Alternatives
Weyerhaeuser Javelin Alternative
Before the lumber dealer lays out the joists: the house with its beams in timber and glulam, columns, braces and footings, sent out as DWG or IFC4.
Weyerhaeuser Javelin: Fee on request. Home 3D Plan (home3dplan.com): Free.
What Weyerhaeuser Javelin does, and where it is here
Beams and headers
Timber, glulam, steel and concrete beams with real sections and bearings, drawn with their tags and billed in the takeoff. See the tool
Posts and columns
29 columns from classical orders to steel sections, piers and pilasters. See the tool
Foundations
Strip and pad footings derived from the walls and columns, with a bar schedule. See the tool
Roof geometry
Hipped, gabled, shed and flat roofs with pitch, overhangs, caps and gutters. See the tool
Home 3D Plan and Weyerhaeuser Javelin, side by side
| Feature | Home 3D Plan | Weyerhaeuser Javelin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Fee on request, for dealers |
| Free option | Start in the browser with no account | Forte sizing software is free online |
| Runs on | Any modern browser: Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iPad and phone | Windows |
| Install | None. Can be installed as a web app | Desktop install |
| IFC | IFC4 export of architecture, structure and services | See vendor |
| DWG and DXF | DWG and DXF in and out | See vendor |
| Structure | Columns, beams, braces, footings and gridlines, with a reinforcement bar schedule | Engineered wood floor, wall and roof layouts, with sizing |
| Services (MEP) | Electrical, plumbing and heating, drainage, ventilation, gas and solar PV | See vendor |
| Site and terrain | Survey levels, terraces, retaining walls, roads, paving and planting | See vendor |
| Quantities | Takeoff by storey, element, function and material, as CSV or a workbook | Material lists for dealers |
| Drawings and sheets | Sections, elevations, 1:5 details and sheet sets to PDF, DWG, DXF and SVG | Placement plans |
| Rendering | Four render tiers, the top one a GPU path tracer on desktop | See vendor |
| Team work | Organisation projects with discipline roles and live presence | See vendor |
| AI and agents | MCP server with 38 tools for Claude, ChatGPT and other agents | See vendor |
Weyerhaeuser Javelin prices as published on 10 October 2026 (https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/woodproducts/software-learning/). "See vendor" means the vendor does not publish the fact or we could not confirm it. Weyerhaeuser Javelin is a trademark of Weyerhaeuser. Home 3D Plan is not affiliated with Weyerhaeuser.
What Weyerhaeuser Javelin does that Home 3D Plan does not
- Sizing of engineered wood products to their load tables.
- Joist and beam layouts that dealers sell from.
- Material lists tied to the manufacturer's products.
Moving from Weyerhaeuser Javelin
Draw the house here and send it to the dealer as DWG or PDF; they lay out the engineered wood in Javelin.
Placement plans can come back as PDF and sit under the plan as an underlay.
Which one fits your work
Pick Weyerhaeuser Javelin when
- You are a dealer laying out and selling engineered wood.
- You need products sized to manufacturer tables.
- You produce placement plans for the site.
Pick Home 3D Plan when
- You design the house and its main beams before the dealer.
- You want structure in the architectural model.
- You work in a browser.
How to start
Open the editor
Go to home3dplan.com and open the editor. Nothing to install and no account needed to start.
Bring your drawing
Open a DWG or DXF and turn its lines into walls, or trace over a PDF or a scan set to scale.
Build the model
Draw walls and the storeys, rooms, slabs and 3D model follow. Add roofs, structure, services and the site.
Send it out
Print sections, elevations and sheets to PDF or DWG, and send the building out as IFC4.
Weyerhaeuser Javelin and Home 3D Plan, answered
Does Home 3D Plan size joists and beams?
No. You choose the section and it draws the member with its bearings. Sizing to load tables is done in tools such as Forte or Javelin, or by an engineer.
How much does Weyerhaeuser Javelin cost compared with Home 3D Plan?
Weyerhaeuser Javelin: Fee on request, for dealers, as published on 10 October 2026. Home 3D Plan is free to use in the browser today.
Does Home 3D Plan export IFC and DWG?
Yes. The building goes out as IFC4, with its architecture, structure and services, and the drawings go out as DWG, DXF, PDF and SVG. DWG and DXF also come in. The editor does not open IFC files.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Home 3D Plan runs in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iPad and phones, and can be installed as a web app if you want an icon.
Read on
- Beams: Timber, glulam, steel and concrete beams with real sections and bearings.
- Footings: Strip and pad footings derived from the walls and columns.
- MiTek Sapphire alternative: Beams, columns and footings in the house model, for the designer.
- Vertex BD alternative: The house and its structure, ready to hand to the framer.
- All alternatives: Every product we compare against, with its price.