Layouts
Only administrators have access to the Layouts page.
Before you use this page, ensure you have completed the recommended steps in Resources and Seating Preferences.
When creating a diagram, you have two options: design mode and automatic layout mode. While design mode can be used to set up the layout of your meeting space, the faster way is to use automatic layout mode. To enable automatic layout mode, you first need to set the default layouts for each meeting space. For example, you can choose how the banquet setup style is arranged in the ballroom to fill the space to maximum capacity.
Capacities can be updated in both the Layouts and the Capacities pages. For accuracy, Amadeus recommends maximum capacities are always set in Layouts. Updates made in Capacities do not override Layouts. Updates in Layouts override Capacities unless Lock Capacities is selected in Options.
The maximum capacity for the reception setup style is defined only on the Capacities page.
The default layouts defined on this page are used when a diagram is created with automatic layout mode. Design mode can then be used to customize the diagram for the specifics of an event.
To open this page, in the navigation menu (
), click Administration and then click Layouts.
If Amadeus created your meeting spaces for you during installation, the most popular setup styles were added for you. If your property uses Exhibit or Theater Chevron styles, follow the steps below to enable them.
What do you want to do?
Enable a setup style
- Select the meeting space to work with.
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Select the setup style to enable at the top left of the page.
You first need to set the standard layout before you can set a staggered or chevron version of that layout.
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Below the name of each setup style, select a design method.
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Select Use Seating Wizard to design the meeting space automatically using the parameters set in Seating preferences.
- If you need something different than what is created with the seating wizard, select Use manually drawn setup. Then, click Create to custom design the setup for automatic layout mode.
- Select Does not apply to make the setup style unavailable for that meeting space in automatic layout mode.
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- Click Update Room when prompted and verify the number of seats, tables, and booths match your maximum capacity.
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If necessary, use the options in the left navigation panel to make changes to the seating parameters. If you change a setting, for example the size of a table, you can see how it affects the capacity before you save the layout. These changes also update your capacity chart. The following options are available:
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Table Size and Type
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Chair Size and Type
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Chairs per Table
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Chair Arrangement
This is available for Banquet only.
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Direction of tables and chairs
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Aisle Options
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Distance
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Booth Size
This is available for Exhibit only.
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Do one of the following:
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Click Save (
). If your changes affect the maximum number of seats, your capacity chart is automatically updated.
If you use Website Edition, room thumbnails and default room setups are updated to reflect your changes. -
Click Reset Room to return the meeting space to the last saved defaults.
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View layout history
From the Layouts page, select the meeting space and then click Show Layout History (
). The following information displays:
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Date and time of the change
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User who made the change
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Details of the change
Learn more...
What's next?
How to create a quick room plan
How to create a diagram