Users Guide

Creating a Floor Plan
The following steps show how to import a floor plan background image file. Floor plans can be added (imported),
edited, and deleted. Currently, functionality does not exist to replace a floor plan. If you want to import a newer floor
plan to replace a current one, you must first delete the original plan and then add the new plan.
When importing RF plans, be sure that the devices to be included are also available in the device catalog.
1. Navigate to VisualRF>Floor Plans, and drill down into the network and campus maps to select the building for
which you want to import a new floor plan.
l If you are using the default HTML5 UI, select Edit from the toolbar on the right window pane of the Network
view, then click New Floorplan. If an incomplete floorplan is in floor wizard mode, it will appear as a
windowless floor in the building icon. Double-click that floor to open it in the floor wizard.
l If you are using the Flash-based UI, select the Add Floorplan icon in the upper left corner of the Floor Plans
window.
2. Click Browse and locate a floor plan image file from your hard drive. The following file types are supported:
l CAD (NOTE: CAD floor plans must be generated from an AutoCAD source file.)
l DWG (NOTE: DWG files that include cross-referencing bindings are not supported and may not display
properly. In addition, the size limit for DWG files is currently 2880x2880 px.)
l GIF
l SVG
l JPG/JPEG
l PNG
l PDF - Single page only. (NOTE: PDF floor plans must be generated from a source file. Other PDFs, such as those
scanned from a printer, will not import properly.)
3. The image file opens in VisualRF, with the planning tools on the side navigation bar.
Editing a Floor Plan Image
There are several ways to edit a floor plan that you have uploaded, as explained in the following topics:
l "Cropping the Floor Plan Image" on page 342
l "Sizing a Non-CAD Floor Plan " on page 343
l "Legacy VisualRF Floor Plan Configuration Options" on page 344
Cropping the Floor Plan Image
Cropping is available from within the VisualRF Floor Upload Wizard. The procedure to crop an image is the same in
both the HTML5 UI and the Flash UI.
1. Launch the Floor Upload wizard, as described in "Creating a Floor Plan" on page 342.
2. Use the cropping handles (circles at the corners of the image) to remove extra white space around the floor plan.
VisualRF will calculate an attenuation grid for the entire map including white space. Reducing the white space on a
floor plan will increase location accuracy and decrease the load an on the server. A good rule of thumb would be not
more than ½ inch white space, if possible, on all sides.
VisualRF dissects each floor plan into a grid consisting of cells specified in this setting. The Core Thread service
calculates the path loss for every radio to every cell on the floor plan.
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