Painting
Painting: Survey / Measurement, Quantity takeoff and installation plan
Get all your areas and linear measurements in minutes — walls, reveals, skirting boards — without measuring by hand.
📱 This article covers the features available on the Essentiel plan.
The Scan
With an iPhone Pro (12 or later) or an iPad Pro (2020 or later), carry out a 98% accurate Survey / Measurement in minutes.
Open Visuary and tap New Scan
Move your device around the space following the on-screen instructions. Scan a maximum of 40 m² before moving on to the next Zone.
Tap the Camera icon to photograph any issues (cracks, peeling, special surfaces, etc.) — the photo will be automatically located on the plan
Press and hold to leave an audio comment on areas of concern and work to be planned
Complete your Scan to access the dimensions and Quantity takeoff from the Survey / Measurement
Examples of useful comments: "Plan to apply glass-fibre wallpaper on this wall" "Red painted wall" "Protect parquet flooring"
Once your Scan is complete, rename your project to find it more easily by clicking the 3 dots at the top right of the app or directly on the project name in the browser.
Retrieve areas
Once the Scan is complete, find your project in Visuary (visuary.app) from your computer or tablet — the plan is automatically synced.
Once the project is open:
Switch to Scan view — click a wall to view its individual area, uncheck openings to obtain the net area to be painted
Open Existing floor plan → Quantity takeoff to find, by room and overall:
Areas to be painted (walls excluding openings) in m²
Ceiling area in m²
Linear meter of reveals in linear meters
Linear meter of skirting boards in linear meters
Rename your rooms directly from the plan as needed; the Quantity takeoff updates automatically
💡 The Quantity takeoff updates automatically whenever the plan is modified.
Apply colours and refine the Quantity takeoff
On the Renovation floor plan, apply your colours to visualise the result and obtain a detailed Quantity takeoff by shade.
Check the comments on the Existing floor plan, then switch to the Renovation floor plan
Switch to 3D view and select the Coverings > Walls tool
Choose one of the available paint ranges, or Coloured paint
Click "see more" in the paint menu, then click your colour choice
Apply it to a wall section, an entire room, or the entire plan
Find the area of each paint applied to the plan in the Quantity takeoff
Adding Finish / Covering to skirting boards works differently; you can choose to apply the floor Finish / Covering, wall Finish / Covering, or the default Finish / Covering:
💡 Create variants to offer your client several styles — several colour options, for example — without duplicating your project.
Create a Reference plan
From the 2D plan, annotate Zones directly to prepare the Installation or send instructions to your team or supplier. Review your comment Location pins and add key points of concern as text annotations so they can be read directly on the plan.
Review your comments from the Location pins on the plan
Enable the "Annotations" Layer by clicking the eye icon at the bottom right of the screen
Click the "Annotations" button and select the "Polyline" tool: draw lines on the wall plans where you want to add paint. If needed, enable the "Show segment lengths" option
Complete with the "Text box" tool for greater precision — "Red paint", "Glass-fibre wallpaper" and "Protect the parquet flooring"
You can also add dimensions visible from the Annotations tool — they will appear in the PDF if the Measurement lines Layer is enabled.
Go to the PDF report tab, unlock your 2D plan page, and select the visible Layers and plan version.
The PDF report also contains a comments page with the plan and details of each Location pin.
Share the project
By sharing (via link or email invitation with permissions)
View the plan in 2D, 3D, and first-person view
Access geolocated comments and photos
Access the full Quantity takeoff
Visit this link to see what project access the recipient receives: :
Visuary plan - Martins R3 project
By PDF — a complete downloadable report:
With the Essentiel :
Dimensioned 2D plan
Full Quantity takeoff
Plan with comment Location pins and photos
With the Intégral, access additional pages:
HD renderings
Elevation views
Area page
Option to add, delete, and rearrange pages
Go further with Intégral
HD renders to present finish choices to the client
Automatic cost estimate generated from your quantity takeoff
Access to the advanced finishes library
Complete PDF report with Render, 3D views, customizable pages, surfaces, etc.
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