Design a garage with AI
Describe the garage you want — “a 24×24 detached garage with a 16-ft overhead door and a 4/12 gable roof” — and Grovec frames the walls, sizes the door header, lays out the trusses, and builds a real materials list.
The whole structure, sized to code
A garage is mostly headers and spans, and that’s exactly what gets cut wrong. Grovec sizes the header over a wide overhead door from real load tables, frames the walls at the right stud spacing, and lays out rafters or trusses for your roof pitch — then checks every span before it shows you anything.
Slab-on-grade or stem-wall foundations are frost-depth aware, so the footing detail matches your climate instead of a generic default.
A materials list you can take to the yard
Because the framing is real, the bill of materials is real — every stud, plate, header ply, sheet of sheathing and piece of Simpson hardware, counted from the actual model. Change the door width or the roof pitch and the count updates with it.
Permit-ready output
Generate span-checked framing plans and a permit package, and export to Revit, IFC and DXF for your designer, engineer or building department. The code gate blocks submission on an over-stressed member, so problems surface at the keyboard, not the inspection.
FAQ
Detached or attached — can it do both?
Both. Describe the size, door openings and roof, and whether it shares a wall with the house, and Grovec frames it accordingly.
Will it size the header over the garage door?
Yes — the header over wide overhead-door openings is sized from real span tables, which is the single most common framing mistake on a garage.
Do I get a lumber list?
Yes — a live, part-by-part bill of materials (lumber, sheathing and hardware) generated from the model, ready to price at a yard.
What can I export?
Revit, IFC, AutoCAD/DXF and a permit-package document set.