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Chat in the editor · Beginner

From a rough Paint sketch to an editable understairs drawing

A genuine rough monochrome Paint sketch and short Chat requests become an editable understairs drawing. Includes the blue stair-sheeting correction, the cupboard door opened to 90 degrees, connected access chambers, NPU duct and routes, and a complete 3D orbit. Real replies, labelled processing edits and corrections are retained.

Chat in the editor · Beginner

From a printed floorplan to an editable enclosure drawing

A genuine AsbestoPlan Chat walkthrough using an anonymised printed plan. Follow the real requests, replies and corrections for rooms, openings, a shared roof, native soffits, modelled enclosure returns and access connections. The final request moves the existing skip and adds separate clean and waste routes outside the house. Includes an all-sides 3D orbit and cutaway. Processing speed changes are labelled.

Chat in the editor · Beginner

AsbestoPlan Chat: complex plans, simple edits and drawing help

A real editor walkthrough from a measured seven-room floorplan to detailed follow-up changes, Undo/Redo and contextual help. Watch the drawing, responses and real processing times together, with spoken reply summaries.

Chat in the editor · Beginner

Seven rooms. One conversation.

Watch Chat turn a measured seven-room floorplan into editable rooms and openings, confirm the scale, explain its assumptions and inspect the result in 3D. The processing wait is shown in real time.

Chat in the editor · Beginner

Build on the plan you already have.

Preview a detailed work-area addition inside an existing building, read its outstanding checks and apply the reviewed proposal. This fictional example is a partial visual draft.

Chat in the editor · Beginner

Small change? Just ask.

Rename a work area in Chat, hear a short summary of the reply and check the result with Undo and Redo.

Chat in the editor · Beginner

Ask about what you are drawing.

Ask what the irregular-room labels mean and hear a short summary of Chat’s answer, without changing the drawing.

Getting started · Beginner

What can I do in the editor?

Meet the main tools and see how a room, planning assets, routes and exports fit into one project.

Getting started · Beginner

Draw your first room

Draw a room, name it, choose brick walls, set the wall height and explore its internal measurements and 3D cutaway.

Assets · Beginner

Find, place and adjust an asset

Search for an airlock, place it on the plan, then change its rotation and position using the Selected panel.

Routes · Beginner

Draw and label a route

Add waypoints, finish a route, compare transit and waste styles, and give the route a clear label.

Views · Beginner

Use 2D, 3D and split view

Switch views, open the 3D view options, hide a roof to see inside and compare both views together.

Export · Beginner

Export a plan as an image

Choose the 2D view, framing and presentation options, preview your drawing, then download a PNG image for a document.

Walls · Beginner

Choose wall types and thicknesses

Choose all room walls or one boundary, use a construction preset, enter a custom thickness and review clear internal measurements.

Roofs · Beginner

Choose a roof shape

Find the room roof controls and compare flat, mono, gable and hip roofs in 3D.

Roofs · Beginner

Explore more roof types

Try half-hip, northlight, M-roof, mansard and barrel forms in the room roof controls.

Roofs · Beginner

Adjust roof pitch and direction

Set pitch, overhang and ridge direction to refine a room roof.

Roofs · Beginner

Add roof coverings and trims

Choose a roof covering, adjust its thickness and add fascia and soffit details.

Enclosures & sheeting · Beginner

Show polythene on a room floor

Apply the room floor-polythene setting and reveal the result in a 3D cutaway.

Enclosures & sheeting · Beginner

Draw and customise polythene sheeting

Draw an upright sheeting run, enter its dimensions and change its appearance.

Enclosures & sheeting · Beginner

Change sheeting type and slope

Compare polythene, Monoflex and netting, then add a sloping top to a sheet.

Scaffolding · Beginner

Draw and customise a scaffold run

Create a planning scaffold and adjust lifts, heights, bay spacing, boards and end settings.

Scaffolding · Beginner

Place and adjust scaffold models

Find scaffold assets, customise a stair tower and position it in a 3D planning layout.

