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Scale floor plan visio.
Change the drawing scale.
Select file new.
Show size or dimensions of shapes in visio.
Microsoft visio was never meant to replace computer aided design cad applications but it does have the capability of producing precise floor plans and scale drawings.
Copy an existing visio floor plan into a new drawing on the file menu point to new point to maps and floor plans and then click floor plan.
Open a floor plan template.
Change the drawing scale.
View featured floor plan templates.
Select file new.
Select pre defined scale and choose a pre defined architectural metric or engineering scale.
Available with visio plan 2.
Import cad drawings and resize change scale or save as a locked layer to prevent unwanted changes.
Open a floor plan template.
In the page setup group select the more arrow.
Share your floor plan as a link pdf image or computer aided design cad drawing file.
Scale floor plans aid the design process and can really help you visualize things such as the ideal furniture layout.
By default this template opens a scaled drawing page in landscape orientation.
Select templates maps and floor plans.
Select templates maps and floor plans.
It is always a good idea to include the scale of the drawing on the actual page when you re using scale drawings so that other people viewing it will understand what has been used to produce it.
Part 1 adding room measurements to a rough sketch.
Select the floor plan you want and select create.
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Most versions of visio include shapes designed for scale drawings and visio will adjust them to the scale you are using.