Houses360 3D Dollhouse and Model Roadmap

What Houses360 should support first

A dollhouse-style view is most useful when the tour already has accurate room names, a reliable floor plan, scene links, and consistent 360 capture positions. Those pieces help buyers understand space before a full 3D model exists.

The current best foundation is the interactive floor plan: rooms can hold dimensions, square footage, floor labels, and links to 360 scenes. That gives Houses360 a practical spatial layer without forcing every listing into a scan-heavy process.

Phase 1: floor plan as the spatial hub

• Keep the floor plan visible in the tour viewer as a first-class navigation mode.
• Use room dimensions and measured square footage on printable floor plan sheets.
• Link every important room to its matching 360 scene.
• Use guided showing mode so agents can present the tour and floor plan during live calls.

Phase 2: model-ready capture standards

Before true model viewing, Houses360 should collect better capture metadata: room order, camera height, approximate scene position, and whether rooms connect through doors, stairs, or halls. This can happen gradually inside the existing tour editor.

• Add scene position markers to floor plan rooms.
• Encourage consistent camera height and room-centered capture.
• Store doorway and stair relationships from the floor plan.
• Flag missing rooms or unlinked scenes before publishing.

Phase 3: lightweight dollhouse preview

The first model-style experience does not need photogrammetry. A lightweight preview can extrude the saved floor plan into simple walls and rooms, then let buyers jump from the model into linked 360 scenes.

This keeps the feature fast enough for mobile and VR while creating a visual bridge between flat floor plans and full 3D scanning platforms.

1. Extrude rooms Convert saved room polygons into simple walls and room blocks.
2. Attach scene entry points Use linked rooms and scene markers as clickable model hotspots.
3. Keep it optional Only show model view when the floor plan has enough room, door, and scene-link data.
4. Measure performance Track load time and interaction quality before making it a default viewer mode.

Phase 4: advanced 3D model imports

For listings that truly need a richer 3D model, Houses360 can later support uploaded GLB or similar model assets as an add-on workflow. That should be optional because many listings only need a clean 360 tour, floor plan, and share tools.

• Support model upload and preview for approved file types.
• Map model rooms back to Houses360 scenes and floor plan rooms.
• Create branded and unbranded model links for listing workflows.
• Offer paid cleanup or conversion services for agents who do not want to manage model files themselves.

Recommended go-live position

Before going live, Houses360 should describe dollhouse/model viewing as a planned advanced workflow, not a current core promise. The live product should emphasize what is ready now: 360 scenes, floor plans with dimensions, MLS-safe sharing, feature sheets, guided showing, and optional service requests.