Maphere user guide
A clear path from plan to published map.
Learn to draw your venue, add useful place information, and share an interactive map with visitors.
Create your first mapFollow a small venue from a blank floor to a visitor preview.1 Draw your venue2 Add place details3 Publish & share
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Getting startedFind your workspace, learn your way around, and understand how a map reaches your visitors.Create your first mapBuild a small venue with a floor, a shop and a café, then check the visitor experience.Find your way around the studioSee the real editor, learn what each area does, and follow a small edit from selection to preview.Build your map
Draw and edit your mapCreate spaces, curves, walls, paths, amenities and decorations, and use snapping to keep the layout tidy.Floors and reference plansOrganise a venue across floors and trace an accurately scaled floor-plan image.Place your venue on a real mapAlign a reference plan geographically and choose whether visitors see the surroundings.Places, categories and labelsGive visitors useful information and make destinations easy to identify on the map.Drawing tools
Select, move and panMove around the canvas, select the right object, and make exact geometry changes without disturbing the map.Rectangles and ellipsesDraw rectangular shops, circular kiosks and floor bases, then set their size, height and appearance.Polygons and irregular spacesTrace L-shaped shops and irregular floor boundaries, finish an outline cleanly, and correct its corners.Edit points and curvesReshape corners, bend shopfronts, split an edge and recover a straight outline using the actual editing controls.Draw and adjust wallsSet wall height and thickness, draw continuous runs, join segments and edit curved walls.Draw paths, roads and trailsChoose a path type and width, draw connected sections with rounded joins, then bend or branch them.Place POI markersMark entrances, lifts, toilets and other destinations without drawing a building footprint.Place trees and decorationsAdd low-poly trees, shrubs, planters and benches with one tool, then adjust their size, rotation and position.Precision & layout
Snapping, grid and alignmentUnderstand every snap control, adjust precision, and practise how competing targets affect placement.Guide linesCreate reusable alignment lines, extend an existing edge, and control which guides participate in snapping.Share your map
Preview and save your workCheck the visitor experience, keep your draft safe, and handle save conflicts.Publish and embed a mapMake a reviewed version public, share a viewer link, or add the map to your website.Account & help
Accounts and workspace accessUnderstand invitations, roles, venue allowances and password recovery.TroubleshootingFind the next step when sign-in, saving, labels or website embeds are not behaving as expected.Keyboard shortcutsKeep drawing with shortcuts for tools, snapping, label placement and saving.Your draft starts private.
Saving keeps your work in the workspace. Publishing makes a reviewed version available to visitors. Understand sharing and access.