We offer a few features that can help your attendees navigate the venue easily. Wayfinding is the most important of them. Wayfinding makes it possible for visitors to build a route from one point to another.
After you create a floor plan or have it designed by our team, you can add wayfinding. Use the shape tools on the toolbar to draw a line. After you draw it, by default, it will appear on the WF (wayfinding) layer.
Draw wayfinding lines along the corridors for each aisle. Make sure all aisle lines are connected and intersect in the center. To achieve this, slightly overlap the lines so their ends extend past the intersection.
The wayfinding lines should be drawn over the Designer grid lines. You can turn off the visibility of other background layers to match the grid with the wayfinding. You can do so by clicking the eye icon next to the layer name.
It's recommended to pick a color that highlights the wayfinding lines from the rest of the plan.
If two rows of booths are separated by a wall, draw wayfinding lines connecting directly into the booth.
Route settings
When a wayfinding line is selected in the Designer , you can change the Route settings.
Unidirectional
This option allows for a specific part of the route to work in one way only. A small arrow corresponding to the allowed direction of the route will be displayed. This is useful to mark entrance/exit-only parts of the building.
Inaccessible
Allows you to create routes for people with special needs. An accessible/inaccessible switch will be added to the live view. Once the switch is turned on, the wayfinding will not display routes marked as inaccessible. You can set up separate routes for people with special needs by applying inaccessible lines in places that don't have any applicable assistance, such as wheelchair elevators, ramps, etc.
Virtual
Acts as a connector for two or more routes. It can be used for tunnels/skywalks, for example. If you have the multilevel option turned on, virtual wayfinding can connect multiple floors through elevators. On the view, the virtual part will not be shown, but the routes will still be connected.
Multi-level wayfinding
Multi-level wayfinding allows you to connect different floor levels using virtual connections. Each floor has its own independent wayfinding network, and the system links them together through virtual wayfinding.
Each floor should use its own wayfinding layer. Different colors can help distinguish levels (for example, black for the first floor and red for the second floor).
Important:
Multi-level wayfinding will not work unless the connection points between floors are aligned with absolute precision. Even a small offset can prevent the routing from functioning.
How to connect multiple levels
Draw the wayfinding route on the first floor (for example, leading to an elevator or stairs).
Draw the corresponding wayfinding route on the second floor at the exact same location.
Create a connecting line between the two points and enable the Virtual option.
Make sure the points are aligned perfectly point-to-point.
The routing flow should follow this order:
First floor route → virtual connection → second floor route
Required layer setup
One wayfinding layer per floor
One separate virtual wayfinding layer
