AutoCAD to
Photoshop Workflow
Step 1: Bring in Drawing
Export PDF of plan drawing from AutoCAD
Open Photoshop document with same
dimensions as exported PDF.
Place PDF of plan drawing as embedded file.
Step 2: Add Layer for Floor
Create a new layer in Photoshop as your
floor layer.
Select the original drawing; use the Magic
Wand tool to select all floor areas.
Select the new floor layer, then use the paint
bucket tool to fill the selected floor area with
any color.
Step 3: Create Pattern for Floor
Open your seamless pattern image of the
flooring texture as a separate Photoshop file.
Adjust this image as required to appear
correctly as your chosen material.
Go to Edit menu, then select Define Pattern
and give it an appropriate name.
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Step 4: Apply Pattern to Floor
Select floor layer; then click on the Fx button in
the Layers panel, and choose Pattern Overlay.
Choose the pattern that you just created.
Adjust the rotation, scale, etc. as necessary.
Repeat Steps 2 through 4 for any additional
materials.
Step 5: Add rugs or other accents
For non-repeated patterns, place images as
embedded via the File menu.
Move the image to the area where object
should exist. Use the transform grab points to
resize and adjust the image to be in the right
place.
Place layer in relevant order via the Layers
panel.
For additional areas that need color, select the
floor plan, use the Magic Wand tool to select
the areas that need color or texture.
With these areas selected, create a new layer,
and then use the paint bucket tool to fill these
areas.
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Step 6: Add Main Shadows
Add an inner shadow to the floor layer via
selecting the floor layer, click the Fx button,
then choose Inner Shadow.
Adjust the opacity, angle, distance, etc. to
make it appear suitable.
Step 7: Add highlights and lowlights
Select all layers, then make into a Group
using the shortcut Ctrl/Cmd + G.
Step 6 Final Touches
Adjust the Brightness and Contrast to suit via
the Image menu.
Adjust the Lightness via the Hue/Saturation
option via the Image menu.
Add any titling or required text.
Fill walls with a solid color via the Magic Wand
tool to select the areas, then using the Paint
Bucket tool to fill those areas.

Duplicate this group with the shortcut Ctrl/ Congratulations, you’ve completed
Cmd + J. your rendering!

With the duplicated group, right-click then

select Merge Group.

With this now flattened layer of the rendered

drawing, use the dodge and burn tool to add
highlights and lowlights.

The dodge tool is used to lighten areas of the

layer. Add to areas where lighting would
appear.

The burn tool is used to darken areas of the

layer. Add to areas where shadows would
appear.

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trademark owned by Autodesk, Inc. This site is not sponsored or
endorsed by, or a iliated with, Adobe, Inc. or Autodesk, Inc.

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