# Turn Exhibit Captions into a Floor-Plan Sketch Brief

> A reusable prompt that converts a caption or label list plus known venue facts into a structured sketch brief with zones, sightlines and flow notes.

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# Turn Exhibit Captions into a Floor-Plan Sketch Brief

A reusable prompt that converts a caption or label list plus known venue facts into a structured sketch brief with zones, sightlines and flow notes.

## Start here

Paste two things into an ordinary AI chat that accepts text: (1) your caption or label list, each with a short title and any physical description, and (2) whatever venue facts you know — room shape, approximate size, doors, windows, fixed furniture, power points, lighting, floor, accessibility route. Then paste the complete prompt (appended below) in the same message.

If you do not know a measurement, leave it blank. The prompt uses [TO MEASURE] instead of guessing.

Check the output by scanning for: every item appearing once in the inventory and the legend, [TO MEASURE] wherever a real size is unknown, no claim that anything is insured, fire-rated or installed, and a not-to-scale note in the sketch steps. If any of these are missing, ask the chat to redo that section.

## What this prompt does

It produces a written brief document only — not a drawing, not a booking, no contact with anyone. Sections come in a fixed order: item inventory table, grouping logic into two to four zones, placement notes per zone, sightline and flow notes, numbered sketch instructions for an artist, an accessibility and safety checklist, and open questions. Every distance is marked as an estimate; unknown dimensions stay as [TO MEASURE]. You can hand the brief to a sketch artist, or follow it yourself.

## Prerequisites and limits

You need a text list and any venue facts you already have. The prompt will not invent room sizes, objects, dates or artist names, and will not state that an item is protected, insured, fire-approved or compliant. Those stay decisions for the venue and its insurers. Output quality depends on your input: thin venue facts mean weaker placement and flow sections, and the prompt should tell you which sections are weak.

source reviewed; runtime not tested

## FAQ

**Do I need any software or account beyond a chat?** No. It is an ordinary text prompt for a general AI chat. No terminal, API or setup is needed.

**Can the sketch be treated as final?** No. It is a draft for review. Confirm all measurements, fixings and access requirements on site first.

## Attribution

Original TokRepo prompt, licensed CC BY 4.0. Reference: [ChatGPT release notes](<https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes>), used only as general context for a text workspace. The complete prompt and its Chinese translation are appended separately.

## Complete reusable prompt

You are helping me plan a small exhibition or display layout. I will paste a list of exhibit captions or object labels plus whatever venue facts I know. Your job is to turn that list into a written brief that a sketch artist or I can follow to draw a labelled floor-plan sketch. You are producing a brief document only. You are not drawing the plan, not booking anything, not contacting anyone, and not claiming to know real room measurements I have not given you.

Input I will provide, in any format:
1. Caption or label list: each item's short title and, if available, its physical description (size, framed or freestanding, wall-hung, fragile, needs power, needs a case, heavy).
2. Venue facts I know: room shape, approximate dimensions, door and window positions, fixed furniture, existing power points, lighting level, floor surface, any accessibility route. Leave blanks where I do not know.
3. Optional constraints: maximum number of items, must-see order, quiet zone, children's area, one-way flow preference, budget note about cases or mounts.

What to produce, in this order:

A. Item inventory table. Columns: item number, short title, physical type, space need, power needed (yes/no/unknown), fragility flag, suggested zone. Copy titles exactly as I gave them. Do not invent objects, dates or artist names.

B. Grouping logic. Propose two to four zones with a one-line reason each, based on theme, chronology or physical need. State clearly which grouping is a judgement call rather than a constraint I gave.

C. Placement notes per zone. For each zone, give a plain-language placement instruction: which wall or corner, approximate distance from the nearest door or window, and whether the item should be at eye level, low, or in a case. Mark every distance as an estimate and mark unknown dimensions as [TO MEASURE].

D. Sightline and flow notes. For each zone, describe what a visitor sees first on entering, what blocks a clear view, and where two people could stand without colliding. Note any item that must not be placed facing a window or a bright light source, and any item too small to read from more than about one metre.

E. Sketch instructions for the artist. A numbered list of drawing steps: outline the room, mark doors and windows, draw zones, place numbered item markers, add a legend matching item numbers to titles, add an arrow for the suggested visitor route, add a scale note that says the plan is not to scale unless I supply measurements.

F. Accessibility and safety checklist. List checks tied only to the venue facts I gave: route width, turning space near cases, seating if mentioned, trip hazards from stands or cables, and any unknown that must be measured on site before the sketch is treated as final.

