Systems and methods for generating an interactive floor plan

A computer-implemented method of generating a three-dimensional floor plan, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a floor plan of a first building comprising at least one room, the room comprising a plurality of walls and at least one window;
• receiving building location data representing the size, shape, location, and orientation of the first building;
• receiving external building data representing the size, shape, location, and orientation of a second building that is disposed adjacent the first building;
• receiving sun position data regarding at least the approximate path that the sun travels in the sky, when viewed from the first building, as the earth rotates over the course of at least four daylight hours on a particular day;
• and
• using the floor plan, the building location data, the external building data, and the sun position data to create a three-dimensional version of the floor plan, the three-dimensional version of the floor plan comprising a view out of the at least one window that comprises a view of the second building.

A system for storing computer-executable instructions for:

• receiving a floor plan comprising at least one room within a floor of a first building, the room comprising a plurality of walls and at least one window;
• receiving a set of building location data that includes the orientation of the at least one room;
• receiving a room configuration of the at least one room, wherein the room configuration includes the size and shape of the at least one room;
• receiving a set of furniture data that includes the size and shape of at least one piece of furniture;
• receiving a set of sun position data regarding at least the approximate path that the sun travels in the sky, when viewed from the first building, as the earth rotates over the course of at least four daylight hours on a particular day;
• receiving a set of external building data representing the size, shape, location and orientation of a second building that is disposed adjacent the first building;
• and
• using the floor plan, the set of building location data, the room configuration, the set of furniture data, the set of sun position data, and the set of external building data to create a three-dimensional version of the floor plan, the three-dimensional version of the floor plan comprising a view out of the window that comprises a view of the second building.