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19. Floral Border Nice edging for paths When the second label is inserted the next concept plant is highlighted top right and its label is attached to the crosshair as shown below This would of course continue if there were more plants that had not be labelled 3 IM 27 us En Py 1 to n 7 t CZ e i Y x pease Windbreak 2 Good for privacy hedged E I 5E E 1 1 15 12151151 1517 Floral Border Nice edging for paths When the last label has been inserted the command stops 38 Insert Existing Plant 3 PURPOSE To select and insert a figure to represent the plant s in your landscape plan that already exist on site Video Click to watch Insert Existing Plant One Point Video on YouTube 5 3 ms When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed plan figure name image file description category Figures Plants T T02 dug Hetain Figures Plants TT Os dug Figures Plants T dwg Figures Plants T TOS ee T Ub dug Insert Mew Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Plan Figure Image Diameter Default
20. Battered bank 2 Ruled MEA OO gw angle Mesh Size Mesh Size is the number of triangles used within the DTM to generate the selected surface This box lets you define how many triangles you want to use A higher number will give a more accurate DTM shape but the DTM will take longer to generate As a rule of thumb a mesh size of 500 is a good starting value for a selected ruled surface If in doubt use a smaller value as it will generate the DTM more quickly and make it easier for you to determine the appropriate value 124 Inserting the Batter As mentioned previously you need to have drawn a surface crossing the DTM in order for the command to work When you click the OK button you are prompted to Locate the surface to batter Select the ruled surface and the battering will be created No further user input is required Depending on the complexities of the DTM and the ruled surface it may take a few minutes to generate the batter please be patient The batter is created with the current colour style and weight but it generated on the same layer as the DTM The entire batter process can be reversed with a single Undo command Limitation A current limitation of this command is that the ruled surface should not extend beyond the edges of the DTM 125 Insert Contours S PURPOSE To generate and insert contours based on the DTM T
21. 148 Concept Plants 149 151 Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database 157 Editing Existing Plant 157 Adding AIM m 158 Bier LER 159 RHe Arranging Moving 160 Adding a New Data Item 160 Deleting an Existing Data Item 161 Re Arranging Moving Data Items 161 Appendix 3 Working with the Selection 162 Displaying the Hidden Selection 163 Editing the Existing Selection Data 167 Assigning Selection Data to New 5 171 Removing the Selection 172 Appendix 4 Sorting the Plant Database in 174 Introduction Welcome Welcome to LANDWorksCAD for AutoCAD and Bricscad This manual will help you design your landscapes better faster and funner LANDWorksCAD is easy to use professional level software specifically created for landscapers needs You can use LANDWorksCAD to create sketch plans concept plans planting plans hard work
22. ne Click watch Proposed Plant Legend Video on YouTube 2 Mad sample Legend is shown below Proposed Plants m botanical name common name Grass LL Bub ee LL OjvewewexeysGus e mmeewaeTwedes When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed 91 Insert Update Legend Legend Fields Field Name Display type hatch pattern number of zd figures abbreviation abbreviation 2 botanical name family common name common name 2 Cultivars favourites Export Options Heading Proposed Plants Table Size 200 ror Group by tupe J Show Borders Show Quantity Show Relative Size Show Quantity Last Show Auto Labels Export Options Export Filename Browse Legend Fields This part of the dialog box lets you select the botanical data that you want displayed in the Legend Every column that is in the LANDWorksCAD plant database is listed here Double click on a field name to toggle its display status between Yes and No All field names marked Yes will be included in the Legend Heading Text typed in this box will be displayed at the top of the Legend as a heading If you do not wa
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24. hL klI hL kI I cp kI I 2522 1 Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing When the dialog box is displayed the buttons giving you access to the plant database Insert New Plant Delete Plant and Save Database are greyed out i e they not accessible This is to avoid plant data being accidentally edited The Reload Database button is available in case the database has been edited in Excel while LANDWorksCAD is open Lc Important Note You can edit the database in Excel while LANDWorksCAD is running but you cannot and must not edit the database from within LANDWorksCAD while the database is open in Excel on the same file at the same time with two different programs If the database is open in Excel when you Save it from LANDWorksCAD you will get an error message and LANDWorksCAD will lock This is not a limitation of LANDWOrksCAD it is a simply how files work in Windows you cannot work up or crash de ue n cR c d cn To activate the greyed out buttons and allow editing of your plant database click the Allow Editing box so that a tick is visible The buttons will then look like this Selected Items abbreviation abbreviati botanical name common na
25. simply works better faster funner LANDWorksCAD T LANDWorksCAD for AutoCAD and Bricscad Professional Landscape Design Software Reference and User Manual design better faster funner CAD International O 2006 2012 All rights reserved This page is intentionally blank Table of Contents o CMT E TD AE A EA E T E PEE ET V E E 7 About this Manual NN 8 AA E 9 OV ORIG a EOE EEEE REE DS E The LANDWorksCAD 2 1 0 4 4 4 10 ThE Pla BENI ETT MTM 11 Command Sosine enge nS insert Concept Plani 13 Selecung 14 Inserting the Selected Concept 16 Searching fOr 6 2 cuv ed eet Uu 19 Resetting the Search 24 Replacing Already Inserted Concept Plants 24 Editing Concept Plants from within LANDW OorksCAD 26 Lapel Concept TETTE TERT 34 m E E 34 Seale TTY the PIO 35 Inserting the
26. The desired plant can now be selected from the filtered list and inserted as described above Resetting the Search Criteria To clear the filtered list of plants and display all the plants in the database again click the Reset button and then click the Search button Search Fields Field Operator Value Cultivars favourites habit texture masimun width masimum height Replacing Already Inserted Proposed Plants Insert Figure Diameter Default 73 The Replace button lets you replace plants that have already been inserted into the drawing with other plants from the database This can be done in either of two ways 1 Youcan select the plants to be replaced and then run the command or 2 Youcan run the command first and then select the plants to be replaced The two methods are nearly identical The main difference is in how you can select the plants to be replaced Select the plants to be replaced and then run the command Yous MIGIB O aie ee Click to watch Replace Proposed Plants Prior Selection Video on YouTube Step1 Select the plants that have already been inserted into the drawing You can use any selection technique for this Step2 Runthe Insert Proposed Plant command Step 3 Select the replacement plant from the Selected Items list Step 4 Click the Replace button The selected plants will be replace
27. ScMu 300mm 400 1000mm Name Ab Gr Ab Gr Ab Gr Sc Mu Sc Mu Sc Mu Sc Mu Height status Status 2 4 Note The Schedule does not automatically update if you add or delete plant labels after inserting it To update the Schedule simply run this command again it will remember how you set it up last time and click the top left corner of it You can of course click somewhere else if you want to re position the Schedule You do not need to delete the existing Schedule before updating it A AX USO NO mo 9 61 Insert Proposed Plant ES PURPOSE To select and insert a figure to represent the plant s you are proposing for a landscape plan VideO seisa pema Click to watch Insert Proposed Plant One Point Video on YouTube ane mud dew epe asbl ape MR GE Qa dus De The appropriate type of plant can be searched for and already inserted plants can be replaced When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed abbreviation abbreviati botanical name
28. XJ g e Local Disk c 1 2 I ght Network 6 n botanical AA11 dwg AA12 dwg X 4 2 When you have found the file select it and click the Open button The file will then be displayed in the preview box When you select a plant figure or image using this technique LANDWorksCAD is editing data to columns you can t see behind the scenes This data is the path and filename of the selected figure image file If you cancel the dialog box the following message will appear Clear Filename Do you want to clear the filename for this item Click the Yes button if you want to completely clear the filename data that was entered if any Click the No button if you want to retain the filename data that was there if any Selecting the appropriate plant figure image file is a simple process but there is one 11 When browsing for figures the Files of type section of the dialog box is limited to CAD Files dwg so you will only see LANDWorksCAD type files Elevation 3D figures have a at the end of their name for ease of identification 2 When browsing for image files the Files of type section of the dialog box is limited to Image Files bmp jpg so you will only see those types of files 3 Elevation 3D image files have a E at the end of their
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30. Ua Pa GA TA TA Td YA 3 LITT Ka Ya x BINA View Right 5 m LL lal x 1 100 00 le 19 09 Plot 5 4 113 Insert DTM with boundary button Inset OTM Insert DTM with boundary Clicking this button also generates a DTM but you are prompted for two corners to define a rectangular boundary that limits the size of the DTM In the image below a rectangle has been drawn to show the proposed boundary Clicking on any two diagonally opposite corner points would generate the DTM shown below 114 The isometric view below shows the full effect of the boundary on the DTM Compare it to the full DTM in the previous section i a LIEN 12 L7 a T h Lar aT P a Cn ee cac S NEAL 115 Modify DTM PURPOSE To allow modification of an existing DTM by a simple push pull drag method The DTM is modified by effectively dragging a cone shape slowly across it although the cone shape is not actually visible The cone can push the DTM down like digging a hole or trench or pull the DTM up like building a mound of dirt This command has only rece
31. You can also press the Tab key to move to the next column Some columns provide a list of data to choose from indicated by a downward pointing triangle Clicking on the triangle displays the list as shown below Selected Items description category shape heading label Desc 1 Tree Round Heading 1 Label 1 Desc 2 Tree Oval Heading Label Desc 3 Round Evergreen Label 3 Desc 4 Spikey Desert 5h Label 4 Border Medium shrub Insert Mew Plant 2 Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing Search Fields Tree Li When such a list is available you cannot type in something that is not already in the list you can only select data from the list You can however edit and add to the list by editing the database in Excel Refer to Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel on page 153 for details on doing this Multiple new plants can be inserted by simply clicking the button again and entering the data It s up to you to decide how much data you enter Most columns are not compulsory Refer to Appendix 1 The LANDWorksCAD Plant Database on page 142 for details on the database Selecting the appropriate figures and image files Once the botanical data has been entered appropriate LANDWorksCAD figures and image files must be selected to represent the plant in the drawing 30 To select the plant figure or image file simply click in the relevant preview box and browse and select t
