House Planner

A Qt-based application for designing house layouts with walls and furniture.

Features

• Draw horizontal and vertical walls
• Add furniture (sofa, chair, table) to your layout
• Move furniture via drag-and-drop
• Rotate furniture
• Select, copy, cut, and paste
• Undo/redo support
• Save and load projects

Building the Project

Requirements

• Qt 6.8.1 or later
• CMake 3.16 or later
• C++ compiler with C++17 support

Steps

1. Clone or download the project
2. Create a build directory:

   mkdir build
   cd build

3. Configure the project with CMake:

   cmake ..

4. Build the project:

   cmake --build .

5. Run the application:

   ./HousePlanner

Alternatively, you can open the project in QtCreator by opening the CMakeLists.txt file and use the integrated build and run functionality.

Usage Instructions

Creating a New Project

You can create projects in three sizes:

• Small (300x300)
• Medium (600x600)
• Large (800x600)

Select File > New and then the desired size.

Drawing Walls

1. Click the "Wall" tool in the toolbar
2. Click and drag to draw a wall
3. Hold the Shift key while drawing to snap to horizontal or vertical walls

Adding Furniture

1. Click on the desired furniture tool (Sofa, Chair, or Table)
2. Click in the design area to place the furniture

Selecting and Moving

1. Click the "Select" tool
2. Click on a furniture or a wall to select it
3. Drag the selected furniture to move it
4. Hold Ctrl while clicking to select multiple items

Rotating Furniture

1. Select a single furniture item
2. Press 'R' to rotate clockwise, or Shift+R to rotate counter-clockwise
3. Alternatively, use the "Rotate" tool

Copying, Cutting, and Pasting

• Use standard keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V)
• You can also use the Edit menu or toolbar buttons

Saving and Loading

• Save your project using File > Save or the toolbar button
• Open existing projects with File > Open

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+S: Save
• Ctrl+O: Open
• Ctrl+Z: Undo
• Ctrl+Y: Redo
• Ctrl+X: Cut
• Ctrl+C: Copy
• Ctrl+V: Paste
• Delete: Delete selected furniture
• Ctrl+A: Select all
• R: Rotate clockwise
• Shift+R: Rotate anti-clockwise
• Esc: Clear selection

Project Structure

The application is built using the Model-View-Controller pattern with a command pattern for undo/redo functionality.

Key classes:

• MainWindow: The main application window
• DesignArea: The canvas where the layout is drawn
• Wall: Represents walls in the layout
• Furniture: Base class for furniture items
• Command: Base class for the command pattern
• Project: Handles saving and loading projects