Walls · Beginner

Hide and restore walls

Hide a room boundary in 2D or 3D, reveal the interior and bring the wall back through the room controls.

Export · Beginner

Export just the drawing key

Export a separate drawing key as PNG: choose Key only, review the preview, then download the legend image.

Views · Beginner

Hide and restore dimensions and labels

Reduce annotation clutter using the global display controls or the settings for one selected room.

Getting started · Beginner

Turn a floor plan into walls, doors and windows

Upload and scale a floor plan, trace its walls, choose their appearance and place doors and windows into the model.

Export · Beginner

Hide selected entries from the exported key

Choose which legend entries appear in your exports, keep the drawing items in place and restore entries when you need them.

Planning assets · Beginner

Change airlock and baglock layouts

Explore straight runs, doglegs, early turns, returns and side exits using the setup controls.

Planning assets · Beginner

Model 800 mm and 1,000 mm airlock chambers

Enter a custom chamber size and compare its footprint with a 1,000 mm model.

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Planning assets · Beginner

Customise airlock contents and viewing panels

Show or hide model contents and choose flat or bubble viewing panels and their wall positions.

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Planning assets · Beginner

Explore NPU models and exhaust positions

Find an NPU model and switch between rear, left-side and right-side exhaust options.

Views · Beginner

Black wall tops for a white-paper plan

Use a light canvas, show solid black wall cuts and export a clean 2D plan on a white background.

Drawing · Beginner

Understanding room and wall measurements

Read internal room sizes, area and perimeter, distinguish them from the footprint, and choose which room measurements to display.

Annotations · Beginner

Add and control custom dimensions

Place an exact two-point dimension, move its label clear of the drawing and choose which measurements appear in the view and export.

Annotations · Beginner

Add labels and choose what to show

Add readable text labels, hide individual annotations and control names and label text across your drawing and exports.

Enclosures · Beginner

Build a partial soffit enclosure

Build a shorter enclosure beside a house, from timber framing and blue sheeting to the fascia return, end details and equipment layout.

Enclosures · Beginner

Build a full house soffit enclosure

Continue the enclosure around the house, align the frame runs and sheeting returns, and inspect the corners in plan and 3D.

Enclosures · Beginner

Build a partial scaffold soffit enclosure

Set the scaffold deck and stair access, then position a partial enclosure, three-stage chambers and external NPU at the intended levels.

Enclosures · Beginner

Build a full scaffold soffit enclosure

Build the scaffold and enclosure around the house, showing continuous corners, stair access, chamber positions and the external extraction arrangement.

Enclosures · Beginner

Follow that roofline: cover the gap to a pitched fascia

Draw sheeting away from a wall, choose the pitched fascia in 3D, and add an angled upper return that covers the gap. A narrated walkthrough with an example one-metre wall clearance.

Editor previews · Beginner

Build a Warehouse Enclosure from Blank â€” editor preview

Editor preview: this recording includes features that are not yet released in the public editor. Draw a warehouse shell, add cladding and roof steels, then build a supported north-wall enclosure with one two-compartment DCU connection, separate baglock and outside NPU. Inspect the routing and export plan and 3D views.

Editor previews · Beginner

Draw a Bay-Window Hallway and Understairs Enclosure â€” editor preview

Editor preview: this recording includes features that are not yet released in the public editor. The hallway is shown as a roof-hidden cutaway; the upper stair opening remains under review. Draw a bay-window hallway, fit a native understairs cupboard and identify the separate inner-door and sloping-ceiling AIB linings. Add the partition, separate access units and an outside exhaust route, then inspect and export the cutaway.

Editor previews · Beginner

Build a House and Rear Soffit Enclosure â€” editor preview

Editor preview: this recording includes features that are not yet released in the public editor. Create a house shell and rear soffit enclosure from blank. Attach the upper frame to the fascia, complete the framed openings, sloping ends and wall returns, then connect separate access units and an outside NPU before exporting.