How to use Chioma SmartPlan
Never made a floor plan before? No problem. This short training walks you through the steps, the words, the house types, and the secrets to great results.
Start your first planStep by step
1. Describe or upload
Choose 'Describe it' to type out the home you imagine, or 'Upload a plan' to redraw an existing floor-plan photo or sketch.
2. Set your details
Pick bedrooms, bathrooms, floors, square footage, style, drawing scale and page size. Don't worry — the terms below explain each one.
3. Generate
Tap 'Generate plan & interiors'. Watch the live timeline as your blueprint and each room render is drafted in real time.
4. Review & export
Compare the blueprint with the furnished render, regenerate anything you don't love, then download the full PDF set.
Words you'll see, explained
Square footage (sq ft)
The total floor area of your home measured in square feet. A small flat might be ~600 sq ft, a typical family home 1,500–2,500 sq ft. Bigger numbers mean more or larger rooms.
Floor plan / blueprint
A top-down technical drawing showing walls, rooms, doors and windows — like looking down at your house with the roof removed.
Drawing scale
How real-world size maps to the drawing (e.g. 1/4"=1'-0" means a quarter inch on paper equals one foot in real life). It controls how detailed and 'engineering-like' the blueprint looks.
Dimensions
The measured lengths shown along walls so you know how big each room is — for example a bedroom labelled 12' × 10'.
Room schedule
A simple list of every room with its size and square footage, so you can check the layout at a glance.
Render / rendering
A photorealistic picture of a finished, furnished room — what the space could actually look like once built and decorated.
North arrow
A small compass marker on the blueprint showing which way is north — useful for understanding natural light.
Page size
The paper format for your PDF export (A4, Letter, Tabloid 11×17, or ARCH D 24×36). Larger sizes fit more detail.
Different types of houses
Bungalow / Single-storey
Everything on one level — no stairs. Great for easy access, families with young children, or accessible living.
Two-storey house
Living areas downstairs, bedrooms upstairs. Maximises space on a smaller plot of land.
Duplex / Semi-detached
Two homes sharing one dividing wall. Cost-effective and common in towns and suburbs.
Open-plan
Kitchen, dining and living flow into one large shared space — bright, sociable and modern.
Apartment / Flat
A single self-contained unit within a larger building, usually all on one level.
Villa / Detached
A standalone home surrounded by its own land, offering the most privacy and flexibility.
Success secrets
Be specific in your brief
Mention rooms you really want (home office, walk-in closet, pantry), the mood (cosy, modern, airy) and any must-haves. The more detail, the closer the result.
Match square footage to rooms
Asking for 5 bedrooms in 800 sq ft will feel cramped. Give the AI realistic space so rooms come out well-proportioned.
Pick the right scale
Use a larger scale (like 1/4"=1'-0") for small homes to see detail, and a smaller scale (1:100) for big plans to fit everything.
Upload a clear photo
When redrawing an existing plan, use a bright, straight-on, well-lit image. Blurry or angled photos lead to guesswork.
Regenerate one thing at a time
If only the kitchen looks off, re-roll just that image instead of redoing the whole plan — it keeps everything else intact.
Iterate, don't expect perfection first try
Treat your first plan as a draft. Tweak the brief, adjust style and regenerate — two or three rounds usually nails it.
You're ready to begin
No account, no sign-up. Put what you've learned into practice and draft your first plan now.