Looking for a Visio floor plan with printable floor grids

[motechkevin]

I am trying to design a wireless camera network in a factory. I need to
layout the floorplan on paper showing the factory's floor layout with
demensions. I am looking for a rescalable grid in Visio that I can show grids
(beams) in the ceiling where the camera's will be located.

 

[Chris Roth [ Visio MVP ]]

Visio 2003 supports the printing of grid-lines. Plus, under Tools > Ruler &
Grids, you can set up a custom grid. That should help.

Otherwise, you can create a "custom pattern" - a fill pattern that repeats
as you stretch a shape. You can create patterns that are "scaled", that is,
they maintain real measurements. So in your factory layout, you could create
a 2ft x 5ft grid pattern, then fill a big area that matches the factory
floor. Send the shape to back, and you have your grid. Or even better, put
it on a layer, and lock the layer, then you don't have to worry about moving
the thing around everytime you try to select a shape.

For more info on making a custom pattern, check out this link:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d..._Managing_Styles,_Formats,_and_Colors_431.asp

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP