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# Interactive Features Design — Phase 2
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**Task:** t-05700
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**Date:** 2026-02-07
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**Role:** Inventor
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## Overview
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Four interactive feature areas to transform the viewer into an editor:
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1. **Drag-and-drop furniture** — move, rotate, place from catalog
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2. **Room editing** — resize rooms, edit wall openings
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3. **Style themes** — switchable color/material palettes
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4. **Export** — save designs, screenshot, share
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Design principle: **Enhance the existing vanilla JS + Three.js stack**. No framework rewrite. Each feature is an independent module that plugs into `HouseRenderer`.
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---
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## Architecture Strategy
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### Module Structure
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```
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src/
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renderer.js (existing — 3D core)
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index.html (existing — entry point)
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interaction.js (NEW — drag/drop, selection, gizmos)
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room-editor.js (NEW — room resize, wall editing)
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themes.js (NEW — style theme system)
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export.js (NEW — save/export functionality)
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ui-panels.js (NEW — sidebar panels, catalog browser, property inspector)
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```
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Each module exports a class that receives the `HouseRenderer` instance and extends it via composition (not inheritance). This keeps renderer.js stable while adding capabilities.
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```javascript
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// Pattern for all modules:
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export class InteractionManager {
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constructor(renderer) {
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this.renderer = renderer;
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// Hook into renderer's scene, camera, controls
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}
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dispose() { /* cleanup */ }
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}
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```
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### State Management
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Currently state lives in scattered instance variables. For interactive editing, we need a lightweight state layer:
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```javascript
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// src/state.js — simple observable state
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export class DesignState {
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constructor(initialDesign) {
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this._state = structuredClone(initialDesign);
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this._listeners = new Set();
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this._undoStack = [];
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this._redoStack = [];
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}
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// Read
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get design() { return this._state; }
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getRoomDesign(roomId) { ... }
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getFurniture(roomId, index) { ... }
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// Write (all mutations go through here)
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updateFurniture(roomId, index, changes) {
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this._pushUndo();
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Object.assign(this._state.rooms[...].furniture[index], changes);
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this._notify('furniture-update', { roomId, index });
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}
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moveFurniture(roomId, index, newPosition) { ... }
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rotateFurniture(roomId, index, degrees) { ... }
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addFurniture(roomId, catalogId, position, rotation) { ... }
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removeFurniture(roomId, index) { ... }
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// Undo/Redo
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undo() { ... }
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redo() { ... }
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// Observers
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onChange(listener) { this._listeners.add(listener); }
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_notify(type, detail) { for (const fn of this._listeners) fn(type, detail); }
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_pushUndo() { this._undoStack.push(structuredClone(this._state)); this._redoStack = []; }
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}
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```
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This is intentionally minimal — no Redux, no Zustand, just a class with undo/redo.
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---
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## Feature 1: Drag-and-Drop Furniture
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### Interaction Modes
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The viewer operates in one of these modes:
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| Mode | Behavior | Activation |
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| **View** | Current behavior — orbit, zoom, click rooms | Default |
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| **Select** | Click furniture to select, show properties | Toggle button |
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| **Move** | Drag selected furniture on floor plane | Select + drag |
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| **Rotate** | Rotate selected furniture around Y axis | R key or gizmo |
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| **Place** | Drag new item from catalog into scene | Catalog click |
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### Selection System
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```javascript
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class InteractionManager {
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constructor(renderer) {
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this.renderer = renderer;
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this.selectedObject = null;
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this.mode = 'view'; // view | select | move | rotate | place
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this.dragPlane = new THREE.Plane(new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0), 0); // floor plane
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this.dragOffset = new THREE.Vector3();
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this._ghostMesh = null; // preview during placement
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// Event listeners
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this.renderer.renderer.domElement.addEventListener('pointerdown', e => this._onPointerDown(e));
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this.renderer.renderer.domElement.addEventListener('pointermove', e => this._onPointerMove(e));
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this.renderer.renderer.domElement.addEventListener('pointerup', e => this._onPointerUp(e));
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window.addEventListener('keydown', e => this._onKeyDown(e));
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}
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}
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```
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### Furniture Selection
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When user clicks on a furniture object:
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1. Raycast from camera through click point
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2. Walk hit object up to find `userData.isFurniture` group
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3. Apply selection highlight (outline or emissive tint)
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4. Show property panel in sidebar
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5. Enable move/rotate controls
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**Selection visual:** Outline effect using a slightly scaled-up wireframe clone with a distinct color (e.g., cyan). This avoids modifying original materials.
