Dimensions and units

Arcvelle Studio works in metres or in feet and inches. Wall lengths show on the plan as you draw, room areas show in the properties panel, and every size field accepts an exact number. You can switch units at any time without changing the design.

Steps

1. Open the Build panel. Under Plan settings, set Units to Metric (m) or Imperial (ft / in).
2. Turn Show wall dimensions on or off to show the length of each wall on the plan.
3. Pick Measure (M) and click two points to measure the distance between them. Click again to start a new measurement.
4. To set an exact size, select a wall, opening or piece of furniture and type the value in the properties panel. Press Enter or click away to apply it.
5. Use the zoom buttons in the bottom-left corner of the plan, or scroll, and click the fit button to see the whole plan.

Tips and limits

• In imperial, size fields take decimal feet, so type 10.5 for 10 ft 6 in.
• Snap to grid (5 cm) rounds positions to 5 cm while you draw and drag. Hold Alt to place freely.
• The scale bar in the bottom-right corner shows 1 m, or 3 ft 3 in, at the current zoom.
• Dimensions are to wall centre-lines. Check critical sizes on site before you build or order anything.
• The Floor plan PDF and the drawings set include dimensions. The DXF export is always in metres.