Everything in Help
244 published guides, grouped by topic and listed A–Z, plus a map of the furniture catalog. Drafts stay off this page until they ship.
- Take the guided tour of the editorHow-toVideo
- Seven ways to start a floor planGuideScreenshots
- How to create a rectangular floor planHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Complete walkthrough: draw a room, furnish it, and view it in 3DHow-toVideo
- Drawing a custom-shaped roomHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Starting from a furnished templateHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Units & measurement format — feet/inches, meters/centimeters, and plain inches or centimetresHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Sign in or create your accountHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Creating a floor plan from a room photoHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Importing and tracing an existing floor planHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Importing a design from a JSON fileHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Every toolbar button, explainedHow-toScreenshots
- Every setting, explainedHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Getting help & supportHow-toScreenshots
- Duplicate or copy a floor planHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Importing a floor plan with AI tracingHow-toScreenshots
- Auto-design — suggested layouts you can pick from and editHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Your first few minutes in RoomSketch3DHow-to
- Design a reading nook — seven pieces, one cozy cornerHow-toScreenshots
- Design a foyer drop zone — everything lands in the first six feetHow-toScreenshots
- Design a mudroom launch pad — out the door in one passHow-toScreenshots
- Design a home-office nook — a real workstation in six by eightHow-toScreenshots
- Design a media corner — movie night, properly set upHow-toScreenshots
- Design a nursery corner — built for 3 a.m.How-toScreenshots
- Design a breakfast nook — five pieces and the morning lightHow-toScreenshots
- Design a home bar corner — seven pieces, drinks at homeHow-toScreenshots
- Design a home coffee station — five pieces in seven by seven feetHow-toScreenshots
- Design a vanity corner — a getting-ready zone in seven by eight feetHow-toScreenshots
- Design a kids corner — sleep, homework, and the reading pileHow-toScreenshots
- Design a laundry nook — five pieces, one open door-swing laneHow-toScreenshots
- Design a music corner — a piano, a lamp, and an audience of oneHow-toScreenshots
- Design a patio lounge — a conversation circle around the fireHow-toScreenshots
- Design a home gym corner — cardio, weights, and a stretch zone in eight by tenHow-toScreenshots
- Design a guest corner — a sitting spot 350 days a year, a bedroom the other 15How-toScreenshots
- Design a workshop corner — a real bench zone in eight by tenHow-toScreenshots
- Design a walk-in closet — hanging on the far wall, island in the middleHow-toScreenshots
- Design a game room corner — a home arcade in 12×12How-toScreenshots
- Design a golf sim den — the bay, the bench, the fridgeHow-toScreenshots
- Design a craft corner — a worktable, sorted supplies, and a mat for the glitterHow-toScreenshots
- Design a yoga & meditation corner — a mat, a cushion, and room to breathe in seven and a half by nineHow-toScreenshots
- Design a balcony bistro — a table for two and the birdsHow-toScreenshots
- Design a sunroom corner — the nap-in-the-sun spotHow-toScreenshots
- Design a plant corner — an indoor jungle, heights staggered like a stadiumHow-toScreenshots
- Design a library wall — three bookcases in a runHow-toScreenshots
- Design a listening corner — vinyl, two towers, and one perfect seatHow-toScreenshots
- Design kitchen island seating — the counter everyone ends up atHow-toScreenshots
- Design a dining display wall — the wall that finishes the roomHow-toScreenshots
- Design a powder room — four pieces, real elbow roomHow-toScreenshots
- Design a spa corner — float the tub, and everything followsHow-toScreenshots
- Design a one-car garage — park the car first, then keep the stuffHow-toScreenshots
- Design a grill station — a working edge, a cook zone, and a serving tableHow-toScreenshots
- Design a hot tub deck — the spa, the screen, and the landingHow-toScreenshots
- Design a front porch — two chairs, one table, and the whole street to watchHow-toScreenshots
- Design a toddler play corner — built for the two-minute sweepHow-toScreenshots
- Design a jam corner — a drum kit, a digital piano, and a speaker in ten by tenHow-toScreenshots
- Design a man cave — the definitive starter kitHow-toScreenshots
- Design a she shed — a daybed, a desk, and room to walkHow-toScreenshots
