Photos flatten a home. A 3D tour lets someone walk through it — spinning around rooms, getting a feel for the flow — from their phone or laptop, anywhere. And you don't need a $400 camera rig or a photographer to make one — just the iPhone in your pocket. If you have an iPhone with LiDAR, BeaverPlot turns a quick scan into an interactive 3D tour you can share as a plain link.

Why a shareable tour link matters

A link is the whole point. There's no app to install on the other end and no account to create — you send a URL, they tap it, and the tour opens in their browser. That's what makes it work in the places buyers and renters actually look:

Drop it into an MLS or Zillow listing.
Text or email it to a remote or out-of-state buyer.
Post it to Facebook Marketplace or Instagram.
Add it to a rental listing so applicants can pre-tour.

Tip

Listings with an interactive tour consistently pull more clicks and longer engagement than photos alone — and a remote buyer who has "walked" the place shows up far more qualified.

From scan to shareable link

Scan the space

Walk the rooms with your iPhone just like any BeaverPlot scan — slowly, camera on the walls. New to scanning? Our room-scanning guide covers the technique. For a tour, scan the connected spaces you want people to walk through, not just one room.

Generate the 3D tour

Once the scan is captured, open the project and choose to create a 3D tour. BeaverPlot builds an interactive, walkable model from your scan — no manual modeling on your part.

Publish and copy the link

Publish the tour to get a shareable link. Anyone with the URL can open the tour in a browser — no BeaverPlot app required on their end. Copy it straight from the iOS share sheet. Publishing and sharing tours is a Pro feature; scanning and previewing your space are free.

Drop it wherever your buyers are

Paste the link into your listing, a text, an email, or a social post. Because it's just a URL, it works everywhere a link does.

Staying in control of the tour

A published tour is only live because you published it. You can unpublish at any time — once a home sells or a rental fills, take the tour down and the link stops working. Nothing goes public automatically; publishing is always a deliberate step.

Good to know

A 3D tour is a visual walkthrough for marketing — a great way to show a space, not a certified survey. If you also need exact dimensions, pair the tour with a floor-plan export from the same scan.

Common questions

Do I need to pay to share a tour?

Scanning your space and previewing it are free. Publishing and sharing a 3D tour link is a Pro subscription feature.

Does the person I send it to need the app?

No. The tour opens in any modern web browser from the link — no install, no account, no payment on their end.

Can I take a tour down later?

Yes. Unpublish it whenever you like and the link stops resolving. You stay in control of what's live.

What's the difference between a tour and a floor plan?

The tour is the immersive walkthrough people explore; the floor plan is the flat, dimensioned drawing. Both come from the same scan — use the tour to attract interest and the floor plan for the specifics.

Scan once, and you've got both an eye-catching 3D tour and a precise floor plan to back it up — all from the iPhone in your pocket.

How to Share a 3D Home Tour Link from Your iPhone