How to Add Rooms, Furniture, and People to Your Plan
The structure of your home tells the calculators and the AI assistant which room is in which sector, where the furniture stands, and who uses it. Add it in the Rooms, Elements, and People tabs of the building editor.
To open the editor, go to the building page and click Home Structure. On a phone, this control is an icon without text.
Add a room
- Click the Rooms tab.
- Click Add Room.
- Place the selector on the plan, and resize it to match the room.
- In Room type, select a type. This field is required.
- Optional: In Room name, enter a name.
Room types are Living room, Bedroom, Kids room, Kitchen, Dining room, Office, Bathroom, Toilet, Hallway, Storage, Balcony, and Other.
Change the shape of a room
Rooms can have any shape, including an L shape.
- Select the room.
- Click Edit shape.
- Do any of the following:
- To move a corner, drag it.
- To add a corner, drag the handle on an edge.
- To remove a corner, double-click or right-click it.
Add furniture and other elements
- Click the Elements tab.
- Click + next to an element, or drag the element onto the plan.
- If asked where to place it, select a room or On the plan, outside rooms.
- On the plan, drag the element to its position.
| Group | Elements |
|---|---|
| Home Elements | Single bed, Double bed, Stove, Workspace, Study desk, Dinner table, Fireplace |
| Building Structure | Entrance door, Interior door, Window, Custom wall, Stairs |
Select an element to use Rotate 90°, Flip, Duplicate, or Delete, or to resize it. Changes save automatically.
Rotate each element to match reality, because its direction is used in the analysis:
- Bed: the headboard
- Desk: the way the person sitting there faces
- Door: the side it swings into
- Stairs: the way up
If Plan scale isn't set, sizes are approximate.
Add people
A person connected to a building appears first in the person switch in Eight Mansions.
- Click the People tab.
- Do one of the following:
- To add someone new, click Add People. For the fields, see People and charts.
- To add an existing person, click Connect to the building next to their name.
Assign a person to a bed or desk
- Select the bed or desk.
- Click Attach Resident.
- Select the person.
The person's Gua number appears on the element. To remove the person, click Free the place.
The AI assistant uses this assignment to rate the direction of the bed or desk for each person on it. What we found in your home also flags beds and desks that face an unfavorable direction.
Show the structure in a calculator
Rooms, elements, and people appear on the plan in the calculators. To show or hide them, use the plan layer options in the calculator's display settings. For details, see Use the calculators.