Tools Palette - Classic Floorplan

 

In NextGen Floorplan these features can be found in the Toolbar.

Events > Features > Expo Management > Floorplan Management
Allows user to change the way the floor plan in GA is displayed or printed. Can also be used to measure distances, locate a booth, or locate a company.

	DISPLAY–Allows user to set the way the floor plan is displayed when viewing in Global Admin. (These settings will not change what the website viewers see.) Max (Booth Label)– Check to display your existing floor plan with an overlay of the maximum 10x10 layout and all booth numbers. This is useful when reviving booths. Max Layout: Same as Max, but without booth numbers. Restrictions Check to display all Restrictions placed on the floor plan. NES: Check to display all Non-Exhibiting Space on the floor plan. Markings: Check to display all Markings on the floor plan. Uncheck to hide them from your floor plan. Click Apply to update the display on the Floor Plan Screen
	PRINT SETTINGS–Allows user to set the way the floor plan will print as a PDF. Legend– This area will display the color coding system used to show which booths are available, reserved, occupied or highlighted. Click on any color to change it. Fill Transparency– Check this box to print the floorplan showing the legend colors. Use the transparency area to control the density of the legend colors. The higher the number, the more transparent the colors will be. The lower thenumber, the more solid the colors will be. NES Dimensions– Check to show Non-Exhibiting space dimensions. Booth Dimensions– Check to show Booth Dimensions. Booths– Check to show all Booths. NES– Check to show all Non-Exhibiting space. Max Layout– Check here to show the Max Layout of your floor plan. Markings– Check here to show all Markings on your floor plan. Restrictions– Check here to show where all restrictions have been placed on the floor plan. Select Section– To print the entire floor plan, leave this blank. To print only one specific area of the floor plan, it is necessary to show the system the area you want to print. On the floor plan, go to the upper left corner of the area you want to print and click, then go to the lower right corner of that area and click again. The print coordinates will now appear in the Select Section box. Scale– 1:128 through 1:8 are the options. It is recommended to print with1:32 which stands for 1 inch on the floor plan = 32 feet in the real life exhibit hall. Include Company Name– Will display Company Name on each booth. The default value for booth size is width 0, length 0. If the user decides not to print the company names in smaller booths then the size of the booth can be defined as equal to or greater than the width and feet entered in the corresponding fields. Generate PDF–Click to create a PDF for viewing or printing. Please note, the colors will NOT show on the printed PDF.
	MEASURE DISTANCE- Will calculate the distance between two sets of coordinates. On the floor plan, click on the starting point and the ending point of the area to be measured. The start and end boxes will then populate with the coordinates. The system will automatically display a result of the measurement in the unit of the event ie. feet and inches, or meters.
	LOCATE BOOTHS - Allows user to quickly locate a booth. Enter a booth number and click Submit. System will take the screen to the booth located on the floor plan, even if it is located on another Map. The booth will be highlighted with a red outline.
	LOCATE COMPANY–Allows user to quickly locate a company’s booth. Enter the Company Name and click Submit. System will take the screen to the booth located on the floor plan, even if it is located on another Map. The booth will be highlighted with a red outline. If the Company has multiple booths in multiple locations, all booths reserved or assigned to that company will be highlighted in red.