How to Design a Basketball Court in 3D

This video demonstrates the design process visually and does not contain spoken audio.

Design steps shown in the 3D court designer

Designing a basketball court is about more than choosing colours or drawing lines. It’s the stage where space constraints, layout rules, surface options, and equipment choices come together in a usable plan.

This 1 minute walkthrough shows how the OnCourt 3D Basketball Court Designer is used to translate early ideas into a coherent, build-ready court design.

How 3D design fits into court planning

The 3D design stage sits between technical layout decisions and final specification. Before designing in 3D, core constraints such as available space, court dimensions, and clearances should already be understood.

Designing visually allows these constraints to be tested together before committing to materials or equipment, reducing rework later in the build process.

Planning an outdoor basketball court

Court layouts and dimensions

Basketball court installation guides

Design decisions you can resolve in 3D

Next Steps

Design works best when you start with something tangible.

Now you’ve seen how the design process works, starting from a familiar court configuration can make it easier to explore options in the 3D designer.

The starting designs below are intended as jump-off points, not finished solutions. Each one reflects a common court type or spatial constraint, giving you something concrete to react to before refining dimensions, colours, surfaces, and equipment in the 3D designer.