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```javascript
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_selectFurniture(meshGroup) {
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this._clearSelection();
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this.selectedObject = meshGroup;
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// Create outline by cloning with wireframe material
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const outline = meshGroup.clone();
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outline.traverse(child => {
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if (child.isMesh) {
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child.material = this._outlineMaterial; // cyan wireframe, slightly larger scale
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child.scale.multiplyScalar(1.02);
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}
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});
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outline.userData._isOutline = true;
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meshGroup.add(outline);
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}
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```
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### Drag-to-Move
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When user drags a selected furniture piece:
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1. On `pointerdown`: if hitting selected object, enter move mode
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2. Disable OrbitControls (prevent camera rotation during drag)
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3. Raycast pointer against floor plane (Y=0) each frame
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4. Apply offset so object doesn't jump to cursor
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5. Optionally snap to grid (0.1m or 0.25m increments)
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6. Constrain within room bounds
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7. On `pointerup`: commit new position to DesignState, re-enable OrbitControls
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```javascript
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_onPointerMove(event) {
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if (this.mode !== 'move' || !this.selectedObject) return;
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const mouse = this._getNDC(event);
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this.renderer.raycaster.setFromCamera(mouse, this.renderer.camera);
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const intersection = new THREE.Vector3();
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this.renderer.raycaster.ray.intersectPlane(this.dragPlane, intersection);
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if (intersection) {
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// Apply grid snapping
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if (this.snapEnabled) {
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intersection.x = Math.round(intersection.x / this.snapSize) * this.snapSize;
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intersection.z = Math.round(intersection.z / this.snapSize) * this.snapSize;
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}
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// Apply room bounds constraint
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const room = this._getContainingRoom(intersection);
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if (room) {
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intersection.x = clamp(intersection.x, room.bounds.minX + padding, room.bounds.maxX - padding);
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intersection.z = clamp(intersection.z, room.bounds.minZ + padding, room.bounds.maxZ - padding);
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}
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this.selectedObject.position.copy(intersection.sub(this.dragOffset));
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}
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}
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```
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### Rotation
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Two mechanisms:
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1. **Quick rotate:** Press R key to rotate 90 degrees
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2. **Gizmo:** Circular handle at base of selected furniture, drag to rotate freely
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Quick rotate is simplest to implement first:
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```javascript
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_onKeyDown(event) {
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if (event.key === 'r' && this.selectedObject) {
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this.selectedObject.rotation.y -= Math.PI / 2;
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this.state.rotateFurniture(roomId, index, -90);
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}
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if (event.key === 'Delete' && this.selectedObject) {
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this.state.removeFurniture(roomId, index);
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this._removeFromScene(this.selectedObject);
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this._clearSelection();
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}
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if (event.key === 'Escape') {
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this._clearSelection();
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this.mode = 'view';
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}
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Adding new furniture from the catalog sidebar:
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1. User clicks a catalog item in sidebar
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2. Create a ghost (semi-transparent) mesh from catalog definition
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3. Ghost follows cursor, projected onto floor plane
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4. Show green/red tint for valid/invalid placement
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5. Click to place — add to DesignState and create real mesh
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6. Right-click or Escape to cancel
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**Alternative (simpler):** Click catalog item, then click on room floor to place at that point. No drag-from-sidebar needed. This avoids the complexity of HTML-to-3D coordinate mapping.
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**Recommendation:** Start with click-to-place, add drag-from-sidebar later.
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_buildRoomBounds() {
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const floor = this.renderer.houseData.floors[this.renderer.currentFloor];
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this.roomBounds = new Map();
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for (const room of floor.rooms) {
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this.roomBounds.set(room.id, {
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minX: room.position.x,
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maxX: room.position.x + room.dimensions.width,
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minZ: room.position.y,
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maxZ: room.position.y + room.dimensions.length
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});
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}
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}
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### Collision Detection (Optional, Phase 2)
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Basic AABB overlap check to prevent furniture stacking:
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_checkCollision(candidate, exclude) {
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const box1 = new THREE.Box3().setFromObject(candidate);
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for (const [key, mesh] of this.renderer.furnitureMeshes) {
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if (mesh === exclude) continue;
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const box2 = new THREE.Box3().setFromObject(mesh);
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if (box1.intersectsBox(box2)) return true;
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}
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return false;
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}
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### Implementation Priority
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| Step | What | Complexity | Depends On |
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| 1 | Click-to-select furniture | Low | Existing raycaster |
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| 2 | Selection outline visual | Low | Step 1 |
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| 3 | Property panel in sidebar | Low | Step 1 |
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| 4 | Drag-to-move on floor plane | Medium | Step 1, OrbitControls toggle |
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| 5 | Grid snapping | Low | Step 4 |
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| 6 | Room bounds constraint | Low | Step 4 |
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| 7 | R key rotation | Low | Step 1 |
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| 8 | Delete key removal | Low | Step 1, DesignState |
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| 9 | Catalog click-to-place | Medium | DesignState |
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| 10 | Ghost preview during placement | Medium | Step 9 |
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| 11 | Undo/redo | Medium | DesignState |
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| 12 | Collision detection | Medium | Step 4 |
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## Feature 2: Room Editing
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### Scope
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Room editing is more complex than furniture interaction. Recommended phased approach:
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**Phase 2a (Do first):** Edit room properties only — name, flooring type, wall colors
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**Phase 2b (Later):** Resize rooms — drag walls to change dimensions
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**Phase 2c (Future):** Add/remove rooms, edit doors/windows
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### Phase 2a: Room Property Editing
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When a room is selected, show editable properties in sidebar:
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Room: Wohnzimmer
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────────────────
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Name: [Wohnzimmer ]
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Type: [Living Room ▾]
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Flooring: [Hardwood ▾] [Custom color: #b5894e]
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Size: 4.5m × 5.5m (24.8 m²)
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Ceiling: 2.6m
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North: [Interior ▾] — Door to Esszimmer
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South: [Exterior ▾] — Window (1.8m)
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East: [Interior ▾] — Door to Flur
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West: [Exterior ▾] — Patio door (2.0m)
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```
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Changes update both DesignState and the 3D scene in real-time.
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1. When room is selected, show drag handles on each wall midpoint
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2. Dragging a handle moves that wall, changing room width or length
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```javascript
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_createResizeHandles(room) {
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new THREE.SphereGeometry(0.1),
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}
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- Drag door/window along wall to reposition
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- Change door/window types from property panel
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- This modifies `sample-house.json` structure
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**Recommendation:** Defer this to a future phase. It's architecturally complex (wall segmentation recalculation, connectivity validation) and the current house data is well-defined.
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### Implementation Priority
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| 1 | Room property panel (read-only) | Low |
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| 2 | Editable flooring type | Low |
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| 3 | Editable room name | Low |
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| 4 | Wall color customization | Medium |
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| 5 | Room resize handles | High |
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| 6 | Adjacent room constraint system | High |
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| 7 | Door/window editing | Very High |
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## Feature 3: Style Themes
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### Concept
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Predefined color/material palettes that restyle the entire house. Themes override the `COLORS` object and material properties.
