Looking for an AI Floor Plan Generator? Get a Plan With Real Measurements.
AI floor plan generators are quick, but they guess the dimensions. The faster path to a plan you can trust: scan the room with an iPhone Pro and SiteScope builds a measured floor plan automatically. Already have a drawing? Upload it and trace over it in the web editor. Then export PDF, DXF, or IFC, or turn it into a material takeoff.
What AI Floor Plan Generators Do, and the Faster Path
An AI floor plan generator turns a text prompt or an image into a layout. That is useful for a concept. It is not a measurement. The room sizes come from the prompt or from the model’s best guess at the drawing, so the numbers can’t be trusted for an estimate, an order, or existing-conditions drawings.
SiteScope leads with measurement, and it does not generate plans with AI. There are three ways in: scan, trace, or draw. The everyday path is a scan. A LiDAR 3D scan from an iPhone or iPad Pro produces the measured floor plan for you, in the time it takes to walk the room. If you only have an existing plan image, photo, or blueprint, upload it and trace over it at a known scale. Or draw the plan to your own tape measurements. Every path lands in the same web editor, where walls, doors, windows, and rooms are real objects you can move, resize, and measure.
| Starting point | What you need | Where dimensions come from | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiDAR 3D scan (SiteScope) | iPhone 12 Pro or later, or iPad Pro (2020 or later), iOS 17+ | Measured on site by the LiDAR sensor. The plan builds itself. | As-builts, renovation, estimating from real conditions |
| Trace an existing plan (SiteScope) | Any browser and an image or PDF of the plan | The drawing, scaled from one dimension you know | Buildings with existing drawings, permit sets, listings |
| Draw it (SiteScope) | Any browser and your own tape measurements | The dimensions you type in as you draw | Small spaces, quick layouts, rooms you have already measured |
| AI generator (other tools) | A text prompt or an image | The prompt, typical room sizes, or a guess at the image. Not measured. | Concepts and early layout ideas |
Want the full breakdown? Read AI floor plan generators: what actually works.
One room. Three views. Same source of truth.
However the plan starts, scanned or traced, it opens in the same web editor. Check it in 2D, walk it in 3D, and stand any wall up in elevation with doors and windows taken out. Geometry stays consistent across all three. No re-measuring.
Walls, doors, and windows from the scan, every dimension labeled.
Orbit, walk through, and present to clients in real-time 3D.
Stand any wall up in elevation with doors and windows taken out.
From Room to Measured Plan in 4 Steps
Scan it or trace it. The workflow after that is the same.
Scan or Upload
Walk the room with an iPhone or iPad Pro, or upload an existing floor plan image, PDF, or blueprint in the web app.
Get the Plan
A scan becomes a measured floor plan automatically, with walls, doors, windows, and room areas. An uploaded plan becomes a scaled reference you trace over.
Refine in the Web Editor
Move walls, add doors and windows, resize rooms, and check it in 3D. Dimensions update as you edit.
Export or Estimate
Export PDF, DXF (AutoCAD), IFC (Revit), or GLB, send a share link, or assign materials and run a takeoff.
Two Ways to a Plan You Can Measure
Both lead to the same web-based floor plan editor
Scan the Room
Walk through a room with your iPhone or iPad Pro’s LiDAR sensor. SiteScope builds a measured 2D floor plan automatically, with walls, doors, windows, and room areas, plus a 3D model of the room.
- Measured by LiDAR, typically within a couple of centimeters over a normal room
- A few minutes per room, multi-room and multi-floor projects
- Requires iPhone 12 Pro or later, or iPad Pro (2020 or later), on iOS 17 or later
Trace an Existing Plan
No way to get on site? Upload an existing floor plan, blueprint, PDF, or photo as a reference layer and trace the walls directly over it.
- Set the scale from one dimension you know
- Traced walls become full editable geometry
- Works from blueprints, listing plans, or sketches
Can’t get to the site and have no drawings? Send the client a guest scanning link. They install the free SiteScope app on their iPhone Pro, with no account to create, and the scan lands in your project.
Already Have a Floor Plan? Bring It In.
Upload any existing floor plan, a photo of a blueprint, a PDF, a hand sketch, and use it as a reference layer while you trace walls in the editor. Your overlay stays pinned and transparent behind your work.
