How to Move 3D Floor Plan Items
Adding furniture, cabinets, appliances, accessories and more to your 3D Floor Plan is a great way to help your client fully envision their new space. Houzz Pro 3D Floor Planner makes it easy to move things left and right, up and down, rotate items, duplicate them, replace them, and more.
You can move and manage items in both floor plan mode and dollhouse mode.
Floor Plan Mode
When adding floor plan items, you want to make sure everything is properly aligned with other items or with the wall. To do this, you can easily "snap" items into place and accurately line them up.
To snap your items into place, select the Snapping icon in your top toolbar.
Drag an item close to the item you want to align it with, such as a piece of furniture or a wall, and they will automatically line up right next to each other. Items placed against a wall will also automatically snap to the center of the wall.
Here's a demonstration of lining up items in the floor plan mode.
If you don’t want an item to snap to another item, but still want it positioned close by, disable the Snapping icon in your top toolbar. Then, zoom in and place the item exactly where you want it. Zooming in enables you to position items very close together without snapping them to each other.
To move items up and down — for example, artwork placed on a wall — select the item and adjust the Distance from Floor measurement in the right menu. Click Return on your keyboard to make the visual adjustment in floor plan mode.
Adjust Items
Once an item is added to your floor plan, you can easily make changes to it using the buttons on the canvas. These include:
- Duplicate: Creates a copy of the selected item.
- Rotate: Rotates the item 90 degrees with a single click. You can also create a custom rotation (more details below).
- Replace: Replaces the selected item with a different one. This allows you to swap out any object without having to manually reposition it again.
- Delete: Removes the selected item.
While you can quickly rotate an item using the rotation button, you can also create a custom rotation to get the exact look you need. Click on the item and use the rotate ring — you can click and drag to adjust the item freely or snap in 45-degree increments.
Dollhouse Mode
To move items in dollhouse mode, select the item until the hand icon appears over the item. To move an item left or right, click and drag the item and move it in the desired direction. This works for windows and doors as well.
To move items up and down — for example, artwork placed on a wall — select the item and adjust the Distance from Floor measurement in the right menu. Click Return on your keyboard to make the visual adjustment in dollhouse mode.
Adjust Items
Similar to floor plan mode, you can easily make changes in dollhouse mode using the buttons on the canvas. These include:
- Duplicate: Creates a copy of the selected item.
- Rotate: Rotates the item 90 degrees with a single click. You can also create a custom rotation (more details below).
- Replace: Replaces the selected item with a different one. This allows you to swap out any object without having to manually reposition it again.
- Delete: Removes the selected item.
To create a custom rotation of an item in dollhouse mode, select the item until the hand icon appears over the item. Use the rotate ring to click and drag to adjust the item freely or snap in 45-degree increments.