Showing your design to a contractor, landlord, or designer
Working with a pro? Here's which export to send them so the conversation goes smoothly.
Working with a pro? RoomSketch3D gives you every way to hand off a plan — a printable image or PDF, a read-only 3D link, an editable file, or a 3D model. Here are all the options and who each one suits.
Step by step
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Image (PNG) — the universal handoff
Share / Export → Export to Image / PDF → PNG. Use black & white with measurements for a contractor or builder (it reads like a construction drawing), or color with labels for a landlord, mover, or listing photographer who just needs the layout.
PNG image — black & white for builders, color for everyone else. - 2
PDF — print-ready
Same dialog, set the format to PDF. A clean, print-ready document to email or hand over on paper — ideal when a contractor wants a printed drawing.
PDF — a print-ready document for email or paper. - 3
Public link — a 3D walkthrough
Share / Export → Share with a link → Make public. A read-only link anyone can open — no account — and rotate in 3D. Best for an interior designer or client who wants to see the space, not just read a plan.
A read-only public link — view and rotate in 3D, no account needed. - 4
3D model (GLB) — for designers and 3D tools
Share / Export → Export to GLB. A full 3D model for AR, Blender, SketchUp, or the web — for a designer or 3D artist who'll work with the geometry.
GLB — a full 3D model for AR and 3D editors. - 5
JSON — hand off the editable file
Share / Export → Export as JSON. The complete, editable design for another RoomSketch3D user to open and keep working on.
JSON — the editable file for another RoomSketch3D user.
Tips
Match the format to the question
Builder pricing a job: black-and-white PNG or PDF with measurements. Landlord approving a change: colour PNG with labels. Designer or client picturing the space: the public link. 3D artist: GLB.
Put the measurements on
Before exporting for a contractor, turn on dimension lines and furniture dimensions in Layers — the drawing then reads like a plan they can price from.
Common mistakes
Sending a screenshot
A screenshot is low-resolution and has no scale. Use Export to Image / PDF — it renders the plan at full quality with the scale bar.
Sharing the working copy
Duplicate the design and share the copy, so your edits don't change what they're looking at.
Frequently asked questions
Which export should I send a contractor?
A black-and-white PNG or PDF with measurements turned on (Export to Image / PDF). It reads like a construction drawing they can price from.
What should I send a landlord?
A colour PNG with labels showing the proposed change, plus a sentence on how it's reversed at move-out. Specific plans get approved far more often than verbal requests.
My designer wants to walk through it — what do I send?
A public link (Share with a link → Make public). They can orbit and walk the 3D view in a browser, no account needed.
Can a pro edit my plan?
Send the JSON (Export for backup). They import it into their own RoomSketch3D account and edit their copy.
Which format opens in CAD?
DXF (Export to DXF) opens in AutoCAD and most CAD tools; GLB is for 3D tools such as Blender and SketchUp.
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