- Any image format: JPG, PNG, or PDF, drop it in as a reference layer
- Scale and align: calibrate to real-world dimensions so traced walls come out accurate
- Trace to editable geometry: walls you draw become full SiteScope walls, Walls tab, takeoffs, 3D preview, exports
- Keep or discard the reference: toggle the overlay on or off, or remove it when you're done tracing
Edit Floor Plans in the Browser
The web editor gives you full control over a scanned or traced plan. Move walls, add rooms, and resize spaces by dragging them, with dimensions updating as you go.
- Drag-and-drop walls: move, extend, or remove walls visually
- Add doors & windows: place openings with precise positioning
- Trace over a reference: draw walls on top of an uploaded plan image at a known scale
- Dual 3D preview: switch between orbit view and walkthrough to verify your edits
Per-Wall Detail, Not Just a Floor Plan
The Walls tab opens a section view of each wall with precise control over regions, trim elements, and geometry. Every dimension is tracked, so what you see in the editor is what feeds your estimate.
Vertex Reshape
Drag wall endpoints to adjust geometry precisely
Region Zones
Split any wall into paint, tile, or wainscot zones
Trim + Measure
Add baseboard and crown; stats bar shows net/gross area
Material Quantities, Straight from the Drawing
Open the Estimate page, pick a plan, then pick a room. Each room has four parts to price: walls, floor, ceiling, and baseboards. Doors and windows come off the wall area automatically. Price one room or the whole plan.
- Same as last room, copy to other rooms, or add a material to several rooms at once
- Every wall is on by default; switch off the walls a material skips
- Cost, sell price, and margin from your own materials catalog
Export to CSV, or turn the estimate into a branded quote PDF. Free includes estimating with up to 10 materials. Unlimited materials and quote PDFs are on Pro.
Estimate
Floor plan › Room
Walls
Paint, wallpaper, tile. Openings deducted.
Floor
Carpet, LVP, laminate, wood, tile.
Ceiling
Priced by area.
Baseboards
By the linear foot or the piece.
Export Your Floor Plan to the Tools You Already Use
Every plan, scanned or traced, exports from the same geometry. Your files are yours to keep.
PDF plan set
Print-ready, dimensioned floor plans and reports for clients and permit packages
DXF for AutoCAD and SketchUp
Layered DXF that opens in AutoCAD, SketchUp, and most CAD tools. Save it as DWG from AutoCAD.
IFC for Revit and ArchiCAD
Walls, doors, windows, and rooms come across as BIM objects, not lines to trace over
GLB 3D model
Open in Blender, Unity, or native 3D viewers on Mac and Windows
Share links
Send a link that opens the plan and 3D view in any browser, with optional password or expiry
CSV takeoff
Material quantities, unit costs, and margins for your estimating spreadsheet
PDF is on the Free plan. IFC, DXF, E57, LAZ, and PLY exports are on Pro and Business plans. Need the details on CAD and BIM files? See scan to CAD exports and scan to BIM with IFC.
What AI Floor Plan Generators Can and Can’t Do
AI generators have a place. Here is where they hold up, and where you need measured geometry instead.
Good at
- Getting a concept layout on screen quickly
- Exploring layout ideas before anything is built
- A rough head start from a clean, drawn plan
Not built for
- Measured dimensions: a generated plan has none
- Existing conditions: the real walls are rarely the drawing
- Estimates and material orders that depend on real areas
- Hand sketches and angled photos, which usually need tracing
Measuring an existing space? Scan it with an iPhone Pro and see how to make as-built drawings from an iPhone. Need a quick number first? Try the free square footage calculator.
AI Floor Plan FAQ
Can AI make a floor plan from a text description?
Can AI turn a photo or blueprint into a floor plan?
How accurate are AI-generated floor plans?
What is the fastest way to get an accurate floor plan?
Is SiteScope free?
Do I need an iPhone?
Can I export the floor plan to AutoCAD or Revit?
What is the difference between an AI floor plan and a scanned floor plan?
Ready to Get Started?
Scan your first room free, no credit card. Capture runs on an iPhone or iPad Pro, and everything else works in your browser.
On your computer?
Point your iPhone camera here to get the free app from the App Store. Scanning needs an iPhone or iPad Pro.