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33. Scale test by the plot sca hess E Acacia Acacia Elata Acacia Elongata C 1L 54 Label Item This box lets you choose which data from the database will be used to identify the existing plant in the Existing Plant Schedule Clicking on the triangle at the end of the box displays a list of the field names from your plant database as shown below Label Existing Plant Botanical Hame Record item using MH ame used in schedule climate group Label Prefix common name 2 Text Size container size Cultivars Trunk Diameter density description 2 Height description text design accent spread detail ele figure name detail plan figure name Status 1 edible eley figure name status 2 eley image name Commenta favourites fertile Scale text by the plot sca flower flowers season fruit colour uk ee In the example below the tree being labelled is an Acacia buxifolia but it will be identified in the Existing Plant Schedule with its abbreviation ie Ac bu Botanical Mame Acacia Busifolla Record item using abbreviation Mame used schedule Ac Bu Name used in schedule This box displays the actual identifying text that will be displayed in the Existing Plant Schedule e g Ac bu in the example above 55 Label Prefix This box lets you enter text that will be displayed as a labe
34. Videos 4 4 B001 E dwg B002 E dwg B003 E dwg B004 E dwg B005 E dwg Replace Cancel Computer amp Local Disk C EM Er Network B006 E wif B007 B B008 E 001 B 002 B File name gr dwg When you have found the file select it and click the Open button The file will then be displayed in the preview box When you select a plant figure or image using this technique LANDWorksCAD is editing data to columns you can t see behind the scenes This data is the path and filename of the selected figure image file If you cancel the dialog box the following message will appear Clear Filename Do you want to clear the filename for this item Click the Yes button if you want to completely clear the filename data that was entered if any Click the No button if you want to retain the filename data that was there if any 28 ERN 1 When browsing for figures the Files of type section of the dialog box is limited to CAD Files dwg so you will only see LANDWorksCAD type files Elevation 3D figures have a E at the end of their name for ease of identification 2 When browsing for image files the Files of type section of the dialog box is limited to Image Files bmp jpg so you will only see those types of files Elevation 3D image files have a E at the end of their name for ease of identification 3 Selecting the appropriate plant figur
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36. u 63 Inserting the Selected Proposed 65 Searching for Proposed 69 Resetting the Search 73 Replacing Already Inserted Proposed Plants 73 Editing Proposed Plants from within LANDWorksCAD sss 75 Lobel Proposed Plant UT 83 TEE 84 le US NUMO RE 85 Keim E E E 85 VIO E E E EE 86 12 e LITT 87 A Relea late 6 lA EE 87 E ES 87 Scale Text by the Plot Scale te te le 88 Ms UUEEI MNT 88 Ors 9 2 ee ete 89 Proposed Plant Legend 91 FCN RE EE 92 8 92 GIOUD 92 SHOW 54810 93 Snow N 94 OW soe 94 Show Quantity 94 12 12 94 Inserting the 95 Plant Display 5 25 96 EE NE m 97 Insert GEI 228 SD DD SDDS ee 100
37. 6 Toremove the highlighting click in any cell S 5 Yes Annual no Aquatic Bamboo Biennial Broadleaf evergreen Bulb Bulb amp Corms Cacti amp Succulent Cacti Conifer Fern Grass Ground cover Herb Palm Perennial Succulent Shrub Tree Vegetable ine Wildflower Favourites Type 35 1 7 32 Ab x Gr Abe x Gra Abelia X Grandiflora Caprifoliaceae Glossy Abelia Shrub Saving the database with these rows displayed has no effect on the functionality of the database The formatting of these rows is white text with a grey background but this is for identification only the colours can be changed to suit you Qn c c c t 165 As an example of how this selection data works scroll across to the Type column T click in the cell in row 32 and then click on the small down arrow that appears to the right of the cell as shown below The selection data in the list that appears is obtained from rows 2 21 in that column This is the way it works for all columns the data is obtained from within rows 2 27 of the column selected ES El Favourites Type EX Yes Annual Aquatic Bamboo Biennial Broadleaf evergreen Bulb Cactus Conifer Fern CEEE Ground cover Herb Falm Perennial Succulent Shrub Tree Vegetable Vine Wildflower 28 Favourites Type
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39. Mot Equal Less Than Greater Than shape Search R Now click the green highlighting line under the Value heading A drop down field will appear Select the desired search Value from the drop down list as shown below Here Palm is selected The values in the drop down list will vary depending on the Field Name selected The values are extracted from your database 22 Search Fields Field Mame plan figure name elev figure name image file name elev image name description shape Search Reset Operator Your Search Fields area will look as shown below Search Fields Field Mame plan figure name elev figure name image file name elev image file name description shape Uperatar Search Reset You may repeat the above steps with other Field Names to create multiple search criteria for Value 111 T all shrub Medium shrub Small shrub Border Value example you might be searching for all trees that have oval shape When you re happy with the search criteria click the Search button The Selected Items area will now display only the items matching the search criteria for example the image below shows only trees Selected Items plan figure name ele figur Figures Plants amp HR T dwg Figures Plants amp RHR z dwg image file elev imag description category Desc 1 Tree Desc 2 Tree
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41. 2012 CAD International design better faster funner If a CAD International support person asks you what version of LANDWorksCAD you are using this is where you find it When reporting your version it is important to also include the date 144 Appendices The following appendices provide information about the LANDWorksCAD database that is useful to know but not essential for day to day use of the software 145 Appendix 1 The LANDWorksCAD Plant Database Structure The LANDWorksCAD database of plants is a Microsoft Excel spread sheet file called LANDWorksPlantDatabase xls It must be called this name and it must be stored in the LANDWorksCAD folder on your computer s hard disk The LANDWorksCAD plant database contains three worksheets e one for existing plants e one for concept plants e one for plants The Existing Plants worksheet lets you set up simple figures to represent the plants that already exist in your projects The Concept Plants worksheet lets you set up simple figures to use when creating a concept plan for your clients The Plants worksheet is where you store all the plant information related to existing amp proposed plants The information is used for labelling the existing and proposed plants as well as creating schedules amp legends Concept plants are labelled differently f Note The word plant is used to mean plants and trees The format of the
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43. This command also lets you edit your LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database from within LANDWorksCAD This is explained at the end of this section For details on editing your plant database directly in Microsoft Excel refer to Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel on page 153 Insert Figure 39 2 Selecting an Existing Plant The Selected Items area at the top of the dialog box lists the plants defined in the Existing Plants tab of your LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database This database is called LandworksPlantDatabase xls and is found in the LANDWorksCAD folder on your computer Refer to Appendix 1 The LANDWorksCAD Plant Database on page 142 for more details on the database Selected Items plan figure name Image tile description category Figures Plants T TOZ dwg Retain Figures Plants T T03 dwg Figures Plants T dwg Figures Plants T dwg Figures Plants T TUE dwg Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database I Editing dJ N The buttons just below the selected items area i e Insert New Plant Delete Plant etc let you edit your plant database from within LANDWorksCAD and are explained later in the section entitled Editing Existing Plants from within LANDWorksCAD on page 43 Scrolling down will show more plants scrolling sideways will show more data for the plants if necessary Click once a
44. and Detailed Figure previews are of LANDWorksCAD drawing files i e they must have been drawn in LANDWorksCAD or created in another CAD program and then imported and saved in LANDWorksCAD 63 The Image preview is of a JPG or BMP bitmap format file This could be an actual photograph of the plant or it could be an artistic representation that has been created outside of LANDWorksCAD using image editing software e g Photolmpact The JPG format is preferred because file sizes are much smaller Having three ways of displaying the plan view of the plant gives you maximum flexibility in how you present your landscape drawings e g for concept plans construction plans presentation plans etc and as stated earlier you can switch between them whenever you want to It is up to you to decide just how basic the basic display is or how detailed the detailed display is Either can be as simple or as complex as you wish Likewise it is up to you to decide if the image display is an actual photograph or a computer generated image All three plan displays do not have to be created for every plant though obviously you must use at least one or nothing will be displayed on the screen The plan display to be inserted can be selected by clicking in the white dot above the preview so that a smaller black dot appears within it The information explained above also pertains to the Elevation 3D previews the Basic and Detailed figure
45. Perennial Succulent shrub Reduced Data Validation Dialog Box Verc etable ui ui mui 8 Highlight the new selection data by dragging your cursor over the cells until the flashing highlight rectangle includes the new data as shown below The cell numbers in the reduced Data Validation dialog box will adjust accordingly Arching Aquatic Broad Medium Bamboo Clinging Fine Biennial Columnar Broadleaf evergreen HnriZnntal Bulb Bulb amp Corms Cacti amp Succulent Cacti c yramidal Conifer Hound Fern Twining Grass Upright Ground cover Vase Herb Weeping Palm Perennial succulent shrub Tree Vegetable Vine Wildflower ey 170 9 Click on the Cell Selector again as shown below This will enlarge the Data Validation dialog box again 10 Tick the box indicated below to ensure this new selection data applies to all the other cells in the column The other cells in column T are highlighted Data Validation E Ignore blank Data E In cell dropdown between Source 58152 51523 11 Click OK to finish All cells in column T now list the two new entries in their selection data list Assigning Selection Data to New Columns If you add a new column to your database either of two things will happen to the selection data for that column 1 There will be no sel