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### Theme Data Structure
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```javascript
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// src/themes.js
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export const THEMES = {
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default: {
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||||||
|
name: 'Standard',
|
||||||
|
colors: {
|
||||||
|
wall: { exterior: 0xe8e0d4, interior: 0xf5f0eb },
|
||||||
|
floor: { tile: 0xc8beb0, hardwood: 0xb5894e },
|
||||||
|
ceiling: 0xfaf8f5,
|
||||||
|
door: 0x8b6914,
|
||||||
|
window: 0x87ceeb,
|
||||||
|
windowFrame: 0xd0d0d0,
|
||||||
|
grid: 0xcccccc,
|
||||||
|
selected: 0x4a90d9
|
||||||
|
},
|
||||||
|
materials: {
|
||||||
|
wallRoughness: 0.9,
|
||||||
|
floorRoughness: 0.8,
|
||||||
|
doorRoughness: 0.6
|
||||||
|
},
|
||||||
|
scene: {
|
||||||
|
background: 0xf0f0f0,
|
||||||
|
ambientIntensity: 0.6,
|
||||||
|
directionalIntensity: 0.8
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
},
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
modern: {
|
||||||
|
name: 'Modern Minimal',
|
||||||
|
colors: {
|
||||||
|
wall: { exterior: 0xf5f5f5, interior: 0xffffff },
|
||||||
|
floor: { tile: 0xe0e0e0, hardwood: 0xc4a882 },
|
||||||
|
ceiling: 0xffffff,
|
||||||
|
door: 0x333333,
|
||||||
|
window: 0xa8d4f0,
|
||||||
|
windowFrame: 0x666666,
|
||||||
|
grid: 0xe0e0e0,
|
||||||
|
selected: 0x2196f3
|
||||||
|
},
|
||||||
|
materials: { wallRoughness: 0.3, floorRoughness: 0.4, doorRoughness: 0.2 },
|
||||||
|
scene: { background: 0xfafafa, ambientIntensity: 0.7, directionalIntensity: 0.6 }
|
||||||
|
},
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
warm: {
|
||||||
|
name: 'Warm Rustic',
|
||||||
|
colors: {
|
||||||
|
wall: { exterior: 0xddd0b8, interior: 0xf0e8d8 },
|
||||||
|
floor: { tile: 0xb8a890, hardwood: 0x9b6b3a },
|
||||||
|
ceiling: 0xf5efe5,
|
||||||
|
door: 0x6b4423,
|
||||||
|
window: 0x8bc4e0,
|
||||||
|
windowFrame: 0x8b7355,
|
||||||
|
grid: 0xc8b8a0,
|
||||||
|
selected: 0xd48b2c
|
||||||
|
},
|
||||||
|
materials: { wallRoughness: 0.95, floorRoughness: 0.9, doorRoughness: 0.8 },
|
||||||
|
scene: { background: 0xf5efe5, ambientIntensity: 0.5, directionalIntensity: 0.9 }
|
||||||
|
},
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
dark: {
|
||||||
|
name: 'Dark Mode',
|
||||||
|
colors: {
|
||||||
|
wall: { exterior: 0x3a3a3a, interior: 0x4a4a4a },
|
||||||
|
floor: { tile: 0x2a2a2a, hardwood: 0x5a4030 },
|
||||||
|
ceiling: 0x333333,
|
||||||
|
door: 0x5a4030,
|
||||||
|
window: 0x4080b0,
|
||||||
|
windowFrame: 0x555555,
|
||||||
|
grid: 0x444444,
|
||||||
|
selected: 0x64b5f6
|
||||||
|
},
|
||||||
|
materials: { wallRoughness: 0.7, floorRoughness: 0.6, doorRoughness: 0.5 },
|
||||||
|
scene: { background: 0x222222, ambientIntensity: 0.4, directionalIntensity: 1.0 }
|
||||||
|
},
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
scandinavian: {
|
||||||
|
name: 'Scandinavian',
|
||||||
|
colors: {
|
||||||
|
wall: { exterior: 0xf0ece4, interior: 0xfaf6f0 },
|
||||||
|
floor: { tile: 0xe8ddd0, hardwood: 0xd4b88c },
|
||||||
|
ceiling: 0xffffff,
|
||||||
|
door: 0xc4a87a,
|
||||||
|
window: 0xc0ddf0,
|
||||||
|
windowFrame: 0xb0b0b0,
|
||||||
|
grid: 0xd8d8d8,
|
||||||
|
selected: 0x5b9bd5
|
||||||
|
},
|
||||||
|
materials: { wallRoughness: 0.5, floorRoughness: 0.6, doorRoughness: 0.4 },
|
||||||
|
scene: { background: 0xf8f6f2, ambientIntensity: 0.65, directionalIntensity: 0.7 }
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
};
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Theme Application
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
export class ThemeManager {
|
||||||
|
constructor(renderer) {
|
||||||
|
this.renderer = renderer;
|
||||||
|
this.currentTheme = 'default';
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
applyTheme(themeId) {
|
||||||
|
const theme = THEMES[themeId];
|
||||||
|
if (!theme) return;
|
||||||
|
this.currentTheme = themeId;
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Update COLORS object (renderer reads from this)
|
||||||
|
Object.assign(COLORS.wall, theme.colors.wall);
|
||||||
|
Object.assign(COLORS.floor, theme.colors.floor);
|
||||||
|
COLORS.ceiling = theme.colors.ceiling;
|
||||||
|
COLORS.door = theme.colors.door;
|
||||||
|
COLORS.window = theme.colors.window;
|
||||||
|
COLORS.windowFrame = theme.colors.windowFrame;
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Update scene
|
||||||
|
this.renderer.scene.background.setHex(theme.scene.background);
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Clear material cache (forces recreation with new colors)
|
||||||
|
// Then re-render current floor
|
||||||
|
this.renderer._clearFloor();
|
||||||
|
this.renderer.showFloor(this.renderer.currentFloor);
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
getThemes() {
|
||||||
|
return Object.entries(THEMES).map(([id, t]) => ({ id, name: t.name }));
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Key insight:** The renderer already uses a `COLORS` constant and caches materials keyed by color. Changing `COLORS` and clearing the cache forces a full re-render with new colors. This is clean and requires minimal renderer changes — just make `COLORS` mutable (change `const` to `let`, or use an object that can be mutated).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Renderer Change Required
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The `COLORS` constant in renderer.js needs to be accessible for mutation. Two options:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Option A (minimal):** Export `COLORS` and let ThemeManager mutate it directly.
