Corner sofas and sofa beds

Scooch draws a corner sofa as one L-shaped piece, with its own depth on each side. Switch on the sofa bed and the floor it needs when pulled out is drawn into the corner.

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What it does

The Corner sofa is one piece in the Living room list. It has a main run along the back and a return down one side. You type the depth of each part yourself, mirror the piece to put the return on the other side, and turn on Sofa bed to see the pull-out.

A sketch in Notes or on paper can show an L, but it does not know that a 250 by 170 cm corner sofa with 90 cm seats leaves an empty 160 by 80 cm corner inside the L. The Measure app on iPhone is good for the room itself, and Apple's guide lists measuring dimensions as one of its jobs. Scooch starts where Measure stops: you put the sofa in the measured room and see what it leaves around it. For general sizes first, read corner sofa dimensions and how to measure for one.

How it works

  1. Draw your room to its real size (see rooms drawn to their real size).
  2. Tap the sofa button in the bottom toolbar. The Furniture sheet opens. Pick Living room and tap Corner sofa.
  3. It arrives at 250 by 170 cm and 85 cm high. Drag it by its middle or by the handle below it. Rotate it with the corner handle and resize it with the edge arrows.
  4. With the sofa selected, the panel at the bottom shows Width, Depth and Height. Type the outer size of your sofa.
  5. In the row below, type Main depth (the run along the back, measured back to front) and Side depth (the return, measured across).
  6. Tap the arrows button at the top right of the panel to mirror the sofa, so the return sits on the other side.
  7. Turn on Sofa bed to see the dashed pull-out area.
Scooch plan on iPhone with a three-seat sofa selected and the Sofa bed switch on in the panel
The Sofa bed switch in the panel, shown here on a three-seat sofa. The corner sofa has the same switch, in the row beside its two depths.

Options

SettingWhat it doesLimits
Width, DepthThe outer box of the whole LAt least 5 cm
HeightHow tall the sofa isAt least 1 cm
Main depthThe run along the back, back to front20 cm up to the Depth minus 20 cm
Side depthThe return, measured across20 cm up to the Width minus 20 cm
MirrorSwaps which side the return is onNone
Sofa bedDraws the unfolded bed in the cornerOn or off

When to use it

Checking a showroom sofa against your room

Type the outer size and both depths from the label. Drag the L into the room and watch the walls, the door arcs and the radiator. Read the corner measurements in the corner sofa guide first.

Choosing left or right

Place the sofa, then tap the mirror button. You see both layouts in seconds, with the return against the wall on one side or the other.

A sofa bed for a guest room

Switch on Sofa bed and check where the bed lands. If a coffee table sits in the dashed corner, you will move it each time. See room to open doors, drawers and sofa beds for the other open-state shapes.

Putting a side table in the inner corner

The inside of the L is empty floor in Scooch. A side table or a floor lamp can stand there without being flagged as a clash.

Squeezing a sofa and a TV into one wall

Rotate and move the L until nothing turns red. Scooch checks the real L shape, not its bounding box. For viewing distances see the space between sofa, coffee table and TV.

Limits

To see how pieces turn red when they overlap, read about clash detection, or try the sofa fit calculator for a quick check.

Frequently asked questions

Will a corner sofa fit in my room?

Draw the room in Scooch, add the Corner sofa and type your sofa's outer size and both depths. Scooch checks the real L shape against the walls and other furniture and turns the piece red if it overlaps. The empty inner corner is not counted, so a side table can sit there.

How do I measure a corner sofa?

Measure the full width and depth of the outer box, then the depth of the main run and of the return. Those four numbers go into Width, Depth, Main depth and Side depth in Scooch. The corner sofa guide shows where to put the tape.

Is there an L-shaped sofa planner for iPhone?

Yes. Scooch has a Corner sofa in the Living room list that you place on a room drawn to scale. Each side gets its own depth, and you can mirror it to swap the side.

Will a corner sofa fit through the door?

Scooch does not check that. It shows the sofa in the finished room, not on its way in. Measure the door, the hall and any stairs against the sofa's depth and height before you order.

Can I see how a corner sofa bed pulls out?

Yes. Select the sofa and turn on Sofa bed. A dashed area fills the corner of the L, from the front of the main run to the end of the side piece. It is shown but not flagged, so check by eye that a coffee table or rug edge is clear.

Sources

  1. Apple Support: Measure objects with iPhone

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