Available with the ArcGIS Indoors Spaces extension.
With Indoors Floor Plan Editor, you can create floor plans and edit floor plan data to reflect real-world physical changes in the workplace.
You must have privileges associated with the default Data Editor role or higher to create, open, and edit floor plans. If you're using a custom role, you must enable the Edit privilege for features in ArcGIS Enterprise to open and edit floor plans.
New floor plans can be kept private or shared with your organization. You can also update the sharing level of existing floor plans at any time.
Create a floor plan
You can use Floor Plan Editor to make edits to existing floor plans, import CAD drawings or BIM models of floor plans, or create floor plans from scratch by tracing over an image. All updates are made in a plan, which is a working copy of the indoor data. You can review the updates made in a plan with others and merge them to the default plan to make the updates available in the indoor data shared to your organization.
To create a plan in Floor Plan Editor, complete the following steps:
- Verify that you are signed in to your ArcGIS organization and have privileges to create content.
- Open the Floor Plan Editor app.
- Click New Plan.
The Create Plan panel appears.
- In the Create Plan panel, provide a title, and optionally, add tags and a summary describing the plan.
- Click the Save in Folder drop-down arrow and choose the folder where the plan will be saved.
- Choose the appropriate Share With option:
- Private—The plan is only visible to you.
- Organization—The plan is visible to the organization.
- Optionally, configure Group Sharing.
- Click Create Plan.
The new plan opens in Floor Plan Editor and is ready for floor plan editing.
Open an existing floor plan
In Floor Plan Editor, you can open floor plans created by others if the floor plan is shared with the organization.
After opening the Floor Plan Editor app, a list of available floor plans appears. You can open a floor plan from the list, or create a floor plan.
Note:
If you have trouble opening a floor plan, ensure that you have the necessary permissions. Contact your Enterprise organization administrator to request access.
To delete a floor plan, click Delete 
next to the plan. You can only delete a floor plan if you created it, unless you are an administrator. Administrators can delete all plans. A plan cannot be deleted while it is open.
Floor plan editing
After creating or opening a floor plan, you can access the navigation pane containing a variety of tools for editing floor plan data in a web browser.
Any saved changes to a floor plan exist only in that plan until they are pushed to the default floor plan.
The following functionality is available when editing floor plans:
- Plan—Create, delete, open, and update sharing of plans.
- Edit—Select a feature on the map, and access the editing tools by clicking Edit
on the pop-up.Note:
Editing feature attachments is not supported.
- Draw—Draw new units or walls, and set attributes.
- Split units—Split a unit into two units and insert a wall where you want to split the unit. Available options for the new wall are determined by the configuration option that defines walls.
- Add—Draw a new site, facility, or level and set its attributes.
- Place—Place entryways, windows, floor transitions, and furniture from the palette.
- Copy and paste—Copy and paste objects in the drawing.
- Merge—Merge multiple Units or Details features into a single feature.
- Manage plan—Push changes from the current plan to the default plan, or pull changes from the default plan to the current plan.
- Import—Create floor plans by importing data from CAD drawings or BIM models.
- Grid—Customize the grid spacing, rotation, and placement.
- Images—Add floor plan images and adjust their transparency to trace over while drawing features.
Note:
The accuracy of measurements and area calculations depends on the spatial reference of the web map.
Import BIM models
You can import BIM models to create 2D floor plans. After a BIM model finishes loading, you can define the site, facility name, the ground floor, and select which floors to import from the model. You can also define which fields to use for the room name and room use type attributes.
Note:
An ArcGIS Server Advanced license is required to import CAD drawings or BIM models.
To successfully import a BIM model, the drawing must meet certain requirements before being imported.
Note:
Only BIM models from .rvt files are supported; .ifc files are not supported.
Learn more about preparing BIM models for ArcGIS Indoors
BIM models must be georeferenced so that they have a defined geographic location and appear in the correct location on the map after they are imported. You can georeference BIM models using Floor Plan Editor, or ArcGIS Pro.
Import CAD drawings
You can import CAD drawings to create floor plans. After a CAD drawing finishes loading, you can define room boundaries and doors. You can also define lines that represent detail features such as walls, windows, stairs, and furniture.
