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title: Existing Or New Location
category: Floor Plans
tags: floor plans, blocks, locations, fields
contextKey: floorPlans.fields.locationMode
micro: Choose whether this block uses an existing Location or creates a new one.
quickTitle: Existing or new Location
quickSummary: Use an existing Location for a room you already track, or create a new child Location as you add the block.
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# Overview

Choose an existing Location when the room already exists in your Location list. Create a new room/location when you are sketching the plan and want PlotDirector to add it for you.