Schematic design, in minutes

Describe the brief.
Get measured floor plans.

Archi4D turns a written brief, a site boundary, or a sketch into four floor plan options with real dimensions, area schedules, and code checks. Edit the walls, walk it in 3D, export DWG or IFC.

Free for your first 5 plans. No card, no install, runs in the browser.

38 sec
To first option
14,200
Plans generated
DWG · IFC
Straight to your CAD
OPTION A — 1:100
LIVING34.2 m²KITCHEN15.6 m²BEDROOM 0119.4 m²BATH6.8 m²BEDROOM 0214.1 m²12 500
Trusted in practice byFold StudioHarkness + BellVerge ArchitectureOstro InteriorsDwell & CoSouthbank Homes

From brief to drawing set in four moves

No CAD licence, no template library, no waiting on a draftsperson to test an idea.

  1. 01 — Brief

    Four ways in

    Write it, fill a room program, upload a site boundary or an existing plan, or sketch the massing directly on canvas.

  2. 02 — Options

    Measured, not moodboarded

    Every option comes with an area schedule, circulation ratio, daylight estimate, and egress checks against local code.

  3. 03 — Edit

    Drag a wall, keep the maths

    Move partitions and the schedule updates live. Lock rooms you like and regenerate only the rest.

  4. 04 — Handoff

    Out to the tools you use

    DWG, IFC, PDF sheet sets, or a shareable link with comments for the client.

Floor plans

Draw it, describe it, or upload the survey

Archi4D reads a DWG boundary, a scanned plan, or a sketch and returns a measured layout. Walls snap to 100 mm, openings carry swing direction, and every room is tagged with its area.

LIVING34.2 m²KITCHEN15.6 m²BEDROOM 0119.4 m²BATH6.8 m²BEDROOM 0214.1 m²12 500
Visualisation

Stand inside it before it exists

Every plan is a model. Set the camera, run a sun study on the winter solstice, and send the client a walkthrough link instead of a PDF they can’t read.

Interior walkthroughNano Banana render · 2560 × 1600
Materials

A palette that prices itself

Assign finishes room by room. The schedule updates quantities as walls move, so the cost conversation happens while the design is still cheap to change.

  • Blackbutt floor, T&G 130 MM · OILED
  • Lime render, INT. WALLS · NCS S0502-Y
  • Charred cedar, EXT. CLADDING · SHOU SUGI BAN
  • Terrazzo bench, 40 MM · GREY AGGREGATE
  • Brushed brass, TAPWARE & HARDWARE
  • Sage joinery, 2 PAC SATIN
  • Clay tile, BATHROOM · 100 × 100
  • Wool loop, BEDROOM CARPET

Built for the three people in every project

Architects

Test twelve schemes before lunch

Lock the rooms that work, regenerate the rest, and take the winner into ArchiCAD or Revit with layers and spaces intact.

  • Egress and daylight checks
  • Site boundary import from DWG
  • IFC 4 export with materials
Interior designers

Show the room, not the mood board

Apply a material palette to the model and put the client inside the space the same afternoon they brief you.

  • Material board priced into schedule
  • Walkthrough and sun study
  • Client link with comments
Homeowners

Walk into the first meeting prepared

Describe the renovation in plain words, get a plan with honest dimensions, and know what you are asking for before you pay for drawings.

  • Plain-language brief
  • Real areas in m² or ft²
  • PDF to send your architect

What practitioners say

4.7 out of 5 across 612 reviews on G2 and Capterra

4.7 / 5
It replaced the part of the job I liked least — redrawing the same layout six ways to prove the obvious one was wrong.
T. Keane · Architect, Melbourne
The area schedule updating as I drag a wall is the whole product for me. No more spreadsheet drift.
A. Nwosu · Project architect
I brief clients on Monday and show them four plans on Tuesday. That never used to be possible at our size.
S. Brennan · Interior designer
I am not an architect. I used it to work out what I actually wanted before I paid someone to draw it.
M. Okada · Homeowner, renovation

The rest of the toolkit

Everything between the first idea and the issued drawing.

Checks

Code checks as you design

Egress distance, ceiling height, window-to-floor ratio, and accessible clearances, flagged against your jurisdiction.

Locks

Lock and regenerate

Keep the rooms that work, throw the rest back into generation. Nothing you approved moves.

Sun

Sun and daylight study

Daylight autonomy per room, solstice shadows, and north glazing area — before any consultant is engaged.

Team

Comments on the drawing

Clients and consultants pin notes to a wall or a room. No email threads about “the third bedroom”.

History

Every version kept

Each generation and manual edit is a restore point with the reason it happened attached.

Handoff

Exports that survive

DWG layers, IFC 4 spaces with materials, and A1 sheet sets with your titleblock.

“We used to spend the first week of a project drawing options we already knew we’d throw away. Now that week is a morning, and the client sees four real plans instead of one sketch.”
Johanna Lindqvist · Principal, Fold Studio

Simple pricing

One plan generation is one credit. Unused credits roll over.

Free
$0
5 plans · 1 project
  • Full editor and 3D view
  • PDF and PNG export
  • Watermarked sheets
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$79/mo
200 plans · unlimited projects
  • DWG and IFC export
  • Client links with comments
  • Code checks for your jurisdiction
  • 3 seats included
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Practice
Custom
Unlimited · SSO
  • Your own detail library
  • Office standards on export
  • Priority render queue
  • Onboarding and support
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Handoff

Exports that survive the handover

Take the winning option into the tools your consultants already use.

  • DWG
    CAD drawing set

    Layered plan, elevations, and dimensions for AutoCAD or ArchiCAD.

  • IFC 4
    BIM model

    Walls, openings, and spaces with material assignments attached.

  • PDF
    Sheet set

    A1 titleblock, plan at 1:100, area schedule, and code report.

  • PNG
    Presentation images

    Plan diagrams and 3D views at 300 dpi for client decks.

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