46. don t forget to save your database Expanding the Data If you have not expanded the selection data i e you have only edited the existing text and or re arranged the existing cells then you can save your database and the new selection data will work fine in LANDWorksCAD However if you have expanded the selection data by entering text in the empty cells the selection data range must be updated to include these new cells The following example explains how to do this This example uses the Type column T but the concept applies equally to all columns that have selection data lists 167 In this example two new entries have been added to the Type list Climber Creeper and Fruit Tree The standard selection data for column T is shown on the left below and includes rows 2 21 The new selection data is shown on the right and includes rows 2 23 It includes the two new entries and the data has been re arranged alphabetically Annual Aquatic Bamboo Biennial Bulb Cactus Conifer Fern EEEE Graa COVET Palm Perennial Succulent Shrub Tree Vegetable Vine Wildflower Annual Aquatic Bamboo Biennial Broadleaf evergreen Bulb Cactus Climber Creeper Jj Conifer Fern Fruit Tree EEEE Ground cover Herb Palm Perennial Succulent shrub Tree Vegetable Vine Wildflower The following steps were used to update the selection data range for this example 1 Click in the cel
47. the grid if you need to edit it 102 Set Heights PURPOSE To assign height values to entities in your drawing in preparation for generating a 3D Digital Terrain Model DTM using the Insert DTM command see page 101 For an entity to be used when generating a DTM it must have some sort of height This height can be an actual physical height i e a Z coordinate or it can be an assigned height i e a value assigned by this command The entities having heights assigned to them would typically be representing contours spot heights boundaries landforms etc Height values can be assigned to points lines arcs circles and curves This command is also used to edit heights that have already been assigned If no entities have been selected prior to running the command you are prompted to select an entity and then the dialog box shown below is displayed If an entity or entities have been selected before running the command the dialog box shown below is displayed immediately 103 Set DTM Height Data OTM Data OTM Text Label DTM Height 1200 Text size 200 Scale text by the plot scale If you want to assign the same height to multiple entities it is more efficient to select them before running the command Once the command starts you can only assign a height to one entity at a time O Note text below explains the options in this dialog box DTM Heigh
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49. 166 AR Appearance Arching Broad Clinging Columnar Horizontal Mound Prostrate Pyramidal Round Twining Upright Vase Weeping General Appearance Editing the Existing Selection Data Changing the Data You can change the selection data by editing the existing text in the cells and or adding new data to the empty cells To do this simply click in the cell and type in what you want LANDWorksCAD does not sort the data in any way so if you want it listed alphabetically you must do it yourself by re arranging the cells When you have finished editing your selection data the edited data is immediately available in the drop down lists within Excel The drop down lists in LANDWorksCAD will not be updated until you have saved your database and then either restarted LANDWorksCAD or reloaded the database When you have finished editing your selection data you don t have to hide the rows again They can be left unhidden and LANDWorksCAD will still read the data correctly C Important Note 1 The data can only reside in rows 2 27 and these row numbers are fixed 2 You MUST NOT insert more rows above row 28 the section headings If you do the Insert Plant commands in LANDWorksCAD will not work properly For now this means you are limited to a maximum of 26 items in any list although this may change in the future After editing the selection data
50. 4mm high on the paper 2 the Scale Text by the Plot Scale option is not ticked then the text size entered is the on screen height It is not in any way affected by the view s Plot Scale For the text to be visible on the screen the size must be calculated accordingly This technique will produce printed text of a different size if the Plot Scale is changed For example if a text height of 400mm is specified and the Plot Scale is 100 the printed text will be 4mm high but if the Plot Scale is changed to 200 the printed text would be 2mm high 131 Scale Text by the Plot Scale This tick box controls whether the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale for on screen display Refer to the previous section Text Size for more details When the OK button is clicked the height value entered is assigned to the selected plant or plants There is no visual indication of this the plants are simply being preparing for the Insert 3D Plants command The height values can be displayed with the Show Heights button see below Show Heights When this button is clicked the height values are displayed next to each entity at the text size specified as shown below The bottom plant has not has an adjustment height assigned to it When the height values are displayed this button changes to Hide Heights letting you hide them if you don t need to see them any more 132 Insert 3D Plants T PURPOS
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52. Column Y Column Z Column AA Column AB Leaves Column AC Column AD Column AE Column AF Flower Column AG Column AH Column AI Column AJ Fruit Column AK Column AL Column AM Column AN Column AO Maturity Age defines the age in years when the plant will typically be mature Density defines the density of the plant Select from a list Roots defines the root structure of the plant Select from a list Seasonal defines the seasonal nature of the plant Select from a list Leaf Size defines the leaf size of the plant Select from a list Leaf Character defines the leaf character of the plant Select from a list Leaf Colour defines the leaf colour of the plant Select from a list Autumn Fall Leaf Colour defines the leaf colour of the plant in Autumn Fall Select from a list Flowers Season defines the dominant flowering season of the plant Select from a list Flower Type defines the type of flower of the plant Select from a list Months of Bloom defines the typical month s of bloom of the plant Select from a list Flower Colour defines the typical flower colour of the plant Select from a list Fruit Type defines the type of fruit of the plant Select from a list Fruit Size defines the size of the fruit of the plant Select from a list Fruit Season defines the typical fruiting season of the plant Select from a list Edible d
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54. Size Show Diameter If this box is ticked the trunk diameter of the plants as entered in the Label Existing Plant command will be included in the Schedule Show Height If this box is ticked the height of the plants as entered in the Label Existing Plant command will be included in the Schedule Show Spread If this box is ticked the spread of the plants as entered in the Label Existing Plant command will be included in the Schedule Show Status If this box is ticked the Status 1 Status 2 and Comments text as entered in the Label Existing Plant command will be included in the Schedule 60 Show Borders If this box is ticked border lines will be generated for the Legend With Border Lines Existing Tree Schedule No Species Name Inserting the Schedule When the OK button is clicked you are prompted to Locate the position of the tree schedule This Without Border Lines Existing Tree Schedule No T1 T2 T3 Sh4 Sh5 Sh6 Sh7 Species Abies Grandis Abies Grandis Abies Grandis Schoenoplectus Mucronatus Schoenoplectus Mucronatus Schoenoplectus Mucronatus Schoenoplectus Mucronatus is the top left corner of the Schedule A single click will generate the Schedule A sample Schedule is shown below Existing Tree Schedule No Species Name Trunk Diam 4000mm 4000mm 00mm 13 AbiesGnds TAG 300mm 400mm 100mm Sh4 _ Schoenoplectus Mucronatus
55. T Ub dw ee Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database W Allow Editing You can also edit plants that are already in the database although there is no specific button for this H The editing functionality is explained below Edit an Existing Plant already in the Database no button You Tube Video Click to watch Editing Existing Plant Database Video on YouTube To edit the data of a concept plant already in the database simply click on the text and edit it The row of data will be highlighted in green except for the specific text to be edited which will remain white for ease of typing You can also press the Tab key to move to the next column To change the figure or image file for the plant simply click in the relevant preview box and the following dialog box will be displayed allowing you to browse for the appropriate file 47 Select Existing Plants an Layer vi Selected Items Bylayer Index plan figure name image file description category Bylayer 1 Annotation v Block Properties x Groups v Utilities Clipboard 33 Figures Plants T TO2 dwg Retain 34 FiguresXPlantsNT TO3 dwg 35 FiguresXPlantsNT dwg 36 Figures Plants T TO5 dwg 37 Figures Plants lt T TOB dwg Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Data
56. The desired plant can now be selected from the filtered list and inserted as described above 23 Resetting the Search Criteria To clear the filtered list of plants and display all the plants in the database again click the Reset button and then click the Search button Search Fields Field Mame Operator Value plan figure name elev figure name Image name elev image file name description shape 23 Replacing Already Inserted Concept Plants You Tube Video Click to watch Replacing Already Inserted Concept Plants Video on YouTube Insert Figure Diameter Default The Replace button lets you replace plants that have already been inserted into the drawing with other plants from the database This can be done in either of two ways 1 Youcan select the plants to be replaced and then run the command or 2 Youcan run the command first and then select the plants to be replaced 24 The two methods are nearly identical The main difference is in how you can select the plants to be replaced Select the plants to be replaced and then run the command Video Click to watch Replacing Already Inserted Concept Plants Video on YouTube Step 1 Select the plants that have already been inserted into the drawing You can use selection technique for this Step 2 Run t
57. This box lets you select the layer on which you want the DTM generated The layer can be selected from a list by clicking on the triangle at the end of the box drop down list as shown below Insert DTM Contour Point Spacing Mesh Size Control C Total number of elements Total number of elements Element Size DTM Layer OTM Colour DTM 2 OTM 3 4 Insert E DTM 5 aut 8 Element Size 2000 1000 The listed layers named layers and correspond the standard LANDWorksCAD numbered layers as follows Name Number DIM 1 501 DTM 2 502 DIM3 503 DIM 4 504 DIM 5 505 DIM 6 506 DIM 7 507 8 508 DTM 9 509 10 510 111 Name DTM 11 DTM 12 DTM 13 DTM 14 DTM 15 DTM 16 DTM 17 DTM 18 DTM 19 DTM 20 Number 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 DTM Colour This box lets you select the colour with which you want to display the DTM The colour number can be typed directly into the box or it can be selected from a palette by clicking on the Select Colour button as shown below Contour Point Spacing Mesh Size Contral D Total number af elements Element Size Total number of elements 2000 Element Size 1000 DTM Laver DTM Colour A Select Color oo Index Color AutoCAD Color Index En Eee jy Oe 9
