Floor Plan Designer

A native macOS application for creating architectural floor plans with precise measurements and elevation views.

Features

Floor Plan View

• Interactive Drawing: Click and drag to draw walls on a grid-based canvas
• Snap to Grid: Automatically snaps to 12-inch (1-foot) grid for precise alignment
• Real-time Measurements: See wall dimensions as you draw
• Scale Support: Configurable scale (pixels per inch) for accurate representations
• Unit Support: Switch between Imperial (feet/inches) and Metric (meters/centimeters)

Elevation Views

• Four Directions: Automatic generation of North, South, East, and West elevations
• Wall Heights: Configurable wall heights (default 8 feet)
• Visual Representation: Simple elevation drawings showing wall positions and heights

Settings & Controls

• Floor Plan Naming: Name your floor plans for easy organization
• Scale Adjustment: Zoom in/out to adjust working scale
• Statistics: View total number of walls and cumulative length
• Save/Load: Export and import floor plans as JSON files

Building the Project

Requirements

• macOS 14.0 or later
• Xcode 15.0 or later
• Swift 5.9 or later

Using Swift Package Manager

# Build the project
swift build

# Run the application
swift run

Using Xcode

1. Open the project folder in Xcode
2. Select the FloorPlan scheme
3. Build and run (⌘R)

Usage

Drawing Walls

1. Click once to set the starting point of a wall
2. Drag to the ending point
3. Release to create the wall
4. Walls automatically snap to the grid for alignment

Viewing Elevations

1. Switch to the "Elevations" tab using the segmented control
2. View all four elevation directions simultaneously
3. Walls perpendicular to each viewing direction are shown

Saving and Loading

• Save: Click "Save" in the toolbar to export your floor plan as JSON
• Load: Click "Load" to import a previously saved floor plan

Adjusting Settings

Use the left sidebar to:

• Change floor plan name
• Switch between Imperial and Metric units
• Adjust scale/zoom level
• View statistics
• Clear all walls

Architecture

FloorPlan/
├── FloorPlanApp.swift          # App entry point
├── ContentView.swift           # Main view coordinator
├── Models/
│   ├── Wall.swift             # Wall data model
│   └── FloorPlan.swift        # Floor plan data model
└── Views/
    ├── FloorPlanCanvasView.swift  # 2D drawing canvas
    ├── ElevationView.swift        # Elevation view renderer
    └── SettingsPanel.swift        # Settings sidebar

Data Model

Wall

• Start and end points (CGPoint)
• Thickness (default 6 inches)
• Height (default 96 inches / 8 feet)
• Calculated length and angle

Floor Plan

• Collection of walls
• Scale (pixels per inch)
• Measurement unit (Imperial/Metric)
• Name and metadata

Future Enhancements

Potential features for future development:

• Door and window placement
• Room labeling and area calculation
• Multiple floor support
• 3D preview (basic wireframe)
• PDF export of plans and elevations
• Dimension lines and annotations
• Wall material/finish properties
• Furniture placement
• Print layouts

License

All rights reserved