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
export const COLORS = { ... }; // already an object, properties are mutable
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Option B (cleaner):** Add a `setColors(newColors)` method to HouseRenderer.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Recommend Option A for simplicity — `COLORS` is already a mutable object.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### UI: Theme Selector
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Add a theme dropdown or button row to the sidebar:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```html
|
||||||
|
<h3>Theme</h3>
|
||||||
|
<div id="theme-buttons">
|
||||||
|
<!-- Generated: one button per theme -->
|
||||||
|
<button class="theme-btn active" data-theme="default">
|
||||||
|
<span class="theme-swatch" style="background: #e8e0d4"></span>
|
||||||
|
Standard
|
||||||
|
</button>
|
||||||
|
...
|
||||||
|
</div>
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Each theme button shows a small color swatch preview.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Per-Room Color Override (Stretch)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Allow individual rooms to override theme colors:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
// In DesignState
|
||||||
|
roomOverrides: {
|
||||||
|
"eg-wohnzimmer": {
|
||||||
|
floorColor: "#a0522d",
|
||||||
|
wallColor: "#f0e0d0"
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The renderer checks for overrides before falling back to theme defaults.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Implementation Priority
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Step | What | Complexity |
|
||||||
|
|------|------|------------|
|
||||||
|
| 1 | Define 5 theme presets | Low |
|
||||||
|
| 2 | Theme application (clear cache + re-render) | Low |
|
||||||
|
| 3 | Theme selector UI | Low |
|
||||||
|
| 4 | Smooth transition (fade between themes) | Medium |
|
||||||
|
| 5 | Per-room color overrides | Medium |
|
||||||
|
| 6 | Custom theme builder | High |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Feature 4: Export
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Export Formats
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Format | What | Use Case |
|
||||||
|
|--------|------|----------|
|
||||||
|
| **JSON** | Design state (furniture placements) | Save/load, share |
|
||||||
|
| **PNG** | Screenshot of current view | Quick sharing |
|
||||||
|
| **PDF** | 2D floor plan with furniture | Printing |
|
||||||
|
| **glTF** | 3D model of entire house | Use in other 3D apps |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### JSON Save/Load
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
export class ExportManager {
|
||||||
|
constructor(renderer, state) {
|
||||||
|
this.renderer = renderer;
|
||||||
|
this.state = state;
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Save design to JSON
|
||||||
|
exportDesignJSON() {
|
||||||
|
const data = {
|
||||||
|
...this.state.design,
|
||||||
|
exportedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
|
||||||
|
theme: this.themeManager?.currentTheme || 'default'
|
||||||
|
};
|
||||||
|
const blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)], { type: 'application/json' });
|
||||||
|
this._download(blob, `${data.name || 'design'}.json`);
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Load design from JSON
|
||||||
|
async importDesignJSON(file) {
|
||||||
|
const text = await file.text();
|
||||||
|
const data = JSON.parse(text);
|
||||||
|
this.state.loadDesign(data);
|
||||||
|
this.renderer._clearFloor();
|
||||||
|
this.renderer.designData = data;
|
||||||
|
this.renderer._placeFurnitureForFloor();
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### PNG Screenshot
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Three.js makes this straightforward:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
exportScreenshot(width = 1920, height = 1080) {
|
||||||
|
// Temporarily resize renderer for high-res capture
|
||||||
|
const prevSize = new THREE.Vector2();
|
||||||
|
this.renderer.renderer.getSize(prevSize);
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
this.renderer.renderer.setSize(width, height);
|
||||||
|
this.renderer.camera.aspect = width / height;
|
||||||
|
this.renderer.camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
|
||||||
|
this.renderer.renderer.render(this.renderer.scene, this.renderer.camera);
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
const dataURL = this.renderer.renderer.domElement.toDataURL('image/png');
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Restore original size
|
||||||
|
this.renderer.renderer.setSize(prevSize.x, prevSize.y);
|
||||||
|
this.renderer.camera.aspect = prevSize.x / prevSize.y;
|
||||||
|
this.renderer.camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
this._downloadDataURL(dataURL, 'house-design.png');
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Enhancement:** Option to hide UI overlays (sidebar, info bar) during capture, or render to an offscreen canvas.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### PDF Floor Plan (Phase 2)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Generate a 2D top-down floor plan suitable for printing:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. Create a 2D canvas (or use jsPDF)
|
||||||
|
2. Draw rooms as rectangles with labels
|
||||||
|
3. Draw furniture as simplified top-down shapes
|
||||||
|
4. Add dimension lines and measurements
|
||||||
|
5. Include legend with furniture names
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This is a separate rendering pipeline from the 3D view. Consider using the `canvas` API directly or a library like `jspdf` + `html2canvas`.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
exportFloorPlanPDF() {
