Knowledge Base

Use Inkscape to create a scaled floorplan for use in TrackLab.

1. Download the latest version here: https://inkscape.org/
2. Install the application by using default installation options
3. Start Inkscape
4. Create a new document to represent the floorplan. Note that it will create a default sized one
5. Go to File - Document Properties…
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7. Set the size of the document in centimeters (example below defines document real-world dimensions as 100x100 meters, but you can set the dimensions to anything that matches your situation)
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9. Select a geometry to start drawing the floorplan. In general, a rectangular shape representing the actual room/tracking area. Add additional geometries to represent other details in the tracking area
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11. To set the real-world dimensions of a geometry, select the drawn geometry and adjust the size. Set the unit to centimeters first, next change the width and height of the object
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13. Once finished, export the floorplan. Go to File - Export…
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15. Set the parameters for the exported file:
    1. the width and height of the exported file in pixels. Note that the larger the real-world dimensions of the document, the larger the default dimensions for the exported image will be. In our example a document that is defined to be 100x100 meters will have an image size of ~378Kx378K pixels, which will take an enormous time to export. Therefore set the image size to something reasonable like for example 1920x1080 pixels
    2. the filename for the exported file
    3. choose the file format (default: PNG)
    4. the background of the file (default: transparent/black)
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17. Press the button “Export” to export the floorplan