G. Open questions. A short list of the measurements or facts I still need to supply before anyone acts on this brief.

Rules:
- If I give no dimensions, do not guess any. Use [TO MEASURE] and keep the layout relative.
- Never state that an item is protected, insured, fire-approved or compliant. Those are decisions for the venue and its insurers.
- Do not add objects, themes or historical claims that were not in my input.
- Keep the tone practical and short. No marketing language.
- At the end, add a line: 'This brief is a draft for review. Confirm all measurements, fixings and access requirements on site before installation.'

Worked example of the input format I might paste:
[FICTIONAL EXAMPLE INPUT]
Captions: 1 'River Clay Bowl, 1200s' freestanding, fragile, needs case. 2 'Trade Route Map, 1500s' wall-hung, large, needs low light. 3 'Fisherman's Net Weight' small, heavy, low display. 4 'Town Charter Copy' framed, medium, wall. 5 'Children's Dig Box' activity, floor, needs open space. Venue: single room, one door on the south side, one window on the east wall, roughly rectangular, exact size unknown, wood floor, one power point near the door.

Illustrative output shape for that example (shortened):
Item 1 -> Zone A (fragile case group), place against the north wall about [TO MEASURE] from the door, in a locked case if budget allows. Sightline: visible on entry; do not place near the east window because of light exposure. Item 5 -> Zone C, open floor area at least [TO MEASURE] from any case, clear of the route arrow. Sketch steps: outline room, mark the south door and east window, draw Zones A-C, add numbered markers 1-5, legend, route arrow curving clockwise from the door, note 'not to scale'. Open questions: room length and width, window sill height, whether the case budget exists, power point distance from north wall.

Pass or fail checks tied to that example:
- Pass if every item appears once in the inventory and legend.
- Pass if the brief says [TO MEASURE] wherever a real dimension is unknown.
- Pass if no item is claimed to be insured, fire-rated or installed.
- Fail if the draft invents a room size, an extra object or a historical fact.
- Fail if the route or placements are stated as final rather than draft.
- Fail if the sketch steps skip the legend or the not-to-scale note.

When I paste my real caption list and venue facts, run the same structure and the same checks, and tell me honestly which sections are weak because my input was thin.

## References and reuse

- [ChatGPT release notes](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes)

Original TokRepo prompt · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Reference documents retain their own rights.

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# 把展品说明变成平面草图简报

一个可复用的提示词，把展品说明或标签清单加已知场地信息，整理成含分区、视线与动线说明的结构化草图简报。

## 开始使用

把两样东西粘贴进任何接受文本的普通 AI 聊天：一是你的展品说明或标签清单，每项带简短标题和已知的实物描述；二是你知道的场地信息——房间形状、大致尺寸、门、窗、固定家具、电源插座、照明、地面、无障碍通道。然后在同一条消息里粘贴完整提示词（附在下方）。

如果某项尺寸你不知道，就留空。提示词会用 [TO MEASURE] 代替猜测。

检查输出时看这几点：每个展品在清单和图例中各出现一次；真实尺寸未知处标注 [TO MEASURE]；没有声称任何物品已投保、防火合规或已安装；草图步骤里有“非按比例”说明。缺少哪一项，就让聊天重做该部分。

## 这个提示词做什么

它只产出一份书面简报——不是绘图，不预订，也不联系任何人。章节按固定顺序排列：展品清单表、两到四个分区的分组逻辑、每个分区的摆放说明、视线与动线说明、给绘图者的编号步骤、无障碍与安全清单，以及待解决的问题。所有距离都标为估算；未知尺寸保持 [TO MEASURE]。你可以把简报交给绘图者，也可以自己照着画。

## 前提与限制

你只需要一份文本清单和已有的场地信息。提示词不会编造房间尺寸、展品、年代或艺术家姓名，也不会声称某件物品已受保护、已投保、防火达标或合规——这些由场馆及其保险方决定。输出质量取决于你的输入：场地信息越少，摆放和动线部分越弱，提示词应当如实指出哪些部分较弱。

source reviewed; runtime not tested

## 常见问题

**除聊天之外还需要软件或账号吗？** 不需要。这是一段给通用 AI 聊天的普通文本提示词，无需终端、API 或安装配置。

**草图可以直接定稿吗？** 不可以。它是供审核的草稿，需先在现场确认所有尺寸、固定方式和通行要求。

## 来源与致谢

TokRepo 原创提示词，采用 CC BY 4.0 许可。参考：[ChatGPT release notes](<https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes>)，仅作为文本工作环境的一般背景。完整提示词及中文译文另附。

## 完整可复制提示词

你正在帮助我规划一个小型展览或陈列布局。我会粘贴一份展品说明或物品标签清单，以及我所知道的一切场地信息。你的任务是把这份清单转化为一份书面简报，供绘图者或我本人照着绘制带标注的平面草图。你只产出一份简报文档。你不绘制平面图，不预订任何东西，不联系任何人，也不声称知道你未告知的真实房间尺寸。

