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Start a new project

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Click New project, give the project a name, pick the region and units, and choose a starting point: a blank plan, a plot of a given size, or a furnished template. You can change every choice later.

Create a project

The New project dialog
  1. Step 1: Open the dialog

    Click New project at the top right of the projects page. In the editor, open the account menu and choose New project….

  2. Step 2: Name it

    Type a Project name of up to 80 characters. Left empty, it is called Untitled project, or after the template you pick.

  3. Step 3: Pick the region

    Region sets the defaults for where the house is built: units, currency, paper, wall build-ups, door and window sizes and the building code profile. Picking one also switches Units to that region’s.

  4. Step 4: Check the units

    Choose Metric (m, cm) or Imperial (ft, in). You can switch later without changing anything you drew.

  5. Step 5: Choose the starting point

    Pick Blank, Plot size or Template under Starting point, as described below.

  6. Step 6: Create it

    Click Create project (or press ↵ in the name field). The editor opens on the new project.

Starting points

The three starting points in the New project dialog
Starting pointWhat you get
BlankAn empty plan. Draw rooms, trace an image, or pick a template from the empty plan later.
Plot sizeYour plot drawn as four exterior walls, from Width and Depth you type (1 m to 500 m a side), to build inside.
TemplateA furnished layout, in the region and units you picked. More layouts are on the projects page; see Start from a template.

Other ways to start

  • Above All projects, the Blank plan and Plot size tiles open the New project dialog on that starting point, Template opens the template picker, and Import file asks for a file.
  • Import file opens a .floorgen.json project file, for example one a colleague sent you. See Project files and backups.
  • In a project’s More actions menu, Duplicate makes a copy to start from.

Questions

Can I change the region later?

Yes. Open Settings…, then the Region tab. Walls already drawn keep their size; new ones use the new region’s build-ups.

What happens to an empty project?

If you leave a project empty and untitled, it is discarded. An empty project you named stays, with an Empty badge.

Why was I asked to sign in?

A guest can be limited to a number of projects in one browser. Sign in free to make more; your guest projects come with you.