Finch 101: Starting a project in Finch
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a new project in Finch, customize your project details, and understand how variants and variant bundles work.
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a new project in Finch, customize your project details, and understand how variants and variant bundles work.
When you first log into Finch, you'll see a Finch Sample Project already created for you.
Open this project to get familiar with:
Project location
Variants (versions of your design)
Variant bundles (groupings of variants)
Tip: Spend a few minutes exploring the sample project to understand how Finch displays design data.
Click the Finch Icon → Create New
Click the Finch logo at the top left to return to your Projects list.
Click Create New and give your project a name (e.g., Boston).
Click OK.
Finch will now open your new project, starting inside a default variant.
Click the project name (e.g., Boston) in the top left to return to the project overview.
Here you can:
Set your project location
Rename the project
Invite team members (for Enterprise users)
Switch measurement units between metric and imperial
Variants allow you to test multiple building volumes within the same project.
You can:
Upload different conceptual masses
Duplicate a variant to test different interior layouts with the same volume
Example: Keep the building volume but test two different floorplate strategies by duplicating the variant.
If you’re working on a master plan or multiple buildings, group your variants into a variant bundle. This helps with:
Visualizing multiple volumes
Viewing key metrics across multiple buildings
Collaborating in parallel with multiple team members
Once your project is set up, click into Variant 1 to begin working.
In the next tutorial, we’ll walk through how to upload your first mass into Finch.