Download a Figure Ground Plan as a Vector PDF
Curated, ready-made figure ground plans covering the entire city area: print-ready at a fixed scale, with building footprints in separate layers – plus DWG/DXF for CAD. Pick your city, download instantly.
What you get
One download, every format
PDF · DWG · DXF
Vector formats
A print-ready vector PDF plus DWG and DXF for CAD (AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks), along with SVG and PNG. Losslessly scalable at any scale.
Scale
Fixed scale
Every plan is laid out at a fixed scale (e.g. 1:2000, 1:5000) – sheet and scale bar are set, no recalculating on export.
Layers
Separate layers
Building polygons (closed building footprints), streets and water sit in separate layers – hide whatever you don't need.
License
Clear usage license
Download once, use forever – for studies, teaching, competitions and office practice. No subscription.
336
cities worldwide
219
Plans in the catalog
41
of them free
Comparison
Ready-made plan or map generator?
With map generators and OSM exports you can crop a section yourself – perfectly legitimate for many purposes. The difference is the rework: a curated figure ground plan arrives cleaned up, to scale and in CAD formats.
| Curated plan (instant download) | Map generator / DIY crop | |
|---|---|---|
| Gebäude | Closed building polygons, cleaned up and CAD-ready | Raw OSM geometries – fix open polygons and gaps yourself |
| Scale | Fixed scale (e.g. 1:5000), laid out print-ready | Calculate and verify the scale yourself on export |
| Coverage | The whole city / entire city area in a single file | Limited map section – stitch large areas together from several crops |
| Formats | PDF, DWG & DXF for CAD, plus SVG and PNG | Usually PNG or SVG – CAD formats require conversion |
| Layers | Buildings, streets and water in separate layers | Often a single merged graphics layer |
| Time | Instant download, keep working right away | Budget time for cropping, cleaning and preparation |
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Catalogue
City archive
Every city in the catalogue – filterable by country, region, format and scale.
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Free plans
Try first: 41 figure ground plans are available as a free vector download.
Free plans →DIY
Geodata & Outlines
Free city outlines as GeoJSON and SVG – if you want to crop your plan yourself.
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