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📰 PDF (Drawing) Floor Plan Uploads

Editing an Uploaded PDF

Crop

Step-by-step

  1. Ensure the PDF is unlocked by clicking the Padlock icon next to Upload PDF

  2. Select the PDF you want to crop

  3. Adjust the crop box by dragging the edges

Replace

Step-by-step

  1. Ensure the PDF is unlocked by clicking the Padlock icon next to Upload PDF

  2. Click on the PDF you want to replace

  3. Select Replace Current PDF

  4. Upload the new file

  5. The new PDF will replace the previous one, maintaining the same settings and position

Align

Step-by-step

  1. Toggle on ‘Switch Grid Lines’ in the bottom toolbar to show a single crosshair for precise alignment

  2. Ensure the PDF is unlocked by clicking the Padlock icon next to Upload PDF

  3. Click on the PDF you want to move

  4. Move the PDF by clicking and dragging the PDF to the new location

If you want to move the PDF with a design that is already drawn on top of it, hold Ctrl on your keyboard before you start to move it.

Move

Step-by-step

  1. Ensure the PDF is unlocked by clicking the Padlock icon next to Upload PDF

  2. Click on the PDF you want to move

  3. Move the PDF by clicking and dragging the PDF to the new location

If you want to move the PDF with a design that is already drawn on top of it, hold Ctrl on your keyboard before you start to move it.

Merge

Merging PDFs is helpful when a large floor plan is split across multiple PDFs.

Merging/combining them provides a single layout for the entire plan.

Step-by-step

  1. Ensure the PDF is unlocked by clicking the Padlock icon next to Upload PDF

  2. Crop each PDF to a shared reference point, like a common gridline or building edge, for alignment

  3. Drag them so their common edges touch, creating a continuous, unified layout

Overlay

PDFs stack in the order uploaded, with the first one on the bottom.

To layer effectively, start by uploading the base PDF, then separately upload each additional PDF to layer on top.

Overlaying PDFs is helpful when you need to layer multiple plans, such as placing smaller building layouts over a larger site plan.

Copy & Paste

Step-by-step

  1. Ensure the PDF is unlocked by clicking the Padlock icon next to Upload PDF

  2. Click the PDF you want to copy

  3. Select Copy from the bottom toolbar (or use keyboard shortcuts)

  4. On the level you want to paste it to, select Paste from the bottom toolbar (or use keyboard shortcuts)

  5. The duplicate PDF will appear, ready to be positioned/aligned

Scaling

You can scale PDFs using either the Standard Scale option (for common paper sizes and scales ) or the Custom Scale (where the paper size or scale is unknown).

Standard Scale

Step-by-step

  1. Ensure the PDF is unlocked by clicking the Padlock icon next to Upload PDF

  2. Click on the PDF to select it

  3. Choose Standard Scale

  4. Pick your scale (e.g., 1:100) and paper size (e.g., A1) from the dropdown list

  5. Click Update Scale

  6. This automatically resizes the PDF to match the selected scale

Custom Scale

Step-by-step

  1. Ensure the PDF is unlocked by clicking the Padlock icon next to Upload PDF

  2. Click on the PDF to select it

  3. Choose Custom Scale

  4. Click on A

  5. Place A on the end of a known dimension on the drawing (e.g., a door) by clicking on that location on the drawing

  6. Click on B

  7. Place B on the other end of the known dimension on the drawing (e.g., the other end of the door) by clicking on that location on the drawing

  8. Enter the length in the Distance field if it is different to what appears

  9. Click Update Scale

  10. This automatically resizes the PDF to match the selected scale