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59. a plant has not been selected before any of these buttons are clicked the following dialog box will be displayed indicating that a plant must be selected from the Selected Items list Select item fram the list If you want to insert more copies of a plant that you have already inserted you don t have to use this database command again you can simply copy the plants They will still be recognised as plants from your 68 Searching for Proposed Plants You can search for the plant you want using the Search Fields part of the command You can search on any of the data in the Concept Plants sheet of your LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database Search Fields Field Mame Uperator Value plan figure name elev figure name 3L figure name image name detail plan figure name detail elev figure name eley image file name The Field Name column lists every column from your database the Operator column controls the range of data you are searching for and the Value column provides limits for the search The database can be search in two ways although they are similar Method 1 LN 4 YoU Video Click to watch Searching Proposed Plant Method 1 Video on YouTube Double click on the desired Field Name This activates the Compare Field Name Properties dialog box as shown below Here the Type field was selected Compare Field Name Prop
60. any DTM E aL 7 File Edit View Insert Tools Draw Dimension Modify Parametric Window Help Landworks Home Insert Annotate Parametric Manage Output Plug ins Online 6 A m A Name O Guess m B S HE ZZ db Orbit 1 Q 2 9 E Clip oo Sheet Set 6 Materials Editor lt Switch DE fe User Toolbars a Out fen 7 Join Manager 9g 8 Visual Styles X Windows Ej Interface 7 Navigate 2D i Visual Styles v Viewports Palettes Windows Top 2D Wireframe NW Isometric 2D Wireframe DANAN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN A AN AN EN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN A AN AN AN AN AN A AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN N EN NANAN AN EN NANA SA A A AN EN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN A AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN SSSR RSS SR STS NAN EN AN EN AN AN EN AN AN AN AN AN AN EN AN AN EN AN EN AN AN AN AN Gris NSISISISISISISISSNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSNSSSSSSSSSNSSSSSSSSNSINNSISN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN A NANAN AN AN AN AN AN AN A A AN AN AN AN AN A AN AN AN AN AN A YYYY AN A A A AN AN AN AN A A AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN
61. at the height specified For example a text height of 4mm and a Plot Scale of 100 produces on screen text at 400mm high Printing the drawing at a scale of 1 100 will produce text 4mm high on the paper Change the Plot Scale to 200 and the on screen text will become 800mm high but printing the drawing at a scale of 1 200 will still produce text 4mm high on the paper 2 f the Scale Text the Plot Scale option is not ticked then the text size entered is the on screen height It is not in any way affected by the view s Plot Scale For the text to be visible on the screen the size must be calculated accordingly This technique will produce printed text of a different size if the Plot Scale is changed For example if a text height of 400mm is specified and the Plot Scale is 100 the printed text will be 4mm high but if the Plot Scale is changed to 200 the printed text would be 2mm high Scale Text by the Plot Scale This tick box controls whether the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale for on screen display Refer to the previous section Text Size for more details Inserting the Contours When the OK button is clicked the contours are automatically generated there is no further user input reauired The first image below shows the contours generated from the DTM below it 128 500mm 1000mm m 1250mm 1250mm 750 250mm 15 1250mm 1000mm 750mm 1500 500mm
62. button if you do not want to delete the plant gt mia Y When you have finished deleting plants it is vitally important that you save the changes to the database by clicking the Save Database If you don t the plants will not be permanently deleted Save Database After you have done any editing inserting or deleting of plants you should click the Save Database button so the changes are stored permanently in the database If you don t the changes will not be remembered by LANDWorksCAD i e plants you thought you added to the database will not be there plants you thought you deleted will still be there etc Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Reload Database Allow Editing 81 Important Note You can edit the database in Excel while LANDWorksCAD is running but you cannot and must not edit the database from within LANDWorksCAD while the database is open in Excel This is not a limitation of LANDWorksCAD it is a simply how files work in Windows you cannot work on the same file at the same time with two different programs If the database is open in Excel when you save it from LANDWorksCAD you will get an error message and LANDWorksCAD will lock up or crash Reload Database Clicking the Reload Database button forces LANDWorksCAD to re read t
63. buttons attaches an image of the plan view of the e plant to your crosshair and the plant is inserted where you click your left mouse button Note If inserting the image a rectangle will be displayed on the crosshair the image won t actually appear until you click You Tube Video Click to watch Insert Existing Plant One Point Video on YouTube 42 Insert Plant by 2 Points Clicking either of these buttons attaches an image of the plan figure of the plant to your crosshair but two mouse clicks are required to insert it The e first mouse click positions the plant figure the second click defines the orientation of the plant ie you can spin it around 2 Points Note If inserting the image a rectangle will be displayed on the crosshair the image won t actually appear until you click Youll Video Click to watch Insert Existing Plant Two Points Video on YouTube Insert Plant by Scale 2 Points Clicking either of these buttons attaches an image of the plan figure of the plant to your crosshair but two mouse clicks required to insert it The 5 first mouse click positions the plant figure the second click defines the orientation and size or scale of the plant ie you can spin it around and Scale 2 Points you can also make it larger or smaller than the original image Note If inserting the image a rectangle will be displayed on the crosshair the im
64. can enter the latitude longitude and time zone values manually or click the Use Map button steps 4 through 8 to select the values visually 4 Optional Click Use Map 142 10 11 12 In the Region drop down list select the applicable region In the Nearest City drop down list select the nearest city that represents the time zone Click OK The Time Zone value is updated automatically based on the Nearest City selected Click Accept Updated Time Zone if correct To select a different time zone click Return to the Previous Dialog Box The latitude longitude direction and time zone values are automatically populated based on the values selected in the location picker dialog box Click Pick Point to specify the X Y and Z coordinates Values can also be entered at the Command prompt Use the Up or Down arrows to specify the elevation Click Pick Point or drag the compass needle icon to specify the angle The north direction angle is calculated when you select a point with reference to the geographic location Specify the Up direction if necessary Click OK The geographic marker displays differently in 2D and 3D views 2D 3D 143 About PURPOSE To show the version number and release date of your LANDWorksCAD software When the command is selected a dialog box similar to the following is displayed LANDWorksCAD LANDWorksCAD amp for AutoCAD Version 1 0 1st of June 2012 2002
65. common f type habit 34 AbeGrNa Abela Gran Caprfaliac Dwarf Abelia Annual 34 Abela Gran Caprfoliac Dwat Pink varegated Abelia 35 Ab Gra Abela Gran Caprifoliac cream d 3b Ab Gr Abi Gra Abies Grandis Pinaceae Grand Fir Giant Fir Broadleaf eve L KI aL kl kl I lj E DO OT ms 4 ET ET Bulb Bulb amp Corme rena Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Delete Plant Save Database Save Database Reload Database Reload Database Allow Editing When such a list is available you cannot type in something that is not already in the list you can only select data from the list You can however edit and add to the list by editing the database in Excel See Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel on page 153 for details on doing this To change the figure or image file for the plant simply click in the relevant preview box and the following dialog box will be displayed allowing you to browse for the appropriate file 76 Setected Index abbrematon abbreweti botanical name aX Gran Dwal Abalia tan Dwa Pink vanegsted Abeta X Gran andes Pinaceae i gt E m Hi a 3 gt 5 Ka 4 4 gt 59 ANT
66. contours The dialog box above shows that that every fourth contour line would be drawn in the next colour For example if the current colour was 5 magenta the first three contours would be drawn in that colour the fourth contour would drawn in colour 6 brown the next three contours would be drawn in colour 5 again the eighth contour would be drawn in colour 6 again and so on Contours are also drawn in the current layer style and weight but only the colour changes as a highlight Text Size This box lets you define the size at which the text showing the contour heights will be displayed on the screen The contour heights are displayed near the ends of the contours where possible The text size is influenced by the next option Scale Text by the Plot Scale and can work in either of the following two ways 1 If the Scale Text by the Plot Scale option is ticked then the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale and the text is displayed on the screen at that scaled size 127 For example if a text size of 4mm is entered and the Plot Scale is 100 the text will be displayed on screen at 400mm high This technique lets you define the text size based on the height you want it to be when it is printed on paper If the Plot Scale is changed for some reason the on screen text height will automatically adjust but providing you print the drawing at the specified Plot Scale the text will always print
67. displayed on the crosshair the image won t actually appear until you click Your Video Click to watch Insert Proposed Plant One Point Video on YouTube Insert Plant by 2 Points Clicking either of these buttons attaches an image of the plan figure of the plant to your crosshair but two mouse clicks are required to insert it The first mouse click positions the plant figure the second click defines the orientation of the plant ie you can spin it around Note If inserting the image a rectangle will be displayed on the crosshair the image won t actually appear until you click Yous Video Click to watch Insert Proposed Plant Two Points Video on YouTube 66 Insert Plant by Scale 2 Points Clicking either of these buttons attaches an image of the plan figure of the ms plant to your crosshair but two mouse clicks are required to insert it The e first mouse click positions the plant figure the second click defines the orientation and size or scale of the plant ie you can spin it around and Scale 2 Points you can also make it larger or smaller than the original image Note If inserting the image a rectangle will be displayed on the crosshair the image won t actually appear until you click You Tube Video Click to watch Insert Proposed Plant Scale Two Points Video on YouTube This technique ignores the Diameter box 67 If