|
||||||
|
const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
|
||||||
|
const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
|
||||||
|
const scale = 50; // 50px per meter
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
const floor = this.renderer.houseData.floors[this.renderer.currentFloor];
|
||||||
|
// ... draw rooms, furniture, dimensions, legend
|
||||||
|
// Convert to PDF using jsPDF or similar
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### glTF Export (Phase 3)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Three.js has a built-in `GLTFExporter`:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
import { GLTFExporter } from 'three/addons/exporters/GLTFExporter.js';
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
exportGLTF() {
|
||||||
|
const exporter = new GLTFExporter();
|
||||||
|
exporter.parse(this.renderer.scene, (gltf) => {
|
||||||
|
const blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(gltf)], { type: 'application/json' });
|
||||||
|
this._download(blob, 'house-design.gltf');
|
||||||
|
}, { binary: false });
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Or binary .glb:
|
||||||
|
exporter.parse(this.renderer.scene, (buffer) => {
|
||||||
|
const blob = new Blob([buffer], { type: 'application/octet-stream' });
|
||||||
|
this._download(blob, 'house-design.glb');
|
||||||
|
}, { binary: true });
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Auto-Save
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Save design state to `localStorage` periodically:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
// Every 30 seconds, save to localStorage
|
||||||
|
setInterval(() => {
|
||||||
|
localStorage.setItem('house-design-autosave', JSON.stringify(this.state.design));
|
||||||
|
}, 30000);
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// On load, offer to restore
|
||||||
|
const saved = localStorage.getItem('house-design-autosave');
|
||||||
|
if (saved) {
|
||||||
|
// Show "Restore previous session?" prompt
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Implementation Priority
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Step | What | Complexity |
|
||||||
|
|------|------|------------|
|
||||||
|
| 1 | JSON export (download) | Low |
|
||||||
|
| 2 | JSON import (file picker) | Low |
|
||||||
|
| 3 | PNG screenshot | Low |
|
||||||
|
| 4 | Auto-save to localStorage | Low |
|
||||||
|
| 5 | 2D floor plan PDF | High |
|
||||||
|
| 6 | glTF/GLB export | Medium |
|
||||||
|
| 7 | Share via URL (encode state) | Medium |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## UI Design
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Updated Sidebar Layout
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
┌─────────────────────────────┐
|
||||||
|
│ ☰ Musterhaus │
|
||||||
|
├─────────────────────────────┤
|
||||||
|
│ [View] [Edit] [Place] │ ← Mode buttons
|
||||||
|
├─────────────────────────────┤
|
||||||
|
│ FLOORS │
|
||||||
|
│ [EG] [OG] │
|
||||||
|
├─────────────────────────────┤
|
||||||
|
│ ROOMS │
|
||||||
|
│ ▸ Flur 18.0 m² │
|
||||||
|
│ ▸ Wohnzimmer 24.8 m² │ ← Expandable to show furniture
|
||||||
|
│ ▸ Küche 15.0 m² │
|
||||||
|
│ ... │
|
||||||
|
├─────────────────────────────┤
|
||||||
|
│ CATALOG 🔍 search │ ← Only visible in Place mode
|
||||||
|
│ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐ │
|
||||||
|
│ │ Sofa │ │Chair │ │
|
||||||
|
│ └──────┘ └──────┘ │
|
||||||
|
│ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐ │
|
||||||
|
│ │Table │ │ Bed │ │
|
||||||
|
│ └──────┘ └──────┘ │
|
||||||
|
├─────────────────────────────┤
|
||||||
|
│ PROPERTIES │ ← Only visible when item selected
|
||||||
|
│ Sofa 3-Sitzer │
|
||||||
|
│ Position: (2.1, 3.4) │
|
||||||
|
│ Rotation: 180° │
|
||||||
|
│ [Rotate 90°] [Delete] │
|
||||||
|
├─────────────────────────────┤
|
||||||
|
│ THEME │
|
||||||
|
│ [Standard] [Modern] [Warm] │
|
||||||
|
│ [Dark] [Scandinavian] │
|
||||||
|
├─────────────────────────────┤
|
||||||
|
│ [💾 Save] [📷 Screenshot] │ ← Always visible
|
||||||
|
│ [📂 Load] [📤 Export 3D] │
|
||||||
|
└─────────────────────────────┘
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Toolbar (Top)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
For quick access to common actions:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
|
||||||
|
│ [Undo] [Redo] | [Snap: 0.25m ▾] | [Grid ✓] [Labels ✓] │
|
||||||
|
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Keyboard Shortcuts
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Key | Action |
|
||||||
|
|-----|--------|
|
||||||
|
| `Escape` | Cancel current action, deselect |
|
||||||
|
| `Delete` / `Backspace` | Remove selected furniture |
|
||||||
|
| `R` | Rotate selected 90° clockwise |
|
||||||
|
| `Shift+R` | Rotate selected 90° counter-clockwise |
|
||||||
|
| `Ctrl+Z` | Undo |
|
||||||
|
| `Ctrl+Shift+Z` | Redo |
|
||||||
|
| `Ctrl+S` | Save design JSON |
|
||||||
|
| `G` | Toggle grid |
|
||||||
|
| `L` | Toggle room labels |
|
||||||
|
| `1`-`9` | Quick-select room by index |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Required Renderer Changes
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
To support these features, `HouseRenderer` needs a few additions:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 1. Make COLORS Exportable and Mutable
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
// Change from const to let, or export the object
|
||||||
|
export const COLORS = { ... }; // Already works — object properties are mutable
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 2. Add Furniture Click Detection
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Extend `_onClick` to distinguish room clicks from furniture clicks:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
_onClick(event) {
|
||||||
|
// ... existing raycaster setup ...
