Canvas Formats
The existing conditions cheat code for Chief Architect
Bring real world spaces into Chief Architect without manual measuring and modeling, so you can jump straight to design.
Your .plan file will open right in Chief Architect Premier, design-ready, with geometry in the correct elements as if you made it yourself (i.e., doors are doors, walls are walls, etc).
Please follow these instructions to use your personal Chief Architect template with a Canvas-generated file.
Home Designer Pro is a slimmed down offering from Chief Architect. If you use Home Designer Pro, use the "Upload Reference Measurements" button that appears after an order is placed to send this message to our team: "Please optimize for Home Designer." This reference submission button is in the app and your online account portal. Submit this message within 8 hours for a standard order and within 2 hours for a rush order.
Details make the difference
Canvas files meet the LOD 200 standard. Geometry is in the correct elements, as if you made it yourself (i.e., doors are doors, walls are walls, etc).
"It's one thing to have a 3D representation, but translating that into usable files for design tools like Chief Architect? Canvas delivers a detailed, usable design file. That is itself a game-changer."
Jonathan Gordon
Design by the Jonathans
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