Multiple floors

Add and switch floors

Use the floor switcher in the toolbar to move between storeys or add a floor. Each floor has its own plan image, walls, rooms, furniture, and devices.

Put floors in order

Floors stack in the order they were added, so a basement or lower floor added after the ground floor starts out above it. To fix that, switch to the floor and use Move down (or Move up) in the Floor panel. The order is used by the floor switcher, the 3D whole-building view and coverage between floors. A project opens on its bottom floor.

Stairs between floors

Draw stairs with the Stairs tool, then set the floor they connect to in their properties. In 3D, a stair connected to the floor below cuts a stairwell in the floor and runs down to the next floor’s level; one connected to the floor above rises to it. Which way a connected stair goes comes from the order of the floors, so it stays right if you reorder them. If you’ve drawn the same flight on both floors, the 3D view shows it once.

Align floors

Wireless signal passes between storeys, so NexusPlan needs to know how floors stack. Use Align floors and pick a shared tie-point on each floor — a staircase works well. Once aligned, the coverage simulation and the Network planner account for devices on adjacent floors (a hub downstairs can cover a room above it).