Importing and tracing an existing floor plan

Already have a floor plan on paper or as a scan? Import the image, trace over it, and you've got an accurate, editable, 3D-ready version.

Updated 2026-06-10

Have a paper, PDF, or scanned floor plan? Import the image, trace over it, and you've got an accurate, editable, 3D-ready version.

Step by step

1
Open Photo Trace
From New Design, choose Photo Trace (or open it from the Build Panel in an existing design).
2
Upload your floor-plan image
Drag and drop a JPG, PNG, or WEBP file — or click to browse. Paper plans? Photograph them with your phone first.
3
Rotate if needed
Use the rotate buttons (0/90/180/270°) to orient the image so north is up.
4
Calibrate scale
Click two points on the image whose real distance you know — typically a wall segment with a labeled dimension. Enter the real distance. The tool calculates the scale.
5
Trace the exterior
Click each corner of the room perimeter, clockwise. 90° snap is on by default; Shift to disable for diagonals. Click your start to close.
6
Add interior walls and features
Switch to Interior mode and click pairs of points along interior walls. Then Features mode for doors, windows, and stairs — tap a wall to focus, then click to place.
7
Review and create
Preview the result; tweak wall lengths in the Review step if needed. Click Create Design — the floor plan loads in the editor, ready to furnish.

Pick two points as far apart as possible — small errors in clicking are amplified less over a longer distance.

Most floor plans are right-angled. Leave 90° snap on; toggle off only for genuine diagonals.

JPG, PNG, WEBP. PDFs need to be converted to image first.

Within ±1% if calibration is done carefully. The image is the source of truth; the trace just digitizes it.

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