This guide shows how to use the Snaptrude Agent on a multifamily residential project. The agent can analyze the site, build a buildable envelope from setbacks, create massing options, plan the unit mix, draw unit plans, stack them into floors, add doors, windows, stairs and furniture, and lay out parking and the site plan. Use it for feasibility studies and early design on apartment buildings, podium projects and townhouse developments.

Try: "Import the site at [address] with terrain and neighborhood buildings, and run a site analysis. Note the frontage, access, sun and views for a residential building."

Try: "Create a buildable envelope with 6 m front, 3 m side and 6 m rear setbacks and a 25 m height limit."

Try: "Create a program in Program Mode for about 120 units: 20% studios at 40 m2, 45% one-bedrooms at 55 m2, 30% two-bedrooms at 80 m2 and 5% three-bedrooms at 105 m2, plus a lobby, amenity room, bike storage and refuse room."

Try: "Mass a 7-story building inside the envelope: a 2-story podium with lobby and amenities at the street, and a double-loaded residential bar above. Keep the floor-to-floor at 3.1 m."

Try: "Make two alternatives as design proposals: a U-shape around a courtyard and two separate bars. Show me unit counts and gross area for each."

Tip: Compare options in the Areas tab, and use the Proposal dropdown in the left panel to switch between them.

Try: "Design a typical one-bedroom unit, 6.5 m wide: open kitchen and living area at the window, bedroom with a wardrobe, one bathroom, and a laundry closet by the entry."

Try: "Now design the studio, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units on the same 6.5 m module so they stack."

If you're working from existing plans or a site survey, bring them in first: click the project name, choose Import, and pick CAD Files (.dwg), PDF or Images. Then ask the agent to trace them.

Try: "Trace the imported CAD file of the existing site survey and create the site boundary and existing buildings."

Try: "Lay out the typical residential floor with a 1.6 m central corridor, two stair cores and lifts, and the units arranged to hit the unit mix. Then copy the typical floor to levels 3 to 7."

Try: "Convert the residential floors to BIM. Add entry doors to every unit, interior doors, floor-to-ceiling windows in living rooms, standard windows in bedrooms and balconies on the south facade."

Try: "Furnish the typical units: bed and wardrobe in each bedroom, sofa and dining table in the living area, and kitchen and bathroom fixtures."

Try: "Create the site plan with the building entry on the street, a driveway to a surface parking lot for 90 cars at the rear, 4 accessible spaces near the entrance, landscaping and a play area."

Try: "Place the ground floor plan, a typical floor plan, the unit plans and a 3D view on sheets, and add a unit mix table."

Use Auto Diagram for program and site diagrams, click an image on a sheet to open AI Inspirations for renders, and export from Present Mode with Export.

Note: The agent gives you a strong starting point, not a finished, code-checked design. Review every result: check dimensions, clearances, egress and local code requirements with your own professional judgment before you rely on it.