INK TO BRICK vs Planner 5D: floor plan conversion and editing
Both let you correct walls and openings after recognition. INK TO BRICK fits a reviewed source plan when the next work is furniture, finishes, or a portable 3D model, with the manual editor for any wall or opening the reconstruction misread.[2][1][5]
Where each one fits
Choose INK TO BRICK if
Start from a source plan, edit furniture and finishes, and hand off a saved model revision. There are 20 export formats: every plan covers plans, 3D models, data and images, and DXF, DWG, SKP, IFC and STEP need Pro or Team.[5][7]
Choose Planner 5D if
Direct control over wall thickness, ceiling height, openings and furniture dimensions on eligible paid plans.[2]
Task by task
See the editing workflow
For an editable plan, inspect a wall operation and an opening operation. Drawing shows the running length; the door changes its swing within the same model. Use these specific tasks when comparing each tool’s documented controls.
The demonstrations use native elements in the sample duplex authored in INK TO BRICK.
Walls, fences and columns
Draw walls corner by corner, control snapping and continuation, reshape a wall, and draw fences and columns.
Doors and windows
Place doors and windows on a wall, choose their type and size, flip them, and open and close them.
Automatic recognition is the starting point
Planner 5D already offers automatic recognition. Its guidance asks for clear overhead drawings, one floor per image and dimensions in the source. It also describes manually correcting missing walls. An upload feature alone therefore does not distinguish INK TO BRICK, and a furnished preview is not evidence that either tool interpreted every opening correctly.[1]
Before choosing, mark the details you cannot lose: the entrance, terrace access, a narrow passage and any unusual wall angle. Compare the result with that same drawing. If the source is ambiguous, resolve it with reliable information rather than treating a plausible model as confirmation.
Choose the editor around the changes you need
Planner 5D gives direct control over wall thickness, ceiling height, openings and furniture dimensions. Choose it when redrawing the shell is central to the job. INK TO BRICK focuses on design directions, linked visuals and portable handoffs from an existing plan.[2]
INK TO BRICK keeps the design decision connected to the model: edit a separate direction, frame the current view, generate a presentation image, compare it with the capture and retrieve the exact GLB revision behind it on any plan. Public releases then let anyone inspect the spatial result from more than one camera angle.[6]
A CAD drawing and a 3D model serve different handoffs
Planner 5D Professional documents CAD export for technical documentation. INK TO BRICK offers a broader handoff set: SVG, scaled PDF, layered 2D DXF and native AC1032 DWG plans; GLB, packaged glTF, OBJ, COLLADA, STL, 3MF, SKP, IFC, STEP and USDZ models; JSON, CSV and XLSX data; and PNG, JPEG and WebP views. Plan gating applies: basic formats are included on every plan, and DXF, DWG, SKP, IFC and STEP need Pro or Team.[3][5]
Ask the recipient for the required format, then inspect a representative file in that destination. SKP carries mesh, material and texture data; IFC carries canonical rooms, walls, openings and properties; STEP carries faceted surfaces without editable parametric history; USDZ carries static meshes and materials. These are not native Revit files, a complete engineering model, app-certified fidelity or video, and STL and 3MF still need print-readiness checks.
Check access before committing a project
INK TO BRICK plans start at $6.99 a month for Home; Home Max is $19.99, Plural $39, Core $39, Pro $69 and Team $149 a month. Private manual planning and basic exports are included; photos and AI layouts use monthly credits. Compare the finished task and required exports.[4][7]
Review the evidence, then try your source
Check a wall or opening the rendering could hide, not just the final picture. The Isla de Pascua story combines original SketchUp and plan dimensions with MCP/AI refinement using photographs and video; it is a visual interpretation. The duplex is an authored sample demonstrating editor and presentation work, not proof of automatic reconstruction. Use these examples to choose the review you need to perform on your own drawing.[8][9]
Try your clearest one-floor plan. You see your home in 3D before you pay, and a plan is needed to edit it. A failed build goes back to your monthly builds. Check the required export and final checkout first. Pro and Team include MCP; Team includes API access. The account, editor and billing application currently use English.[7]
Sources and scope
The cited vendor pages support the capability comparison. Any direct demo observation is identified in the article; this is not a matched-source accuracy benchmark. Product details can change. Unavailable sources are identified, and older claims are not treated as current limitations. Check the linked plan, price and export details.