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Part 3 — The Floor Plan | Sheet by Sheet

  It's the most recognizable sheet in any set. It's also the most misread. A floor plan isn't just a room layout. For a builder, it's a coordination document — dimensions, structure, openings, and clearances all on one sheet. Miss what it's actually telling you and problems show up in framing. What it shows: Room dimensions and overall building dimensions Wall locations — exterior, interior, and load-bearing Door locations, sizes, and swing directions Window locations and sizes Stair layout and direction Bathroom fixture locations Structural columns and beams Notes referencing sections and details What builders actually read: Dimensions first. Overall building dimensions, then room dimensions, then critical clearances. Any dimension that doesn't add up is a problem waiting to happen on site. Load-bearing walls. Not always labeled but identifiable by their position relative to structure above and below. A contractor who...
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Rendering a floor plan in photoshop

HOW TO RENDER A PLAN IN PHOTOSHOP

STEP 1

Plot your autocad drawing into pdf with only wall, door and window layers on. Turn off the furniture and text layers.

Open photoshop. Go to FILE -> OPEN (shortcut Ctrl+O) and open your pdf file which you have to photoshop.



STEP 2

Next go to LAYER-> BACKGROUND FROM LAYER.  So you will have a white background. Also double click on the lock symbol near Background layer to convert it to Layer 0.



STEP 3

Next, click on MAGIC WAND (shortcut W) and Selection and start selecting the areas you want to color.



STEP 4

After selecting all the areas, go the bottom right corner and select the CREATE NEW FILL OR ADJUSTMENT LAYER -> SOLID COLOR.



STEP 5

If you want to fill any solid pattern, then click on CREATE NEW FILL OR ADJUSTMENT LAYER -> PATTERN.



STEP 6

Add more depth to the color/ pattern by double clicking on the Layer to open LAYER STYLE. 

HOW TO ADD/ DEFINE A PATTERN

Open Google chrome and find the image you want to use as a pattern and COPY (Ctrl+C) the image from google and open Photoshop.  

Ctrl+N 

Edit -> Define Pattern


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