68. folder 5 14 2012 2 36 PM File folder 140 4 Click or enter a point or value for the location in the World Coordinate System WCS X Y Z format 5 Click to specify the north direction A geographic marker visual representation of the location information is inserted at the specified location The geographic marker displays differently in 2D and 3D views Import the current location from Google Earth 1 Click Render tab Sun amp Location panel gt Set Location 2 Click Import the current location from Google Earth The Import from Google Earth task dialog box is displayed Note Google Earth must be installed in your computer to use this feature Google Earth needs to be installed and open to complete the current action 3 Click Continue 4 Click or enter a point value for the location the World Coordinate System WCS X Y Z format 5 Click to specify the north direction The geographic marker is created at the specified point on the drawing The geographic marker displays differently in 2D and 3D views 141 Enter the location values 1 Click Render tab Sun amp Location panel Set Location eO Geographic Location Latitude amp Longitude Latitude 37 745 Longitude Time Zone Up direction Custom direction X Y 2 0 0 1 2 Click Enter the Location Values 3 Optional Select the latitude and longitude format You
69. height of the plant relative to its location on the DTM The height is in millimetres A positive number will raise the plant above the DTM a negative number will lower the plant into the DTM Text Size This box lets you define the size at which the text showing the plant heights will be displayed on the screen The heights are displayed next to the plants The text size is influenced by the next option Scale Text by the Plot Scale and can work in either of the following two ways 1 If the Scale Text by the Plot Scale option is ticked then the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale and the text is displayed on the screen at that scaled size For example if a text size of 4mm is entered and the Plot Scale is 100 the text will be displayed on screen at 400mm high This technique lets you define the text size based on the height you want it to be when it is printed on paper If the Plot Scale is changed for some reason the on screen text height will automatically adjust but providing you print the drawing at the specified Plot Scale the text will always print at the height specified For example a text height of 4mm and a Plot Scale of 100 produces on screen text at 400mm high Printing the drawing at a scale of 1 100 will produce text 4mm high on the paper Change the Plot Scale to 200 and the on screen text will become 800mm high but printing the drawing at a scale of 1 200 will still produce text
70. name for ease of identification 77 u m m m um important prerequisite the figure or image file must exist before it can be selected i e it must have been drawn created first Important Note When you have finished editing your plants it is vitally important that you save the changes to the database by clicking the Save Database If you don t you will lose the changes 78 Insert New Plant YD Vid o Click to watch Insert New Proposed Plant Database Video on YouTube Sas bG bs sS OM There are two stages to inserting a new plant 1 Entering the data and 2 Selecting the appropriate figures and image files Entering the data When the Insert New Plant button is clicked a blank row is inserted above the plant that is currently selected in the Selected Items list The relevant data for the new plant can then be typed in S elected Items description category shape heading label Desc 1 ree Hound Heading 1 Label 1 33 Desc 2 Tree Oval Heading Label Desc 3 Shrub Hound Evergreen Label 3 Desc 4 T all shrub Spikey Desert Sh Label 4 866 3r Insert Mew Plant De
71. name must include its extension i e etc 157 Adding a Plant To add a new plant simply insert a new row and enter the appropriate data Tip To insert a new row in Excel right click in any of the row numbers on the left side of the screen then select Insert as show 23 abbreviation 32 Gr 33 Ab x Gr 34 Ab x Gr Su 35 Ab x Gr Va 36 Ab Gr 3f Ah cut Ea Paste Options Paste Special 141 1 10 A PY 8 00 o BI SF A n below Abe x Gra Abe x Gra Man Abe x Gra Sun Abe x Gra Var Abi Gra Ahi code for Cul 5 Delete a Dea 5 Clear Contents 8 Dea 5 a Dec 5 Format Cells 3 Dec 5 Row Height a ela 5 a elo Hid a Fal Unhide a Fal 58 Ac Fi Aca Fim Tm iA Kl 37 Ab No 38 Ab Pi 39 Ab St Th A nr iF di Li mi A Abi Mor Abi Pin Abu Str Tho Li mi Abelia X Grandiflora Abelia X Grandiflora Nana Right click select Insert AMES Abutilon Striatum Thompson Acacia Adunca Acacia Binervata Acacia Acacia Buxifolia Acacia Bynaeana Acacia Cardiophylla Acacia Cognata Acacia Covenyi Acacia Cultrifarmis Acacia Dealbata Acacia Deanel Acacia Decora Acacia Decurrens Acacia Elata Acacia Elongata Acacia Falcat
72. of 1 200 will still produce text 4mm high on the paper 34 2 If the Scale Text the Plot Scale option is not ticked then the text size entered is the on screen height It is not in any way affected by the view s Plot Scale For the text to be visible on the screen the size must be calculated accordingly This technique will produce printed text of a different size if the Plot Scale is changed For example if a text height of 400mm is specified and the Plot Scale is 100 the printed text will be 4mm high but if the Plot Scale is changed to 200 the printed text would be 2mm high Scale Text by the Plot Scale This tick box controls whether the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale for on screen display Refer to the previous section Text Size for more details Label Concept Plant Test size 300 Scale text by the plot scale cancel Inserting the Label When the OK button is clicked LANDWorksCAD scans the drawing for any concept plants that haven t been labelled If it finds some it highlights in grey the last plant inserted and its label is attached to your crosshair letting you position it where it suits you The label for the plant is comprised of the text in the Heading and Label columns of the plant database These columns are displayed in the Selected Items area of the Insert Concept Plant dialog box When you have placed the label for that con
73. size or scale of the plant ie you can spin it around and Scale 2 Points you can also make it larger or smaller than the original image Note If inserting the image a rectangle will be displayed on the crosshair the image won t actually appear until you click This technique ignores the Diameter box Yous Video Click to watch Insert Concept Plants by Scale Two Points Video on YouTube 18 If a plant has not been selected before any of these buttons are clicked the following dialog box will be displayed indicating that a plant must be selected from the Selected Items list Select an item fram the list If you want to insert more copies of a plant that you have already inserted you don t have to use this command again you can simply copy the plants They will still be recognised as plants from your database Searching for Concept Plants You can search for the plant you want using the Search Fields part of the command You can search on any of the data in the Concept Plants sheet of your LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database Search Fields Field Mame plan figure name elev figure name Image name elev image file name description category shape Operator The Field Name column lists every column from your database the Operator column controls the range of data you are searching for and the Value column provides limits for the search 19 Value The datab
74. the DTM This is most obv heights adjusted relat section 135 The type of elevation 3D figure inserted by this option is controlled by the data in the database Column C in the database headed elev figure name contains the file names of the elevation 3D figures to be used The figures can be as described either a flat elevation representation of the plant or a full 3D model If the figures are drawn as flat elevations they will appear as shown in the image above Note how the plants are shown as simple straight lines in the Top view top right window However column K in the database number of 2d figures can be used to make them look more 3D like The value in column K is the number of copies of the elevation figure that will be used The default is one Each copy is rotated evenly thereby creating a 3D effect from a 2D drawing The table below shows plan and isometric views of a tree with varying number of 2d figures No of 2d figures Plan view Isometric view If the figures are drawn as full 3D models they will display appropriately in all views There is definitely no need to have multiple copies so column K number of 2d figures should be set to one The image below shows an example of a simple 3D plant in four different views Top ISO Front and Right 136 com cs c eee View Scale 1 348 78 Plot Scale 1 200 00 Ge View Iso Scale 1 898 22 Plot Scale
75. worksheets is quite simple e Each row in the database contains data that relates to a single plant only e g row 32 contains data for the plant called Abies grandis Exceptions to this rule are explained below e Each column contains a particular type of data for each plant e g column contains the botanical name of each plant Excel functionality used within the database is noted where appropriate but is not necessarily explained fully in this document For more information consult the Excel Help files or contact us Rows The format of the rows is identical for each worksheet and is as follows Row 1 is used for section headings e g CAD Data Names General Appearance Leaves etc Rows 2 27 are used to provide selection data for row 32 and higher numbered rows where required Row 28 is used to repeat the section headings from Row 1 This is done to make it easier to identify where you are in the spreadsheet when freezing rows Excel functionality Row 29 is used for specific data headings e g plan figure name Botanical Name Habit etc Rows 30 31 are not used but do not delete them Rows 32 and higher contain the plant data Rows 1 27 30 and 31 are initially hidden in the supplied database This is to prevent users from accidentally or intentionally editing the data contained in these rows before they really know what the data is for These rows can
76. 0 Model Layout Te TIC 121 Insert Batter DTM ting in an exis To produce battered banks withi PURPOSE ing pool a driveway a building slab a swimm J The batter may represent the sides of a road excavation etc The batter can be created above and or below the DTM ITT AT AT DP 2 BUT ON WI TA OP OP OR CNRC i P n P a ola AE Va VY C CULTE aT AN AZ 2 2 AUC e BE O OTT TOAT CV ATT i P an s PP lI AT T CV PU TAT aT CU e P CP CP A TUNE AN PS aN 8 2 a ON ON an ii SN T AN FU CCS H he n KM n e a i ICT Ia EN EN OA TAT O ee OF OF OF CO ACT P E o m m M MC e na REP Cy CE a LAM L AET AO RT AEN N O AT MER TAT AAT AT ATA Ty road was put through the DTM and the batter
77. 00 will still produce text 4mm high on the paper 56 2 f the Scale Text the Plot Scale option is not ticked then the text size entered is the on screen height It is not in any way affected by the view s Plot Scale For the text to be visible on the screen the size must be calculated accordingly This technique will produce printed text of a different size if the Plot Scale is changed For example if a text height of 400mm is specified and the Plot Scale is 100 the printed text will be 4mm high but if the Plot Scale is changed to 200 the printed text would be 2mm high Trunk Diameter This box lets you enter the actual diameter of the trunk of the plant in mm as measured on site Height This box lets you enter the actual height of the plant in mm as measured on site Spread This box lets you enter the actual spread or foliage diameter of the plant in mm as measured on site The value of the Spread is used to automatically re size the selected figure to the correct diameter Status 1 This box lets you select from four standard predefined status notes to be included in the Existing Plant Schedule Clicking on the triangle at the end of the box displays the four notes as shown below Simply delete the note if you do not want it included in the schedule Status 1 status 2 Infected Comments 3 Retain Status 2 This box lets you select from four standard predefined status notes to be includ
