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Sketch a shop or office, screen by screen

9 screens · 1 min 25 s

A 12 × 8 m retail unit with a back office and store room, from a blank grid to an exported drawing.

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Shop – 45 Queen St

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Full script — Shop or office

Every screen, its caption, and the voiceover line, in order.

  1. 1

    Start a new plan

    Start a new plan and give it a name.

    Let's sketch a simple shop or office. We open ValPlan, name the new plan, and start on a blank grid.

  2. 2

    Draw the front wall

    Place a corner, type 12, then press Enter.

    Click to place the first corner, then type twelve and press Enter. The front wall is drawn at exactly twelve metres.

  3. 3

    Draw the side and back walls

    Keep going. Each wall stays square to the last.

    Keep going around the building. ValPlan keeps every wall square to the last one, so the shape stays true. The shop is eight metres deep.

  4. 4

    Close the outline

    Close the outline and the area appears instantly.

    Close the outline and the total floor area appears straight away: ninety six square metres.

  5. 5

    Add an internal wall

    Add a wall to separate the back office.

    Now add an internal wall to separate a back office, five metres across and three metres deep.

  6. 6

    Fine-tune an edge

    Select any edge to set an exact length or angle.

    Select any edge to adjust it. Type the exact length or angle you measured on site, and the plan updates instantly.

  7. 7

    Lengths, angles and areas

    Turn on lengths, angles and areas, then name each space.

    Turn on lengths, angles and areas so everything is visible, then name each space: retail floor, office, and store room.

  8. 8

    Save and export

    Save the plan, then export it as a PNG or PDF.

    Save the plan to your account, then export it as a PNG or a PDF to share with your client.

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    Ready to try it

    Start your free 7-day trial.

    That's a complete shop plan in under a minute. Start your free seven day trial and try it yourself.