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Guide to Using Floorplanner

Mockup of a bedroom in Floorplanner

AG真人百家乐官方网站d by people around the world from students to design professionals, Floorplanner is a software that can help you visualize how furnishings and accessories will look in a virtual version of your space. Copenhagen is proud to now have Floorplanner integrated into our website and free for all to use.

鈥淚 love the practicality of Floorplanner,鈥� says Bryan Moore, a sales and design associate at Copenhagen San Antonio. 鈥淏ecause I work with furniture for a living, I can visualize in my mind how things will look in the home, but the average customer can understandably have anxiety over making a pricey furniture purchase. Floorplanner helps ease some of that anxiety by providing a look at how pieces will cohere in a space and ensuring a good fit.鈥�

Below is a tutorial for using Floorplanner, featuring Moore鈥檚 tips to enhance your shopping and design experience.

Getting Started

A large number, though not all, of the products on the Copenhagen site have 3D models and can be used in a floorplan. Scroll down on a product page and click on 鈥淓xperience Floorplanner鈥� under 鈥淒esign in My Space.鈥� Floorplanner will then open in a window within your current page.

Building Your Basic Room

  • Choose from one of the six shapes that most closely fits your room.
  • On the next screen, enter your room dimensions 鈥� 鈥淭he exact dimensions of the room are a must, so that the floorplan can be as true to life as possible,鈥� Moore explains.
  • Click the red 鈥淪tart鈥� button.

 

Floorplanner Home Screen

  • This screen is where you can place items in your room and customize its look.
  • Your 2D floorplan is in the center, with the product whose page you were on already added to the room.
  • This product will also appear in the Shopping Cart on the right, with the option to Add to Cart at any time.

 

Adjusting Room Specs

  • If you need to change the room鈥檚 length or width at any point, click and drag on any of the walls.
  • Make sure to set your ceiling height too.
    • To do this, click on a wall 鈥� it will turn red to show that you鈥檝e selected it.
    • On the 鈥淲all鈥� menu that opens to the left, click on 鈥淪ettings鈥� and input the height into the 鈥淲all Height鈥� field.
    • Repeat for each wall in your floorplan.
  • Two windows and a door are marked in white on the room border 鈥� you can click and drag these to change their position.
  • Click once on a window or door to bring up a menu that lets you duplicate it, flip its orientation, or delete it.
  • To undo any action, the Undo and Redo buttons are at the top left of the window.

Designing Your Room

On the far left, you鈥檒l see a menu bar with buttons named 鈥淪tyles,鈥� 鈥淥bjects,鈥� 鈥淔inishes,鈥� and 鈥淚n use.鈥� By default, the 鈥淥bjects鈥� tab will be open, allowing you to personalize your room with furniture and accessories.

Selecting Furniture

  • In the 鈥淥bjects鈥� menu, use the search bar or click on the drop-down menu labeled 鈥淎ll categories鈥� to browse furniture from BDI, Copenhagen, or Stressless庐.
  • Choosing one of these collections will bring up more drop-down menus where you can refine your search. For example, under 鈥淐openhagen Living鈥� you can select 鈥淏edroom,鈥� and from there you can select 鈥淏eds,鈥� 鈥淒ressers,鈥� and more.
  • 鈥淪elect the pieces you are shopping for from Copenhagen, and for all the others, choose items from the Copenhagen, BDI, and/or Stressless庐 collections that resemble your existing pieces,鈥� Moore advises. 鈥淭his will allow you to get an idea of how everything looks together.鈥�

 

Placing & Manipulating Furniture

  • Click and drag an item to place it in, or move it around, your room.
  • Clicking once on an item will bring up a new menu that lets you further manipulate the object, including options to duplicate, resize, rotate, mirror, or delete it.
    • The Scale button, with the symbol of the rectangular dotted outline, lets you change an item鈥檚 dimensions by clicking and dragging on its borders.
    • The item menu on the left will list the dimensions and reflect any changes you make to them.
    • It is NOT recommended to alter the dimensions of products you may buy.
    • However, Moore does strongly advise re-scaling the dimensions of items that represent your existing furniture. 鈥淔or example,鈥� he says, 鈥淚f you鈥檙e buying a sofa and chair from Copenhagen but keeping your coffee table and end tables, you need to know the dimensions of all the pieces going into the room to see how their proportions interact and make sure everything fits.鈥�
  • Each new item you add to the room will also appear in your Shopping Cart.

 

Viewing Your Room in 3D

  • Click on the 鈥�3D鈥� button in the top right corner.
  • To see the room from different angles, click anywhere on the 3D image, hold, and move your cursor around to reveal different views.
  • If you want to add more furniture or otherwise modify the floorplan, click on the 鈥�2D鈥� button in the top right to go back to the Objects menu.

 

Customizing Walls & Floors

  • Click on the 鈥淔inishes鈥� tab on the left menu bar to choose how you want the walls and floor of your room to look 鈥� this can help with checking how potential furnishings will coordinate with existing wall and floor finishes.
  • To change the color or pattern on a wall:
    • Click on the wall in your 2D floorplan (this will only work in 2D mode).
    • In the 鈥淲all鈥� menu that pops up on the left, select 鈥淲all Finish,鈥� then 鈥淐hoose Different Color鈥� to select from a variety of shades.
    • You can also toggle between 鈥淐olors鈥� and 鈥淢aterials鈥� if you would like to apply wallpaper or another wall covering.
  • To change your floor covering:
    • Click on the floor area in your 2D floorplan.
    • In the left-hand 鈥淩oom鈥� menu, select 鈥淢aterial鈥� and 鈥淐hoose Different Material.鈥�
    • Under the 鈥淐ategory鈥� drop-down menu, you can narrow your options by wood, carpet, tile, and more.

Utilizing Different Camera Views

When you click on the 鈥�3D鈥� button, Floorplanner offers you settings that let you tweak the way you are seeing your room. The two points of view you can experience your room from are 鈥淒ollhouse鈥� view and 鈥�1st person鈥� view.

Dollhouse View

  • Click the button with two overlapping ovals in the top right to enter this POV.
  • 鈥淒ollhouse gives you an overall view of the room that is more zoomed-out, detached, and holistic,鈥� Moore explains. 鈥淚t allows you to step back and take in the whole scene all at once.鈥�
  • In this POV as well as 1st person, the 鈥淐amera鈥� menu on the left lets you adjust the camera height and field of view (a larger field of view is farther away, and vice versa).
  • Similarly, the 鈥�+鈥� and 鈥�-鈥� buttons on the upper left let you zoom in and out.
  • The button underneath, with the crosshairs symbol, will re-orient you to the default position for Dollhouse view (looking down into the room from above).

 

1st Person View

  • Click the button with a stick figure in the top right to enter this POV.
  • 鈥�1st person offers a close-up, experiential perspective,鈥� Moore says. 鈥淚t allows you to view the room as though you are actually moving through it, giving you the luxury of seeing how much space there is in the walkways and between pieces of furniture.鈥�
  • To look 鈥渁round鈥� you, click anywhere in the room, hold, and move the cursor.
  • To see the room from a different spot, click on that spot on the floor and the camera will move to that location.
  • You may want to adjust the camera height to match your own height.
  • 1st person mode will also let you adjust light and scene settings.
    • In the left Camera menu, click on the 鈥淟ight & Scene鈥� tab to change elements like the time of day, the cloud cover, and even the background that you see outside the window.
  • The crosshairs button on the top left will re-orient you to the default position for 1st person view (looking at one wall from the center of the room).

Bonus Tips

Laying Out a Room

  • Moore offers the following advice for composing a room from scratch: 鈥淟ayers are key! Begin with the core pieces, or the pieces you absolutely love, then add on. For example, a living room could start with a sofa and chairs, then tables could come next. Don鈥檛 forget accessories like pillows, art, rugs, and lighting. Fully dress the room before deciding you don鈥檛 like the layout 鈥� try not to judge the design if it鈥檚 incomplete.鈥�
  • He also recommends playing with different placements to optimize ease of use: 鈥淭hink of how the room is used and arrange the furniture accordingly. If you pass through the room to get to other areas, make sure walkways are clear and avoid clutter.鈥�
  • The Styles tab on the far left menu bar contains styleboards, or premade sets of coordinating furniture and accessories, that you can experiment with if you are seeking inspiration. Click and drag items in a styleboard to add them to your room one by one or click 鈥淢agic Layout鈥� to apply it automatically 鈥� 鈥淢agic layout is a neat trick and a good starting point if you don鈥檛 know how you want the room configured,鈥� says Moore.

 

Navigating Floorplanner Features

  • When searching for furniture, you may find it more helpful to use the category drop-down menus rather than the search bar, as furniture pieces may be in the system under slightly different wording.
  • You can use the W, A, S, and D keys, or up, down, left, and right arrow keys on your keyboard to move around the view of your floorplan in 3D mode.
  • The toggle button in the upper right between the 1st person and 鈥�2D鈥� buttons contains more advanced settings for parts of the floorplan you want to show or hide, such as doors, ceilings, cut sections, etc.
  • If you ever feel 鈥渓ost鈥� in 3D mode or want to tweak your viewing angle from a fresh slate, the button with the crosshairs symbol in the top left will reset you.

Finishing Up

When you are satisfied with your room, click the 鈥淪ave My Room鈥� button in the upper right. The next screen will prompt you to fill in your information, including your email. You鈥檒l get emailed a link to view your floorplan and our system will also notify us to get in touch with you. From here, you may choose to work with a designer to further refine your vision.

 

We hope you found this guide helpful. For further questions, or to work with a sales and design associate one-on-one, please contact your nearest Copenhagen showroom. All sales and design staff are trained in Floorplanner and can assist you in building your space, as well as offering any other guidance you may need.