- Design a whiskey lounge — two chairs, no screenHow-toScreenshots
- Design a basement speakeasy — a hidden bar in 11×10 feetHow-toScreenshots
- Design a sim-racing den — the rig, the trophies, the fridgeHow-toScreenshots
- Build a private arcade — the wall glows, the table waitsHow-toScreenshots
- Plan a game-day den — a lane for the game, a couch for the crowdHow-toScreenshots
- Design a prayer corner — the altar, the seat, the calmHow-toScreenshots
- Design a calm-down corner — a soft, predictable place to landHow-toScreenshots
- Build a family command center — one wall where the chaos landsHow-toScreenshots
- Design a streaming studio — on camera, your room is the brandHow-toScreenshots
- Plan a home salon corner — cuts, color, walk-around roomHow-toScreenshots
- Plan a home vault closet — room for the full door swingHow-toScreenshots
- Design a wine cellar corner — 72 bottles, one tasting perchHow-toScreenshots
- Plan a homebrew corner — sink to shelf to tapHow-toScreenshots
- Design a harvest pantry — heavy low, daily at eye heightHow-toScreenshots
- Build a family gear room — every helmet has a homeHow-toScreenshots
- Design a motorcycle bay — wrench room on the chain sideHow-toScreenshots
- Design a dog-wash station — mud stops at the doorHow-toScreenshots
- Design a gazebo dining yard — the octagon, the terrace, the pathHow-toScreenshots
- Design a pergola lounge — walls of green, a roof of beamsHow-toScreenshots
- Design a zen garden — one seat, one water soundHow-toScreenshots
- Plan a backyard play zone — fall zones drawn to scaleHow-toScreenshots
- Plan a kitchen garden — win it in the aislesHow-toScreenshots
- Design a teen lounge — make home the best venueHow-toScreenshots
- Adding doors: hinged, sliding, and FrenchHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Adding and positioning windowsHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Adding interior walls — and laying out a real apartmentHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Adding stairs: anatomy, shapes, and setupHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Adding columns, radiators, and other obstaclesHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Setting wall and ceiling heightsHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Adding fireplaces and wall openingsHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Editing room size, walls, and verticesHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Modifying exterior walls and your plan outlineHow-toVideo
- Adding pocket and barn doorsHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Adding bay and corner bay windowsHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Adding balconiesHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Sloped and vaulted ceilingsHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Setting per-room flooringHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Building a multi-story floor planHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Exterior wall placement (Outside, Center, Inside)How-toScreenshotsVideo
- Painting your walls — colors for every wall faceHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Adding an elevator that travels between floorsHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Murphy beds — a bedroom that folds awayHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Bulkheads and soffits — the boxes above your cabinetsHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Wrap a yard around your home — property lines and fencesHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Wall-mounted air conditioning — mini-splits and PTAC unitsHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Flooring options — every material, tone, and plank sizeReferenceScreenshots
- Vaulted ceilings — cathedral, single-slope, and pyramidHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Floor Tile Layout Planner — see the cuts and count the boxesHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Cut an opening straight through a floorHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Add a skylight — daylight in a flat or vaulted ceilingHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Browsing the furniture catalogHow-to
- Adding, moving, and arranging furnitureHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Creating custom furnitureHow-to
- Will it fit? Checking before you buy or moveHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Working with rugs, underlays, and layeringHow-to
- Furniture spacing and clearance best practicesHow-to
- Recliner recline depthHow-to
- Search tips and synonymsHow-to
