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Share a project with a link

You willSend a link that opens the project where you want, for as long as you choose.
Time3 min
You needA Plotlay account. Free accounts get 1 link per project, lasting 7 days.

Try it in Plotlay → Opens an example project with this lesson beside it. Nothing to install.

Sharing the Showroom: Share is opened, a starting view and a note are set, then a 30-day link for the builder is made and copied.

Steps

  1. Open the project and choose Share in the top bar.
  2. Under Starting view, choose where they start (The whole project, some rooms, a design option set or a document) and add a note for them.
    Starting view in the Share dialog: They start at some rooms, a note to the builder, and a preview of where they will start.
  3. Under Links, choose the role, how long it works (Works for 7 days, Works for 30 days or Never expires) and who it is for, such as Builder.
    Links in the Share dialog: Can view, Works for 30 days, Builder and Make link, above a Builder link that works for 30 days with Copy link, Change start and Turn off.
  4. Choose Make link. The link is copied: paste it into a message or an email.
  5. Each link is listed with Copy link, Change start and Turn off, and when it was last opened.
  6. Choose Preview what they see to open the project as they will see it, with your starting view.

Tips

  • Anyone with a view link can look without an account. Comment and edit links ask for a free account first.
  • The starting view applies to the next invite or link. Change start changes it for someone already invited.

Common mistakes

  • Sending the address from your browser bar: that only works for you. Use Make link.
  • Choosing Never expires for a one-off look: pick 7 or 30 days, so the link stops working by itself.
Check yourself

You want your builder to land on the kitchen with a note about the pantry. Where do you set that?

Related lessons

Invite guests to a projectGive one person view, comment or edit access to a single project, and change or end it later.3 minKeep sharing under controlLimit what people see, end access when a job is done, and see who has been in.3 minShare your plan with family or a builderSend a link that opens your plan, or a PDF or project file, to people who need to see it.3 minShow a client the designInvite a client to look, walk through and comment, and see exactly what they will see before you send it.4 min

Steps checked in the app on 14 October 2026.