The new Quick Plan design templates library for PlansXpress is going to transform your plans offering. As well as drawing from scratch and tracing, you can now go from an idea to a completed plan, elevations and set of 3D models in no time. Hundreds of fully editable building plans straight out the box. Just think of the potential. Set yourself apart from your competitors. Give clients options. Show them variations on their dream project. Team up with EstimatorXpress and give them instant quotes. We’ve just taken PlansXpress – and Design & Build – to another level.
DESIGN TEMPLATES SOFTWARE FOR UK RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS
INTRODUCING QUICK PLAN.
CHOOSE YOUR BUILDING DESIGN.
ADJUST. PRESENT.
WHY BUILDERS ARE LOVING QUICK PLAN
The all-new Quick Plan design templates for PlansXpress take the drawing out of drawing
Why spend time drafting plans when you can simply stretch, squeeze, and tweak a ready‑made template into the plan you need? This smart new toolset is built to transform the way your building company works.
Yes — for more complex, bespoke projects you’ll still use the full PlansXpress drawing tools, or trace over existing plans to prepare a take-off. But for everything else? Quick Plan lets you move faster, win work sooner, and boost your bottom line. And when you drop your Quick Plan file straight into EstimatorXpress, you can give clients instant quotes too.
It’s fast. It’s simple. It’s business‑changing.
Three Ways with Quick Plan
Client without plans
Set yourself apart from the competition and offer a Design & Build or Plans service. Architect-quality plans, elevations and 3D models.
Existing plans but no 3D models
So your clients can’t visualise their plans? Recreate their project in minutes. Generate a 3D visual – front, rear, sides, cross-section, overhead drone style.
Design to estimate – instantly
Drop your plan into EstimatorXpress. Answer a few questions and get an instant estimate. Show the client their budget options in minutes.
A few simple steps…
Select your building type
I’ve found nothing else like this anywhere for UK builders
Quick Plan gives you a comprehensive library of pre-built configurations to choose from. It’s big. So pick the building type. Bungalow. Garage. House. Extension. Single storey. Two storey with attic. You get the idea. So easy.
Choose your shape
The extension’s basically there already. That’s amazing.
Next choose the template with the layout that most closely matches your project. At this point you’re already well on your way to completion. The template is packed with valuable data to give you a readymade plan.
Make your adjustments
Basically, I’m editing a design, not drawing one from scratch
Fully adaptable. The software gives you options and pointers along the way. Change the dimensions to suit the job. Stretch the width. Update the depth. Tweak the ceiling height. Add Bedrooms or Bathrooms. Move doors and so on.
Select your roofline
Who likes drawing roofs? I love that the software does the heavy lifting.
In a click you can swap your roof from lean-to to flat-roof, Hip to Gable. Pitch. Add rooflights and lanterns. Quick Plan updates the design as you make your selections. In just a few clicks, it starts looking like the real project.
Set your specifications
And I can copy the design – tweak – and present a second and third variation!
Your design is packed with default specifications. Everything has been thought of. Wall types. Foundation depths and Footing types. Floor types. The lot. You just swap in specific requirements. And you can get specific with finish too…Brick types. Sanitaryware. Colours…
Your finished project (literally in minutes!)
Why would I draw line by line when Quick Plan can do it for me?
On completion, hit finish and watch the plans, elevations and the onboard 3D model appear in PlansXpress. Generate a 3D photo-realistic model from your 3D PhotoVisualiser. And that’s it. Finished. In minutes, not hours.
Get an instant estimate
A design and build costs in less than half an hour. What’s not to like?
It gets even better. Put the file into EstimatorXpress estimating software. Answer a few questions. (Most of the spec work was done in PlansXpress. It’s extras like skips, licences etc.) Press the button. Get an automatic estimate, client quotation and set of reports.
Pricing
Quick Plan is available via a perpetual licence or a 12-month subscription (see below). It is an additional module for PlansXpress and cannot be used on its own. So, in addition to purchasing Quick Plan, if you already have a perpetual licence and your Support & Updates has lapsed you will either need to renew or upgrade, depending on the period of time. Talk to us and we’ll work out the best-value option for you situation. Call 0117 916 7898, email hello@hbxl.co.uk or use the chat function on this website.
Please check our Fair Usage Policy which explains the licence-based thresholds.
Add Quick Plan (Extensions only)
Choose from a library of hundreds of fully editable design templates that fast-track your architect-quality plans, elevations and 3D models.
Annual Subscription
£299 + VAT
Perpetual Licence
£499 + VAT
Add Quick Plan (Extensions only) System Requirements
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| HBXL Software | PlansXpress |
| Processor | Minimum 2GHz AMD or Intel 1.6GHz; Recommended Intel i3 and above |
| RAM | Minimum of 4GB |
Add Quick Plan (New Builds & Extensions)
Get everything in Quick Plan Extensions, but with New Build templates too. Get design proposals down fast – ideas become planning permission-ready drawings in record time.
Annual Subscription
£499 + VAT
Perpetual Licence
£999 + VAT
Add Quick Plan (New Builds & Extensions) System Requirements
| Component | Requirement |
|---|---|
| HBXL Software | PlansXpress |
| Processor | Minimum 2GHz AMD or Intel 1.6GHz; Recommended Intel i3 and above |
| RAM | Minimum of 4GB |
Compare Features
| Feature | Add Quick Plan (Extensions only) | Add Quick Plan (New Builds & Extensions) |
|---|---|---|
| Extension Templates | ||
| Bungalow Templates | Not included | |
| Garage Templates | Not included | |
| Garden Room Templates | Not included | |
| New Build Templates | Not included |
Frequently asked questions about Quick Plan for PlansXpress
Quick Plan is a design tool for PlansXpress that enables you to create building designs much faster using ready-made, fully editable project templates.
Quick Plan includes templates for popular residential projects, including extensions and house designs, with thousands of possible configurations to choose from.
Twenty minutes? Half an hour depending on the size? Quick. There’s no drawing from scratch. The design is already there. You’re simply personalising.
Yes. Quick Plan creates the design. PlansXpress produces the finished drawing.
Yes. Yes. Yes. From the template you adapt the design to suit your project requirements. It’s a matter of stretching, squeezing, placing, and making some specific spec decisions.
Absolutely. The detail comes from PlansXpress which produces architect-quality, planning permission-ready, complete with all the notes for building regs.
Everything. The floor plans all come together in Quick Plan. You then export the file into PlansXpress where it will automatically add the elevations and 3D models.
100%. It’s why it exists. We’ve developed Quick Plan for builders not architects. On the other hand, building knowledge is advisable as you’ll have some important structural decisions to make.
For anyone who is interested in the technical side, it is built on parametric modelling rather than direct modelling. So it can automate the design process. Every time you change a dimension, it will automatically update all the components based on the new algorithm. It’s all about parameters. We could go on…
Our Amazing Support Team is here to help you.
Joe and Tom are ready and waiting to point you in the right direction, answer questions on our software for builders – by phone, email or live chat – it’s all included in your Support & Updates package.
