Adding Furniture and Constraints

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to: Add furniture from the Finch object library, use accessibility bounds, apply constraints and add tags.

1. Open the furniture library

• Click the Furniture icon at the top of the screen, or press O.

• This opens your Object Library, which contains:

  • Accessibility circles (useful for door clearances)

  • Furniture objects (beds, kitchen units, tables, etc.), most with accessibility bounds

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2. Place accessibility circles

• Add an accessibility circle in front of your entrance door.

• Repeat for other doors as needed.

• These circles help ensure enough clearance for movement.

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3. Add furniture with accessibility bounds

• Select a piece of furniture (e.g., a bed).

• Click to set the origin, then drag it against a wall.

• Toggle Accessibility Bounds (B) on/off to visualize clearance zones.

• If a wall is moved and overlaps a clearance zone, Finch will highlight a collision warning.

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4. Apply constraints to keep spaces compliant

• Press Shift + C to open the Constraints tool.

• Example workflow:

  • Bedroom → set constraint so it can grow, but not get smaller.

  • Kitchen → allow extension, but prevent shrinking.

  • Lock edges where needed to keep minimum accessible widths.

• Test with Stretch Preview to see how your plan adapts while respecting constraints.

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5. Add tags to your plan

• Apply tags to your apartment (e.g., “Test”).

• Tags make it easier to filter and find plans when generating units later.

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6. Save your plan

• Click Save to confirm changes.

• Keep Graph Rules on to highlight any live clashes (red spaces show accessibility or collision issues).

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✅ You’ve now added furniture, accessibility checks, and constraints to your plan.

👉 In the next tutorial, you’ll learn how to use this plan inside the Floor Plate Studio for unit generation.

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