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    Boardspace vs Planner 5D for Interior Designers

    Planner 5D is a 3D space planning tool — build a room as a 3D model, place furniture from a catalog, and produce a render. It's excellent for early planning and dimension communication. Boardspace is an AI platform: it generates photorealistic images from a description or floorplan, produces video, and provides full workflows from sketch to client presentation. Planner 5D is 'build the space.' Boardspace is 'visualize the space with AI.' They complement more than compete.

    Feature comparison

    FeatureBoardspacePlanner 5D
    Primary purposeAI visual generation + designer workflow3D planning and furniture catalog
    How you build the spaceFrom Hebrew description or floor plan uploadDrag walls and furniture in a 3D editor
    Final render qualityPhotorealistic (Nano Banana Pro 4K, GPT-Image)Good but in traditional 3D-render style
    Video generationVeo, Sora, Kling, GrokBuilt-in 3D walkthroughs (not AI)
    1-click material swapYes (Flux Kontext + GPT-Image)Has material catalog but manual editing
    Dimension accuracyApproximate — not a CAD modelAccurate (CAD-grade)
    Hebrew supportFull and nativePartial
    Moodboards & client deckBuilt into the canvasExport to external presentation software
    Creator marketplaceYesNo
    Export to SketchUp / DAEYes (kitchen-DAE workflow)Has 3D export
    PricingPrepaid tokens from $19/moSubscription from $7/mo (basic)

    When Planner 5D is the better choice

    • You need an accurate model of a space with correct dimensions — Planner 5D is true CAD.

    • You're an end-customer (not a pro designer) experimenting with basic apartment layouts — Planner 5D is more hobbyist-friendly.

    • You need a real furniture catalog to choose from — Planner 5D has a huge catalog with brands.

    When Boardspace is the better choice

    • You want a photorealistic render that looks like a real photo — Planner 5D looks like 3D-render, not photo.

    • You want to take a photo of an existing room and swap materials — Planner 5D requires building from scratch.

    • You want AI video for the client — Boardspace, not Planner 5D.

    • You work in Hebrew — Boardspace is native, Planner 5D less so.

    • You want to describe what you want in plain language and get the result — Planner 5D requires manual construction.

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    Frequently asked questions

    Can I import a Planner 5D plan into Boardspace?+
    If you export an image (PNG / JPG) of the floor plan or a 3D render from Planner 5D, you can upload it to Boardspace and continue from there — process it into our 3D viewer, swap materials with AI, or produce video. There's no direct integration between the tools.
    Is Planner 5D more professional than Boardspace?+
    Depends what you mean. For accurate CAD modeling — yes. For producing professional client visuals, working with real photos, and generating video — Boardspace is stronger. Architects often prefer Planner 5D for planning and Boardspace for presentation.
    Does Boardspace's kitchen-DAE workflow replace Planner 5D?+
    For kitchens — almost yes. The 'kitchenDae' workflow takes a kitchen reference photo (or PDF plan) and produces a SketchUp-ready DAE with reasonable dimensional accuracy. For other rooms (living, bedroom) Planner 5D is still stronger for planning.
    What about Homestyler vs Planner 5D — same category?+
    Yes, both are 3D planning with furniture catalogs. Planner 5D leans hobbyist, Homestyler leans pro. See our Homestyler comparison for details.
    What's the biggest practical day-to-day difference?+
    On Planner 5D you build the space first and then get a render. On Boardspace you describe the space in plain Hebrew or upload a photo — and get a render in 30 seconds. For an interior designer working fast, that's a huge difference in cycle time.

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