Furnish by hand and with Smart Layout

There are two ways to furnish in Arcvelle Studio: place pieces yourself from the library, or let Smart Layout lay out a room for you. Most people use both, starting with Smart Layout and then adjusting by hand.

Place a piece yourself

1. Open the Furnish panel. Type in the search box or pick a category such as Living room or Lighting.
2. Click a model card. A ghost of the piece follows the pointer over the plan.
3. Click to place it. It snaps against a nearby wall; hold Alt to place it freely. Hold Shift to place several copies.
4. With the piece selected, press R to turn it 90°, or Shift+R to turn it 15°. Drag the rotate handle for any angle.
5. Use the arrow keys to nudge it by 5 cm, or Shift and an arrow for 25 cm.
6. In the properties panel, type a Width, Depth or Height, or set Height off floor for wall cabinets and shelves. Reset size returns it to the catalogue size.

While you drag, guides appear when a piece lines up with its neighbours, and a piece that overlaps another is highlighted.

Work with several pieces

1. Hold Shift and click pieces to add them to the selection, or hold Shift and drag across empty floor to select everything inside the box.
2. The properties panel shows Align buttons for edges and centres. With three or more pieces you also get Space evenly across and Space evenly down.
3. Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V copy and paste, Ctrl+D duplicates, and Delete removes. Right-click a piece for a short menu with the same actions.

Let Smart Layout furnish a room

Smart Layout is a rules engine. It reads a room's shape, doors and windows and places a furniture scheme using standard clearances. It is not a language model.

1. Open the Smart layout panel and choose a style under 1 · Choose a style, such as Japandi or Mid-century modern.
2. Under 2 · Furnish, pick the Room and check Furnish as.
3. In What to add, choose Furniture, decor and lighting, Furniture only or Decor and lighting only.
4. Turn on Keep what's already in the room if you have placed pieces you want to keep.
5. Click Furnish this room, or Furnish all to do every room. A message tells you how many pieces were placed.

Every piece Smart Layout places is ordinary furniture, so you can move, resize or delete it. Unless you keep existing pieces, furnishing replaces the furniture in the room and also sets its floor and wall paint to suit the style. Press Ctrl+Z to step back if you do not like the result.

Check the result

Switch to Split and look at each room in 3D. Leave at least 0.9 m (3 ft) for main walkways, and check that doors can open fully.