# Look at your plan in 3D

> Turn and zoom the 3D model, choose how walls show, preview themes, time and Golden light, change items, present it and save a picture.

Press **3D** in the top bar to see the current floor as a lit model. It is built from the same plan as 2D, so a change in one shows in the other. You can move and change items and paint surfaces here; drawing rooms and walls stays in 2D.

![The Olive & Oak restaurant template in the 3D view, with the mood panel, finish labels and the bar of themes, Golden light, time of day and Materials.](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/screenshots/view-3d.webp)

## Move around

| To | Mouse or touch | Keyboard |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turn the view | Drag | Arrow keys |
| Zoom | Scroll, or pinch | `+` and `-` |
| Go back to the opening view | **Reset view** at the top right | `Home` |
| Select an item | Click it, or tap it | `Enter` or `Space` selects the item in the middle |

The keys work while the view has focus; [Keyboard shortcuts](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/keyboard-shortcuts.md) lists them all. The view turns around the plan; it does not pan. Left alone, it slowly turns by itself until you click, drag or press a key, unless your device asks for reduced motion.

## Choose how walls show

**View options**, at the top right of the 3D view, changes only your own view in this browser, never the plan.

| Option | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Walls**: **Up** | Every wall stands at full height. |
| **Walls**: **Cutaway** | The default. Walls between you and the rooms are cut low so you can see in, and they change as you turn. |
| **Walls**: **Down** | Every wall is cut to a low stub, so the whole floor shows. |
| **Room labels** | A tag over each room with its name and floor area, such as “12 m²”. On until you turn it off. Not shown on phones. |

## Preview themes, time of day and light

The bar along the bottom of the 3D view tries looks on the plan. They are previews: none of them changes the plan or its finishes.

- **Themes**: **As designed** shows your own finishes. Each swatch beside it previews a theme; point at one to see its name. Playground plans, blank plans included, offer Jungle, Ocean, Pastel and Sunset party; other plans offer Warm, Bright and Evening. While a theme is on, the bar names it, for example “Preview: Ocean”.
- **Time of day**: the sun button, **Time presets**, jumps to **Morning**, **Midday**, **Golden hour** or **Night**, and the slider runs from 06:00 to 22:00. With the slider focused, the arrow keys move it 5 minutes and `Page Up` and `Page Down` jump between the presets.
- **Golden light**: warm evening light for the view. It is a setting of this browser, not of the plan: it stays on for every plan you open here, in the walkthrough and on shared links, and in the pictures you save. Other people see their own setting.

The panel at the top left reads the mood of the view, for example “Feels Playful”, with a bar split between three words. It is worked out from the colours of the walls and floors and the light at the chosen time, so it moves as you try finishes, themes and times. The words depend on the kind of plan:

| Plan | Mood words |
| --- | --- |
| Indoor playgrounds | Calm, Playful, Energetic |
| Dental clinics | Calm, Clean, Warm |
| Classrooms | Calm, Bright, Lively |
| Home gyms | Calm, Energetic, Intense |
| Restaurants, cafés and every other plan | Cozy, Bright, Moody |

## Name the finishes in view

Turn on **Finish labels** in the bar (under **More** in narrower windows) to show a fan of cards in the lower right corner, one for each finish on this floor. Each names the finish and what it covers, such as “Walls · 12 faces” or “Floor · 3 rooms”, or says “Not in view”.

- Point at a card to outline every surface with that finish.
- Click a card to keep it raised, then press **Open in Materials** to change that finish.
- When there are more finishes than fit, a last card, “+N more”, opens Materials.

Finish labels starts on in large windows and off in small ones, and your choice is remembered in this browser. On a phone the cards fold into a chip, such as “Finishes · 4”. In Present and in saved pictures, the names stand in the margins instead.

## Move and change items in 3D

- Point at an item to see its name. Drag it with the mouse to move it along the floor; it snaps as it does in 2D, and `Esc` during the drag puts it back.
- Click an item to select it. Its card opens, and a small toolbar floats over it with buttons such as **Rotate 90°**, **Duplicate**, **Swap**, **Finish** and **Remove**. **Remove** asks you to confirm first. The same actions are on the plan in 2D: see [Add and arrange items](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/add-and-arrange-items.md) and [Swap an item](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/swap-an-item.md).
- To turn the view while pointing at an item, drag with the right mouse button, or hold `Alt` while you drag.
- Click empty space, or press `Esc`, to deselect.

On a touch screen a tap selects an item but does not drag it. The toolbar is hidden on phones and while Materials is open; the item's card has the same actions.

## Present the plan

**Present**, the play button at the end of the bar, shows the model on its own and asks the browser for full screen, for a meeting or a screen share. `F` does the same while the 3D view has focus.

- Drag, scroll and the arrow keys still turn and zoom the model.
- The caption “FloorPlanCraft · Concept planning · Professional review required.” stays on screen.
- Press `Esc`, or **Exit · Esc**, to leave.

![Present: the restaurant model on its own, with finish names in the margins.](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/screenshots/present.webp)

## Save a picture

**Save image**, in the bar (under **More** on a phone), downloads a 1920 × 1080 PNG of the view named after your plan, such as `harbour-cafe-showcase.png`, with a small floorplancraft.com mark. It keeps your angle, walls, theme, time of day and light, and leaves out the buttons. You don't need an account. With **Finish labels** on, the picture names the finishes in its margins.

## See every floor at once

On a plan with more than one floor, open the floor menu at the bottom left and choose **Whole building** for a plain model of every floor. It has **Reset view** and **See-through walls**: click an item to select it, drag to turn and double-click to reset. Its bar has **Materials** only; pick a single floor again for themes, Present and the other tools. [Floors and stairs](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/floors-and-stairs.md) explains how to add floors.

> **Note:** A template link opens in 3D with one button, **Make it yours**. Press it to start editing; see [Start a plan](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/start-a-plan.md). Until then the view is a look only, without Materials, Finish labels, Golden light or View options, and nothing is saved.

While detailed models load, the view says “Loading detailed 3D models…”. If some can't load, exact-size placeholders stand in for them. If your device can't run 3D, the view says “3D can't start on this device.” and offers the 2D plan instead.

## Related

- [Paint walls and change floors](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/materials-and-paint.md)
- [Walk through your plan](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/walk-through-your-plan.md)
- [Keyboard shortcuts](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/keyboard-shortcuts.md)
- [Share and export a plan](https://floorplancraft.com/docs/share-and-export.md)

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Source: https://floorplancraft.com/docs/the-3d-view · Updated 2026-11-07