Create a project

A project is one design: its walls, rooms, floors, furniture, finishes, saved views and prices. You can start one from scratch, from a template or from a project file. Arcvelle Studio needs no account and runs in your browser on a desktop or tablet.

Steps

1. Open a blank project. The plan is empty and suggests how to begin.
2. Click the project name at the top left and type a name. It saves as you type.
3. Open the Build panel from the left-hand rail and choose your Units under Plan settings.
4. Pick Room (B) and drag a rectangle, or pick Wall (W) and click corner by corner. See Draw walls and rooms.
5. Switch to Split in the top bar to see the 3D view update as you draw.

You can also start a new project at any time from the Projects panel with New project. Your current project stays saved and listed there.

The parts of the screen

• Top bar: project name, save status, Undo and Redo, the floor switcher, the 2D, Split and 3D views, and Materials, Export, Share and Render.
• Left-hand rail: Build, Furnish, Smart layout, Templates, Views and Projects. Click a button again to close its panel.
• Properties panel on the right: settings for whatever is selected. With nothing selected it shows the floor area, rooms, item count and lighting.

Tips and limits

• If you open the Studio for the first time on a browser, it shows a sample studio apartment. Start a blank project or pick a template when you are ready.
• On a narrow screen the Studio opens in the 3D view and the Split view is hidden. A larger screen is easier for drawing.
• There are no accounts yet, so projects are saved only in the browser you use. See Saving and projects.