Scale icon. 3. Resize — Drag one of the blue square handles to adjust the size as needed. Note: Not all furniture and fixtures are resizable. If the Scale icon does not appear in the floating menu after selecting an object, it means this item cannot be resized.

Rotate furniture and fixtures

1. Select the item — Click on the furniture or fixture you want to modify. 2. Rotation options — Use either the left toolbar or the floating menu to access: ▪ Rotate Clockwise (CW) or Counter clockwise (CCW)Flip horizontallyFlip vertically

Delete furniture and fixtures

1. Select the item — Click on the furniture or fixture you want to delete. 2. Delete — You can either: ▪ Click the red trash can icon in the floating menu. ▪ Or press Backspace on your keyboard.

📂 How to export files?

To export files, click on the “Export Image” button in the top right corner, and the export pop-up will appear.

Choose export resolution

1. Select the resolution — Choose between SD and HD. 2. Note: This setting applies only to JPG and PNG file exports.

Choose file format

1. Default format — Files are exported as JPG by default. 2. Export as PNG — To change to PNG, open the dropdown in the middle of the pop-up, above the floor plan preview. 3. Other formats — In the bottom left, you can also select PDFDXF, or SVG formats.

Choose file orientation

1. Open orientation menu — Below the floor plan preview, on the left side, open the Orientation dropdown. 2. Select layout — Choose between Landscape or Portrait.

Choose file ratio

1. Open ratio menu — Next to Orientation, click the Ratio dropdown. 2. Select ratio — Pick the preferred sheet ratio. Note: Available ratio options may vary depending on the selected file format.

Choose the scope of floors to export

1. Open scope menu — Next to Ratio, click the Scope dropdown. 2. Select scope: ◦ Current design — Only the floor currently displayed will be exported. ◦ Whole project — All floors in the project will be exported.

Choose export layout: one or multiple floors per sheet

Available when “Whole project” is selected. 1. Open “Images per sheet” menu — On the far right, open the dropdown under Images per sheet. 2. Select export layout:

  • One — Each floor will be exported on a separate sheet. For PDF format, this creates one PDF with one floor plan per page.
  • All — All floors will be combined into one sheet (not available for every format).
Add scale bar

1. Toggle scale bar — At the bottom of the page, activate the Show scale bar switch. 2. Confirm activation — Once the switch turns black, the scale bar will be included at the bottom left corner of the exported floor plan.

Access exported files

1. Go to “Exports” — In the vertical menu on the left, click Exports. 2. Select your file — In the pop-up, click on the file you want to download. 3. Download — Click the Download icon above to save the file to your computer.

❌ Changes that cannot be made using the self-editing tool

  • Changing the colour of the walls
  • Modifying dimension chains
  • Adding logo, compass and disclaimer
  • Modifying disclaimer
  • Customising stairs

🆘 Troubleshooting

  • Google Chrome - Please make sure to use Google Chrome as your search engine when accessing the self-editing link.
  • Refresh - If the self-editing link is taking too much time to load, please refresh the link.
  • Missing link - If the self-editing link is missing, please contact our support team via [email protected]

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