|
||||||
|
for (const hit of intersects) {
|
||||||
|
let obj = hit.object;
|
||||||
|
// Check furniture first (more specific)
|
||||||
|
while (obj && !obj.userData.isFurniture && !obj.userData.roomId) {
|
||||||
|
obj = obj.parent;
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
if (obj?.userData.isFurniture) {
|
||||||
|
this.container.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('furnitureclick', {
|
||||||
|
detail: { ...obj.userData, mesh: obj, point: hit.point }
|
||||||
|
}));
|
||||||
|
return;
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
if (obj?.userData.roomId) {
|
||||||
|
// existing room click behavior
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 3. Add OrbitControls Toggle
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
setControlsEnabled(enabled) {
|
||||||
|
this.controls.enabled = enabled;
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 4. Expose Scene for External Modules
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The renderer already exposes `this.scene`, `this.camera`, `this.raycaster` as public properties. No changes needed — external modules can access these directly.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 5. Floor-switch Event
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```javascript
|
||||||
|
showFloor(index) {
|
||||||
|
// ... existing code ...
|
||||||
|
this.container.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('floorchange', {
|
||||||
|
detail: { index, floor: this.houseData.floors[index] }
|
||||||
|
}));
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Trade-off Analysis
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Framework vs. Vanilla JS
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Decision: Stay vanilla JS.**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Pros of staying vanilla:
|
||||||
|
- No build step needed (works with static file server)
|
||||||
|
- No dependency management
|
||||||
|
- Project already works well this way
|
||||||
|
- Interactive features can be added as ES6 modules
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Cons:
|
||||||
|
- No reactive UI updates (must manually sync DOM)
|
||||||
|
- No component system for sidebar panels
|
||||||
|
- State management is DIY
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Mitigation: Keep UI simple. Use custom events for cross-module communication. The sidebar can be built with template literals and direct DOM manipulation — it doesn't need React for this complexity level.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 2D vs. 3D Interaction
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Decision: 3D interaction (existing stack).**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The RESEARCH.md recommended a 2D Konva.js approach, but the project already has a working 3D viewer with raycasting. Adding drag-and-drop to 3D is harder than 2D, but:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. We already have raycasting and hit detection
|
||||||
|
2. Floor plane projection for drag is straightforward
|
||||||
|
3. Users already understand the 3D orbit camera
|
||||||
|
4. A 2D top-down view can be added later as an alternative mode
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Undo/Redo Approach
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Decision: Full state snapshots with structuredClone.**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Alternative: Command pattern (store individual operations). More memory-efficient but harder to implement correctly.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
For a house design with ~50 furniture items, the design JSON is ~10-20KB. Storing 50 undo snapshots = ~1MB. That's fine. Simplicity wins.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Collision Detection
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Decision: Defer to Phase 2.**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
AABB collision detection is useful but not critical for MVP. Users can visually avoid overlaps. Implement only if users find placement confusing without it.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Implementation Roadmap
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Sprint 1: Foundation (3-4 tasks)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. **DesignState class** — observable state with undo/redo
|
||||||
|
2. **Renderer events** — `furnitureclick`, `floorchange`, controls toggle
|
||||||
|
3. **InteractionManager skeleton** — mode system, keyboard shortcuts
|
||||||
|
4. **Selection visual** — outline on selected furniture
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Sprint 2: Drag & Drop (3-4 tasks)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
5. **Drag-to-move** — floor plane projection, OrbitControls toggle
|
||||||
|
6. **Grid snapping** — configurable snap size
|
||||||
|
7. **Room bounds constraint** — keep furniture in rooms
|
||||||
|
8. **Rotate & delete** — R key, Delete key
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Sprint 3: Catalog & Placement (2-3 tasks)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
9. **Catalog sidebar panel** — browsable, filterable
|
||||||
|
10. **Click-to-place** — new furniture from catalog
|
||||||
|
11. **Ghost preview** — semi-transparent placement preview
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Sprint 4: Themes & Export (3-4 tasks)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
12. **Theme system** — 5 presets, apply/switch
|
||||||
|
13. **Theme selector UI**
|
||||||
|
14. **JSON save/load**
|
||||||
|
15. **PNG screenshot**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Sprint 5: Room Editing & Polish (3-4 tasks)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
16. **Room property panel** — read-only info
|
||||||
|
17. **Editable flooring/name**
|
||||||
|
18. **Auto-save to localStorage**
|
||||||
|
19. **Toolbar with undo/redo buttons**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Future Sprints
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
20. Room resize handles
|
||||||
|
21. 2D floor plan export (PDF)
|
||||||
|
22. glTF 3D export
|
||||||
|
23. Collision detection
|
||||||
|
24. Per-room color overrides
|
||||||
|
25. Door/window editing
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Task Breakdown for mai
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
These are the tasks to create for implementation:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
1. "Create DesignState class with undo/redo" (coder)
|
||||||
|
2. "Add furniture click events and controls toggle to renderer" (coder)
|
||||||
|
3. "Build InteractionManager with mode system and keyboard shortcuts" (coder)
|
||||||
|
4. "Implement furniture selection with outline visual" (coder)
|
||||||
|
5. "Add drag-to-move furniture on floor plane" (coder)
|
||||||
|
6. "Add grid snapping and room bounds constraint" (coder)
|
||||||
|
7. "Build catalog sidebar panel with categories and search" (coder)
|
||||||
|
8. "Implement click-to-place new furniture from catalog" (coder)
|
||||||
|
9. "Create theme system with 5 presets" (coder)
|
||||||
|
10. "Add theme selector UI to sidebar" (coder)
|
||||||
|
11. "Implement JSON save/load and PNG screenshot export" (coder)
|
||||||
|
12. "Add room property panel and editable properties" (coder)
|
||||||
|
13. "Add toolbar with undo/redo, grid toggle, snap settings" (coder)
|
||||||
|
14. "Implement auto-save to localStorage" (coder)
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Summary
