Cabana
The Cabana Wizard creates a poolside or garden cabana. Set the footprint size and click to place on the canvas, then configure walls, roof, and wood finish in the sidebar.
Start the Cabana Wizard from the Add Object panel. Set dimensions in the sidebar and click the canvas to place. The sidebar shows four configuration steps: Walls, Roof, Wood Style, and Apply.
Step 2 — Roof
Choose roof style (hip, gable, or shed) and set pitch and overhang dimensions.
Step 3 — Wood Style
Choose a wood finish from 8 preset cards: Fresh Pine, Pressure Treated, Oiled, Aged Grey, Aged Mossy, Painted White, Painted Dark, Charred.
Configure the walls
In the Walls step, toggle each wall side — Back Wall, Left Wall, and Right Wall — on or off. The Front is open by default, which is the classic cabana arrangement. Set Wall Height to control how tall the solid panels rise. Enable Curtains and choose which open sides (Front, Left, Right) get fabric drapes — curtains use a separate material slot so they can be styled independently.
Choose and tune the roof
In the Roof step, pick a roof type: Flat for a contemporary look, Hip for a traditional four-sided sloping roof, or Mono-Slope for a single-pitch shed roof that drains to one side. Adjust the Overhang to extend the roof beyond the footprint for shade and rain protection. For Hip and Mono-Slope roofs, set the Pitch to control the steepness.
Apply a wood style
In the Wood Style step, choose from eight preset finish cards: Fresh Pine, Pressure Treated, Oiled, Aged / Greyed, Aged with Moss, Painted White, Painted Dark, or Charred. The selected style applies to the structural wood material slot. Wall surface, curtain fabric, and roof surface materials can be refined further in the Inspector after placing the cabana.
Review and apply
The Apply step shows a summary of footprint area, wall configuration, and selected materials. Click Apply to commit the cabana to your drawing. The cabana is placed as a parametric object — select it and click Parameters in the Inspector to reopen the wizard and change any setting at any time.
For a poolside cabana, open the front and one side toward the pool, close the remaining sides for privacy, and add curtains to the open sides so clients can visualize the fabric draping closed. Use a Mono-Slope roof sloping away from the pool so rain drains to the boundary.
The cabana supports terrain-aware placement. If your project has terrain elevation data, enable Grade Terrain in the Apply step and the ground beneath the footprint will be graded flat automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between walls and curtains?
Walls are solid structural panels that are fully open or fully closed per side. Curtains are soft fabric drapes that can be added to any open side (front, left, or right) and use their own material slot, so you can give them a different color or photoreal fabric texture than the structural walls.
Can I have a fully open cabana with no solid walls at all?
Yes — toggle all three wall sides off in the Walls step. You get a roof-only open shelter supported by corner posts. Add curtains to any or all sides if you want the option to show fabric in the 3D view.
What roof styles are available and which should I use?
Three styles are available: Flat (modern, minimal), Hip (four-sided slopes, traditional), and Mono-Slope (single pitch, contemporary shed look). Mono-Slope is useful when the cabana sits against a boundary because the low edge can face the fence and rain drains away from the pool deck.
How do I change the cabana materials after placing it?
Select the placed cabana in the 2D or 3D editor and open the Inspector. The Style tab shows four material slots: Structure Wood, Wall Surface, Curtain Fabric, and Roof Surface. Click any slot to assign a photoreal material or adjust the fallback color. You can also reopen the wizard via the Parameters button to change the wood style preset.
Can I edit the cabana dimensions after placing it?
Yes. Select the cabana and click Parameters in the Inspector to reopen the wizard at the Footprint step. Adjust the width and depth, work through the remaining steps, and click Apply again. All dependent geometry regenerates automatically.