Creating Renders

In Planoplan you can produce photorealistic renders.

Open the dedicated rendering mode by clicking the camera icon in the top toolbar.

What is a render?

Render — a photorealistic image generated on a cloud render farm using specialized algorithms and AI.

Render resolutions

Planoplan supports several resolutions, from HD to 4 K. Resolution affects image quality and where you can use the file.

Scene settings before rendering

Before you start a render, adjust lighting, camera position, and composition.

Light and background view

• lighting — duplicates natural‑light settings from the main toolbar.

(See the article «Sunlight».);

• background view — sets the panorama or image displayed outside the room.

(See the article «Background View».).

Navigation mode

Toggle between «3D» and «Walk» modes.

• Move — arrow keys.
• Rotate camera — hold the left mouse button and move the mouse.
• Pan pivot point — hold the right mouse button and move the mouse.
• On macOS, use cmd ⌘ instead of ctrl, and option ⌥ instead of alt.

Frame orientation

• album — long side horizontal (default);
• book — long side vertical;
• square (1 × 1) — equal width and height.

Camera position

• over floor — defaults to 1.7 m (eye level of an adult);
• angle vert. — set to 0 ° for straight vertical lines;
• angle hor. — in Walk mode this is relative; for precise angles switch to 3D mode;
• field of view — 30 ° – 120 °. If it’s too narrow, use Clipping.

Focus

• focusing — blurs foreground/background to highlight the subject;
• aperture size — f‑numbers 1 – 22 (lower = stronger blur);
• focus distance — type a value or click a point in the scene.

Clipping

Hides everything beyond a specified distance, including the window panorama if it lies outside the limit.

Turn on walls cut

Visually hides walls, doors, and windows at 1.4 m height and above. Lighting is not affected: sunlight and artificial lights still behave as if the walls exist.

Preset and saved cameras

Preset views

• top view — straight down, entire project;
• 3/4 — isometric overview of the whole project.

Saved cameras

• Save current view — stores position plus Focus, Clipping, and Turn on walls cut.
• Click a saved camera to activate it.
• Rename, clone, or delete with the buttons beside the name.
• If you tweak a saved camera, Planoplan will ask to save or revert changes.

Rendering

• Click «Create render» to send the current frame or selected cameras to the cloud.
• Preview render — faster, lower‑quality draft for checking composition and light.

Extra tools:

• Hide UI — fine‑tune the shot without interface elements.
• Toggle grid — align objects precisely.

Render statuses

After you start rendering, check progress in the gallery:

• in line — waiting for its turn (depends on your pricing plan);
• considered — processing;
• error — something went wrong, contact Support.