If you already use PlanningWiz, you can keep it for a measured living-room comparison. Draw the shell, inspect actual dimensions, place resized furniture and verify that the named plan saves and reopens. Treat export as a separate task because the public Free documentation is inconsistent.
This is an independent, documentation-based tutorial. No PlanningWiz account, saving behaviour or export has been tested for this edition, and there is no tracked PlanningWiz link on this page.
Check the account and the result you need
Before investing in a detailed model, identify the current browser, account and saving allowance. Starting a drawing without signing in is different from saving it to an account. Confirm the feature availability shown in your actual session.
Choose a modest result: an editable living room with correct dimensions and one compared seating arrangement. If another person needs a file, ask whether a readable image, dimensioned plan or scale-verified print is required. Those are different commitments.
The PlanningWiz review explains the unresolved public pricing and output questions. You can complete a useful saved-room task without assuming a free PDF export.
Build the field sheet before opening the catalogue
Record the usable interior shell clockwise. Include opening offsets, door swings, radiator or fireplace projections and the maximum size of every retained item. Note which measurements are approximate.
For a designed 420-by-360-cm room, do not enter 420 and 360 merely because they look plausible in the listing. Those values must come from a trustworthy source. If a critical span is unavailable, use the measurement guide when access becomes possible and keep the current arrangement tentative.
Keep a copy of the field sheet outside the account. It provides a reference for checking a saved plan and a way to reconstruct the room independently if needed.
Draw walls with PlanningWiz’s own controls
The official start-a-plan guide describes New Plan and Draw Wall. Activate the wall tool, place successive points and finish the wall sequence with the documented double-click action. Use a room shape only if it can represent the actual shell.
The wall guide documents entering a selected wall’s numeric length in the bottom properties bar and editing wall thickness separately. A mouse drag can place the outline approximately; numeric checks establish the intended dimensions.
After changing a wall or corner, compare the two main inside spans with the field sheet. Do not assume every other side remained unchanged. Keep a recess when it limits furniture or circulation rather than smoothing the room into a misleading rectangle.
Locate doors, windows and fixed features
Drag an opening onto an existing wall, then inspect its placement and size. Compare its distance from a named corner with the measured offset. Check the swing direction rather than relying only on a gap in the plan.
The number needed for a delivery or passage question may be the clear opening, while the displayed symbol can represent the door assembly. Record the distinction. This room model does not certify a delivery route or a building requirement.
Represent fixed projections even when no exact catalogue object exists. A simple labelled footprint is enough to keep a radiator, column or fireplace from disappearing from the seating decision.
Resize furniture through the properties panel
Use Products to choose a suitable proxy, then place it in the room. PlanningWiz’s furniture guide describes the small information icon for dimensions and exact angle. Enter your object’s overall width, length and height rather than leaving the default catalogue size.
Read the values back after rotating or moving the object. It is easy for an attractive layout to depend on a proxy that is smaller than the real furniture. Keep appearance secondary until the footprint is correct.
Write down operating space separately: cabinet doors open, recliner extended, sofa bed unfolded, chair pulled out. A closed-item icon does not show the full room activity. If the editor cannot represent that state, annotate it on paper and keep it in the physical trial.
Save a named baseline and check it reopens
Sign in to the intended account and use the documented Plans and Save route. Choose a name that identifies the room and baseline without unnecessary personal information. After saving, reopen that named plan and inspect two verified dimensions and one distinctive furniture position.
Marketing descriptions of autosave are not proof of recoverability. Keep an independent labelled record before experimenting, and do not assume a prior version can be restored simply because the account stores a plan.
For an alternative, use only a copy or save operation whose result you can identify and reopen in the actual interface. If that route is unclear, retain the baseline and use a paper overlay for the proposed furniture move. A comparison does not need to risk the only editable room.
Compare a single permitted change
Choose one change the household agrees to test. Keep the shell, openings and furniture dimensions constant. Compare entry movement, doorway awareness, conversation, storage operation and the room’s second use.
In an original example, moving a chair improves conversation but blocks the fully open toy drawer. The proposed change needs revision even if the 3D view looks calmer. Write the failed activity beside the plan so the next version addresses the actual problem.
The furniture-placement guide explains how to carry the comparison into a reversible room trial. No planning software establishes a universal best feng shui arrangement.
Confirm exports before relying on them
PlanningWiz’s subscription page restricts printing, exporting and emailing on Free, while its export guide describes low-resolution Free output. Do not resolve that conflict by assuming the more generous statement is current for your account.
Ask the vendor about the exact format, resolution, price and account required. If the output is essential, confirm those details before paying or entering a whole-home plan. Public documentation does not establish a currently working export in your session.
Where the saved editable room is sufficient, stop there. Where a recipient needs a static record, use a measured paper plan or another supported output they accept. Retaining a useful existing tool can be the simplest route when its verified capabilities already finish the job.