Create or insert a floor plan.
Create a floor plan in visio 2013.
On the file menu point to new point to maps and floor plans and then click floor plan.
You can do this one of three ways create a visio floor plan insert a cad floor plan or copy and paste an existing visio floor plan drawing into a new drawing.
For more information see change the drawing scale.
To create a floor plan go to the file menu and click new.
See the subsequent procedures on how to do this.
The rulers now measure in feet instead of inches.
Make comments in real time and save multiple versions or layers for easy comparison.
Step 1 click on the file tab then select new followed by floor plan from the maps and floor plans section.
Select the floor plan you want and select create.
Insert a cad floor plan.
In the templates section click map and floor plans.
Insert a cad floor plan.
Add shapes to represent machinery storage and shipping and receiving facilities.
In visio 2013 2016 go to developer tab in the show hide group check drawing explorer to display it.
For more information see change the drawing scale.
Open a floor plan template select file new.
On the first page of the space plan startup wizard select the type of image or drawing you want to add as a background.
Select templates maps and floor plans.
To work on a drawing at the same time all authors on windows need visio plan 2 and must be using the visio desktop app.
Select floor plan from the list of available templates.
Create a space plan open visio.
Expand foreground pages page 1 shapes select the door shape expand shapes under door select sheets one by one until the dimensions is selected in the drawing page sheet 13 in my example.
For floor plans visio 2013 includes a complete set of object stencils including everything from structural walls and doors to electrical plumbing and heating elements.
On the next wizard page select how you want to add rooms spaces to.
On the file menu point to new point to maps and floor plans and then click floor plan.
Visio provides extensive assets for working with all kinds of floor plans and maps.
You can change these settings at any time.
You will notice that the options for floor plans are varied.
Coauthor and coedit your floor plan with colleagues for instant feedback.
You can change these settings at any time.
By default this template opens a scaled drawing page in landscape orientation.
