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Sunken living rooms and raised platforms, with steps in one tap
Drag a rectangle or tap a room, choose Sunken or Raised, set how deep or how high — and in 3D the floor steps down with a finished edge, your flooring carries on at the new level, and furniture stands on it.
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A sunken conversation pit or a raised dais changes a room completely — and it's exactly the kind of idea that's hard to picture from a sketch. Tap Sunken / Raised Floor in the Build panel, drag a rectangle (or tap a room to use the whole room), then choose Sunken or Raised and set how deep or how high.
In 3D the floor steps down or up with a finished edge, the room's flooring carries on at the new level, and furniture you place there stands on the lower or higher floor. One tap on Add steps puts a run of steps on the open edge, sized so the steps add up exactly to the drop — and Flow Check warns if a piece of furniture sits across the edge.
What you can do
Sunken or raised
Lower part of a floor for a conversation pit, or raise it for a platform or dais.
Exact depth
Set the depth or height in inches — the 3D edge and furniture follow.
Steps in one tap
Add steps sizes the run to the drop: steps, riser, tread, and total all add up.
Fine-tune the steps
Up or down, reverse, rails, number of steps, width, length, tread, and riser.
Flooring follows
Your floor material carries on seamlessly at the new level.
Flow Check aware
Warns when furniture straddles the edge of a sunken or raised area.
How it works
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Pick the tool
Build panel → Sunken / Raised Floor.
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Mark the area
Drag a rectangle, or tap a room to lower or raise the whole room.
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Set the level
Choose Sunken or Raised and type the depth or height.
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Add steps
Tap Add steps, then adjust them in the Steps settings if you like.
Frequently asked questions
Can I design a sunken living room?
Yes. Use Sunken / Raised Floor to lower part of the floor, set the depth, and tap Add steps for a run of steps sized exactly to the drop. Furniture placed in the pit stands on the lower floor in 3D.
Can I make a raised platform instead?
Yes — switch the area to Raised and set its height. Add steps, and use the Steps settings' UP / DN toggle to set their direction.
Learn more in the Help Center
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