Three Obstacles Before Using 3D Interior Layout Software

Moving into a new home or expanding an office often brings excitement. You imagine a cozy home that reflects your taste or a stylish office that boosts productivity. However, in reality, before you can settle in, you’ll likely face these common challenges.

Before the Move

The new house has a completely different layout. I need to rearrange all the furniture, but I have no idea how. Floor plans or model homes don’t really help. It’s frustrating.

After the Move

What I pictured in my head turned out differently from the actual construction. I already paid the contractor—it feels like wasted money.

Somehow the movers placed the furniture in the wrong spots. Thinking about moving them again is exhausting.

How 3D Interior Layout Software Eliminates Obstacles

A 3D interior layout software solves these issues at once. By visualizing in 3D, you can align your expectations with the actual construction results—saving time, money, and energy throughout the moving and renovation process.

• Virtually decorate your space and preview the furniture arrangement with 3D render shots. You quickly understand where to place items and see a realistic interior before any real work begins.

• Simply share the 3D results with your movers, and they’ll know exactly where each item goes—reducing back-and-forth communication and unnecessary rework.

Because of these advantages, even everyday users are adopting 3D interior tools once reserved for professionals. The technology is becoming mainstream in the interior design industry.

“Nowadays, clients bring 3D renderings they created themselves before consultations.” — Jongho Ahn, CEO, Shinsagae Interior Design

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5 Criteria for Choosing Furniture Layout Software

When selecting a 3D interior layout software, it’s important to choose one that is both feature-rich and easy for non-experts. To help you save time, here are the 5 most important criteria.

1. Support for Local Housing Floor Plans

If you had to draw your floor plan from scratch, it could take a week. But with software that supports local floor plans, the work can be done in just minutes.

Archisketch – Raemian Apartment, Suyu, Seoul

2. Precision and Ease of Use

The ideal tool balances fine-tuned controls with an intuitive interface. Even 1 cm differences in wall or window placement matter. At the same time, non-experts should be able to use it without technical knowledge.

3D software without local language support feels like a barrier.

3. Rendering Quality and Speed

High-quality renderings ensure the design intent is communicated properly—down to textures, flooring, and fabrics.

Source: Planner 5D

4. Proven Solution with Many Customers

Look for reviews from real users, not just professionals. Check if interior companies and furniture brands also use the tool commercially.

5. Diversity of Furniture and Props

A rich built-in library saves you from modeling each object yourself.

Check if the program partners with multiple furniture brands.

Hands-On Reviews: 3 Popular 3D Interior Layout Software

For those who don’t have time to carefully check all 5 criteria, we tested and compared three representative 3D interior layout software: Floorplanner, Planner 5D, and Archisketch. From creating floor plans to rendering, we used each program and summarized our hands-on experiences.

1. Floorplanner

Source: Floorplanner official website

• Floor plan support: ✗

• Precision & ease of use: ✓

• Rendering quality and speed: Medium–Low

• Proven solution with many users: ✓

• Furniture and accessory variety: ✓
  
  

Floorplanner is extremely simple to use. With an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, even beginners can easily create layouts.

Source: Floorplanner

It also allows fine adjustments—even 1 cm differences—plus manual control of furniture dimensions. The biggest strength is its library of over 260,000 models through partnerships with furniture brands.

Source: Floorplanner

However, because it is primarily developed for overseas markets, it does not provide official floor plan data. Users must create layouts manually. The free version also has slow rendering and lower image quality compared to the paid plan.

Source: Floorplanner

2. Planner 5D

Source: Planner 5D

• Floor plan support: ✗

• Precision & ease of use: ✓

• Rendering quality and speed: Medium

• Proven solution with many users: ✓

• Furniture and accessory variety: ✓

Planner 5D offers an easy-to-use interface similar to drawing in MS Paint. It also syncs across PC and mobile, so you can check your designs anytime.

Source: Planner 5D


The software provides many furniture and accessory models that can be edited in size. However, many advanced models are locked behind a paid plan, which may frustrate users wanting to try the free version first.

Like Floorplanner, it does not provide official floor plan data, so users must create layouts manually.

Source: Planner 5D

3. Archisketch

Archisketch official website

• Floor plan support: ✓

• Precision & ease of use: ✓

• Rendering quality and speed: High

• Proven solution with many users: ✓

• Furniture and accessory variety: ✓
  
  

Archisketch was developed in Korea but is increasingly used by global businesses. It is optimized for local housing data—based on official floor plans from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport—and supports intuitive editing, even in small detail.

Official apartment floor plan data integrated with Archisketch

Rendering is fast and high-quality, even in the free version. Images look close to real life, which helps communicate design intent effectively.

Rendering created with Archisketch

In communities such as Today’s Home, many users share 3D render shots created with Archisketch. Its large built-in library of furniture and props allows users to design quickly without creating each model from scratch.

Source: Today’s Home Community

Archisketch has also improved based on user feedback: it now includes a first-person navigation mode and even a Panoramic Showroom, which lets you virtually walk through your home or office like a VR tour.

Archisketch 3D floor plan view

First-person navigation interface in Archisketch

Archisketch panoramic showroom — VR-like experience

Comparison Summary

• Floor plan support: Archisketch ✓ | Floorplanner ✗ | Planner 5D ✗

• Precision & ease of use: All ✓

• Rendering quality: Archisketch High | Floorplanner Medium–Low | Planner 5D Medium

• Proven solution with many users: All ✓

• Furniture & accessory variety: All ✓

All three software have strengths, but if you want to boost conversion rates and efficiency, Archisketch stands out as the professional choice.

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