我将提供的输入，格式不限：
1. 展品说明或标签清单：每件物品的简短标题，以及（如有）其物理描述（尺寸、装框或独立摆放、壁挂、易碎、需要电源、需要展柜、沉重）。
2. 我所知道的场地信息：房间形状、大致尺寸、门窗位置、固定家具、现有电源插座、照明水平、地面材质、任何无障碍通道。我不知道的地方留空。
3. 可选约束：物品数量上限、必看顺序、安静区、儿童区、单向动线偏好、关于展柜或支架的预算说明。

产出内容，按以下顺序：

A. 物品清单表。列：物品编号、简短标题、物理类型、空间需求、是否需要电源（是/否/未知）、易碎标记、建议分区。标题按我给出的原样复制。不要编造物品、年代或艺术家姓名。

B. 分组逻辑。基于主题、年代或物理需求，提出两到四个分区，每个分区配一句理由。明确指出哪些分组是我的判断而非我给出的约束。

C. 每个分区的摆放说明。为每个分区给出通俗的摆放指示：哪面墙或哪个角落、距最近门窗的大致距离，以及物品应位于视线高度、低位还是展柜中。每个距离都标为估算，未知尺寸标为 [TO MEASURE]。

D. 视线与动线说明。为每个分区描述：参观者进入时首先看到什么、什么会遮挡清晰视线、两个人可以在哪里站立而不相撞。注明任何不得面向窗户或强光源放置的物品，以及任何超过约一米就难以看清的小型物品。

E. 给绘图者的草图说明。一份编号的绘图步骤列表：勾勒房间轮廓、标出门窗、绘制分区、放置编号物品标记、添加将物品编号与标题对应的图例、添加建议参观路线的箭头、添加比例说明，注明除非我提供尺寸，否则该平面图非按比例绘制。

F. 无障碍与安全清单。仅列出与我给出的场地信息相关的检查项：通道宽度、展柜附近的转身空间、如提及的座椅、支架或线缆造成的绊倒隐患，以及在该草图被视为定稿前必须在现场测量的任何未知项。

G. 待解决的问题。一份简短列表，列出在任何人依据此简报行动之前，我仍需提供的测量数据或事实。

规则：
- 如果我没有给出任何尺寸，不要猜测任何尺寸。使用 [TO MEASURE]，并保持布局的相对关系。
- 绝不要声称任何物品已受保护、已投保、防火达标或合规。这些是由场馆及其保险方决定的事项。
- 不要添加我的输入中没有的物品、主题或历史说法。
- 保持语气务实简短。不要使用营销语言。
- 在末尾添加一行：'本简报为供审核的草稿。安装前请在现场确认所有尺寸、固定方式和通行要求。'

我可能粘贴的输入格式示例：
[虚构示例输入]
展品说明：1 '河泥陶碗，1200年代' 独立摆放，易碎，需要展柜。2 '贸易路线图，1500年代' 壁挂，大型，需要弱光。3 '渔网网坠' 小型，沉重，低位陈列。4 '城镇特许状副本' 装框，中型，壁挂。5 '儿童挖掘箱' 活动装置，地面，需要开放空间。场地：单间，南侧一扇门，东墙一扇窗，大致呈矩形，确切尺寸未知，木地板，门附近有一个电源插座。

示例的说明性输出形态（已缩短）：
展品 1 -> 区域 A（易碎品展柜组），靠北墙摆放，距门约 [TO MEASURE]，如果预算允许则置于带锁展柜中。视线：入场即可见；因光照暴露，不要放在东窗附近。展品 5 -> 区域 C，开放地面区域，距离任何展柜至少 [TO MEASURE]，避开动线箭头。草图步骤：勾勒房间轮廓，标出南门和东窗，画出区域 A-C，添加编号标记 1-5、图例、从门口顺时针弯曲的动线箭头，注明“非按比例”。待解决问题：房间长度和宽度、窗台高度、是否有展柜预算、电源插座距北墙的距离。

与该示例相关的通过/失败检查：
- 如果每件展品在清单和图例中各出现一次，则通过。
- 如果简报在真实尺寸未知处标注 [TO MEASURE]，则通过。
- 如果没有声称任何展品已投保、防火达标或已安装，则通过。
- 如果草稿编造了房间尺寸、额外物品或历史事实，则失败。
- 如果动线或摆放位置被陈述为最终方案而非草稿，则失败。
- 如果草图步骤遗漏了图例或“非按比例”说明，则失败。

当我粘贴真实的展品说明清单和场地信息时，请运行相同的结构、执行相同的检查，并如实告诉我哪些部分因为我的输入信息不足而较弱。

## 参考资料与复用

- [ChatGPT release notes](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes)

TokRepo 原创提示词 · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)。参考资料保留各自原有权利。

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