Quick Steps

1. Select Your First Floor: Hold Shift and drag your mouse over your plan until everything is highlighted in gold.
2. Copy the Floor: Press Command + C (Mac) or Control + C (PC).
3. Switch to the Second Floor: Toggle to Second Floor in the top-right corner.
4. Paste the Floor Plan: Press Command + V (Mac) or Control + V (PC).
5. Preserve Position: When prompted, click Preserve Position to keep stairs aligned.

Creating a second floor in Maket allows you to build multi-story designs while keeping everything properly aligned. Follow these steps to duplicate your first floor and modify it as needed.

Step 1: Select Your First Floor

While on the First Floor, hold the Shift key and drag your mouse over the entire plan until everything is highlighted in gold.

Step 2: Copy the Floor Plan

Once selected, press Command + C (Mac) or Control + C (PC) to copy the entire layout. Make sure to use your keyboard keys for copy-pasting!

Step 3: Switch to the Second Floor

Click on Second Floor in the top-right corner of the screen to open a new blank floor.

Step 4: Paste the Floor Plan

Press Command + V (Mac) or Control + V (PC) to paste the copied floor plan.

Step 5: Click "Preserve Position"

A popup will appear—click Preserve Position to ensure the stairs stay aligned with the first floor.

Step 6: Modify the Second Floor

Now that the structure is in place, you can:

• Adjust walls, rooms, and layout while keeping the staircase intact.
• Refer to our Cutout for Stairs tutorial if needed.

Step 7: View in 3D

Switch to 3D view to confirm that the floors are properly aligned.

What’s Next?

• Modify Your Second Floor: Change room layouts, add windows, and customize the space.
• Cut Out for Stairs: Check out our tutorial on how to create a stair cutout.

Updated on: 07/07/2025