On-line floor planners - which to choose?
No, its only a start point.Greenbarn wrote:Is floorplanner clever enough to allow hotspots - ie something in a room that's a clickable link to photos or VT's?
You need to save the floorplanner image as a jpeg, then use something else to break it into clickable areas and add all the other code.
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In my opinion, numbers like 23m or even 4'6" are generally meaningless to most guests (i.e. joe public).Jimbo wrote:Nobody seems to include dimensions to allow a potential guest to see how large - or small - the rooms are? Obviously, if the plan is linked to room photographs, that's a work around but, if not, I wondered if dimensions are considered important? I ask because we've always included the total footprint of each gite in square metres as a comparison, but have no idea if anybody actually makes use of such dry and dusty facts when choosing a property.
I believe that Floorplanner style diagrams with recognisable furniture, drawn "pretty much to scale" convey enough scale info for most people. Additional clickable area photos seal the deal.
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The french are very familiar with sq metres so stating surface areas would be a good idea maybe for the french market but inserting measures in the plan would look a bit messy.
I would rather give the overall sq metres in the text to give an idea of the overall space.
When I made my floorplan I adjusted the size of the sofas and furniture to reflect their actual size so proportions are correct in the plan.
I would rather give the overall sq metres in the text to give an idea of the overall space.
When I made my floorplan I adjusted the size of the sofas and furniture to reflect their actual size so proportions are correct in the plan.
I personally would find dimensions and/or area measurements useful, but then, I grew up in an architect's house and sometimes have to remind myself that not everyone can visualize a room from a floor plan. (Our floor plan was done in Autocad, and I quite like the result, but it's neither inexpensive nor easy to use.)
Measurements are helpful to a part of the population, but an even larger group (that I'd think includes the first group) know how big a typical sofa or bed or sink is, no matter what units they're familiar with. So I agree that including furniture in the floor plan serves the same purpose but is more useful to more people.
GB, I have used Sketchup, but found it frustrating and time-consuming. It also wasn't very useful to me as I couldn't get it to export to CAD format, which is what you need to do anything with a 3D design but look at it on the screen.
Measurements are helpful to a part of the population, but an even larger group (that I'd think includes the first group) know how big a typical sofa or bed or sink is, no matter what units they're familiar with. So I agree that including furniture in the floor plan serves the same purpose but is more useful to more people.
GB, I have used Sketchup, but found it frustrating and time-consuming. It also wasn't very useful to me as I couldn't get it to export to CAD format, which is what you need to do anything with a 3D design but look at it on the screen.
Brooke
Brooke, your acknowledged expertise in Autocad makes you a very atypical viewer of rental home floorplans
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I'd guess that square metres and dimensions are only really of value if you can relate them to something you already know - like your own property. And probably of more use to a buyer than a renter. Because our gites are converted industrial-type buildings, they are relatively spacious (compared to many gites we viewed when looking to buy), so including the footprint size seemed relevant.
Very helpful thread for me, thanks to all who have contributed information.
Jim
Very helpful thread for me, thanks to all who have contributed information.
Jim
Mine are here, made at floorplanner.com, some custom elements added in Photoshop, then I put them into 2 html pages, one with photos, one with 360 views. People find them very useful I think - it's a good way to get a handle on the layout of a place. I have a new one of the garden to put up soon too.
http://www.chaletlaforet.com/chalet/floorplans.html
http://www.chaletlaforet.com/chalet/floorplans.html
Chalet la Foret, Chamonix
I did mine with floorplanner. Here's one of them
www . lakedistrictholidaylodges. co. uk /troutbeckview_floorplan.htm
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Martha - can I ask what you use to embed your 360 degree tours?
www . lakedistrictholidaylodges. co. uk /troutbeckview_floorplan.htm
See this thread for instructions as to how to link hotspots to photos. (works with any image, not just floorplanner plans.)Is floorplanner clever enough to allow hotspots - ie something in a room that's a clickable link to photos or VT's?
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Martha - can I ask what you use to embed your 360 degree tours?
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Thanks Windy - now bookmarked!Windy wrote:See this thread for instructions as to how to link hotspots to photos. (works with any image, not just floorplanner plans.)Is floorplanner clever enough to allow hotspots - ie something in a room that's a clickable link to photos or VT's?
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