Planner 5D: House Design Software

Workshop equipment sells on the layout, not the spec sheet

Nobody buys a two-post lift in isolation. They are fitting out a bay, a service centre, or a garage — and the order depends on what fits, how it is spaced, and whether the whole setup works together.

Layout work is given away for free

Suppliers absorb site visits, layout variants, and 3D visuals as unpaid pre-sales work to win the equipment order — including on deals that never close.

Fit and clearance stall the decision

Buyers cannot tell from a PDF whether a four-post lift clears the roof, whether two bays fit the span, or whether there is room to work around the vehicle once everything is in.

Configuration, layout, and quoting are three separate jobs

Options are picked from a catalogue, the floor plan is drawn somewhere else, and the priced equipment list is assembled by hand afterwards — then redone at every revision.

A vehicle on a two-post lift in a workshop bay

A white-label garage & workshop planner, powered by your equipment catalogue

Planner 5D connects product configuration and space planning in one workflow. It embeds in your website as a self-serve experience, runs inside your team’s sales process, or powers a showroom and turnkey project flow — all under your brand, with your real products.

Configure equipment and storage in 3D

Lifts, benches, cabinet runs, wall systems, overhead racks, and shelving — rule-based logic guides valid dimensions, modules, finishes, and accessories.

Place it into the real space, in 2D and 3D

Configured products drop into the actual bay, workshop, or garage footprint — with real-scale vehicle models — so clearance, bay spacing, and working room are visible before anything is ordered.

Self-serve or sales-assisted

Customers spec a single bay or a home garage on their own; your team co-designs multi-bay and turnkey projects live — without a designer on every early-stage enquiry.

White-label workshop planner showing a 3D service bay layout with equipment and zone breakdown

Quote-ready as the layout takes shape

Every configured product is captured as the layout is built. The finished project reaches your team or system as a ready-to-quote fit-out — bay layout, configured equipment, SKUs, quantities, finishes, and total value attached.

Layout, plan & 3D visuals

The bay layout, 2D plan, and 3D view of the agreed fit-out.

Configured products & SKUs

Selected equipment and storage, configured options, quantities, and SKUs — built automatically during layout.

Handoff & next step

Project context plus output to CRM, ERP, quote, cart, or CAD export for installation.

Submitted workshop projectREADY TO QUOTE

4-bay independent workshop

240m² · 2D/3D · two-post lifts · alignment bay · tyre bay · bench & cabinet run · storage racking

Layout

Workshop · 240m²

Equipment

Lifts, benches, storage

Products

SKUs, configs, quantities

Handoff

Quote, CRM, ERP, or CAD

Common use cases

Equipment manufacturers, workshop distributors, turnkey fit-out teams, and garage storage brands use Planner 5D for product configuration, project sales, and self-serve planning.

Equipment manufacturers & distributors

Configurable equipment & storage systems

Configure lift models, bench runs, cabinet and locker combinations, racking bays, heights, finishes, and accessories with rule-based logic — then place the result into a workshop layout to prove it works in context.

3D configuratorRule-based logicBay layout

Turnkey workshop & fit-out teams

Turnkey project sales tool

Reps produce a full bay layout, 3D visual, and priced equipment list in one session — instead of routing every enquiry through a designer for free pre-sales layout work.

Visual proposalQuote outputNo CAD required

Garage storage & fit-out brands

Self-serve garage planner

Customers plan their own garage — cabinets, wall systems, overhead racks, workbenches, and the vehicle footprint — and confirm the whole configuration fits before adding it to cart.

Ecommerce embedAdd to cartHigher AOV

Explore a sample workshop project

A finished bay layout built in the planner — spin the 3D view and explore the equipment. In your deployment, your own catalogue and branding replace the defaults.

Sample workshop project — 3D view

your branding replaces the defaults

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Key capabilities

Everything needed to connect product configuration, workshop layout planning, and quoting in one workflow.

White-label 2D/3D workshop planner

Embedded on your site, store, or sales portal with your branding, catalogue, and workflow.

3D equipment & storage configurator

Lifts, benches, cabinet runs, wall systems, and racking configured with rule-based logic before placement.

Custom 3D product catalogue

Your lifts, tyre and alignment machines, benches, cabinets, and racking — with SKUs and product data, alongside real-scale vehicle models for clearance checks.

CRM, ERP, cart & quoting integration

Product lists, configured specs, and project data flow to your CRM, ERP, ecommerce cart, or quote workflow.

