Yes, event technology has come a long way, from hand-drawn layouts and spreadsheets to online tools that let you manage hundreds of event details, including event registration, scheduling and booking, timelines and gantt charts, social media management, and intricate layout designs with 3D modeling. And now online event floor plan apps offer an all-in-one approach by delivering a wealth of features and instant access to event planning tools while simplifying the entire design process and the ability to create seating arrangements (just do a quick Google search and you will find several great tools including Planning Pod's easy to use solution plus AllSeated and Social Tables). Next came PC-based floor plan generators and tools like Microsoft Visio, which offered more flexibility and shorter ramp up times. However, CAD software programs often had a fairly steep and lengthy learning curve and were prohibitively expensive. Originally, venue and event managers as well as wedding planners had to manually draw floor plans (yuck) until computer-aided design or CAD technology came along. Owner, Planning Pod How to choose the best event floor plan software for your needsĮvent planning professionals have been diagramming floor and room layouts for decades to better represent to clients, vendors and internal staff the visual flow of an event as well as where guests, tables, furniture, equipment and other items will be arranged in an event space.

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