- Exact sizes for anything — furniture, windows, doors, fireplacesHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Measure anything on your plan with the tape measureHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Kitchen cabinets, configured like the real thingHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- The furniture catalog — every room, every categoryReferenceScreenshots
- Design your closet — bay by bay, the way you'll build itHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Knobs & pulls — real hardware on every cabinet and wardrobeHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- Dressing your windows — curtains, blinds, shades, and valancesHow-toScreenshotsVideo
- What's included and how to buyHow-to
- Redeeming a Gumroad license or invite codeHow-to
- Restoring purchases on Apple and GoogleHow-to
- Changing or deleting your accountHow-to
- Browser support and performance tipsHow-to
- “My design didn't save” — understanding offline behaviorHow-to
- Privacy: who can see my designs?How-to
- Drawing defaults: grid and wall thicknessHow-to
- Door types in floor plansGuide
- Hinged (swing) doorsGuideScreenshotsVideo
- French doorsGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Sliding glass doorsGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Pocket doorsGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Sliding wood doorsGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Barn doorsGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Pocket door vs barn door — the definitive comparisonGuide
- French doors vs sliding glass doors — the definitive comparisonGuide
- Door swing direction and hinge sideGuide
- Standard door widthsReference
- Door rough opening sizesReference
- Door clearance: swing arcs and approach spaceGuide
- Garage doorsGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Bay windowsGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Corner bay windowsGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Window typesGuideScreenshots
- Staircase typesGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Doorless openings and passagewaysGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Fireplace typesGuideScreenshots
- Balconies in floor plansGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Wall types — full, railing, and openGuideVideo
- Drawing interior wallsGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Interior walls vs exterior wallsGuide
- Railing styles — the complete referenceGuide
- Corner fireplacesGuideVideo
- Stair riser and tread standardsReference
- Fixed vs sliding windowsGuide
- Bay window styles: angled, box, and bowGuide
- Bay vs corner bay windowGuide
- Standard window sizesReference
- Cased vs uncased openingsGuide
- Dual / double-sided fireplacesGuideScreenshotsVideo
- L-shaped balconiesGuideVideo
- Balcony dimensionsReference
- Standard wall thicknessReference
- Pillars and load-bearing columnsGuideScreenshotsVideo
- Wall mirrors and built-insGuide
- Wall utilities: outlets, switches, safesGuide
- Straight vs L-shape vs U-shape staircasesGuideVideo
- Stair width and landing requirementsReference
- Sofa and loveseat dimensionsReferenceScreenshotsVideo
- Dining table sizesReference
- Bed and mattress sizesReferenceScreenshotsVideo
- Standard furniture dimensions: master referenceReference
- Sectional sofa dimensionsReference
- Accent chair dimensionsReference
- Coffee table dimensionsReference
- Side table and console table dimensionsReference
- Dining chair dimensionsReference
- Nightstand and dresser dimensionsReference
- Desk and office chair dimensionsReference
- TV console and media dimensionsReference
- Bookshelf and storage dimensionsReference
- Kitchen counter and island dimensionsReference
- Bathroom vanity dimensionsReference
- Furniture clearance and walkway standardsReference
- Standard room sizesReference
- Standard ceiling heightsReference
- Doorway, hallway, and walkway widthsReference
- Standard rug sizes and placementReference
- TV mounting and viewing distanceReferenceScreenshotsVideo
- Kitchen work triangleGuide
- Living room layoutGuide
- Master bedroom layoutGuide
- Bathroom layout and clearancesGuide
- Galley kitchen layoutGuide
- L-shape kitchen layoutGuide
- U-shape kitchenGuide
- Kitchen island placementGuide
- One-wall kitchen layoutGuide
- Home office layoutGuide
- Dining room layoutGuide
- Home gym layoutGuide
- Garage layoutGuide
- Small living room layoutsGuide
- Open-concept living room layoutsGuide
- Guest bedroom layoutGuide
- Small bedroom layoutsGuide
- Nursery and kids bedroom layoutsGuide
- Family room vs living roomGuide
- Half bath layoutGuide
- Laundry room layoutGuide
- Mudroom and entryway layoutGuide
- Studio apartment layoutGuide
- One-bedroom apartment layoutGuide
- Outdoor patio and yard layoutGuide
Furniture catalog626 items
Individual pieces live on the catalog pages — this map gets you to the right room. Or search Help for a name like “Murphy bed”.