AI floor-plan recognition

Upload the unit or building plan and AI converts it to an editable, dimension-accurate 3D layout in seconds.

4K renders & CAD export

Photorealistic visuals for proposals, plus CAD export (IFC/DWG/DXF) for installer and contractor handoff.

What to measure from day one

Define success metrics before launch so the planner can be judged as an approval, efficiency, and commercial channel.

Less unpaid pre-sales design

Self-serve and rep-built layouts replace free design work absorbed on deals that may never close.

→ Track: design hours per won order, layouts per designer

Faster project approval

Interactive 2D/3D proposals reduce the back-and-forth before a customer signs off a bay or garage layout.

→ Track: revisions per project, time to approval

Larger equipment orders

Seeing the whole bay makes gaps obvious — benches, storage, extraction, or the second lift get added before the quote.

→ Track: items per order, average order value

Fewer fit & clearance errors

Checking equipment against the real footprint and vehicle envelope cuts returns, re-deliveries, and install rework.

→ Track: returns, re-deliveries, install corrections

Want this modelled on your numbers? Ask for the ROI estimate in your demo.

Built to sell, not just to draw

Most equipment suppliers already have someone who can draw a layout. The problem was never drawing — it is turning a drawing into an approved, priced fit-out without giving the work away. Here is how the two compare.

Comparison

CAD & separate toolsAutoCAD, SketchUp, manual quoting

Planner 5D for Businessthe selling difference

Licensing & cost

CAD & separate toolsPriced per seat. Cost scales with every person who needs access.

Planner 5DPlatform license, unlimited users. Your whole branch network or thousands of site visitors — same price.

Who can use it

CAD & separate toolsSpecialist-dependent. Every enquiry queues behind one or two trained people.

Planner 5DAnyone can use it. Consumer-grade UX — branch sales staff and your customers can build the layout themselves.

Configuration & layout

CAD & separate toolsTwo separate workflows. Equipment picked from a catalogue, then redrawn in the plan.

Planner 5DOne connected flow. Configure, place, and price in a single session — data carries through.

Final output

CAD & separate toolsA drawing. Quoting is a separate manual step afterward.

Planner 5DFloor plan to priced fit-out in one session. The layout becomes the sale.

Integration & output

CAD & separate toolsStandalone. Exports drawings; no cart, CRM, or ERP.

Planner 5DConnected to where you make money. Pushes to quote / cart / CRM / ERP and still exports to CAD (IFC/DWG/DXF).

Frequently asked questions

What is a 3D garage and workshop planner?

A 3D garage and workshop planner lets customers or sales teams configure equipment and storage, place it into a real bay, workshop, or garage layout, and review the setup in 2D and 3D before quoting. Planner 5D adds your own product catalogue, configuration logic, and CRM, ERP, or quote connectivity — so a layout becomes a priced, ready-to-quote product list.

Can Planner 5D configure lifts, benches, and storage systems?

Yes. Planner 5D supports configurable workshop and storage products — two-post and four-post lifts, workbench runs, cabinet and locker combinations, wall systems, overhead racks, and shelving. Rule-based logic controls valid dimensions, modules, finishes, and accessories before the product is placed into the layout.

Does it cover garage storage as well as workshop equipment?

Yes. The same planner handles professional workshop fit-outs and consumer or light-commercial garage storage. Suppliers use it for multi-bay service centres; storage and fit-out brands use it as a self-serve planner where customers lay out cabinets, wall systems, overhead racks, and benches around the vehicle before adding the configuration to cart.

Can Planner 5D use our own equipment catalogue?

Yes. Planner 5D for Business is set up with your custom 3D catalogue — lifts, tyre and alignment machines, benches, cabinets, racking, and accessories — including SKUs, pricing, and branding. Real-scale vehicle models can be placed alongside so bay spacing and working room are visible.

Can sales teams use it without CAD skills?

Yes. Planner 5D is designed for commercial teams to create visual layouts without routing every early-stage enquiry through a designer or CAD specialist. Reps can build and share a complete workshop proposal directly from the tool.

Can it generate product lists and export to CAD?

Yes. Layouts generate configured product specifications, quantities, SKUs, and project data for quoting, CRM, ERP, or order workflows. CAD export (IFC/DWG/DXF) supports downstream handoff to installers, contractors, and engineers.

Sell the whole workshop, not one machine at a time