How to design a floor plan
In this article, you can learn how to work with basic designing tools, create booths, and draw objects. Alternatively, you can have your floor plan professionally designed by our team in 5-7 business days.
What does the Designer look like?
This is the floor plan designer with a sample plan loaded in. You can delete it and start creating your own.
How to use basic tools
The Selection tool allows you to drag your mouse over one or more objects to select them.
The Pan tool lets you click and drag to move objects around the grid.
This tool will Undo/Redo a movement. (Shortcuts: Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y)
This tool will Copy/Paste any selected object. (Shortcuts: Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V)
This tool will Flip an object horizontally or vertically.
This tool will Rotate an object. Holding Ctrl makes objects rotate around their own axis.
Working with booths
How to add booths
To add a booth, click and drag it from the toolbar. A default booth is 10 x 10ft (3 x 3m).
Clicking a booth allows you to set up the booth name, color, size, type, and price – and assign exhibitors to it. Read how to create an L-shaped booth here.
If you click the arrows on the booth, the new booth will be named in sequential order and perfectly aligned.
How to customize booth colors
Using hex color codes, you can customize booth colors. Copy and paste any color code, and you can customize available, on hold, and sold booth colors in Booth Properties.
How to select a group of similar booths
If you want to select all booths with the same color, click on a booth and then click on the "Select all such booths" button and it will select only the booths with the same color. This is useful if you want to edit or move specific colored booths.
You can also select booths of the same booth type or same price.
How to make a booth a stage
You can change the booth type to Other Space, and the exhibitors won't be able to reserve it. It can be a food court, conference room, stage, or coat room. You can also add a description with a schedule, link or anything you'd like to display on that booth.
How to rename booths in bulk
If you need to rename all your booths, you can use the bulk rename tool. You click the tool, set up your booth name/number, then click on multiple booths one by one to rename them in order.
How to search for a booth
You can search for one or multiple booths by name in the search bar and they will be highlighted.
How to add images
You can upload a background image (PDF, PNG, JPEG, etc.) to help draw your floor plan by clicking the tool. These images are NOT visible on the live plan.
Choose a file to upload, and click and drag the cross to size your image proportionally into the Designer.
You can change the size of the image by clicking and dragging the blue dotted corners. Shift clicking the corner will resize it proportionately.
The image needs to be an SVG file in order to be visible on the floor plan. You can use this tool to upload custom-made icons and images in SVG.
How to make background shapes
These are tools used to make different shapes for backgrounds. You can click and change the objects' properties such as size and color. You can make rectangular and circular shapes to show a background, room, or column.
Resize any shape by clicking and dragging the blue dotted corners or changing it in object properties.
How to add text
You can add text to your plan for aisles or entrances, or make a map legend. You can customize font, size, and color as well.
How to save or go back to a previously saved plan
You can save your progress by hitting the save button. All versions are saved, and you can return to a previous version anytime by clicking the round arrow beside it.
