Drawblueprint or Floorplanner, a comparative deep dive

How do Drawblueprint and Floorplanner differ? #

Both Drawblueprint and Floorplanner are simple, user-friendly tools. Both run directly in the browser, so you don't need to download and install any program on your computer.

Floorplanner - simple for floor plans #

Floorplanner is a web-based tool that's popular for drawing floor plans and visualizing interiors. It's easy to use and has nice 3D renderings. The tool is, however, mainly designed for interior planning, not for building permit documents.

Advantages of Floorplanner: Easy to draw floor plans and room layouts, nice 3D visualizations, large library of furniture and interiors.

Drawblueprint - made for simple building documents #

Drawblueprint is built to be easy to use. You work in 2D directly in a drawing with the right scale, creating the documents you need for your local permit process, which you can then export to PDF with the press of a button.

Advantages of Drawblueprint:

• Easy to get started.
• Correct scale and format from the start.
• Import map data or a previous drawing as a base.
• A guiding checklist helps you produce correct site plans and elevation drawings.
• Export a correct document to PDF with the press of a button.

A major difference with Drawblueprint is that it's a free-form drawing tool. Floorplanner has a locked interface with fixed views where the user can design and visualize rooms. In many construction projects the needs are more complex than that, and you often have to account for existing drawings or uneven ground conditions, or something else that complicates matters. Say you want to extend a balcony on a split-level house, or perhaps illustrate a change in ground level, or how a new fence looks to your neighbor? In programs like Floorplanner this becomes impossible, since it only allows the creation of floor plans with rooms and the accompanying visualization.

When should you choose which tool? #

Choose Drawblueprint if: You need to draw a site plan or elevation drawing for your construction project, you want to import map data, or draw directly on a previous drawing as a base.

Choose Floorplanner if: You want to visualize interiors and furnishings, you need to present a floor plan to a client or family, or you want nice 3D renderings of rooms.

Drawblueprint.com - draw simple building permits yourself #

With Drawblueprint, you can draw simple building permits yourself. Drawblueprint is a tool that's easier to use than CAD and more powerful than drawing programs that aren't adapted for building documents.

In Drawblueprint, you draw at the correct scale and get help using the right symbols and notations on your drawing.

To use Drawblueprint, go to https://app.drawblueprint.com/sign-up and follow the instructions. Drawblueprint is free to try. Read more about drawblueprint.com.