Alternatives
Stabicad Alternative
Electrical and mechanical services in the building model: circuits and boards, heating and water, drainage and ventilation, drawn on the plan and exported to IFC4.
Stabicad: Quote only. Home 3D Plan (home3dplan.com): Free.
What Stabicad does, and where it is here
Heating and plumbing
Water, heating and gas pipes with radiators, boilers and heat pumps. See the tool
Electrical design
Sockets, switches, lights and boards on the plan, wired into circuits and checked against NEC rules. See the tool
Drainage
Fixtures, soil and waste pipes, chambers and rainwater, laid at their falls. See the tool
Ventilation
Ducts, extract fans, MVHR, grilles and air conditioning units. See the tool
IFC hand over
Every service exported to IFC4 as a typed element in its system, with its ports. See the tool
Home 3D Plan and Stabicad, side by side
| Feature | Home 3D Plan | Stabicad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Quote only |
| Free option | Start in the browser with no account | See vendor |
| Runs on | Any modern browser: Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, iPad and phone | Windows, inside Revit or AutoCAD |
| Install | None. Can be installed as a web app | Revit or AutoCAD, plus Stabicad |
| IFC | IFC4 export of architecture, structure and services | Through the host program |
| DWG and DXF | DWG and DXF in and out | Through AutoCAD |
| Structure | Columns, beams, braces, footings and gridlines, with a reinforcement bar schedule | See vendor |
| Services (MEP) | Electrical, plumbing and heating, drainage, ventilation, gas and solar PV | Electrical and mechanical design with calculations |
| 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 | Bills of materials |
| Drawings and sheets | Sections, elevations, 1:5 details and sheet sets to PDF, DWG, DXF and SVG | Through the host program |
| Rendering | Four render tiers, the top one a GPU path tracer on desktop | Through the host program |
| Team work | Organisation projects with discipline roles and live presence | Through the host program |
| AI and agents | MCP server with 38 tools for Claude, ChatGPT and other agents | See vendor |
Stabicad prices as published on 10 October 2026 (https://www.capterra.com/p/251345/Stabicad/). "See vendor" means the vendor does not publish the fact or we could not confirm it. Stabicad is a trademark of Trimble. Home 3D Plan is not affiliated with Trimble.
What Stabicad does that Home 3D Plan does not
- Calculations for electrical and mechanical systems to European rules.
- Manufacturer product data from installers' suppliers.
- Works inside Revit and AutoCAD.
Moving from Stabicad
Open the architectural DWG here and draw the services on the plan.
Send the model out as IFC4 to coordinate with the Stabicad model.
Which one fits your work
Pick Stabicad when
- You are an installer or engineer who calculates systems.
- You need supplier product data.
- Your office works in Revit or AutoCAD.
Pick Home 3D Plan when
- You lay out services with the architecture of a house.
- You do not want a host CAD program.
- You want services in IFC4 with the building.
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.
Stabicad and Home 3D Plan, answered
Does Home 3D Plan calculate electrical circuits?
It wires sockets, switches and lights into circuits on the plan and checks the layout against NEC placement rules. Load and cable calculations stay with the electrical engineer.
How much does Stabicad cost compared with Home 3D Plan?
Stabicad: Quote only, 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
- Plumbing and Heating: Water, heating and gas pipes, with radiators, boilers and heat pumps.
- Electrical: Sockets, switches, lights and boards on the plan, wired into circuits.
- MagiCAD alternative: Services in the building model, without a host CAD program.
- DDS-CAD alternative: Every service of a house in one browser model.
- All alternatives: Every product we compare against, with its price.