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Set exact measurements for shapes & font size

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  • March 1, 2024
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I create large floorplans for big buildings. When i need to set a shape to a exact measurement (for example 10 meters x 4 meters) it can be very hard to drag the shape into the exact measurement by centimeters. It would be very nice with a box where you could set the measurements for that shape or a rightclick menu for settings for that shape where you could do the same.

 

Also when dealing with large floorplans its impossible to add text as 96pt is barely visible with floorplans of this size. There is currently no way to add text that is visible on floorplans this large.

 

The floorplan i am now working with will be 200 x 200 meters when im done, everything needs to be by exact measurements, so when dealing with floorplans of this size it would be nice with some tools like mentioned above.

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Addie
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  • March 1, 2024

Hi, thanks for this idea! We encourage anyone else who’s interested in this to upvote this post and share any additional details about your use case or what you’d like to see in this experience. For more information about how we manage feedback in this community, please take a look at this post:

 


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  • September 20, 2024

a useful example is trying to create a large scale floor plan on a standard Letter page. I have a wall that is 97’ 6” and I have set the scale 6” = 70’.  The drag method is tedious and slows things down when trying to get it to that specific measurement. Being able to set the specific wall measurement by typing it in would speed input up considerably.