A–Z
A
- Accent chair dimensions
- Accurate floor plan checklist
- Add a skylight — daylight in a flat or vaulted ceiling
- Adding an elevator that travels between floors
- Adding and positioning windows
- Adding balconies
- Adding bay and corner bay windows
- Adding columns, radiators, and other obstacles
- Adding doors: hinged, sliding, and French
- Adding fireplaces and wall openings
- Adding interior walls — and laying out a real apartment
- Adding pocket and barn doors
- Adding stairs: anatomy, shapes, and setup
- Adding, moving, and arranging furniture
- Auto-design — suggested layouts you can pick from and edit
- Auto-save and cloud sync
B
- Balconies in floor plans
- Balcony dimensions
- Barn doors
- Bathroom layout and clearances
- Bathroom vanity dimensions
- Bay vs corner bay window
- Bay window styles: angled, box, and bow
- Bay windows
- Bed and mattress sizes
- Bookshelf and storage dimensions
- Browser support and performance tips
- Browsing the furniture catalog
- Build a family command center — one wall where the chaos lands
- Build a family gear room — every helmet has a home
- Build a private arcade — the wall glows, the table waits
- Building a multi-story floor plan
- Bulkheads and soffits — the boxes above your cabinets
C
D
- Design a balcony bistro — a table for two and the birds
- Design a basement speakeasy — a hidden bar in 11×10 feet
- Design a breakfast nook — five pieces and the morning light
- Design a calm-down corner — a soft, predictable place to land
- Design a craft corner — a worktable, sorted supplies, and a mat for the glitter
- Design a dining display wall — the wall that finishes the room
- Design a dog-wash station — mud stops at the door
- Design a foyer drop zone — everything lands in the first six feet
- Design a front porch — two chairs, one table, and the whole street to watch
- Design a game room corner — a home arcade in 12×12
- Design a gazebo dining yard — the octagon, the terrace, the path
- Design a golf sim den — the bay, the bench, the fridge
- Design a grill station — a working edge, a cook zone, and a serving table
- Design a guest corner — a sitting spot 350 days a year, a bedroom the other 15
- Design a harvest pantry — heavy low, daily at eye height
- Design a home bar corner — seven pieces, drinks at home
- Design a home coffee station — five pieces in seven by seven feet
- Design a home gym corner — cardio, weights, and a stretch zone in eight by ten
- Design a home-office nook — a real workstation in six by eight
- Design a hot tub deck — the spa, the screen, and the landing
- Design a jam corner — a drum kit, a digital piano, and a speaker in ten by ten
- Design a kids corner — sleep, homework, and the reading pile
- Design a laundry nook — five pieces, one open door-swing lane
- Design a library wall — three bookcases in a run
- Design a listening corner — vinyl, two towers, and one perfect seat
- Design a man cave — the definitive starter kit
- Design a media corner — movie night, properly set up
- Design a motorcycle bay — wrench room on the chain side
- Design a mudroom launch pad — out the door in one pass
- Design a music corner — a piano, a lamp, and an audience of one
- Design a nursery corner — built for 3 a.m.
