Editing room size, walls, and vertices

Step by step

1. 1

   Type a length

   Select any wall, tap the length in the small panel beside it (or the Length field in its settings panel) and type the value. A yellow pin marks the end that stays put and an arrow the end that moves; tap the arrow to swap. By default only that wall changes: with an outside wall, a shorter length leaves a dashed gap at the end that moved (tap the gap's + to fill it). Tap the link button on the wall's bar (Joined walls move too) and the wall at that end comes along instead. Full walkthrough: Set an exact wall length.

2. 2

   Drag the whole wall

   Select a wall, then drag it in or out, or drag the crosshair at either end to change its length along its line. The wall moves as a unit and the rooms on either side resize. With the link off (the usual setting) the wall moves on its own and dashed gaps open where its neighbours stayed; with the link on, the walls joined to it stretch. Outer walls follow the toolbar's snapping button; interior walls have their own magnet beside them. See Gaps in an outside wall.

3. 3

   Make a new corner: split the wall

   To turn a rectangle into an L, or make a bump-out, select the wall and tap the scissors on its bar (behind ⋯ for an interior wall), drag the pin to the spot (or type its distance) and tap the scissors on the wall. Then drag one of the two pieces in or out. Two splits and one drag make a bay or an alcove. See Split, slide and resize walls.

   

4. 4

   Drag a single corner (Outline Editor)

   On the plan you move walls: drag a wall, or the crosshair at either end of a selected outside wall to make it longer or shorter along its line. When you do want to drag one corner freely, for an angled wall say, open Plan Settings → Layout → Outline Editor, drag the corner (hold Shift on a computer to snap to 90°), and tap Update Floor Plan. Tap a corner there to see its angle, square it with Make 90°, or Delete it. See The Outline Editor.

   

5. 5

   Delete or add walls

   To open up a side, select an outer wall and tap the trash can on its bar (or Remove in its panel): it leaves a dashed gap, and tapping the gap's + puts the wall back. To grow the plan, use Build → Add Room for a rectangle, or Build → Exterior Wall to draw an extension of any shape (see Add exterior walls right on your plan). Everything is covered in Edit walls on the plan.

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