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This design adds full interactivity to the house viewer while respecting the existing architecture:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- **No framework rewrite** — vanilla JS modules that compose with HouseRenderer
|
||||||
|
- **No new dependencies** — everything built with Three.js and browser APIs
|
||||||
|
- **Incremental delivery** — each sprint produces a usable improvement
|
||||||
|
- **Clean separation** — interaction, themes, export, and UI are independent modules
|
||||||
|
- **Undo/redo from day 1** — critical for any editor
|
||||||
|
- **14 implementation tasks**, roughly 5 sprints
|
||||||
256
RESEARCH.md
Normal file
256
RESEARCH.md
Normal file
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
|
|||||||
|
# Interior Design Visualization - Tech Stack Research
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Task:** t-fb166
|
||||||
|
**Date:** 2026-02-07
|
||||||
|
**Researcher:** bohr
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Executive Summary
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Recommended approach: 2D-first with Konva.js (react-konva), Vite+React app, with optional 3D preview via React Three Fiber later.**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
This is the simplest viable path to a working room planner prototype. Start with 2D canvas-based floor plan editing, add 3D viewing as a second phase.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Options Evaluated
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Option A: Pure 3D with React Three Fiber (R3F)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Stack:** Vite + React + @react-three/fiber + @react-three/drei
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**How it works:** Everything rendered in a WebGL 3D scene. Room walls are 3D meshes, furniture are 3D models (GLTF/GLB), camera orbits around the scene.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Pros:**
|
||||||
|
- Visually impressive - realistic lighting, shadows, materials
|
||||||
|
- R3F is mature (huge community, active maintenance, excellent docs)
|
||||||
|
- drei provides orbit controls, drag controls, environment maps out of the box
|
||||||
|
- Good ecosystem of 3D furniture models (Sketchfab, etc.)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Cons:**
|
||||||
|
- **Hardest to build** - 3D drag-and-drop is complex (raycasting, plane projection)
|
||||||
|
- Precise measurement/placement is difficult in 3D
|
||||||
|
- Requires 3D model assets for all furniture (heavy, complex pipeline)
|
||||||
|
- Performance concerns with many objects + shadows
|
||||||
|
- Steep learning curve for 3D math (vectors, quaternions, raycasting)
|
||||||
|
- Drawing room outlines in 3D is unintuitive for users
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Complexity: HIGH** | **Time to prototype: 3-4 weeks**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Key repos:**
|
||||||
|
- [threejs-3d-room-designer](https://github.com/CodeHole7/threejs-3d-room-designer) - React + Three.js room planner
|
||||||
|
- [threejs-room-planner](https://github.com/nickorzha/threejs-room-planner) - Similar approach
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Option B: Hybrid 2D Editor + 3D Preview (react-planner style)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Stack:** Vite + React + SVG (2D) + Three.js (3D preview)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**How it works:** Users draw/edit floor plans in a 2D SVG view, then toggle to a 3D preview. The same data model drives both views.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Pros:**
|
||||||
|
- Best UX - 2D for precise editing, 3D for visualization
|
||||||
|
- Proven concept (react-planner has 1.4k GitHub stars)
|
||||||
|
- 2D editing is simpler and more intuitive for users
|
||||||
|
- 3D adds wow factor for presentations
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Cons:**
|
||||||
|
- Must maintain two rendering paths (SVG + Three.js)
|
||||||
|
- react-planner itself is **outdated** (React 16, Redux, Immutable.js - needs modernization)
|
||||||
|
- More code to maintain than either pure approach
|
||||||
|
- SVG can become slow with very complex plans
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Complexity: MEDIUM-HIGH** | **Time to prototype: 2-3 weeks**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Key repos:**
|
||||||
|
- [react-planner](https://github.com/cvdlab/react-planner) - 1.4k stars, SVG 2D + Three.js 3D, but old React stack
|
||||||
|
- [arcada](https://github.com/mehanix/arcada) - React + Pixi.js, 196 stars, includes backend
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Option C: 2D Canvas with Konva.js (RECOMMENDED)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Stack:** Vite + React + react-konva
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**How it works:** Room plans rendered on HTML5 Canvas via Konva.js. Rooms are drawn as polygons/rectangles, furniture items are draggable shapes/images. Top-down 2D view.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Pros:**
|
||||||
|
- **Simplest to build** - Konva handles drag-drop, transforms, snapping natively
|
||||||
|
- react-konva integrates cleanly with React component model
|
||||||
|
- Canvas performs well with hundreds of objects
|
||||||
|
- Built-in: drag-and-drop, resize handles, rotation, snapping, grouping, layers
|
||||||
|
- Easy to add grid snapping, measurements, labels
|
||||||
|
- Export to PNG/PDF straightforward
|
||||||
|
- Familiar 2D interaction model for users (like Google Slides)
|
||||||
|
- Can add 3D preview later using same data model
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Cons:**
|
||||||
|
- No 3D visualization (initially)
|
||||||
|
- Less visually impressive than 3D
|
||||||
|
- Canvas text rendering less crisp than SVG (mitigated by high-DPI)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Complexity: LOW-MEDIUM** | **Time to prototype: 1-2 weeks**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Alternative: Fabric.js** - Similar capabilities, also canvas-based, slightly different API. Konva has better React integration via react-konva.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Option D: 2D SVG with React
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Stack:** Vite + React + raw SVG (or svg.js)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**How it works:** Floor plans rendered as SVG elements directly in React. Furniture items are SVG groups with drag behavior.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Pros:**
|
||||||
|
- SVG is resolution-independent (crisp at all zoom levels)
|
||||||
|
- React manages SVG elements naturally (they're just DOM nodes)
|
||||||
|
- Good for precise measurements and labels
|
||||||
|
- Easy to style with CSS
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Cons:**
|
||||||
|
- Performance degrades with many elements (SVG is DOM-based)
|
||||||
|
- Custom drag-and-drop implementation needed (no built-in like Konva)
|
||||||
|
- Transform handles, snapping, rotation all manual work
|
||||||
|
- More boilerplate than Konva for interactive features
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Complexity: MEDIUM** | **Time to prototype: 2 weeks**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Comparison Matrix
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Criteria | A: Pure 3D (R3F) | B: Hybrid 2D+3D | C: 2D Konva (rec) | D: 2D SVG |
|
||||||
|