- Design a one-car garage — park the car first, then keep the stuff
- Design a patio lounge — a conversation circle around the fire
- Design a pergola lounge — walls of green, a roof of beams
- Design a plant corner — an indoor jungle, heights staggered like a stadium
- Design a powder room — four pieces, real elbow room
- Design a prayer corner — the altar, the seat, the calm
- Design a reading nook — seven pieces, one cozy corner
- Design a she shed — a daybed, a desk, and room to walk
- Design a sim-racing den — the rig, the trophies, the fridge
- Design a spa corner — float the tub, and everything follows
- Design a streaming studio — on camera, your room is the brand
- Design a sunroom corner — the nap-in-the-sun spot
- Design a teen lounge — make home the best venue
- Design a toddler play corner — built for the two-minute sweep
- Design a vanity corner — a getting-ready zone in seven by eight feet
- Design a walk-in closet — hanging on the far wall, island in the middle
- Design a whiskey lounge — two chairs, no screen
- Design a wine cellar corner — 72 bottles, one tasting perch
- Design a workshop corner — a real bench zone in eight by ten
- Design a yoga & meditation corner — a mat, a cushion, and room to breathe in seven and a half by nine
- Design a zen garden — one seat, one water sound
- Design kitchen island seating — the counter everyone ends up at
- Design your closet — bay by bay, the way you'll build it
- Desk and office chair dimensions
- Dining chair dimensions
- Dining room layout
- Dining table sizes
- Door clearance: swing arcs and approach space
- Door rough opening sizes
- Door swing direction and hinge side
- Door types in floor plans
- Doorless openings and passageways
- Doorway, hallway, and walkway widths
- Drawing a custom-shaped room
- Drawing defaults: grid and wall thickness
- Drawing interior walls
- Dressing your windows — curtains, blinds, shades, and valances
- Dual / double-sided fireplaces
- Duplicate or copy a floor plan
E
- Editing room size, walls, and vertices
- Elevation views — your home, straight on
- Every setting, explained
- Every toolbar button, explained
- Exact sizes for anything — furniture, windows, doors, fireplaces
- Export, print & share — every option explained
- Exporting a 2D floor plan image
- Exporting a 3D model (GLB)
- Exporting your design as a JSON file
- Exterior wall placement (Outside, Center, Inside)
F
- Family room vs living room
- Fireplace types
- Fixed vs sliding windows
- Fixing a cramped layout: a worked example
- Floor plan symbols
- Floor plan vs blueprint vs elevation
- Floor planning glossary — A to Z
- Floor Tile Layout Planner — see the cuts and count the boxes
- Flooring options — every material, tone, and plank size
- French doors
- French doors vs sliding glass doors — the definitive comparison
- Furniture clearance and walkway standards
- Furniture spacing and clearance best practices
H
I
K
M
O
P
- Painting your walls — colors for every wall face
- Pillars and load-bearing columns
- Plan a backyard play zone — fall zones drawn to scale
- Plan a game-day den — a lane for the game, a couch for the crowd
- Plan a home salon corner — cuts, color, walk-around room
- Plan a home vault closet — room for the full door swing
- Plan a homebrew corner — sink to shelf to tap
- Plan a kitchen garden — win it in the aisles
- Pocket door vs barn door — the definitive comparison
- Pocket doors
- Print your floor plan (export to PDF)
- Privacy: who can see my designs?
R
S
- Search tips and synonyms
- Sectional sofa dimensions
- Setting per-room flooring
- Setting wall and ceiling heights
- Seven ways to start a floor plan
- Sharing a design with a public link
- Showing your design to a contractor, landlord, or designer
- Side table and console table dimensions
- Sign in or create your account
- Sliding glass doors
- Sliding wood doors
- Sloped and vaulted ceilings
- Small bedroom layouts
- Small living room layouts
- Sofa and loveseat dimensions
- Stair riser and tread standards
- Stair width and landing requirements
- Staircase types
- Standard ceiling heights
- Standard door widths
- Standard furniture dimensions: master reference
- Standard room sizes
- Standard rug sizes and placement
- Standard wall thickness
- Standard window sizes
- Starting from a furnished template
- Straight vs L-shape vs U-shape staircases
- Studio apartment layout
- Switching to 3D and walking through your home
T
U
W
- Walk mode in 3D
- Wall mirrors and built-ins
- Wall types — full, railing, and open
- Wall utilities: outlets, switches, safes
- Wall-mounted air conditioning — mini-splits and PTAC units
- What is Smart Flow Check?
- What's included and how to buy
- Will it fit? Checking before you buy or move
- Window types
- Working with rugs, underlays, and layering
- Wrap a yard around your home — property lines and fences
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