Finch 101: Generating Unit Plans

In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to generate and assign unit plans directly within Finch—whether from your own plan library or using Finch’s AI suggestions.

1. Review Your Floor Plate

Open your project and double-click into a unit-mixed floor plate (e.g., from the previous tutorial).

Confirm that Finch has already generated unit boundaries.

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2. Set Graph Rules (Optional but Recommended)

Before assigning unit plans, set graph rules to ensure consistency across apartments.

Steps:

• Click the Graph Rules icon in the top toolbar

• Define baseline rules:

  • Minimum bedroom size

  • Bathroom size

  • Overall unit constraints

These rules guide layout consistency and regulatory alignment across all units.

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3. Select a Unit to Begin

Click any unit to get started. For mirrored units (e.g., same shape and size), you only need to assign one—Finch can mirror and sync the rest.

Example: Select a 75.1 m² unit.

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4. Generate or Reuse Plans

You have two options based on your Finch subscription level:

Basic Users

• Click Scan My Library

• This searches for plans you’ve personally saved to your account

Enterprise Users

• Click Generate Plan

• OR just double-click the unit for a shortcut

Finch will automatically detect:

• Facade walls (for daylighting)

• Entry points (for circulation)

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5. Review Plan Suggestions

Plans are displayed in two tiers:

• Your Studio's Plan Library (top results)

  • Includes accessibility settings, custom tags, regional data, and furniture

• Finch-Generated Plans (below)

  • Fast, regulation-aware layouts, but unfurnished

Use studio plans for speed Save Finch-generated plans to your studio dataset for future reuse

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6. Use Filters to Refine Results

To avoid browsing 1000+ plans, apply filters:

• Bedrooms (e.g., 2)

• Bathrooms (e.g., 1)

• Region (e.g., UK for region-specific codes)

Finch will only show plans that match your filters and have a score ≥ 75%

You can lower this threshold, but results below 75% may require more manual adjustment.

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7. Inspect Plan Fit Score

Each plan includes a match score (e.g., 96%).

Click the Data Drawer to explore:

• Adaptivity: How much each room had to stretch or compress

• Daylight: Whether daylight-required rooms meet facade requirements

• Room-by-room scores: Red = more deviation

Use this to understand how well a plan fits your unit shape.

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8. Assign and Customize the Plan

Click Assign to Unit to place your chosen plan.

Once applied:

• The plan remains editable

• Use drag tools to modify walls, resize rooms, or reorient furniture

• Save changes with the Save Plan button or by double-clicking outside the unit

Example:

• Narrow a hallway

• Shift the dining room

• Tweak storage

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9. Smart Copy & Mirrored Sync

If multiple units share the same dimensions:

Use Control + C to copy the plan

Then select a matching unit and Control + V to paste

Finch automatically mirrors layouts when orientation is reversed (e.g., corridor is on the opposite side) — and keeps them linked.

Any edit made to one will update the others.

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10. Assign Across the Floor

To assign multiple identical units:

1. Open the Unique Units drawer

2. Select all units with matching geometry

3. Use Control + V to apply the layout

Finch will apply mirroring and linking automatically.

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Summary

You’ve learned how to:

• Apply graph rules for layout control

• Generate unit plans from your personal or studio dataset

• Filter and assign layouts based on bedrooms, bathrooms, and region

• Fine-tune unit interiors and use smart-mirroring for efficiency