Simple Floorplan in Visio 2013

This video provides a quick overview of how to create an office floorplan in Visio 2013 (and is very relevant to Visio 2016 and newer). Learn how to use auto-placing wall, window, and door shapes, how to manipulate SmartShape features of architectural planning shapes, and how to add and arrange furniture.

I started a series of videos for Visio 2013, but the project never came to fruition. While targeted specifically at Visio 2013, many of the topics and concepts will apply to Visio 2016, 2019, Visio for Office 365, and even to the venerable Visio 2010. Enjoy!

Key concepts in this video:

- Scaled or measured drawings: work in scaled units
- Smart alignment for walls, windows, doors
- Resize visually or using Shape Data fields
- Special right-click behaviors

Jump ahead:

- Work at scale 1:00
- Set scale 2:17
- Smart Align 3:33
- SmartShapes 4:34
- Furniture 5:26

- Whiteboard 0:00
- Chalkboard 0:00

[jerryruiz]

Hi there, awesome video, thanks¡, i have a question, is there a way to extrude the walls?, or i have to use another software?

[ramlalpareek]

No sound and very slow and can not listen your voice even