# Finch for architects: AI building layouts and test fits

Source: https://cloudbrain.in/ai-tools/finch
Last updated: 2026-11-12

Finch is an AI building design platform for architects. It generates floor plans and test fits from a brief and constraints, calculates areas, and builds a BIM model to export to tools such as Revit and Rhino. It covers residential, office, high-rise and master planning. Local Indian rules must be configured and every layout checked by an architect.

## What is Finch?

Finch, also known as Finch 3D, is an AI building design platform from Sweden. It generates floor plans and test fits from a brief and constraints, calculates areas, and builds BIM geometry that you can take into tools such as Revit. It covers residential, office, high-rise and master-plan work.

## How do architects use Finch?

- **Feasibility:** quick test fits and areas for a site or a floor plate
- **Unit mix:** testing distribution and density for residential schemes
- **Option studies** that update consistently across linked units
- **Hand-off** to BIM for design development

## What should you check before using it on projects?

1. **Rules.** Configure and verify local bye-laws for your authority.
2. **Areas.** Check area calculations against your own definitions.
3. **Data terms.** Ask Finch to confirm ownership and data use in writing.

Finch is a form of [generative design](/insights/generative-design-vs-ai-floor-plans). For checking rules on the developed design, see [automating FAR, setback and egress checks](/insights/automating-far-setback-egress-checks).

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Finch work with Revit and Rhino?

Finch says it works with Rhino, Revit and Grasshopper, and builds a BIM model that exports to your BIM tools.

### Does Finch know Indian bye-laws?

Finch says it is adaptable to local codes and regulations. Indian rules such as FAR, setbacks and ground coverage need to be configured and checked by an architect.

### Is Finch free?

There is a free single-user plan. The Basic plan is billed monthly with a 14-day free trial, and Enterprise is billed annually.