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8 Reasons to Use RoomSketcher Along With Matterport

Matterport's 3D virtual tours are making waves in real estate. Use RoomSketcher's digital floor plan software to enhance your Matterport tours, floor plans, and more!

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A Real Estate listing with both Matterport and RoomSketcher
Trine Bretteville

With Matterport, you can use a specialized camera or your iPhone/iPad to create an impressive virtual tour of a property. But what if the property has old furniture, peeling or marred paint, or a poor floor plan layout? We have good news - you can use RoomSketcher to supplement and update what you get from Matterport.

What is Matterport?

Matterport has made creating a real-life 3D virtual tour of a real estate property easy. Your tour will show the property's existing features, such as the walls, flooring, wall color, furniture, etc. Your resulting Matterport Space (also called a 3D Tour or Digital Twin) will look something like this:

3D virtual tour view of a bright open-plan kitchen and dining area captured with Matterport. The kitchen features white cabinets, black countertops, and modern appliances, with a dining table and blue sofa visible in the background. Light wood flooring runs throughout the space.

In addition to the tour, you can purchase a schematic floor plan of the property as it is. The standard 2D Floor Plan is a simple black and white drawing that shows room dimensions and the approximate total area. You can find an example of this type of floor plan on the Matterport website:

Black-and-white 2D floor plan from Matterport showing a three-bedroom layout labeled "New Cavendish Street" with an approximate internal area of 1,870 sq ft. The plan includes a large living/dining room, separate kitchen, two shower rooms, one bathroom, a laundry room, and a dressing room. Room dimensions and built-in wardrobes (W) are clearly marked.

How Can I Use RoomSketcher with Matterport?

For Real Estate Agents, selling a property presents many obstacles. What if the home needs renovation? Or if you want to visualize a different floor plan layout? With floor plan software like RoomSketcher, you can take the floor plan from Matterport and edit it to suit your client's needs.

Check out these 8 benefits of using RoomSketcher along with a Matterport space when marketing your real estate property:

1. Use Color to Make Your 2D Floor Plans Stand Out

Go from the plain Matterport black and white floor plan to easy-to-understand Customized 2D Floor Plans. Some of our favorite ideas:

Take this plain black and white floor plan…

Black-and-white 2D floor plan created with RoomSketcher, showing a three-bedroom layout with a dressing room, two shower rooms, one bathroom, a laundry room, an open living/dining area, and a separate kitchen. Room labels, fixtures, and doors are clearly marked for easy navigation.

… and add flooring! Choose from varying shades of hardwood, tile, cement, and more.

2D floor plan created with RoomSketcher, showing a three-bedroom layout with realistic materials. The plan features wood-textured flooring in living areas and bedrooms, and tiled surfaces in bathrooms and the laundry room.

Or, easily indicate room types by setting all similar type rooms the same color.

2D floor plan with color-coded zones: light green for bedrooms, light blue for bathrooms and utility areas, beige for shared living spaces, and blue for the kitchen. The layout includes four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a laundry room, a dressing room, an open living/dining area, and a separate kitchen.

Your Listing Will Pop

Look how different these listings are. The first slide has Matterport features, while the other combines Matterport and RoomSketcher. The colorful RoomSketcher floor plan grabs your attention quickly and shows off a potential furniture layout.

2. Create Beautiful 3D Floor Plans

Colors look great on 3D Floor Plans as well. Add furniture in any color or style, color the walls, and change the flooring. Customize your 3D Floor Plan to get the exact look you want. Some of our favorite ideas:

3D floor plan of a furnished home with four bedrooms, multiple bathrooms, an open-plan kitchen and dining area, and two living rooms. The interior features wood and tile flooring, with a consistent orange-and-white color scheme used for furniture and decor.

3. Add, Change or Move Furniture on Your Floor Plans

Matterport’s standard 2D Floor Plan schematics show walls and standard built-in features. This is great, but it can be difficult for buyers to visualize the property's potential. Help them out by adding furniture, fixtures, appliances, and much more.

Go from this black and white floor plan…

Labeled 2D floor plan of a one-bedroom apartment featuring a combined kitchen and living area, a bathroom, an entryway, and a private balcony. Each room is clearly marked with text labels, making the layout easy to understand at a glance.

To a professional 2D and 3D Floor Plans with furniture in any custom layout you choose.

Side-by-side 2D and 3D hybrid floor plan of a one-bedroom apartment. The top half shows a labeled 2D layout with measurements, while the bottom half presents the same space in realistic 3D with furniture and textures.

Matterport’s standard 3D Floor Plans include furniture. But maybe you want to show a 3D Floor Plan with a different furniture layout. Or maybe you want to have a 3D Floor Plan with no furniture?

3D floor plan of a single-story apartment with light wood flooring. The layout includes a large open living and dining area, a kitchen, bathroom with sauna, laundry room, and four smaller rooms. A large terrace is shown at the top.
Fully furnished 3D floor plan of a multi-bedroom apartment, featuring realistic furniture and decor throughout. The layout includes a spacious living and dining area, kitchen, bathroom, and three bedrooms. The design also includes a large balcony with lounge chairs and a dining set, giving a complete visual overview of the interior and exterior living spaces.

