Floor plan
Floor plans are positional in the purest sense: every measurement means something. They belong on a canvas, drawn to scale, with the floorplan shape library.
Once drawn, they are useful far beyond facilities: evacuation routes, equipment placement, and seating all hang off them.
#When to reach for one
Office moves and space planning.
Health and safety documentation, including evacuation routes.
Event and room layouts.
#How to draw it in Capable
Route | Use when |
|---|---|
draw.io | The floorplan shape library, drawn to scale. |
Excalidraw | A quick sketch when scale genuinely does not matter. |
#What to draw, in order
Outer walls and structural columns first; everything else hangs off them.
Doors and windows, with swing direction.
Fixed services: kitchens, bathrooms, risers, comms cabinets.
Furniture last, because it is the part that changes.
#A few things that catch people out
Set a scale before you start and note it on the diagram. Retro-fitting scale is painful.
Doors swing. The shape library includes the arc for a reason.
Keep one plan per floor and link them, rather than one enormous diagram.
#Related
Fidelity is a choice, so choose it.
