📐Space Plan like a Pro

In this use case, you will learn how to import floor plans and add products' 2D vector drawings to then layout your furniture and space plan to perfection all while in Canvas.

Who would benefit from this session?

• Furniture Dealer Sales, Furniture Dealer Account Manager, Furniture Dealer Marketing, Brand Representatives, Residential Interior Designer, Commercial Interior Designer, Facilities Manager, Project Managers

• Sign up here 🗓️

Step 1: Open the Canvas for this Training

Space Planning in Canvas 👈

This "Training Canvas" is in Preview/Viewer mode to all users - If you’d like to edit this Canvas, duplicate the Canvas and edit the duplicated version.

• Use the Training Canvas to follow along as you learn how to import floor plans and add products and their 2D vector drawings to your Canvas to then layout your furniture and space plan to perfection.

• Helpful Tip: Have access to multiple tabs and/or screens? Make the most of your training session with Canoa University open on one monitor (referring to the Syllabus with helpful articles and the Training Checklist), and the Training Canvas open on the other.

Step 2: Syllabus

You now have your very own teaching assistant and guided support along side the Training Canvas. Below are helpful articles and videos that will help you along the way.

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• Uploading a Floor Plan

  • Start a new Canvas directly from importing a drawing

  • Or import a DWG, DXF, JPEG, PNG (files under 10mb) into an existing Canvas

  • Precisely Scale your floor plan

• Selecting your Furniture

  • Add products to your Canvas

  • Use Canoa AI

  • Reference Templates for vignette ideas

    • Space Planning Kits template

  • Toggle between the three views of a product - image, drawing, card

• Creating your Layout / Fit Plan in a Scaled Environment

  • The power of using Areas

  • The actions you can take in product drawing view

• Sharing and Exporting your work

Step 3: Training Check List

Make sure you've hit all of the important topics by checking off this list.

• Upload your Floor Plan

• Precisely Scale or Measure the floor plan to make sure it is to scale

• Add products to your Canvas

• Use the Canoa AI tool

• Copy paste a vignette from a Canoa Template

• Toggle between the three views of a product - image, drawing, card

• Drag your product drawings into the floor plan to begin space planning

• Create several Areas

• Use Distribute and Align to space plan evenly with the product drawings

• Share your work with a team member / friend

• Export your work by using a Frame

Video Recording:

Space Planning Webinar

Resources:

📋 Resource Guide - Canvas: Space Planning

🏗️ Space Planning Kits Canvas