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# What is the Editor?

The Editor is Archisketch's proprietary furniture placement and floor plan creation tool. It's the screen you see when you create a project or import a floor plan. In this space, you can draw floor plans, place furniture and finishes, and create renders.

## Basic editor screen controls

#### Screen movement / angle adjustment

When you enter the editor and encounter a drawing, you can use the mouse to move around the screen and adjust the angle.\
There are slight differences in the controls depending on 2D mode and 3D mode, so please refer to the information below!

**2D mode**

| Feature             | Controls                                     |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| **Screen movement** | Mouse click (either left or right)           |
| **Zoom in/out**     | Zoom in/zoom out with the mouse scroll wheel |

![](https://1040484064-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fs45pRyTQeyYi0T0toKii%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4c4ceb8850c585787b46000238383743e72e9ee5%2Fwhat-is-editor-1.png?alt=media)

**3D mode**

| Feature                         | Controls                                                              |
| ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Screen movement**             | Right-click the mouse                                                 |
| **Adjust screen viewing angle** | Adjust the angle by dragging while holding down the left mouse button |
| **Zoom in/out**                 | Zoom in/zoom out with the mouse scroll wheel                          |

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## Introduction to basic editor features

### Step 1. Draw the space and floor plan

![](https://1040484064-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fs45pRyTQeyYi0T0toKii%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-49fee32d64df3e7bb6b853682691b199cc8b17ed%2Fwhat-is-editor-3.png?alt=media)

Use the various drawing features on the \[Draw Plan] page to create your own space.

### Step 2. Place furniture and interior items

![](https://1040484064-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fs45pRyTQeyYi0T0toKii%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-25b77715153f1e3486c508d9fae64234a90ed5ad%2Fwhat-is-editor-4.png?alt=media)

You can use products and finishes through the \[Furniture Library] and \[Finishes Library] tab pages.

### Step 3. Change modes and set up the viewer

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Click the area below to switch the editor mode to 2D/3D or set the viewer mode.

### Step 4. Create render content

![](https://1040484064-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fs45pRyTQeyYi0T0toKii%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-945659768d386615764a48af62840f0e50b729ca%2Fwhat-is-editor-6.png?alt=media)

By clicking the render button, you can create various photorealistic contents using the completed space.

### Step 5. Check the gallery

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Click the gallery button to view various photorealistic contents that have finished rendering.


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