Design the project once, keep every view coordinated, and turn the model into useful drawings. HomeCat connects DIY planning with property checks, permit drawings, licensed professional review, and stamping in one workflow.
A useful drawing package brings editable floor plans, property layouts, project options, permit drawings, and contractor-ready exports into one coordinated view. That makes the project easier to understand, review, price, and build.
Begin with project dimensions, property information, existing conditions, openings, materials, fixtures, and the local submission checklist. HomeCat checks the property's zoning automatically and uses the applicable requirements to guide the plan. From there, the drawings can be shaped around the actual property and the decisions that matter to the project, with permit or professional-review items clearly flagged when they need attention.
Sign in, choose the property, and enter the size and key requirements.
HomeCat checks zoning and develops the layout, site fit, and drawing package.
Save the project and export measured drawings, quantities, and cost inputs.
HomeCat keeps the project dimensions connected to material quantities and cost inputs as the plan changes.
HomeCat captures exterior and interior wall lengths, ceiling heights, footprint area, and room area in one coordinated model.
HomeCat records door and window widths, heights, wall offsets, sill levels, fixture locations, and fixture counts.
HomeCat measures structure footprints, property-line offsets, setbacks, and distances between existing and proposed work.
HomeCat calculates wall lengths, floor and roof areas, opening counts, and fixture counts for material and labor pricing.
HomeCat coordinates the selected plans, elevations, sections, site views, and schedules so drawing scope is visible before pricing.
HomeCat updates dimensions and quantities with each design option so estimates compare the same current project model.
Yes. HomeCat automatically checks the property's zoning requirements and uses them to guide the project. It also flags permit or professional-review items that still need attention.
A typical package includes Editable floor plans, Site-plan workspace, Building drawing exports, Saved project model. HomeCat tailors the sheets and level of detail to the project, property, applicable permit requirements, and professional scope.
Prepare project dimensions, property information, existing conditions, openings, materials, fixtures, and the local submission checklist. Better source information reduces assumptions and makes review comments easier to resolve.
Yes. HomeCat builds one coordinated package for permit applications, contractor pricing, and construction coordination, including the project-specific documents and licensed professional input.
Yes. HomeCat provides architectural and engineering drawings with licensed professional review and stamping. The review and stamp are coordinated as part of the final drawing package.
