What is qbiqStudio?
qbiqStudio gives you full control over your floor plans. Once your layout alternatives are ready, you can duplicate any design, make adjustments, and explore new ideas directly within the platform.
Whether you're fine-tuning room layouts, updating furniture arrangements, or adjusting circulation paths, qbiqStudio allows you to make changes instantly and see the impact in real time.
How to Access qbiqStudio
Once your layout alternatives have been delivered:
Log in to your qbiq account.
Open the relevant project.
Select Design Alternatives.
Choose a layout and click on duplicate.
You can now begin editing your layout.
Sidebar & Project Information
The sidebar provides an overview of your project and updates automatically as you work.
Metrics
The Metrics section displays key project data, including:
Headcount
Density
Number of workstations
As you make changes to the layout, these values update in real time.
Program
The Program section shows all room types included in the layout and tracks how much of the program has been placed throughout the floor plan.
Canvas & Navigation
qbiqStudio includes several tools to help you review and edit your layouts efficiently.
Available controls include:
Select: Used to select objects or elements in the workspace.
Select Circulation: Used to adjust the circulation.
Add Wall: Enables drawing extra walls.
Measurement: Used to measure distances or dimensions.
Snap: Enables to detect and snap to vertices.
Fit to View: Fits the image within the screen for better visibility.
Zoom: Allows you to zoom in or zoom out of the workspace.
To move around the canvas: hold the Spacebar and drag.
You can also switch between Metric and Imperial units using the controls in the lower-right corner of the screen.
Edit Rooms
qbiqStudio allows you to modify room types, resize spaces, and adjust furniture directly on the floor plan.
Change a Room Type
To change a room's function:
Select the room.
Use the arrows in the upper-right corner to browse available room types.
Choose the room type you want to apply.
Note: Room changes are limited to the room types included in the original program.
Note: Room changes are limited to the room types included in the original program.
Resize a Room
You can expand or reduce room sizes to better fit your layout.
Select the room.
Drag the room handles to adjust its boundaries.
When possible, rooms can be extended into adjacent spaces.
Split a Room
To divide a room into multiple spaces:
Hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows).
Drag one of the room handles.
This is especially useful when creating multiple rooms from a larger area.
Delete a Room
If a room is no longer needed:
Select the room.
Click Delete.
The area becomes an Empty Space, allowing you to create a new room or add the area to circulation.
Switch Between Open and Enclosed Rooms
Some room types can be converted between open and enclosed layouts.
To switch room types:
Select the room.
Choose Open or Enclosed.
When converting a room to Enclosed, a door is automatically added.
You can then reposition the door and adjust its swing direction.
Edit Furniture
qbiqStudio includes AI-powered and manual tools for adjusting furniture layouts.
Explore Furniture Layout Options
Select a room to view alternative furniture arrangements.
The platform automatically suggests layouts based on the room's size and geometry, helping you explore different configurations quickly.
Select All Furniture
To edit multiple furniture items at once:
Select the room.
Click Select All Furniture.
All furniture within the room will be selected.
Manually Edit Furniture
For more control, you can manually:
Move items
Rotate items
Mirror items
Copy items
Delete items
Hold Shift while rotating to rotate in 45° increments.
Select Multiple Objects
To edit multiple furniture items at the same time:
Hold Shift
Click each item you want to select
You can then move or edit all selected items together.
Edit Doors
Door locations and styles can be adjusted within enclosed rooms.
You can:
Move a door to a different position
Change the door type - between swing and sliding doors
Note: Doors cannot be placed on top of windows.
Edit Circulation
Circulation areas represent the main pathways throughout the floor plan.
qbiqStudio provides tools to help you expand, reduce, circulation zones.
Select Existing Circulation
Click Select Circulation to highlight all circulation areas on the floor plan.
Once selected, you can:
Review circulation coverage
Add adjacent spaces to circulation
Adjust circulation boundaries
Add Space to Circulation
To convert an empty area into circulation:
Select the space.
Click Add to Circulation.
The selected area becomes part of the circulation network.
Convert Rooms to Circulation
Entire rooms can also be converted into circulation areas.
Simply:
Select the room.
Click Add to Circulation.
Resize Rooms into Circulation
Hold Alt for Windows or Commaand for Mac while resizing a room to transfer the remaining area into circulation.
This provides a fast way to improve movement flow throughout the layout.
Generate a New 3D Tour
Once your layout updates are complete, you can generate an updated 3D walkthrough.
To create a new tour:
Click Virtual Tour.
Confirm your request.
qbiq will automatically process the updated design and generate a new video. Please note that the turnaround time for a new video is 24 hours.
Important: While a new virtual tour is being processed, Studio editing and standard redline requests are temporarily unavailable.
If you want to change the material finishes in a revised version in Studio, click Duplicate to create a copy, make your changes, and then send the new version directly from Studio.
Note: When you generate a new virtual tour, the updated layout is not included in the Downloads section. Once processing is complete, go to Studio to download the updated report. The deliverables will include only the updated layout and the new virtual tour video.
Download CAD & Revit Files
You can download design files directly from qbiqStudio.
Available export formats include:
CAD files
Revit files
This allows you to continue working on approved layouts in your preferred design software.
Download a PDF report for a specific design directly from the Design Alternatives page. The report includes a cover page, the design with its legend, and a page with a virtual tour video, if one is available for that design.
