Shape the footprint
Start from a rectangle, preset, or template, then edit wall lengths and vertices directly on canvas.
Framing plan software for early structural layouts
Frame plans faster.
Framing Plan helps residential designers, builders, and engineers sketch preliminary joist layouts, beams, openings, dimensions, and annotations in one focused browser workspace — fast early-stage drawings, ready to hand off for engineering review.
Metric-first layout enginePNG, PDF, and DXF exportPreliminary review workflow
Framing Plan workspace
4.80 m3.60 mD1 900J1 @ 450B1 2/240x45snap to wall
Workflow
Move from footprint to coordinated framing intent.
Review framing layout
Generate joists, beams, grid lines, load-bearing walls, openings, and schedule readouts from the plan.
Annotate and share
Add symbols, dimensions, and alignment-guided markups, then export preliminary drawings for review.
Features
Built for practical framing decisions.
Parametric layoutAdjust span direction, spacing, grids, openings, and footprint size without restarting.Span 90°450 mm
Canvas toolsMulti-select, snap-to-walls, alignment guides, dimensioning, symbols, and direct wall editing.snap
Engineering visibilityShow load-bearing walls, joist status, beam status, member schedules, and preliminary warnings.OK
Project continuitySave projects locally or through the configured project backend, then reopen them later.Saved
Exports
Send clean preliminary drawings into the next step.
Plan viewJ1 @ 450PNG
Quick image exports for notes, messages, and design conversations.
Preliminary sheetNot for constructionPDF
Presentation-ready preliminary sheets with project and date metadata.
CAD layersWALLS / JOISTSDXF
CAD-friendly geometry for walls, joists, beams, grids, openings, and partitions.
Learn
Understand framing plans before you draw one.
Complete guides
Browse all articlesFloor Framing Plan: The Complete Guide
Everything about floor framing plans — what they show, joist direction and spacing, bearing walls, openings, symbols, and how to draft and export one in the browser.
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A framing plan is a structural drawing of how a building's floors and roof are framed. Learn the types, what they show, the symbols, and how to draft one in the browser.
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What a roof framing plan shows — rafters, trusses, ridge, hips and valleys, beams and bearing — the common roof types, and how to lay one out for review.
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