|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------|
|
||||||
|
| Time to prototype | 3-4 weeks | 2-3 weeks | **1-2 weeks** | 2 weeks |
|
||||||
|
| Visual impact | **Highest** | High | Medium | Medium |
|
||||||
|
| Ease of furniture add | Hard (3D models) | Medium | **Easy (images)** | Easy |
|
||||||
|
| Drag-and-drop | Complex | Medium | **Built-in** | Manual |
|
||||||
|
| Precise placement | Hard | Good | **Good** | Good |
|
||||||
|
| Performance | Medium | Medium | **Good** | Medium |
|
||||||
|
| Upgrade path to 3D | N/A | Built-in | **Add later** | Add later |
|
||||||
|
| Learning curve | Steep | Medium | **Low** | Low |
|
||||||
|
| Mobile support | Limited | Limited | **Good (touch)** | Good |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Recommended Architecture
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Phase 1: 2D Room Planner (MVP)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
Tech Stack:
|
||||||
|
- Vite + React + TypeScript
|
||||||
|
- react-konva (2D canvas rendering)
|
||||||
|
- Zustand (lightweight state management)
|
||||||
|
- Tailwind CSS (UI styling)
|
||||||
|
- shadcn/ui (UI components)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Features:
|
||||||
|
- Draw room outlines (rectangles, L-shapes)
|
||||||
|
- Grid-based canvas with snap-to-grid
|
||||||
|
- Furniture catalog sidebar (chair, table, bed, sofa, etc.)
|
||||||
|
- Drag furniture from catalog onto room
|
||||||
|
- Move, rotate, resize placed furniture
|
||||||
|
- Room dimensions and measurements
|
||||||
|
- Export as PNG image
|
||||||
|
- Save/load room plans (JSON)
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Phase 2: Enhanced Features
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
- Upload room image as background trace layer
|
||||||
|
- More furniture with realistic top-down SVG/PNG icons
|
||||||
|
- Multiple rooms / full floor plans
|
||||||
|
- Wall thickness and door/window placement
|
||||||
|
- Measurement labels and area calculation
|
||||||
|
- Color/material swatches for floors and walls
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Phase 3: 3D Preview (Optional)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
Add-on stack:
|
||||||
|
- @react-three/fiber + @react-three/drei
|
||||||
|
- Same room data model → 3D scene generation
|
||||||
|
- Orbit camera view of the room
|
||||||
|
- Basic lighting and materials
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## Key Libraries
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Library | Purpose | npm Weekly Downloads | Maturity |
|
||||||
|
|---------|---------|---------------------|----------|
|
||||||
|
| react-konva | React bindings for Konva canvas | ~100k+ | Stable, active |
|
||||||
|
| konva | 2D canvas framework | ~200k+ | Stable, v9+ |
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| zustand | State management | ~3M+ | Very active |
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| @react-three/fiber | React Three.js (Phase 3) | ~500k+ | Very active |
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| @react-three/drei | R3F helpers (Phase 3) | ~500k+ | Very active |
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## Existing Projects Worth Studying
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1. **[react-planner](https://github.com/cvdlab/react-planner)** - Best reference for hybrid 2D/3D architecture. Study its data model even if not using the code directly (it's outdated React 16).
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2. **[arcada](https://github.com/mehanix/arcada)** - React + Pixi.js floor planner. Good reference for feature set and UX patterns. Has a [bachelor's thesis document](https://github.com/mehanix/arcada/blob/master/docs/) explaining the architecture.
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3. **[Floorplan.js](https://floorplanjs.org/)** - Commercial-ish but has good UX patterns to study.
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4. **Sweet Home 3D** - Java desktop app, but gold standard for feature set reference. Shows what users expect from a room planner.
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## Data Model Sketch
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```typescript
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interface RoomPlan {
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id: string;
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name: string;
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rooms: Room[];
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furniture: FurnitureItem[];
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}
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interface Room {
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id: string;
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points: Point[]; // polygon vertices
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label: string;
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floorColor: string;
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}
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interface FurnitureItem {
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id: string;
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catalogId: string; // reference to catalog
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x: number;
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y: number;
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rotation: number; // degrees
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scaleX: number;
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scaleY: number;
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}
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interface CatalogEntry {
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id: string;
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name: string;
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category: string;
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width: number; // real-world cm
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height: number;
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icon: string; // SVG/PNG path for 2D view
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model3d?: string; // GLTF path for future 3D view
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}
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```
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This data model works for both 2D rendering (Konva) and future 3D rendering (R3F), enabling a clean upgrade path.
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---
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## Conclusion
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**Start with Option C (2D Konva.js)** because:
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1. Fastest path to a working prototype
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2. Konva handles 90% of the interactive features we need out of the box
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3. Clean data model that separates room geometry from rendering
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4. 3D can be added as a second view of the same data later
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5. Modern stack (Vite + React + TS + Zustand) with excellent DX
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6. Low risk - all well-maintained, well-documented libraries
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