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title: "Importing a Plan Using Insert Object"
slug: "importing-a-plan-using-insert-object"
updated: 2023-07-31T13:38:12Z
published: 2023-07-31T13:38:12Z
canonical: "docs.avontus.com/importing-a-plan-using-insert-object"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.avontus.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Importing a Plan Using Insert Object

Avontus Designer enables you to insert a plan as an object into a drawing. Once in the drawing, you can launch the object in its original application.

To import a plan using Insert Object:

1. Click the **Import/Export** tab, then click **Object** in the **Import** group.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/fb657ff9-eb88-4225-b9b6-43bba98a0563.png)  
The Insert *Object* dialog appears.
2. Click the **Create from File** radio button  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/919abc25-1f65-4b5b-8301-4e162de4bc08.png)
3. Click **Browse**  
**![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/96f66dba-a7a7-4a3d-83f4-e5df25811b4d.png)**   
The *Browse* dialog appears.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/0002a101-e338-4adb-b185-7fd166b90b7f.png)
4. Locate and select the appropriate file and click **Open**.  
Avontus Designer adds the file to the current layer of your drawing as an image file.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/db745124-6f7c-43b3-aecd-6c8c27b077f2.png)
5. Use the edge controls to adjust the size of the image as needed such as meeting the edges of the Avontus Designer Drawing Page.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/efdec100-7da9-4e0e-bbc7-fd4c676e88ae.png)  
You can draw Bays, Walls, and other objects over the imported plan, like the example below.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/28b99960-70b4-443e-8d0b-b38b5c425a4e.png)