By far the most asked question regarding Floorplanner is: When are you adding 3D?
While there is some fantastic 3D software around, builders and architects remain working in 2D for a variety of reasons. So our main focus has been on building a useful tool to create accurate and great-looking 2D floorplans.

Besides the functional aspect there was also the technical aspect of Adobe Flash on which Floorplanner is built. Flash is lightning fast for 2D images and drawings but was never designed for real-time 3D.

So there were many reasons to stick to 2D plans but that didn’t stop us from looking for ways to add 3D functionality to our Floorplanner and thanks to Tim’s hard work and numerous prototypes and tests later we are proud to finally reveal the beta of Floorplanner 3D.

So how does Floorplanner looks in 3D?

The easy way is to check out our 3D demo project for yourself. You can click on the fourth tab named “3D” and the 3D Floorplan should appear in your main window. This 3D functionality is available for all users with a paid account (PLUS and PRO)

You can view walls, floors, windows and doors in real-time 3D and furniture elements in 2D outlines so you can see their position in your 3D plan. You can rotate and zoom, and you can switch views from top, front, or orthogonal view (without perspective) Tim has also added some goodies like auto-rotate and a full screen view and you can print and export your plans to JPG or PNG just like the 2D floorplans.

As noted above, the 3D functionality is in beta so there are still some issues we need to take care of in the coming weeks and there is a lot to improve in the future. Please let us know when you experience any bugs and consider an upgrade to a PLUS or PRO account so you can see your own plans in 3D.