# Maket for architects: AI floor plans, uses and limits

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

Maket is a browser-based AI tool that generates residential floor plans from a written brief, lets you edit them by chat or on a canvas, and produces furnished layouts and 3D renders. Paid plans export PDF, DXF and images. It does not check building codes or bye-laws, so an architect must develop and verify every plan.

## What is Maket?

Maket is a browser-based AI design tool for homes. You describe your requirements, such as rooms, a target area and the house shape, and it generates floor plans. You can then edit them by chat or directly on the plan, see furnished layouts and create 3D renders. It is made by Maket Technologies, based in Montréal, Canada.

## How do architects use Maket?

- **Early options:** generating several layout ideas for a house before committing to one.
- **Client meetings:** showing a homeowner furnished layouts and renders to agree a direction.
- **Testing changes:** uploading an existing plan and trying variations quickly.

It works best as a sketching partner. The architect still decides what works on the site, for the client and under the rules.

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

1. **Bye-laws.** Check FAR, ground coverage, setbacks, heights and egress for your authority. Maket doesn't. Our guide to [automating FAR, setback and egress checks](/insights/automating-far-setback-egress-checks) explains how to verify these.
2. **Dimensions and areas.** Recheck every dimension and room area after export, against your own drawing standards.
3. **Data.** Read Maket's data terms before uploading client plans, and leave out client personal details.

## How does Maket compare with generative design?

Maket generates plausible layouts from a brief, which is different from generative design, which optimises options against measurable goals and constraints you define. Our article on [generative design vs. AI floor plans](/insights/generative-design-vs-ai-floor-plans) explains when to use each. CloudBrain's own [aecoviz](/products/aecoviz) includes Floor Plan Studio, which produces editable plans with coverage, FAR and egress checks. Disclosure: aecoviz is made by CloudBrain.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Maket check Indian bye-laws?

No. Maket's terms say it does not verify building code compliance, zoning restrictions or permit requirements. An architect must check every plan against the local authority's bye-laws and the National Building Code.

### Can I export Maket plans to AutoCAD?

Paid plans export DXF, which CAD software can open. The free plan doesn't include downloadable exports. Recheck dimensions after importing.

### Who owns the floor plans Maket generates?

Maket's terms say you own the AI outputs you generate, to the extent the law in your country allows. Its terms also allow Maket to use inputs and outputs to train its AI and to show examples in its marketing.