Setting Floor Plan Scale

Scale the floor plan based on actual floor plan measurements. You can scale a floor plan using a doorway measurement, or by representing any known distance in the room.

Note

Note

The following procedure corresponds to the callout numbers in Setting Floor Plan Scale

To scale a floor plan:

  1. Display the floor plan.
    Go to Configure > Sites. Add a new site or select a site and select Floor Plans tab.
  2. Select a floor plan to edit from the drop-down list.
  3. Under Scale / Measures:
    • Click to enter a known length in the Length field that displays.
      1. Draw the physical line on the map.
      2. In the field, enter a numeric value that represents the physical distance and that corresponds to the line drawing. The pixel value for the line drawing displays.
      3. Select the units of measure and click Apply.

      In the following figure, the floor plan scale is set (65px = 20 Meters).

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      Setting Floor Plan Scale
    • Click to draw a doorway.
      1. Draw a line to represent a doorway.
      2. Click Apply.
    • Click to draw the floor length. Draw a line on the map that represents an actual physical distance. On the map, double-click the beginning and ending points of the line. The length of the wall (based on the set scale) is displayed on the map.