Space Planner Help Center
Step by step guides to walk you through our space planner.
If you prefer a one-on-one demo, please do not hesitate to reach out to your personal Account Executive.
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How to Start
Start with a Blank Floorplan
1. Log in to your cortevents.com account, then click on My Space Planner at the top of the page.
2. Click on Start with Blank Floorplan.
3. Fill out event details and click on Create Space Plan.
4. You will now be redirected to Social Tables.
5. Adjust the size of the room by going to File > Diagram Settings
6. Click on the Room tab.
7. Adjust dimensions of room.
8. Start adding products to your plan!
Learn how to add products to plan >
Start with a Venue
1. Log in to your cortevents.com account, then click on My Space Planner at the top of the page.
2. Click on Find a Venue Floorplan.
3. You will now be redirected to Social Tables' Floorplans page.
4. Search for your event's venue.
5. Click on Floorplans.
6. Hover over the plan you need and click on Create Diagram.
7. Adjust the name of the Event by going to File > Diagram Settings
8. Start adding products to your plan!
Learn how to add products to plan >
Sync Cart to Space Planner
1. Browse the CORT Events catalog and add items to your cart.
2. Click on the shopping cart icon in top right corner.
3. Scroll down and click on Send to Space Planner* in the right column.
4. You will now be redirected to Social Tables.
5. All compatible items** in your cart will populate in a blank floorplan.
6. Rename your event and floorplan size by going to File > Diagram Settings
7. Start designing your plan!
Go to your Space Plan Dashboard
* If you have portal access, you can also Send to Space Planner from a Quote
** Packages, groupings, sets and personalization items and drape will not map over. Drape can be added by going into the standard rental catalog.
Upload Your Own Floorplan
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Follow steps 1-4 forStart with Blank Floorplan.
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Select the Create Diagram (+) button to open the Rooms window
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Select New Floorplan
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Enter the name of the Room
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Select Upload Floorplan to choose a file from your computer
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Finally, choose to Save to This Event for one-time use or Save to Account Library to use again
The floorplan is now added to the Diagram event, but you're not quite finished yet!
Upload Your Own Floorplan
Once the Floorplan has been uploaded, it must be scaled properly to ensure that space is accurately represented on the diagram. Use the Scale tool to scale the floorplan:
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Click on File in the menu and then click on Scale Floorplan
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Click and drag to draw out a line segment along a known dimension of the diagram, such as the scale bar, a door or a wall
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Hold down the Shift key to lock the scale line to a straight line
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Enter the actual length of the line, and then select Scale
As long as the file itself was originally to-scale, the diagram will be to-scale in Social Tables as well!
The Basics
Add Products to Plan
1. To open the CORT Events catalog, navigate to the left toolbar and click on Objects > Rental Catalogs.
2. Click on the CORT logo.
3. Browse through categories or use the search bar.
4. Click on product, move your cursor over to the floorplan and click again to drop in place.
5. Use shortcut keys to copy and paste products, or right click to open menu.
6. Use the rotate icon or rotation field to adjust placement of products.
7. Group products to plan more efficiently with Ctrl+G or right click to open menu.
8. Download a PDF of your plan with a 2D view and listing of all products in your plan.
9. View plan in 3D by clicking on 3D icon at the bottom or going to View > 3D View.
Set Up Social Distancing Grid
1. Click on View > Gridlines to make the grid visible.
2. Click Edit Gridlines to adjust the size of grid.
