.. _drawing:

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Drawing a Venue
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To get started drawing a venue in System Optimiser, navigate to the :ref:`VENUE tab<Venue>`.

Drawing room geometry into the :ref:`3D View<3dview>` is achieved in two ways:

* :ref:`Using Layers<usinglayers>`: The building blocks native to System Optimiser used to form audience areas and elements of scenery.
* :ref:`Using the CODA Sketchup Plugin<sketchup>`: Models created in `Trimble Sketchup`_ can be converted into :ref:`Layers<usinglayers>` using this plugin. These :ref:`Layers<usinglayers>` can then be further manipulated in System Optimiser.





.. _Trimble Sketchup: https://www.sketchup.com/


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   :maxdepth: 6

   02_using_layers