Marketing Floor plans

[Grantbd]

I think this shows some potential here. I've used a live floor plan sent to layout, and an image of the furniture, fixtures, cabinets and appliances also sent to layout.

It can be done easily, and addresses most of the issues of the original query.

Bill, also, export 3d ortho images to jpg and import them back into plan. What an xcellent thread this is!

[WendyWelton]

I think this shows some potential here. I've used a live floor plan sent to layout, and an image of the furniture, fixtures, cabinets and appliances also sent to layout.

It can be done easily, and addresses most of the issues of the original query.

And you guys do know you can put a colored fill in a room also, right?

[billemery]

Grant,
Thanks for the compliment, and the additional suggestion.
Bryce,
I just turned off the furniture, appliance, fixture layers on the floor plan that is sent to layout so they don't compete with the image.

[sutcac]

That makes sense. Like the OP said, it's mostly just being able to do the text and door swing arcs, etc.

[lbuttery]

see post #11 in this thread:
http://www.chieftalk.com/showthread....light=brochure

I like how my partner Joe added the blue water to the sinks

but that was done in Paint Shop Pro

next time we will try to do it in chief

we also didn't show the furniture - but will the next time

Lew

[billemery]

Wendy,
Thanks for that information, I never thought about fills for the rooms. For marketing plans i think using a 12" cross hatch could be useful for clients to estimate size.

Speaking of fill colors; some of Chief's competitors use gradient fills very effectively. Can we do this in Chief?

[WendyWelton]

I do think some sexier fill options would be great - either gradient or even textures. If we could put a wood texture fill in the floor plan....

I put a video link in Scott's video thread, not realizing I was in the wrong thread. Here it is here also - http://www.screencast.com/t/pssSF0QHTSh7

[WendyWelton]

Steph

From looking at it I'd say he's putting a fill in each room with both a background color and a pattern. And he's using his lineweights. That would indeed be a 100% live colored floor plan, and it does indeed look very nice.