78. 02 dwg Figures Plants TT01_jpg Retain The use of the columns is explained below Column A is not used at present You should not remove it but can use it for notes comments etc CAD Data Column B Plan Figure Name defines the CAD drawing file that will be used to represent the existing plant when displaying the plants normally in plan view Column Image File Name defines the image file bmp or jpg format that will be used to represent the existing plant when displaying the plants for presentation purposes in plan view Information Column D Description describes the plant The description for each plant must be unique ColumnE Category defines the category of your existing plant If you click in a cell a small box will appear showing the column heading and a short description of what the data in the cell is used for An example is shown below A D E 28 Actual Data Information 29 Figures Plants T TO 1 Figures Plants TT01_jpg Remove 33 CAD Plan Figure Name Figures Plants WT 101 jpg Retain 34 Enter the path and name of the 35 cad file you wish to use to 36 represent the plan figure of the 3T concept plant 38 39 Landscape AD Symbols Plants 98001 41 148 Some column constraints of this worksheet you should be aware of are 1 You must not add delete or move columns within columns A C 2 You must not edit in any way the headings in row 29 for colu
79. 1 loj Cy 2 1 Sh X LIS 53 5 me MS 211 TANS 111110 lt Another way of achieving more 3D like effect without the overhead of multiple elevation figures or a full 3D model is to use a single flat elevation figure but have it automatically oriented to the view This technique means it will always be displayed parallel to the screen no matter what view you are in or what rotation is applied to the view and thus it will look like a full plant it will never turn on its side This effect can be achieved by turning on the Orient to View setting in the Figure Options select Figure gt Options from the menu Current Size This option tells LANDWorksCAD to insert the plant figures at their current size i e at the size they were drawn Update Age This option lets you control the size of the plants based on their age When this option is selected the Age box below it is activated as shown below letting you select the age at which you want to display the plants Click on the down arrow at the end of the box to display a list of ages to select from You can also type in the age 137 i Insert 3D Plants 20730 Options Show 2D view Show 3D view Age Options Curent Size Update Age 0 5 wears 1 pear 2 years 3 years The resultant size of the plant is determined by the Updat
80. 150 50mm 1250 250mm 250 250mm MU UE AC ACICAC CP AS UT MCCC T PA a al ys Sr i YU A oe V V Wa Pa WP Va Va VAY AT AAA NON CAO A OVV P CPC POP AAA AAT CP FAO ACER DP Lu V M Cu e re mue rod AY Lal al Aa TV V V AVV AO Y a VAYA III n 2 SS SS ned 129 Adjust Plant Heights 2 PURPOSE To assign an adjustment height to plant This height will be used to raise or lower the plant relative to the DTM when the Insert 3D Plants command page 128 is run Normally the Insert 3D Plants command inserts the plants exactly on the actual DTM but this command lets you over ride that This is to facilitate a tree sitting in a pot or raised above the ground on a wall etc The idea is to give you flexibility for each plant figure Visual examples of the effect of this command are shown in the next section Insert 3D Plants on page 128 Note A plant or plants must be selected before running the command If this is not done the following dialog box will appear Set Figure Height Set Figure Height Figure Height 20d Text size 200 Scale text by the plot scale 130 The text below explains the options in this dialog box Figure Height This box lets you set the
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83. Area of decking Total length for Decking 8 000m Total area for Decking 16 000m2 Gardens Length of garden edging 1 x28 447m Acacia sowdenii Western Myall Acer rubrum Red Maple Anigozanthos manglesii Mangles Kangaroo Paw Ui Asplenium nidus Birds Nest Fern Total length for Gardens 28 447m Total plants for Gardens 20 Multiply by the depth and you ve got the volume of Mulch 1 x153 201m2 mulch required Total area for Mulch 153 201m2 Paving 2 x 6 000m 2 x 1 500m 1 x 9 000m2 Total length for Paving 15 000m Total area for Paving 9 000m2 Total length 51 447 Total area 178 201m Total plants 20 99 Insert Grid Lines PURPOSE To draw a construction grid on the drawing with row and column labels You Tube VideO sa ter RR TP Click to watch Insert Grid Lines Video on YouTube Spacing 1000 1 Spacing 1000 X Extension Y Extension 1000 Text size 300 Circle text Labels between grid lines image and text below explain the options this dialog box B b E 100 X Spacing This box lets you define the horizontal distance in mm between the vertical lines of the grid Y Spacing This box lets you define the vertical distance in mm between the horizontal lines of the grid X Extension This box lets you define how far the horizontal grid lines extend past the first
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85. Car Acu Carpentaria Palmae Carpentaria Palm Lh Lu Chr Lut Chrusalidacar Arecaceae Golden Cane Palm xl Rl LI ll Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing The desired plant can now be selected from the filtered list and inserted as described above Method 2 Youu Video 7 Click to watch Searching Proposed Plant Method 2 Video on YouTube i 4 Now den aui Ref MM A Click once on the desired Field Name The Field Name will be highlighted as shown below Here the Type field was selected Search Fields Field Mame Operator Cultivars favourites Habit texture width maximum height Click in the green highlighting line under the Operator heading A drop down field will appear Select the type of search Operator from the drop down list as shown below Here Equal is selected 71 Search Fields Field Operator Value Cultivars favourites 1 ype habit texture masimum width Mot Equal Less Than maximum height Bester Than m Now click the green highlighting line under the Value heading A drop down field will appear Select the desired search Value from the drop down l
86. Database After you have done any editing inserting or deleting of plants you should click the Save Database button so the changes are stored permanently in the database If you don t the changes will not be remembered by LANDWorksCAD i e plants you thought you added to the database will not be there plants you thought you deleted will still be there etc Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Reload Database Allow Editing 32 7 You can edit the database in Excel while LANDWorksCAD is running but you cannot and must not edit the database from within LANDWorksCAD while the database is open in Excel This is not a limitation of LANDWorksCAD it is a simply how files work in Windows you cannot work on the same file at the same time with two different programs If the database is open in Excel when you save it from LANDWorksCAD you will get an error message and LANDWorksCAD will lock up or crash Reload Database Clicking the Reload Database button forces LANDWorksCAD to re read the plant database and show any changes that have occurred since LANDWorksCAD started Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing This would be necessary if the database was edited in Excel while LANDWorksCAD was running It would also be necessary if you have been editing the plant database from within LANDWorksCAD and have made a few mistakes it does happen and want to star
87. E To place the plants onto the actual DTM based on their position on the landscape plan The 2D plan figures of the plants can be simply moved up onto the DTM or the elevation 3D figures of the plants as defined in the plant database can be inserted replacing the 2D figures You can switch between the 2D and 3D figures at any stage The command finds the inserted plant figures looks directly above or below them to find their corresponding locations on the DTM and then moves the 2D figures or inserts the elevation 3D figures as directed The figures can be inserted at their current size or updated for a particular age based on information in the database i e maximum height maximum width and maturity When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Insert 3D Plants 20730 Options Age Options Current Size 2 Update Age Age 4 pear 133 Ir ith the You can see that the plants have been moved up on to the DTM Some plants have had the eA 00202700 2222 222220 D m ed ROTO XC 1 T AER LY TU WEARS SA 2 22 122 2 2 2222223 3 E PAT AANA RP i ra OP AZ Y AOT AC IC ae SES AC AOI CT A GO LIO Te 277 WES ATO ae P TNT 2 MER ME 141 39 Plo
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91. M more quickly and make it easier for you to determine the appropriate value Mesh Size Control Mesh Size Control allows you to control the total number of triangles elements used to generate the DTM This box lets you define how many triangles you want to use Total Number of Elements Total Number of Elements refers as the number of triangles elements that will display when drawing the DTM Make sure Total number of elements radio button is selected Contour Paint Spacing FOU Mesh Size Control Total number of elements 2000 Element Size DTM Layer OTM Colour Green Insert DTM Insert DTM with boundary A higher number will give a more accurate DTM shape but the DTM will take longer to generate As a rule of thumb a mesh size of 2000 is a good starting value for a DTM of an average block of land If the DTM covers a larger area of land it could be increased Tip i If in doubt use a smaller value as it will generate the DTM more quickly and make it easier for you to determine the appropriate value Element Size Element Size refers to the horizontal size of the triangle element This value is approximate Contour Point Spacing FOL Mesh Size Control 9 Total number of elements Element Size Total number of elements 2000 Element Size 20 DTM Layer OTM Colour Green Insert DTM Insert DTM with boundary 110 DTM Layer
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93. ON ANAT AN ON ANAON VAT ANAON AV h CY CC CY CY ATAT ATT ET m I AN NT AONAN r CAF AOON AT AON Y WW E AON ATT N TATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA WIE ATTAT AAT AT A OAN ATAT gt VSO AAA AA AY AOA Aa AA AAA AAR AG TATATATATATATATATATATATATATATAYAT TATATATA VATA TATATATA TATATA jFAYAYAYAYAVAYAYAVAVAYAVAYAY SOL WEA AR AAA AR AET ATAT COOL ATAT ATATA 1666656856 TATA TAT AT AT ATCT AY any shape can be constructed using the Insert Batter command what you want To insert a batter a ruled surface that represents the landscaping feature road driveway slab pool ion etc must first be inserted in the correct pos is displayed Then the command is selected the following dialog box D AI 5 2 iD The text below explains the options in this dialog box 123 Angle This box lets you define the angle of the batter The angle is measured from horizontal at the ruled surface The image below shows two examples of how the batter angle is measured one with the ruled surface above ground level the other with the ruled surface below ground level Ruled surface gt Aly Battered angle J5 v Lon bank Ground level A foe level p 4 a
