Export, print & share — every option explained
One menu — Export / Print / Share — covers everything: crisp images and PDFs, big-paper printing, CAD hand-off, a portable 3D model, a private backup file, and a public link anyone can view.
Everything lives under the Export / Print / Share button in the top bar. Its menu has Share with a link, PNG/PDF or Print, Photorealistic AI Renders, GLB, DXF and Backup. This guide walks through each option and when to reach for it: a PNG image for quick sharing, a PDF for email and printing at a shop, Print straight from the app, a DXF for AutoCAD, a GLB 3D model, a Backup file you keep anywhere, and a public link for read-only viewing.
PNG, PDF and Print share one dialog, Export / Print Floor Plan, with a Print tab and an Export tab and the same options, so a plan styled once exports the same way everywhere.
What you'll need
- •A design you'd like to share or hand off
- •About five minutes
In this guide
- 1
PNG image — quick shares and small prints
Choose PNG/PDF or Print, then the Export tab and the PNG format. Paper size & quality controls the resolution: Standard (screen & small prints) is best for sharing and printing up to about A3, and real paper sizes (A3, A2, A1, A0, Tabloid (11×17), ARCH D (24×36), ARCH E (36×48)) render more pixels, with Standard / High / Max quality, so the plan stays crisp on big paper. The Options choose what shows: Black & white (a pure line drawing), Electrical plan (just the shell, symbols and light fixtures), Elevation views (the four exterior elevations as separate images), Labels, Measurements, Tape measurements, Room tints, Grid, and Center / wall midpoint guides. When your plan has sticky notes, a Sticky notes option (on by default) adds a numbered pin for each note and saves the full note text as a second image (in a PDF or print it's page 2). See sticky notes. On a multi-floor design you pick which floors to export; each becomes its own file.
PNG export: pick a paper size up to A0 / ARCH E and tick what shows on the plan. - 2
PDF — one file to email or print
Switch the format to PDF (Print / email). The same Paper size & quality choices apply: leave it on Standard for an email attachment, or pick the paper you'll print on (A3, A1, ARCH D…) and a quality; the line under the buttons shows the detail you'll get (for example Up to ~220 DPI). The PDF is a high-resolution picture of your plan on a page, so for large prints choose the real paper size rather than enlarging a Standard file. Elevation views adds the four exterior elevations as extra pages. Click Export PDF.
PDF: choose the paper size and quality, then Export PDF. - 3
Print — straight from the app
The Print tab sends the plan to your printer, laid out to fill the page rather than a tiny thumbnail. Your paper size is chosen in your printer's dialog; Print quality (Standard / High / Max) sets how much detail is rendered, so pick a higher setting for large-format prints (A2 and up). The same options apply, and Elevation views adds the four exterior elevations as extra pages (five pages in total). On iPhone and iPad, Print opens the share sheet: choose Print (AirPrint) there.
Print: pick the quality here and the paper in your printer's dialog. - 4
AutoCAD DXF — hand-off to the pros
Export to DXF saves the 2D plan in the layered CAD format AutoCAD and other drafting tools read — it also opens in LibreCAD and most CAD software. Walls, doors, windows, furniture, and dimensions each sit on their own layer, drawn in inches at true size with dimensions on the exterior walls. DXF captures the 2D plan (not 3D or textures); if you need native DWG, open the DXF in AutoCAD and Save As DWG. This option is on the desktop web app — it's a CAD workflow.
A layered, true-scale drawing your architect can open directly. - 5
GLB — a portable 3D model
Export to GLB downloads the full 3D scene — walls, doors, windows, stairs, furniture; the same geometry the 3D view renders — as a `.glb` file. Drop it into iOS Quick Look or Android Scene Viewer to place it in a real room with AR, or import it into Blender, SketchUp, three.js, or Babylon.js for further editing and rendering. Building the file takes a few seconds on a furnished plan; a toast tracks progress.
One file that works in AR viewers and every major 3D editor. - 6
JSON — your own backup
Backup downloads the complete design as a single `.json` file: room shape, walls, doors, windows, all furniture, and your view settings, exactly as they are now. Keep it on your computer, Google Drive, or Dropbox — anywhere outside our cloud — and bring it back any time with New / Open → Import, into your account or someone else's. One heads-up: the file is a plain-text snapshot, so treat it as privately as any backup.
A complete, re-importable snapshot you store wherever you like.
Tips
Match the format to the reader
Family or a group chat → public link (always current, nothing to attach). Contractor on site → PDF or a printed copy. Architect → DXF. Another design tool or AR → GLB. Your own archive → JSON.
The Black & white toggle is made for printing
It strips the colors to a pure line drawing — cleaner on paper, kinder to toner, and closer to what contractors expect to mark up.
A public link beats re-sending files
The link always shows the design's current state — update the plan and everyone with the link sees the latest version, no re-export needed.
Common confusions
Exporting Standard PNG for a poster
Standard resolution is tuned for screens and prints up to about A3. For anything bigger, pick the real paper size (A0, ARCH E…) and High or Max quality so the export stays crisp, as a PNG or a PDF.
Using the JSON file to share a viewable plan
JSON is a backup/transfer format — it needs to be imported into the app to be seen. To let someone just look at your design, send a public link; to give them a picture, export a PNG or PDF.
Looking for DXF on your phone
DXF export is a desktop CAD workflow, so it lives in the desktop web app's Export / Print / Share menu — you won't find it in the mobile apps.
Frequently asked questions
Which options include the furniture?
PNG, PDF, and Print render the plan as you see it, furniture included. The GLB carries the full 3D scene with furniture. The DXF includes furniture outlines on their own layer. The JSON stores everything, since it's a complete snapshot.
Can I export every floor of a multi-story design?
Yes. The export dialog lets you tick which floors to include (Select all, or Select active only); each selected floor downloads as its own file.
Can someone with my public link edit my design?
No. Public links are strictly read-only — viewers can look around but nothing they do touches your design. Only you, signed into your account, can edit it.
How do I get the four elevation views into an export?
Tick Elevation views: the PNG export adds them as four separate images, and the PDF and Print add them as extra pages (five pages total). The option is in the web app (in a browser), not in the iPhone and Android apps. There's also a dedicated Elevation views screen for viewing and exporting them individually.
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