Thirty Two by 32

A city layout planner for your desktop

Big ideas.
Room to build.

Plan your city before you build it. Find a place for your buildings, connect the roads and railway, and see how everything fits your table.

Available on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

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Thirty Two by 32 showing buildings, houses, a road, railway tracks, green baseplates, and trees arranged on a table.
Your city, seen as a whole.An actual Thirty Two by 32 project · Select any screenshot to enlarge

Make space for the possibilities.

The essentials
01 / DEFINE

Start with your space.

Draw the table outline and set its dimensions. Use the grid to plan around the space you actually have.

02 / ARRANGE

Try a different layout.

Drag in plates, buildings, houses, roads, and tracks. Move and rotate elements, then zoom in to refine the details.

03 / REVIEW

See what goes into it.

Review quantities in the Element Schedule. Save your layout as a .city file, and print your plan or element inventory.

See a city take shape.

11 screenshots

Follow one layout from a blank table to streets, homes, scenery, and a railway, then review the inventory and print preview. These screenshots show the actual application as the plan develops.

An empty rectangular table surface in City Layout, ready for elements.
01

Start with your table

Define your table, then use its outline and grid as the starting point for your plan.

Railway track arranged on the table with the Tracks palette alongside.
02

Make room for the railway

Lay out the railway early to see how much room the route needs.

Buildings arranged together inside the railway route.
03

Build a city block

Choose buildings from the palette and try different arrangements for your city block.

A close view of the buildings and their detailed roofs and sidewalks.
04

Get closer to the details

Zoom in to review the spacing and alignment of neighboring buildings.

Road sections running alongside the buildings in the city plan.
05

Connect the streets

Arrange roads around the buildings to give the city a connected street layout.

Green and blue baseplates added around the city and railway.
06

Lay the groundwork

Use baseplates to plan green areas, water, and space for the rest of your layout.

Trees placed on green baseplates between the houses.
07

Bring in some greenery

Add trees and other botanical elements to fill out the open spaces.

A close view of trees and their placement on the baseplates.
08

Refine the scenery

Move in closer to check the details and spacing of your scenery.

Element Schedule showing botanical elements, buildings, houses, and plates with quantities.
09

Count the elements

Review the items and quantities used in your layout in the Element Schedule.

Print Preview displaying the city layout on a page.
10

Preview your printed plan

Check the print preview before making a paper copy of your layout.

The completed city layout with buildings, roads, houses, trees, baseplates, and a railway.
11

Take in the whole plan

Zoom out to see how the streets, scenery, and railway fit together on your table.

About Thirty Two by 32

Plan on screen.
Build at your own pace.

Thirty Two by 32 is a desktop planning tool for city builders and model railway enthusiasts. Experiment with arrangements before moving your physical collection.

Your layouts stay in files on your computer. No account is needed to use the app. Learn more in the privacy policy.

The project is open source. Explore the project on GitHub ↗

Screenshot preview