94. Plants in Database Video on YouTube To delete a plant select the plant by clicking anywhere in its row and then click the Delete Plant button Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing The following confirmation dialog box will appear with the appropriate plant name of course Delete Plant Delete plant Figures Plants RROS dwg ye Click the Yes button to confirm you want to delete the plant from the database Click the No button if you do not want to delete the plant r lt gt Important Note When you have finished deleting plants it is vitally important that you save the changes to the database by clicking the Save Database button see below If you don t the plants will not be permanently deleted 51 Save Database After you have done any editing inserting or deleting of plants you should click the Save Database button so the changes are stored permanently in the database If you don t the changes will not be remembered by LANDWorksCAD i e plants you thought you added to the database will not be there plants you thought you deleted will still be there etc Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Reload Database V Allow Editing You can edit the database in Excel while LANDWorksCAD is running but you cannot and must not edit the database from within LANDWorksCAD while the database is open in Excel on the same fi
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96. T UB dwg AOT J Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing When the dialog box is displayed the buttons giving you access to the plant database Insert New Plant Delete Plant and Save Database are greyed out ie they are not accessible This is to avoid plant data being accidentally edited The Reload Database button is available in case the database has been edited in Excel while LANDWorksCAD is open 46 Important Note cb dac cc c c c cic You can edit the database in Excel while LANDWorksCAD is running but you cannot and must 1 edit the database from within LANDWorksCAD while the database is open in Excel This is not a limitation of LANDWorksCAD it is a simply how files work in Windows you cannot work onthe same file at the same time with two different programs If the database is open in Excel when you save it from LANDWorksCAD you will get an error message and LANDWorksCAD will lock up or crash 44 To activate the greyed out buttons and allow editing of your plant database click the Allow Editing box so that a tick is visible The buttons will then look like this Selected Items plan figure name Image file description category Figures Plants T TU dug Retain Figures Plants T TOS dwg Figures Plants T Figures Plants T T UD dwg Figures Plants T
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98. a Acacia Falciformis Acacia Fimbriata lloc Foe Lee hI Abies Nordmanniana Abies Pindrow Abutilon Stratum Thompson To insert new row in Excel right click in any of the row numbers on the left side of the screen then Deleting a Plant To delete an existing plant simply delete the row select Insert as shown below abbreviation 32 Ab x Gr Abe x Gra 33 Ab x Gr Na Abe x Gra Man 34 Ab x Gr Su Abe x Gra Sun 35 Ab x Gr Va Abe x Gra Var 36 Ab Gr Abi Gra 97 Ma Bling 31 Aral gt 10 A a 9 3 4 io 5020 AU m Tcu Sow d cu 4 Ba Paste Options code for 4 Paste Special 4i 3 Insert 2 Clear Contents Sf Format Cells 5 Row Height Ei 5 Hide 5l Unhide 50 Ac Fa Right click select Delete 159 JS 0 M Re Arranging Moving Plants Any rows from 32 on can be re arranged or moved to suit your requirements The basic steps to move a plant are 1 insert a new row where you want to move the plant and 2 cut and paste the existing row to the new position For more details please refer to the Excel Help system Adding a New Data Item Column To add a new item of data for the plants si
99. a as shown below Here the last row of data is 266 7 Select Data Sort amp Filter Sort The following dialog box will be displayed DR Y X Clear Reapply Filter Y Advanced Sort amp Filter meaa 8 Click in the first Sort by field and select the column you want to sort the data by eg column N Botanical Name column T Type etc 9 Make sure the Ascending option is selected as shown above So the data is sorted from A to 2 10 Make sure the My data has headers option is not selected 11 Click the OK button 12 The plants will now be sorted in alphabetical order by the column you selected You may have to scroll back up to see the results 13 Save your database The next time you start LANDWorksCAD or reload the database the plants will be listed in this order 175 14 If you add more plants to the database it s best to insert them so the plants remain in alphabetical order If they get mixed up again simply repeat the steps listed here to re sort them The dialog box shown above gives you the ability to sort the data by several columns however this functionality is not covered in this manual 176
100. age won t actually appear until you click Video Click to watch Insert Existing Plant Scale Two Points Video on YouTube This technique ignores the Diameter box 43 If a plant has not been selected before any of these buttons are clicked the following dialog box will be displayed indicating that a plant must be selected from the Selected Items list Select an item from the list If you want to insert more copies of a plant that you have already inserted you don t have to use this command again you can simply copy the plants They will still be recognised as plants from your database 44 Replacing Already Inserted Existing Plants Insert Figure Diameter Default 1 Faint Points Scale 2 Points The Replace button lets you replace plants that have already been inserted into the drawing with other plants from the database This can be done in either of two ways 1 Youcan select the plants to be replaced and then run the command or 2 Youcan run the command first and then select the plants to be replaced The two methods are nearly identical The main difference is in how you can select the plants to be replaced Select the plants to be replaced and then run the command You Tube MIGGO see ee eee ee eee ee Click to watch Replace Existing Plants Prior Selection Video on YouTube Step 1 Select the plants that have already been inserted into the dra
101. an the other plants and so are tiny when inserted into the Legend They are there they re just so small you can see them Show Quantity If this box is ticked the second column in the Legend will show the quantity of each plant ie LANDWorksCAD will count your plants for you Show Quantity Last If this box is ticked the quantity figures will be in the last column of the Legend not the second Table Size This box controls the height in mm of each row in the Legend It should be adjusted to suit the scale of the drawing you are creating A simple rule of thumb to determine a suitable size for the table is as follows E gt J9 qa Decide how high you want the Legend text to be when printed eg 4mm Add 2mm to allow a 1mm space above and below the text gt 6mm Multiply that number by the Plot Scale eg a Plot Scale of 200 gives 1200 Use this final number as the Table Size 94 Inserting the Legend When the OK button is clicked you are prompted to Locate the position of the legend This is the top left corner of the Legend A single click will generate the Legend A sample Legend is shown below Proposed Plants Tmmwamme UL B Pema LLLA TT leonora Acer Paman Dsserum Aropupucun 00000000 juaponesevane Treader OQ je me m The Legend does not automatically update if you add or delete plants after inserting it To upda
102. and last vertical grid lines Y Extension This box lets you define how far the vertical grid lines extend past the first and last horizontal grid lines Text Size This box controls the height in mm of text used as the row and column labels It should be adjusted to suit the spacing of the grid lines Circle Text If this option is ticked the text used as row and column labels have a circle drawn around them as shown in the example above Labels Between Grid Lines If this option is ticked the row and column labels are positioned between the grid lines as shown in the example above If itis not ticked the labels are placed at the end of the grid lines as shown below 101 Inserting the Grid When the OK button is clicked you are prompted to locate the lower left corner and upper right corner of the grid As you drag your crosshair across the screen the grid is dynamically displayed so you know how it is going to look The grid is drawn immediately the upper right corner is selected The grid lines and circles are drawn using the current colour layer style and weight settings The text is drawn with the current text settings It is highly recommended that the grid be put on a separate layer so it can be turned off if necessary When inserted the grid is grouped i e selecting any part of the grid automatically selects the entire grid This makes it easy to work with the grid as if it was a single item You can ungroup
103. ase can be search in two ways although they are similar Method 1 video Click to watch Search Concept Plants Double Click Video on YouTube dit Qus dan da uaa e Quac ds desi cn Double click on the desired Field Name This activates the Compare Field Name Properties dialog box as shown below Here the Category field was selected Compare Field Name Properties Field Mame Operator Value Select the type of search Operator from the drop down list as shown below Here Equal is selected Compare Field Name Properties Field Mame catego Operator Value Greater Than Less Than Equal Select the desired search Value from the drop down list as shown below Here Tree is selected The values in the drop down list will vary depending on the Field Name selected The values are extracted from your database Compare Field Name Properties i Field Hame category Operator Equal Value Border C Medium shrub Small shrub T all shrub Tree 20 Click OK to finish the process Your Search Fields area will look as shown below Search Fields Field Name Operator Value plan figure name elev figure name Image file name elev image name description cate
104. asic 2D CAD drawing file that will be used to represent the proposed plant when displaying the plants normally in plan view Column C Elev Figure Name defines the basic 2D CAD drawing file that will be used to represent the proposed plant when displaying the plants normally in a non plan i e 3D view Column D 3D Figure Name is no longer used but the column must not be deleted Column E Image File Name defines the image file bmp or jpg that will be used to represent the proposed plant when displaying the plants for presentation purposes in plan view ColumnF Detail Plan Figure Name defines the more detailed 2D CAD drawing file that will be used to represent the proposed plant when displaying the plants normally in plan view Column Detail Elev Figure Name defines the more detailed 2D CAD drawing file that will be used to represent the proposed plant when displaying the plants normally in a non plan i e 3D views ColumnH Elev Image File Name defines the image file bmp or jpg that will be used to represent the proposed plant when displaying the plants for presentation purposes in non plan i e 3D views Column Line Type is not used at present You should not remove it because it is reserved for future development 151 ColumnJ Hatch Pattern is not used at present You should not remove it because it is reserved for future development ColumnK Number of 2d Figures defines t