Note:
An ArcGIS Server Advanced license is required to import CAD drawings or BIM models.
To successfully import a CAD drawing, the drawing must meet certain requirements before being imported. If your CAD drawing has not been prepared for use in ArcGIS Indoors, you can use ArcGIS Indoors for AutoCAD to help prepare the drawing for import.
Note:
Only CAD drawings from .dwg files are supported; .dgn files are not supported.
Learn more about preparing CAD drawings for ArcGIS Indoors
CAD drawings must be georeferenced so that they have a defined geographic location and appear in the correct location on the map after they are imported. You can georeference CAD drawings using Floor Plan Editor, ArcGIS for AutoCAD, or ArcGIS Pro.
Note:
You may have CAD drawings that have different spatial references depending on their geographic location. The imported floor plan data matches the spatial reference of the branch versioned feature layer that contains the Indoors data.
Georeference a CAD drawing or BIM model using Floor Plan Editor
You can georeference a CAD drawing or BIM model that is missing spatial reference information in Floor Plan Editor. Georeferencing involves placing control points to set the geographic location of the building.
To georeference a CAD drawing or BIM model using the Floor Plan Editor app, complete the following steps:
- Upload the CAD (.dwg) or BIM (.rvt) file.
- Click Set Geographic Location, then click Georeference.
A split screen view opens. One screen displays the data from the uploaded CAD or BIM file. The other screen displays the map.
- Add the first control point in the CAD or BIM preview on a corner of the level.
Tip:
You can snap to lines in the preview to help with placing a control point.
- Add a corresponding first point on the map which represents the same corner of the level chosen from the preview.
Tip:
You can search for an address using the Search tool
on the map to find the facility you want to import floor plans for. If you are importing floor plans of the ground floor of a facility, you can use the basemap to identify the facility boundary, and use it to place the control points. - Add a second control point in the preview on a different corner of the chosen level.
Note:
It is recommended to place the second control point on an opposite and diagonal corner for increased georeferencing accuracy.
- Add a second control point on the map matching the location of the level's second control point from the preview.
- Click Apply.
You can click Undo
to make corrections as needed.
The CAD or BIM preview now appears on the map at the location specified by the control points and is ready to continue the import process.
Georeference a CAD drawing using ArcGIS for AutoCAD
To georeference a CAD drawing using ArcGIS for AutoCAD, perform the following steps:
- Download and install the ArcGIS for AutoCAD plug-in for Autodesk AutoCAD.
- Set the coordinate system for the CAD drawing.
- Save the CAD drawing.
You can use the CAD drawing to import floor plan data in Floor Plan Editor.
Georeference a CAD drawing or BIM model using ArcGIS Pro
To georeference a CAD drawing using ArcGIS Pro, perform the following steps:
- Add the CAD drawing or the BIM model to a map in ArcGIS Pro.
- Georeference the CAD drawing or the BIM model.
- Save the transformation.
Associated .prj and .wld3 files are created by ArcGIS Pro in the same folder location as the CAD drawing or BIM model as part of the georeferencing process. When importing CAD or BIM data georeferenced using ArcGIS Pro, be sure to upload these associated .prj and .wld or .wld3 files with the CAD or BIM file.
When uploading a CAD drawing or BIM model georeferenced using ArcGIS Pro, the .dwg or .rvt file and the associated .prj and .wld or .wld3 files are also uploaded in a zip file as an item in your ArcGIS organization. After uploading the CAD or BIM file, a preview is generated that you can edit before importing. You can come back later and open the saved preview again to continue making edits in a later session.
Caution:
Closing the browser window during the import process causes the import to fail, and uploaded items associated with the import process remain in the organization.
If you have a Sites layer in your map, you must draw a site before importing a CAD drawing or BIM model to ensure that all facilities are accessible using the floor filter. The site can be a general boundary that contains the buildings planned for import. Some common site examples include a university campus or a hospital, which include a large area containing multiple facilities.
Note:
After importing a CAD drawing or BIM model in the current plan, use the Manage Plan panel to push your changes before importing other CAD drawings or BIM models to ensure your changes are committed.