17 replies to this topic

[Bryan Schultz]

How are you all approaching your marketing floor plans? I usually save the floor plans as a different drawing and turn off the items as needed. But, I have to think there's a better way to approach it. Thanks in advance for the help.

[Mark Petri]

You could use a custom drawing mode with everything showing how you want it.

[Denis Reis]

I use the room mode

[Brian Berzinskis]

Currently I save it as a different file and erase out the information that I don't need. But I really should be doing it in a Custom Drawing Mode if I had the time to set it up. I don't know if there is a way though to show only Exterior Auto Dimensions in a Custom Drawing Mode. Because I usually erase all interior dimensions and just have the room names with their dimensions for marketing.

[Keith Almond]

If you set up a custom mode, does anyone know how to show the walls solid like Room mode shows them. I've looked in the past, and can't find it. I assume I'm missing something fundamental.

 

But, even so if you want to do marketing plans a custom mode is the way to go. Just set everything up once, and switch modes to show whatever you want.

[Mark Petri]

Keith - It's in the bottom area (upper left corner of that bottom space) of the visible items menu - just check the box for "show/print walls solid".

[Jon Davis]

I usually just saved it as a different file and deleted all the construction info.

[Richard Rubinski]

I named one of the Custom Modes to "Presentation" then setup the visibility for what I didn't want to show, like dimensions, window and door sizes

[David Zawadzki]

What about the Presentations Views already in SoftPlan?

[Mark Petri]

I don't like presentation views, but that is certainly an option.

[Richard Rubinski]

What about the Presentations Views already in SoftPlan

It's real busy and hard to make out things. Do you have a screenshot of one?

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[Keith Almond]

Keith - It's in the bottom area (upper left corner of that bottom space) of the visible items menu - just check the box for "show/print walls solid".

 

Thanks Mark,

 

I don't know why, but I always assumed that that was a toggle, and worked the same way as the "DISPLAY EVERYTHING" switch. I didn't realize it was controllable independently from the mode area's.

 

Good to know.

 

In that case all you people saving files as different drawings and deleting things should definitely look into creating a custom mode for your marketing plans that just switches everything on/off as necessary with a single switch. Would be much easier.

[David Zawadzki]

You can adjust the presentation view just like your other views...

[David Zawadzki]

  Here is visible lines presentation view:

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[David Zawadzki]

Here is the same presentation view in textured mode with lights off:

 

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[Richard Rubinski]

I guess it's which way you prefer. If you don't define each room like hallways, closets, ect it isn't as clean as yours. Bill over at Softplantuts showed me this way. Once you set it up all you have to do is change it to the Presentation mode.

 

https://softplantuts...ING-FLOOR-PLANS

 

 

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[David Zawadzki]

Here is a quick marketing flyer using an 8x11 layout template and data stamps:

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[Bryan Schultz]

Thanks for all the info.