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Floor Plan Maker

Floor Plan Maker: The Quickest Way to a Plan You Can Use

Most people give up on making a floor plan at the blank page. RoomSketch3D gives you six ways to start — seven on iPhone, from typing two numbers to scanning the room — and a checklist that walks you through your first plan with "tap here" pointers: a door, a window, furniture, then 3D.

$19.99 once — no subscription, no free trial — on web, iPhone/iPad and Android. 30-day money-back guarantee.

RoomSketch3D floor plan maker with the first-plan checklist open beside a new floor plan
The first-plan checklist: each step points at exactly what to tap.

Six ways to start (seven on iPhone)

Pick whatever you have in hand. The quickest is to type the room's width and length; the most flexible is to draw any shape corner by corner. Or skip drawing: trace a photo or PDF of an existing plan (or let AI draft it), let AI build a plan from a photo of the room, open a furnished template, or reopen a backup file. On iPhone you can also scan the room with AR.

All the ways to start
The ways to start a new floor plan in RoomSketch3D: rectangle, custom shape, plan image, room photo, template and backup

A room in two numbers

Enter a width and a length and you have a to-scale room with walls, dimensions and a grid, ready for doors, windows and furniture. Change any wall later by typing a new length or dragging it.

Create a rectangular plan
A new rectangular floor plan created from a width and length in RoomSketch3D

"Tap here" until it's done

The first-plan checklist walks you through four essentials — add a door, add a window, add furniture, see it in 3D — and points at the exact button for each step. Prefer to watch first? A guided tour shows every part of the real editor in a few minutes.

Guided tour and checklist
The first-plan checklist pointing at where to tap to add a door in RoomSketch3D

What to measure before you make the plan

A floor plan is only as good as the numbers that go into it. Ten minutes with a tape measure saves you from a sofa that doesn't fit. Write each number on a rough sketch as you go, walking around the room in one direction so nothing gets skipped.

  • Every wall, corner to corner, about 3 ft up so skirting boards and outlets don't get in the way
  • Each door and window: its width, and its distance from the nearest corner
  • Window sill height and window height, so tall furniture doesn't end up in front of one
  • Which way each door swings, and which side it's hinged on
  • The ceiling height, plus anything that sticks out: a chimney breast, a radiator, a column
  • In a room that should be rectangular, both diagonals — if they match, the corners are square

From measurements to a plan you can use

Draw the walls first and get them right; everything else is placed against them. Then doors and windows, at their measured positions. Only then add furniture — using the real sizes of what you own or want to buy, not a generic block.

Before you call it done, check the walking routes. A clear path of about 36 inches is the usual minimum for a main route through a room, and doorways need space in front of them, not just the swing of the door.

Handy numbers to check your plan against
WhatTypical minimumWhere it comes from
Hallway width36 in (3 ft)IRC R311.6
Ceiling height in a habitable room7 ftIRC R305.1
Main walking path through a roomabout 36 inCommon planning practice
Space between sofa and coffee tableabout 18 inCommon planning practice
Space to walk around a bedabout 24 inSleep Foundation
IRC = International Residential Code, the model code most US states base their house rules on. Your local code may differ.

What it does — and what it doesn't

It does

  • Starts a plan six ways (seven on iPhone), from two numbers to an AR scan
  • Guides your first plan step by step with a checklist and a tour
  • Draws to scale with automatic dimensions
  • Furnishes, checks and shows the plan in 3D
  • Runs in a browser, or on iPhone, iPad and Android

It doesn't

  • Come free — it's $19.99 once, with a 30-day money-back guarantee and no free trial
  • Guarantee exact dimensions from a photo — measure and correct the key walls

See it in the full demo

The 3:25 demo builds a two-story home from a blank page. It starts at 0:09, “Draw the shell to scale” — scrub back to watch the whole build.

Floor Plan Maker questions

Straight answers, including the limits

What's the fastest way to make a floor plan?

Type the room's width and length to get a to-scale rectangle in seconds, or start from a furnished template. If you have a plan or a photo already, import it and trace it or let AI draft it.

I've never made a floor plan. Will I manage?

That's what the first-plan checklist is for: it walks you through adding a door, a window and furniture, then the 3D view, pointing at each button. There's also a guided tour and a video guide for every feature.

Is this the same as a floor plan creator?

Yes — floor plan maker, creator, drawer: RoomSketch3D draws your plan to scale and lets you furnish it and see it in 3D.

Is the floor plan maker free?

No. It's $19.99 once — no subscription, no free trial — with a 30-day money-back guarantee, on web, iPhone/iPad and Android.

Still have questions?

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