On the standard 1:4 scale used in our floor plan templates, the indentation will be one major scale unit or 4 feet. The size of the initial 'kick out' or 'indentation' will be determined by your scale and room in your drawing.

SmartDraw will automatically add two new wall segments at right angles from the spot clicked to create a new corner going outward from the existing outline unless space doesn't permit it, in which case the corner will added going inwards. Next, click on the spot on your existing wall where you want to add a new corner. You can add the scale, author and other information about the design in this layer just like the 'page view' in a traditional CAD program.Ĭlick the Add Corner button to add a new corner to a room outline. This annotation layer will automatically adjust its size and position as the drawing area (or paper size) changes. You can also specify your own custom scale.Īdd an annotation layer to your drawing using the Add Annotation Layer command on the SmartPanel. Click on Units & Scale and choose from common Architectural, Metric, and Mechanical Engineering scales. You can change the scale for your entire drawing at any time. You don't have to pick and stick to a scale with SmartDraw. When you're done drawing walls, click again on the button that now says Stop Adding Walls. Click again at the corner to add a wall segment in a different angle to create a room.Īs long as you're in wall drawing mode, you can keep connecting and adding wall segments. At the end of the wall segment, let go of your mouse. Click and drag your cursor to add a wall segment. To import Visio stencils, create a custom library, or import a library, click on the hamburger menu next to Symbols in the SmartPanel and choose the appropriate option.Ĭlick on Add Single Wall in the SmartPanel and start drawing a wall in your drawing area. Import Visio Stencils or Create a Custom Library You can also pin the entire library by clicking ' Add library.' To pin just the symbols that matched your search from a particular library, click on the three dots next to the library's name and select ' Add result'. You can also save the results for later use. To add a symbol to your drawing from this view, you can simply drag and drop any symbol to your page. The results will be organized by the libraries symbols were found in. Type in any word to search for new shapes and objects. You can find additional libraries of symbols using the Search Symbols command. In most cases, you'll need more than one library of symbols to complete a floor plan. The Floor Plan SmartPanel lets you quickly find and add floor plan symbols and pre-built structures, draw walls, and set preferences like scale and dimensions in your design.Īdd symbols from the selected library by dragging-and-dropping them to your drawing area.

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