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Floor Plan Designer

  • Last Updated: May 1, 2024

Floor Plan Designer provides merchants with many options for creating floor plans. Merchants can design up to five zones to represent various floor plans of their establishment. Floor Plan Designer makes creating dining, patio, special event, and other seating arrangements quick and easy.

Adding a Floor Plan Element

Perform the following to begin adding design elements, such as tables and booths, to the Floor Plan:

  1. From Home, navigate to Settings > Floor Plan Designer.Setting module highlighted with arrow leading to floor plan designer submodule
  2. On the Floor Plan Setup screen, tap Add.Add button highlighted on floor plan setup screen
  3. Select the desired Floor Plan element (e.g., Table, Bar Seat, etc.) from the pop-up screen to add it to the Floor Plan Designer.Round table of floor highlighted on floor plan setup selection screen
  4. Drag the element to a desired location.Table 1 in upper left corner with arrow leading to table 1 below and to the right
  5. Optional: Tap one of the directional arrows to make minor adjustments to the floor plan element’s location.Directional arrows on floor plan setup screen highlighted
  6. Tap Save.
  7. Tap View Seats to display the number of seats available for each table.View seats button highlighted on floor plan setup screen
    • Tip! Merchants can enable the Apply Group Tip setting in Register Preferences to automatically apply gratuities for large parties when ordering from the Floor Plan. See Apply a Group Tip.

Modifying a Floor Plan Element

Merchants can quickly and easily modify floor plan elements in the Floor Plan Designer.

  1. Select an existing Floor Plan element.Table of four on left highlighted on Floor Plan Setup screen
  2. In the pop-up screen that displays, configure the following as desired:
    1. Name: Enter a name for the element (e.g., Table 1).
      • Note: Zone names do not print on customer tickets. To avoid confusion, best practice is to add the zone name to the table name (e.g., Table 1-Main Dining, Table 1-Patio, etc.)
    2. Section: Assign the element to a section.
    3. Active: Select the checkbox to activate the element.
      • Note: Customers cannot be seated at inactive locations.
    4. Copy: Duplicate the selected element.
    5. Delete: Delete the selected element.
    6. Rotate: Rotate the selected element 90 degrees clockwise.
    7. Close: Close the pop-up screen.Floor plan popup screen

Creating Floor Plan Zones

After creating and/or modifying the desired floor plan elements, users can create zones to represent specific rooms, such as Main Dining, Patio, or Bar.

  1. On the Floor Plan Setup screen, tap Manage Zone.Manage zone button highlighted on floor plan setup screen
  2. In the work area, create up to five zones.Zone names highlighted in floor plan setup work area
  3. Enable desired zones by toggling the matching slider to Active.Active sliders highlighted in floor plan setup work area
  4. Tap Save.

Creating Floor Plan Sections

Within each zone, users can assign tables, booths, and other floor plan elements to a specific section. There can be multiple sections in each zone. This is particularly useful in restaurant settings where waiters are assigned to serve tables in a designated section.

  1. On the Floor Plan Setup screen, select a seating element and tap Define Section.Table 3 highlighted with arrow pointing to define section button
  2. Select the desired Section from the dropdown and tap OK.Section 3 highlighted in section drop-down menu
    • Note: Users can also tap the desired table a second time to assign a section from the drop-down.Section drop-down menu highlighted in section selection pop-up screen
    • Tip! Tap View Section to display the current Section assignments.

  3. Repeat Steps 1-2 as desired.
  4. Tap Save.
    • Tip! Employees can be assigned to sections on the Staff Scheduling screen. From Home, navigate to Staff > Work Schedules. See: Create a Staff Work Schedule.Scheduling screen with monday start time, end time and section number fields highlighted

Adjusting Floor Plan Size

Merchants can adjust the size of Floor Plan elements by enabling or disabling the Floor Plan Double Size setting in Register Preferences. Enabling this setting increases the size of floor plan elements. Disabling the setting reduces their size.Floor plan designer screen with 24 small tables

The Floor Plan Double Size setting is handy for smaller locations where fewer tables are needed. It also increases visibility by displaying larger Floor Plan elements.

  • Note: The Floor Plan Double Size setting applies to all floor plan zones when enabled.
  1. From Home, navigate to Settings > Register Preferences.Settings module highlighted with arrow leading to register preferences submodule
  2. Tap the Restaurant tab.Restaurant tab highlighted on register preferences screen
  3. Enable the Floor Plan Double Size slider.Floor plan double size slider highlighted on register preferences screen
  4. Tap Save, then tap Close on the restart notification pop-up.Save button highlighted with arrow leading to close button on restart exatouch pop-up screen
  5. Restart the Exatouch monitor.Global menu highlighted with arrow leading to power icon and another arrow pointing to restart exatouch button
    • Note: Restarting the Exatouch monitor is required when changing the Floor Plan Double Size setting.
  6. After Exatouch restarts, navigate back to the Floor Plan Designer, and verify the Floor Plan elements have increased in size.Floor plan designer screen with 24 large tables bunched together

Changing the Floor Plan Background

Merchants can further customize the Floor Plan Designer by adding a background image of their choosing.

  • Tip! Optimal background image size for Floor Plan view is 1040 x 776 pixels and a minimum of 96 dpi.
  1. Add background images in jpeg (.jpg) or png (.png) format onto an external USB drive.
  2. Insert a USB drive into one of Exatouch’s USB ports, located on the underside of your Exatouch monitor.
  3. From Home, navigate to Settings > Floor Plan Designer.Setting module highlighted with arrow leading to floor plan designer submodule
  4. From the Floor Plan Setup screen, tap Change Bg (Change Background).Change bg button highlighted on floor plan designer
  5. Select a .jpg or .png file.Background file image highlighted on background preview screen
  6. Preview the image, then tap Use.Use button highlighted on background selection menu
    • Note: Clear the background by tapping Reset.Reset button highlighted on background selection menu
  7. View the background on the Floor Plan Setup screen, then tap Save.

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