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Lesson 8 of 8 · 15 min

Share, export, drawings set and quote

Share a 3D presentation link, export plans, CAD and 3D files, download a full drawings set and turn the bill of materials into a quote.

In this lesson you will

  • Set up a presentation tour and share it as a link or embed
  • Choose the right export format for a builder, a CAD user or a 3D artist
  • Download an A3 drawings set for every floor
  • Price the bill of materials and download a PDF quote

The last lesson takes your design out of the Studio: as a 3D presentation for a client, as files for other software, as a set of drawings and as a priced quotation.

Prepare the tour

  1. Open the Views panel. In Walk mode, stand where you want each stop and click Save current 3D view.
  2. Rename views and use the up and down arrows to put them in order. Eye-level views become the tour stops, in this order.
  3. If you save no eye-level views, the tour visits each room from its best corner instead.
  1. Click Share in the top bar.
  2. Click Copy next to Presentation link and send it however you like. The link contains the whole design, so nothing is uploaded to a server.
  3. Anyone who opens it gets a 3D presentation with Overview and Walk through modes, a lighting choice, Start the tour, buttons for the tour stops and a small plan showing where they are as they walk.
  4. Embed on a website gives you code to show the same presentation in a page.

The link is a snapshot. If you change the design, share a new link. Large designs make long links; the window shows the size.

Export files

Click Export and choose:

  • Floor plan PDF: an A3 sheet with dimensions, room schedule and title block.
  • Floor plan PNG or Floor plan SVG: an image or a vector drawing of the plan.
  • CAD drawing (DXF): walls, openings, furniture and rooms on separate layers, in metres.
  • 3D model (GLB): the furnished scene for Blender or a game engine.
  • Project file (JSON): a full backup you can import again.

Download the drawings set

In Export, Drawings set (PDF) builds a multi-page A3 vector set: cover and index, dimensioned floor plans, furniture, flooring and lighting plans for every floor, interior elevations of each wall, door, window and room schedules, and the bill of materials. The button shows progress sheet by sheet.

Price it and quote

  1. Click Materials in the top bar to open Bill of materials & quotation.
  2. Quantities are measured from the design on every floor: furniture, flooring with 8% cutting waste, paint for two coats, doors and windows, wall length and skirting.
  3. Choose a Currency and type a Unit price on each line. Lines without a price are left out of the total, and the window tells you how many.
  4. Open Quote details and tax to add the client name, reference, date, validity, tax name and rate, and notes.
  5. Click PDF quote for an A4 quotation, or CSV for a spreadsheet.

Prices and quote details are saved with the project. You now have a complete, priced and shareable design.

Try it now

Share a design