4. Annotate Your Floor Plans

Want to add room names, sizes, labels, notes, disclaimer texts, and more to your floor plans? It's easy with RoomSketcher! You can add labels and notes in any language and any color.

2D floor plan with detailed annotations showing room names, sizes in square meters, flooring types, and key features like a fireplace, pantry, and wardrobes. The layout includes a kitchen, living/dining room, bedroom, laundry room, bathroom, WC, foyer, entry, and balcony.

5. Match Your Branding

Create professional brochures and handouts with your logo and brand colors. Here’s an example 3D Floor Plan with the logo on the top left and green and white furniture to match the branding. It looks stylish and lets you create floor plans that stand out from the crowd.

3D floor plan of a modern, furnished home featuring a living room, kitchen, dining area, home office, and central staircase. The design prominently displays branding for Arden Estate Agents in the top right corner, emphasizing the use of customized floor plans for real estate marketing.

Here's a 2D Floor Plan with a blue logo in the top left corner. It features blue and white colors throughout and has customizable disclaimer text at the bottom.

2D floor plan of a furnished apartment labeled with room names and sizes in square feet. The layout includes two bedrooms, a bathroom, living room, kitchen/dining area, laundry room, closets, and hall. The design is branded with the "Nordic Homes" logo in the top left corner and labeled as the first floor of "22 Seaview," highlighting professional real estate branding.

RoomSketcher even lets you have separate styles for separate clients! If you need this feature, make sure it’s all automatically controlled, so your clients get the right look every time.

6. It’s All About Measurements

When creating floor plans, it's important to include measurements that are appropriate for your target market, such as meters, feet, or both. It's best to provide a variety of measurements, but be cautious not to overwhelm buyers with too many. RoomSketcher offers several options to assist with this:

Let’s take a look at some cool measurement options:

Total Area

The total project area is automatically calculated. You can even choose to include or exclude certain rooms (like a garage or patio) from the calculation.

Black-and-white 2D floor plan of a 71 m² apartment with labeled room names, dimensions, and furniture layout. Includes a kitchen and dining area (14.8 m²), living area (21.4 m²), bedroom (9.6 m²), bathroom (4.5 m²), entry hall (6.2 m²), and a balcony (9.8 m²). Metric measurements are clearly marked along the walls for precise space planning.

Wall Measurements

Show inside wall measurements with the click of a button. The software automatically calculates wall lengths, and you can adjust the position of the arrow or text as needed.

2D floor plan showing room layout with detailed wall measurements in meters. Includes a kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom, and hallway. Each room has arrows indicating wall lengths, making it easy to understand the exact dimensions of the space.

Show outside wall measurements, also at the click of a button:

2D floor plan of a one-bedroom apartment with full outer wall measurements in meters. The layout includes a kitchen, living room, bathroom, hallway, and bedroom. Each room is labeled, and all wall lengths are clearly marked to show the exact dimensions of the apartment (9.2 m x 7.0 m overall).

Room Dimensions

Or show the room dimensions, size in meters or feet (or both!):

2D floor plan of a 71 m² apartment with both metric and imperial measurements. The layout includes a kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom, hallway, and a balcony. Each room is labeled with dimensions in meters and feet/inches, and furniture placement is illustrated with outlines.

7. Make Your Own Edits

Did your client call to say they want to have the door to the storage room closed on the floor plan? Did you label a room as “Office” when your client would prefer “Bedroom”? These, and so many more, are changes that we see every single day.

RoomSketcher makes it easy to update your floor plan. Open the project on your computer or tablet, make the changes, and re-export. There's no need to explain or wait—your revised floor plan will be ready in minutes.

8. Alternative Floor Plan Layouts

Are you selling a property with an outdated floor plan? The Matterport scan shows the property exactly as is. However, styles and trends shift, moving from open layouts to more enclosed layouts and back again. If you are marketing a property with an out-of-fashion layout, you might want to create an alternative floor plan to visualize its potential.

This floor plan shows an enclosed kitchen and a bedroom with a separate nursery or walk-in closet.

Simplified 2D floor plan of an apartment with key features highlighted in yellow, showing kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living area, and balcony. A large blue arrow indicates the main entrance from the balcony. Yellow highlights mark structural walls or key design elements.

This version of the same floor plan shows an open kitchen and a larger bedroom. In RoomSketcher, this type of change is super easy to achieve in seconds. Simply make a copy of a floor plan and click to remove select walls.

2D furnished floor plan of a one-bedroom apartment featuring a combined kitchen and living room, a bathroom, and a balcony. The layout includes labeled rooms with furniture illustrations, such as sofas, a dining table, and a bed, providing a clear view of how the space is arranged.

For even more powerful visualization, export your floor plan to an impressive 3D version complete with furniture:

Fully furnished 3D floor plan of a one-bedroom apartment featuring a modern open-concept layout. Includes a kitchen, dining area, and living room with coordinated furniture and rugs, a bathroom with tiled flooring, and a bedroom with a double bed. A balcony with outdoor seating is accessible from the living area, and the main entrance is marked with a doormat.

Try It Yourself

Ready to try it out for yourself? You can import a floor plan (whether created in Matterport or drawn by hand) into the RoomSketcher App and quickly trace over it to recreate it. Or, order a floor plan from our floor plan services and use the Matterport scan as a blueprint.


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