Every tool, one page each

What each tool in the editor builds, shown on its own, with every property in its panel and what it does. Free, in your browser.

Building

Walls, doors and windows, roofs, stairs and slabs, and the rooms they make.

Doors: 27 styles from internal to garage, every leaf, frame and handle adjustable.
Windows: 23 styles from casement to bay and oriel, every frame, sash and pane adjustable.
Skylights and Dormers: Roof windows, skylights, sun tunnels, dormers and chimneys that cut the roof.
Stairs: 23 stairs from straight flights to spirals and garden steps, checked step by step.
Walls: Draw walls in 2D and get rooms, floors and the 3D model, with build ups and heights.
Curtain Walls: Turn any wall into a grid of mullions and glass, sized into equal bays.
Slabs: Terraces, balconies, landings and porches, with edges, falls and layers.
Shafts: Lift shafts, risers and light wells cut through every floor they pass.
Vaults: Barrel, groin and cloister vaults springing from the walls of a room.
Roofs: Hipped, gabled, shed and flat roofs, with pitch, overhangs, caps and gutters.
Massing: Footprint and storeys, with floor area, coverage, plot ratio and walls from it.
Rooms: Rooms read from the walls, with areas, floors, ceilings, finishes and trim.

Columns, beams and braces, the footings under them and the grid they stand on.

Columns: 29 columns from classical orders to steel sections, piers and pilasters.
Beams: Timber, glulam, steel and concrete beams with real sections and bearings.
Braces: Diagonal members from floor to head, in the beam's own sections.
Footings: Strip and pad footings derived from the walls and columns, sized from the soil.
Gridlines: A lettered and numbered grid, with columns and beams placed on it.

Electrical, plumbing and heating, drainage, ventilation and solar, on the plan and in 3D.

Electrical: Sockets, switches, lights and boards on the plan, wired into circuits.
Plumbing and Heating: Water, heating and gas pipes, with radiators, boilers and heat pumps.
Drainage: Fixtures, soil and waste pipes, chambers and rainwater, laid at their falls.
Ventilation: Ducts, extract fans, MVHR, grilles and air conditioning units.
Solar PV: PV modules, inverters, batteries and the DC cabling between them.

Kitchens, furniture of every kind, sofas, lights, plants and pots.

Pots and Vases: 32 pots, planters, baskets and vases in trade sizes, with stands and hangers.
Indoor Plants: 43 houseplant species, grown leaf by leaf in real pots, stands and hangers.
Custom Furniture: 64 tables, chairs, beds and wardrobes in ten kinds, every dimension adjustable.
Furniture Catalogue: 769 models in 24 categories, each part with its own finish.
Sofas and Armchairs: 165 sofas and armchairs, each part with its own fabric.
Lights: Point, spot and area lights that light the 3D model and its renders.
Tables: Dining, console and work tables: top, edge, legs and apron.
Coffee Tables: Rectangular, round or wavy tops on eleven kinds of base.
Desks: Desks with legs or panels, a drawer pedestal and a modesty panel.
Chairs: Dining chairs, armchairs, tub, shell and lounge chairs.
Stools: Bar and counter stools: seat, legs and a footrest ring.
Benches: Entry, hall and dining benches, with or without a back.
Shelving: Bookcases and shelving sized to the wall, with a cut sheet.
Cabinets: Sideboards and chests with doors, drawers, handles and legs.
Wardrobes: Fitted wardrobes, wall to wall, round a corner or over the bed.
Beds: Beds built round the mattress, with storage and nine headboards.
Kitchen: Eight fitted layouts sized to your wall, with worktops, corners, islands and NKBA checks.

The plot and its levels, terraces, retaining walls, roads, paving and fences.

Fences and Gates: 35 fence styles drawn as a run, with posts, rails, infill and gates.
Site Boundary: The plot, its north, datum, setbacks, height limit and sun study.
Ground Levels: Spot levels, contours and breaklines that shape the ground.
Terraces: Flat platforms cut into the slope, with graded edges.
Retaining Walls: Straight and curved walls holding earth back, with their levels and batter.
Roads and Drives: Driveways, footpaths, streets and access roads with kerbs and footways.
Paving and Car Parks: Patios, yards and car parks with the bays set out for you.

Pergolas, trees, raised beds and lawns.

Pergolas: 13 pergolas from open rafters to louvres and carports, with a cut list.
Trees and Plants: 62 trees, shrubs and palms grown from a seed, for the garden and the site.
Landscape Blocks: Raised beds, terraces, steps and planters as solid blocks.
Grass: Lawns grown tuft by tuft, with density, height and variance.

Sections, elevations, details and levels, with dimensions and notes.

Sections: Drag a line across the plan and get the section, drawn from the model.
Elevations: Outside elevations from the first wall, and every room's walls from a click.
Details: A 1:5 cut through a wall, from a circle on the plan.
Levels: Storeys at their levels, marked on every section and elevation.
Text and Leaders: Labels, notes and leaders on the plan and in every view.
Dimensions: Linear, aligned, radius, diameter and angular dimensions.

The CAD tools: draw, modify, measure, blocks, layers, underlays, import and export.

Draw Tools: Line, polyline, arc, circle, spline, polygon and hatch, with their commands.
Modify Tools: Move, copy, offset, trim, mirror and arrays, on lines and walls alike.
Measure: Distance and area on the plan, without drawing anything.
Blocks: Make, insert and edit blocks, and keep them in your library.
Underlays: Trace over a scan, a photo or a PDF page, calibrated to scale.
Layers: Layers with colours, lineweights and linetypes, by discipline.
Import and Export: DXF, DWG and SVG in; DXF, DWG, SVG, PDF and IFC out.