How Can I Create an HVAC Floor Plan?

Creating an HVAC floor plan with RoomSketcher is a great way to visualize heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems right on your floor plan. This helps you plan effectively and share clear, professional floor plans with clients or contractors.

You can watch this video or follow the steps below.

What Is an HVAC Floor Plan?

An HVAC floor plan is a detailed drawing showing the placement of all the key HVAC components such as heat pumps, ventilations, radiators, ducts or air conditions. It includes all elements of an usual floor plan, i.e. walls, windows, doors and stairs and might also show general fixed installation. 

Please note that all HVAC items are available for Pro customers only.

How Do I Add HVAC Symbols to My Floor Plan?

RoomSketcher has a built-in library of HVAC symbols that you can place directly on your project. Simply follow these four steps:

• Step 1: Draw your floor plan
• Step 2: Add HVAC items
• Step 3: Add annotations
• Step 4: Generate and print your floor plan
  
  

Step 1: Draw Your Floor Plan

Start by creating the base layout of your space so you have the structure ready for your HVAC floor plan.

1. Create a new project in the RoomSketcher App.
   • Click the Plus icon in the top menu. 
   • Choose Blank Project. 
2. Draw up walls, insert windows, doors and stairs. 
   • If you need help with this step, watch our video Draw Your First Floor Plan.
3. (Optional) Add fixed installations, such as utility sinks, bathroom or kitchen furniture.
   • If you need help with this step, see Add Furniture to Your Projects.

Step 2: Add HVAC items

Next, place HVAC items such as vents, ducts, and units directly onto your floor plan.

1. Open Furniture mode, then click category HVAC.
   • If you don't see the HVAC category, make sure to update your App. 
     
     
     
     
2. Choose from over 100 products and drag & drop your preferred HVAC items to your floor plan.
   
   
   
   
   

How Can I Find HVAC Items?

RoomSketcher's HVAC library consists of over 100 items, ranging from heating units, air conditioning units, furnaces, ducts to thermostats and sockets. Here is some help to find exactly the item you are looking for. 

Use the Search

A good way to locate items is by searching for them.

1. Click the  Search icon in the top right corner.
2. Type the name of an item to display all items of that type.
   
   
   

Browse the Categories

All HVAC items are also arranged by categories.

1. Type a typical HVAC category into the search field to get a list of all categories. In this example we searched for heat pump.
   
   
   
   
2. Then simply pick one to see all items of that category. In the below image we picked Heat Pump - Air/Water. 
   
   
   

Here are some useful categories for your search:

• Air (Air Circulators, Air Conditioner, Air Diffuser)
• Cooling
• Ducts
• Electric
• Fan
• Furnace
• Grilles
• Heat pump
• Heating, heater
• Radiator
• Vent cover
• Ventilation

Top Tip: Favorites! 

Add your favorite HVAC furniture to your Favorites, for easy and quick access. To learn how, see Use Favorites for Quick Access.

Step 3: Add annotations

It can be a good idea to add labels and notes for further clarification. In RoomSketcher, you can easily add annotations, symbols, lines, arrows, and labels to create a clear and detailed plan.

1. Go to Windows etc. mode.
2. Open the Symbols, Text & Lines category, or click Search and type Helpers.
   
3. Choose your preferred helper, and drag & drop it into your floor plan. In this example we used a Text element. 
   
   
   
   

To learn more about how to add annotations and symbols, visit: Add Helper Symbols to Your Project

Step 4: Generate and print your floor plan

Finally, create a professional 2D or 3D Floor Plan that you can print or share with clients and contractors.

1. Click Menu (yellow button at the top left) and then click 2D Floor Plans or 3D Floor Plans.
2. Click the yellow button Generate 2D or 3D Floor Plan. 
   • If you need help with this step, read more here: Generate 2D and 3D Floor Plans
3. When your floor plan is generated, click either Save to Disk to download or Print to print your floor plan.  
   • Learn more about the numerous file and paper size options here: Print and Download Your Floor Plans from the App

Top Tip: 2D Symbols!

All HVAC items have standard HVAC symbols that are shown on 2D Floor Plans. These symbols are widely recognized in the industry and make it easy for your clients and contractors to read and understand the layout of your HVAC system. When your plan is complete, generate the 2D Floor Plan, and the symbols are added automatically.