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Adding Dimensions to Floor and Site Plans

In a floor plan or a site plan, you often need to refer to the specific measurements of furniture, walls, paths, or other objects. Although shape dimensions appear in the Size & Position window while you work in Visio, you can easily add dimension lines that display measurements dynamically as you reposition and size shapes. Table 18-2 summarizes shapes and techniques you can use to display measurements.

Table 18-2.  Techniques for Adding Dimensions to Plans

Figure 18-28.   When you drop the Room Measurements shape in a room, it sizes to fit the space and displays the word "Room" with the dimensions below. You can change the font of the measurements using the Text tool, and you can delete or edit the word "Room."

In addition to dimensions, building plans frequently include other annotations and text information. Useful techniques are described elsewhere in this book:

• You can point out relevant features and highlight information with callout shapes. For details, see "Annotating Diagrams with Callout Shapes."
• You can create custom callouts that automatically display information from the Custom Properties window. Because all the building plan shapes have a variety of built-in properties, you can design automated annotations. For details, see "Displaying Values in a Custom Callout."

  For details about working with the shapes on the Title Block stencil, see "Adding a Title Block to a Diagram."