Can guests use portals?

Yes. Anyone in the room can travel through a configured portal. Only placing and configuring portals needs Build Map.

Can a portal send people to a specific room in another flat?

Yes. Choose A flat → Another flat, paste the room link (or type the flat name and fill in Room (optional)), and click Check before saving.

Why does my portal say "Destination unavailable"?

The room, flat, or element it pointed to no longer exists. Open Configure portal and pick a new destination.

Why is my place missing from the "Or pick a place" list?

Pushable props aren't listed, and neither is the portal itself. Give the element you want a clear Name in build mode so it is easy to find, or walk there and use Set to where I'm standing instead.

Portals

Link places in a room, other rooms, and other flats.

Last updated: 2026年9月27日

What is a portal?

A portal is a glowing arched doorway you place in an Open Spatial room. People walk up to it and press Enter to travel to wherever you pointed it: another spot in the same room, another room in your flat, the lobby, or a different flat.

Who can set up portals

Placing and configuring portals needs the Build Map permission, and build mode works on computers only. Anyone in the room can travel through a portal once it has a destination. See Roles & permissions.

How to add a portal

1
Place the portal
Open build mode, find Portal ("Teleport people to another spot") under Rooms & Stages or by searching, and click where it should stand.
2
Open the destination settings
Select the portal. In the element panel, under Portal destination, click Configure destination…. You can also walk up to the portal outside build mode and click Configure portal.
3
Choose where it goes
Pick a tab: A place in this room, Another room in this flat, or A flat, then choose the destination (see below).
4
Add a label
Type a short Label (up to 50 characters), like "The stage". Visitors see it as "Travel to The stage". Picking a place, a room, or a flat fills the label in for you.
5
Save
Click Save. The portal works for everyone in the room right away.

The Portal destination dialog with three destination tabs and a label field — Point a portal at a place, a room, or a flat, and give it a label.

Where can a portal lead?

A place in this room

Set to where I'm standing saves your current position. Walk to the exact spot first, then click it. The dialog confirms "Destination set to (x, y)".
Or pick a place lists elements in the room, such as a stage, a pod, or a sign. Search by name or type. If the list says "No named places in this room yet", give your key elements a Name in build mode first. See Spawn points & getting around.

Another room in this flat

Pick a room from the Room list. Travelling takes people out of this room and into that one, like opening it from the lobby.

A flat

This flat always leads to the lobby of the flat the visitor is in. Because it stores no flat address, a copy of this room in another flat leads to that flat's own lobby.
Another flat takes a Flat link or name (for example flat.social/f/flat-name/room, or just flat-name) and an optional Room (optional). Click Check. When it shows "Found: {name}", Save unlocks. The other flat's access rules still apply to anyone who travels there.

What do visitors see?

A pill floats above every configured portal: "Travel to {label}". When someone walks up, the prompt "Travel to {label}" appears under their avatar. They press Enter (or tap the prompt on a phone) and go.

Before a destination is set, the portal shows "Portal (not configured)". Only people with Build Map get a prompt at an unconfigured portal, with the Configure portal button.
People with Build Map also see Configure portal next to the travel prompt on a working portal, so you can fix a destination without opening build mode.
If the destination was deleted, travellers see "Destination unavailable" and "Sorry, your destination doesn't exist anymore." Point the portal somewhere else to fix it.

Walk up and press Enter to travel.

Ideas for portals

Big maps: put a portal at the entrance that jumps to the stage, and another on the stage that jumps back.
Event flow: link your main floor to a breakout room or a Conference room in the same flat.
Partner flats: link to a sister community's flat for a joint event.
Way home: a portal set to This flat gives everyone an easy way back to the lobby.

Portals also take a frame material. Select the portal in build mode and pick a Palette and Color, then click Save.

Label it like a signpost

Short, clear labels work best, like "Main stage" or "Back to lobby". Pair portals with a street sign from Signs & Media so people know what is where. See Show content in your room.