Feature · The 3D model
See your set in 3D.
Explore a 3D view of your theatre set as you draw the groundplan. Rotate the model to check the arrangement, or choose a position along a seating bank to inspect the audience’s view.
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- Updates with your plan
- Audience viewpoints
- Beams you can see
- Free, no account
The 3D model
Drag to look around, choose an audience viewpoint, or play a set change to see scenery and lighting move together.
Loading the model
Scenery, lighting and the room
Check heights and spacing as you draw
The 3D model updates when you add, move or resize scenery on the plan. Use it to compare heights, check spacing and see how the set looks from different viewpoints.
- Flats
- Check the height and position of flats, doors and archways, including their openings.
- Furniture
- Check how much space sofas, chairs and tables occupy and how they sit alongside other scenery.
- Custom pieces
- See your custom pieces at the height and size you entered.
- The rig
- See the lights at their hanging heights, with beam previews showing where they are aimed.
Show or hide the stage surround, rig and other venue layers to focus on the parts of the design you are reviewing.
Sightlines
Check the view before the set is built
Choose a position along a seating bank and inspect the view in 3D. On the plan, the sightline lens highlights hidden areas and scenery that may be obscured, so you can review the placement before building.
Try the example below. Choose a stage form, then select Audience view or move the position slider. Move the flat to compare how its position affects the view.
The stage projects into the audience, with seating on three sides of the projection.
Plan and sightlines
Loading the model
Green blocks show seating banks. The red dot is your selected position; red shading marks floor hidden from it. You can also drag the model to look around.
Seating starts as an estimate based on the stage. Enter your venue’s bank measurements for a closer model of the room. The lens uses simplified geometry, a fixed eye height and sampled bank positions; it does not model rake, balcony geometry or people seated in front, and cannot guarantee the view from every ticketed seat.
The white card model
Focus on the shape of the set
A white card model uses simple shapes to show the size and arrangement of scenery. Use it to judge height, spacing and sightlines while the design is still easy to change.
- Watch a set change
- Play a set change in the model to see the scenery move and the lighting crossfade between the two sets.
- Layers you can switch off
- Show or hide the rig, building, grid, traps and safety curtain individually to inspect the parts you need.
- Send it to the director
- A read-only share link opens the model too, so a director can look without an account.
Try your design in 3D
Draw your stage and add some scenery, then open the 3D model to check the arrangement. You can start without an account.