Keyplan 3D Lite - Home design

I got this app because I have always had an interest in architecture and interior design. I do enjoy this app (I got the full version, the lite was quite annoying), but it has a few areas that I would like to see improved. For one, I would like to have houses with multiple levels. Even if the floor are side by side, I would really like to have a “duplicate” feature so that I could copy the shape of the lower floor because it is quite difficult to recreate. I would also enjoy a feature that would allow me to add the wall dimensions manually rather than with the slider, because it takes a while to get the measurement I want. I do like the furniture, and the add-ons are lovely. Great choices for flooring and walls, and even the colors of the cabinets and window frames are customizable!! The lite version, however, was the world’s most irritating thing. You could only have one room, and there were many limitations. Had no problem upgrading and I’m glad I did.

It’s the best that’s out there, but being the winner out of a bunch of losers isn’t that good. The app seems more like an interior design tool than an architectural tool. I’m a licensed engineer & an unlicensed architect (I do both but only went to school for one). I’ve paid for the full version, and would pay a lot more for an even better version. This is a great tool for initial design of side projects, stuff you design when not at your computer or drafting board. Pros - Flyaround navigation for interior design & painting tool is very quick and efficient. Preloaded furniture & sizing tool makes laying out interior items easy. Cons - The scale of the drawing grid is not shown, and can’t be changed. Drawing walls is very clunky. Inserting pre-drawn rooms is not possible, and moving rooms is too. There is no save button, and it is very easy to lose a lot of work. There are very few exterior finish options (clapboard, shingles, siding all missing). Library is 10% of what it should be, very small. No multiple floors. No roofing. No porch, railing, deck, patio options.

It is WAY too difficult to grab and move small items and walls, it tries to move the whole space rather than the object. In the 3D mode and moving any object, you should be able to easily toggle between vertical space and the horizontal plane. As it is, if I try to move something vertically, it flings the object out of the plan entirely when it should stay within the room, even without “snapping” on (moving something from room to room should simply take more movement, or a setting to turn on when you don’t want things to stay put), and when I’m trying to move it horizontally, it often moves vertically. I shouldn’t have to go in and out of floor plan mode just to position something correctly that should be simple. Also, I should be able to rename a plan once it’s been created. Who’s idea was it to not allow that?

I was designing a home that I was going to build me a couple years and I found this app so I decided I’d give it a shot. I was surprised with everything that was actually in the app you can put furniture and all that other stuff in to actually see how it’s being used in the space, but I was using it on an iPad and I don’t recommend that because it’s kind of difficult to navigate through the building as your building. I definitely recommend this app for anybody that kind of wants to just play with some ideas of floorplans or kind of see how things fit together in their physical form. I like the ability to go back-and-forth from the blueprint view to the 3-D view and really get an idea how the space is being used. I got the upgraded version because the light on I want to build so much and I’m definitely Pleased with the purchase.

I wanted to get a better view of a new apartment and start planning out arrangement for furniture. I’m not any kind of designer or architect. It was annoying that the free version only allows one room but I made do by leaving openings where doors would be. It is clunky and can be frustrating if you’re trying to place a small item or make a wall a specific length. It was all going fine and I opened it this morning to get a picture to share with my mom, but something appears to have happened after I last had it open. If I try to open that design, the app crashes. The file has been totally corrupted and is unretrievable. I can’t delete, duplicate, or add a new layout without paying for the app. I spent most of my sick day yesterday (a good 6 hours) getting this to a point that my mom can use it for reference (it’s her new place, she hasn’t seen it in person) and now it’s gone. My only option is to delete the app, re-download it, and start over or find a new app and start over there.