On the file menu point to new point to maps and floor plans and then click floor plan.
Create a floor plan in visio 2013.
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.
In the templates section click map and floor plans.
To create a floor plan go to the file menu and click 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.
Step 1 click on the file tab then select new followed by floor plan from the maps and floor plans section.
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.
Create a space plan open visio.
You can change these settings at any time.
Create or insert a floor plan.
You will notice that the options for floor plans are varied.
On the file menu point to new point to maps and floor plans and then click floor plan.
In the maps and floor plans template category click space plan create.
Select the units of choice and click create to create the floorplan.
Coauthor and coedit your floor plan with colleagues for instant feedback.
By default this template opens a scaled drawing page in landscape orientation.
Select templates maps and floor plans.
The rulers now measure in feet instead of inches.
For more information see change the drawing scale.
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.
Insert a cad floor plan.
In visio 2013 2016 go to developer tab in the show hide group check drawing explorer to display it.
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.
Select floor plan from the list of available templates.
Open a floor plan template select file new.
You can change these settings at any time.
For more information see change the drawing scale.
By default this template opens a scaled drawing page in landscape orientation.
See the subsequent procedures on how to do this.
Insert a cad floor plan.
Add shapes to represent machinery storage and shipping and receiving facilities.
Visio provides extensive assets for working with all kinds of floor plans and maps.