105. atabase on page 142 for more details on the database Selected Items abbreviation abbreviati botanical name Family common name Ab x Gr Abe Gra Abella Granditlora L aprifaliaceae Glossy Abela Abexhra Abella Grandiflora Sunrise Caprifoliaceae Dwarf Pink variegated Abelia AbeGrVa Abela Grandiflora V ariegata Caprifoliaceae Fink Gr Abi Gra Abies Grandis Pinaceae Grand Fir L kl L kl fbi The buttons just below the selected items area i e Insert New Plant Delete Plant etc let you edit your plant database from within LANDWorksCAD and are explained later in the section entitled Editing Proposed Plants from within LANDWorksCAD on page 70 Scrolling down will show more plants scrolling sideways will show more data for the plants Click once anywhere in the row of data for the plant you want Preview images of the plant will be displayed in the six bottom right hand boxes Not all of the boxes will necessarily display previews it depends on what has been defined in your LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database The top row of previews shows three ways the plan view of the plant can be displayed in the drawing You can switch between these displays whenever you want to after the plant has been inserted refer to the Plant Display Switching command on page 91 Flan Basic Figure Detailed Figure Image The Basic Figure
106. base v Allow Editing Insert Figure Open Diameter Default e 1 Point 2 Points Scale 2 Points Organize v New folder yr Favorites Desktop 8 Downloads 21 Recent Places Replace Cancel 200 53 Libraries Eg Documents Music i Pictures E Videos cc UM wu Computer Local Disk C Network File name When you have found the file select it and click the Open button The file will then be displayed in the preview box When you select a plant figure or image using this technique LANDWorksCAD is editing data to columns you can t see behind the scenes This data is the path and filename of the selected figure image file If you cancel the dialog box the following message will appear Clear Filename Click the Yes button if you want to completely clear the filename data that was entered if any Click the No button if you want to retain the filename data that was there if any 48 1 When browsing for figures the Files of type section of the dialog box is limited to CAD Files dwg so you will only see LANDWorksCAD type files Elevation 3D figures have a E at the end of their name for ease of identification N i i 2 When browsing for image files the Files of type section of the dialog b
107. cept plant if there are any others that have not been labelled the next one is highlighted its label attached to your crosshair and so on 35 c et D I 1 You do not have to select the plants at any stage ps The selection of plants is done in reverse order i e the last plant inserted is highlighted first then the second last plant inserted etc QU um n c 3 If you have the same concept plants inserted at various positions on the drawing you will only be able to label one group of them using this command To label the other groups of plants simply copy the labels 7 1000 MD eeiam m m Click to watch Label Concept Plants Video on YouTube The command is selected and the text properties set When the OK button is clicked the last green plant is highlighted in grey and its label attached to the crosshair as shown below 36 CX EX Exe oer PC 225 151 15 1 1 2 Floral Border Label attached to crosshair Nice edging for paths When the first label is inserted the next concept plant is highlighted left and its label is attached to the crosshair as shown below 2 Windbreak Good for privacy hedged Y Label attached to LO crosshair Y SASS aS Xr Highlighted CLF
108. d Run the command first and then select the plants to be replaced Yous Video Click to watch Replace Proposed Plants One by One Video on YouTube Step 1 Run the Insert Proposed Plant command Step 2 Select the replacement plant from the Selected Items list Step 3 Click the Replace button Step 4 Select the plants that have already been inserted into the drawing You can only select plants one at a time using this method The selected plants will be replaced 74 Editing Proposed Plants from within LANDWorksCAD The buttons and tick box displayed just below the Selected Items area let you edit your plant database from within LANDWorksCAD This means you don t actually have to know anything about Microsoft Excel to be able to edit your database However your plant database can also be edited directly in Microsoft Excel Refer to Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel on page 153 for details Selected Items abbreviation abbreviati botanical name family common name common type Ab Gr Abe Gra Abella Gran Caprifeliac Glossy Abella Shrub AbxhrMa lt Gran Laprfaliac Dwarf Abelia Shrub AbeGrSu Abe Gra Gran Laprfaliac Dwarf Pink variegated Abelia Shrub AbeGrVa be Gra Gran Caprifoliac Pink cream var Shrub Ab Gr Abi Gra Abies Grandis Pinaceae Grand Fir Giant Fir Tree
109. d a Plot Scale of 100 produces on screen text at 400mm high Printing the drawing at a scale of 1 100 will produce text 4mm high on the paper Change the Plot Scale to 200 and the on screen text will become 800mm high but printing the drawing at a scale of 1 200 will still produce text 4mm high on the paper 2 the Scale Text by the Plot Scale option is not ticked then the text size entered is the on screen height It is not in any way affected by the view s Plot Scale For the text to be visible on the screen the size must be calculated accordingly This technique will produce printed text of a different size if the Plot Scale is changed For example if a text height of 400mm is specified and the Plot Scale is 100 the printed text will be 4mm high but if the Plot Scale is changed to 200 the printed text would be 2mm high Scale Text by the Plot Scale This tick box controls whether the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale for on screen display Refer to the previous section Text Size for more details Set Height When this button is clicked the height value entered is assigned to the selected entity or entities There is no visual indication of this although the height values can be displayed with the Show Heights button see below After a height has been assigned you are prompted to select another entity to assign a height to 105 Show Heights When this button is clicked the heig
110. d columns delete columns and move columns 2 Data in the columns can be sorted any order you require e g it can be sorted by botanical name by type etc Appendix 4 Sorting the Plant Database in Excel on page 170 explains how to do this 156 Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel The plant database can be edited from within LANDWorksCAD or directly in Microsoft Excel This appendix explains how to edit the database directly in Excel The explanations apply to the concept existing and proposed plants The explanations assume basic knowledge of Excel Editing Existing Plant Data Editing the database is as simple as opening it in Excel and entering the appropriate data Each row pertains to a particular plant Save the file and the next time you open LANDWorksCAD or reload the database the new data will be available For the plant data i e columns L BX simply type in the relevant data or select it from the available drop down lists For the CAD data i e columns B H you must type in the path and file name of the figure image to be used to represent the plants If the file is saved in a folder below the LANDWorksCAD folder the path can start with the folder directly below the LANDWorksCAD folder e g Figures Plants If the file is not saved in a folder below the LANDWorksCAD folder the path must start from the root folder e g C Acme Landscaping VPlant Library Note The file
111. displaying the plants normally in a non plan i e 3D views ColumnD Image File Name defines the image file bmp or jpg format that will be used to represent the concept plant when displaying the plants for presentation purposes in plan view 149 Column Elev Image File Name defines the image file bmp or jpg format that will be used to represent the concept plant when displaying the plants for presentation purposes in non plan i e 3D views Concept Information ColumnF Description describes the plant The description for each plant must be unique Column Category defines the category of the concept plant Select from a list Column H Shape defines the general shap Column Heading defines a heading that e of the concept plant Select from a list can be semi automatically added to the drawing with the label see below to identify your plant Column J Label defines a label that can be semi automatically added to the drawing with the heading see above to identify your plant If you click in a cell a small box will appear showing the column heading and a short description of what the data in the cell is used for An exampl Description Desc Enter e description Desc 4 forthe concept plant The description must be unique e is shown below Round Heading 1 Oval Heading 2 Round Evergreen Spikey Desert Shrub Some column constraints o
112. e Age selected above and the plant s maximum width maximum height and maturity from the plant database The plant s size is calculated as follows Age height maximum height age maturity Age width maximum width age maturity Obviously the maximum height maximum width and maturity data must exist in the database before the Update Age option can work Inserting the Plants When the OK button is clicked one of two things will happen 1 Ifplants were selected before the command was run they will be processed as per the settings 2 If no plants were selected before the command was run the following dialog box will be displayed Plant Growth Modify all plants Click Yes process all plants as per the settings or click No to cancel the command You can then select only the plants that are to be processed and run the command again 138 Insert Sun Light Ti 7 PURPOSE To insert a light source in your model that represents the Sun When modelling in 3D this light source can be used to generate shadows in a raytraced view A sample 3D raytraced view with shadows is shown below When the command is selected it invokes the Geographic Location dialog box Geographic location embeds location specific references expressed as real world coordinates X Y and Z in your drawing The geographic marker is a visual representation of the location information and is created at the speci
113. e data for the plants Click once anywhere in the row of data for the plant you want Preview images of the plant will be displayed in the four bottom right hand boxes Not all of the boxes will necessarily display previews it depends on what has been defined in your LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database The top two previews show the ways the plan view of the plant can be displayed in the drawing You can switch between these displays whenever you want to after the plant has been inserted refer to Plant Display Switching on page 91 14 Plan Concept Figure Image The Concept Figure preview is of a LANDWorksCAD drawing file i e it must have been drawn in LANDWorksCAD or created in another CAD program and then imported and saved in LANDWorksCAD The Image preview is of aJPG or BMP bitmap format file This could be an actual photograph of the plant or it could be an artistic representation that has been created outside of LANDWorksCAD using image editing software e g Photolmpact The JPG format is preferred because file sizes are much smaller Having two ways of displaying the plan view of the plant gives you flexibility in how you present your concept drawings and as stated earlier you can switch between them whenever you want to It is up to you to decide how simple or detailed the plan concept figure is Likewise it is up to you to decide if the image display is an actual photograph or a computer generated ima
114. e image file is a simple process but there is one important prerequisite the figure or image file must exist before it can be selected i e it must have been drawn created first When you have finished editing your plants it is vitally important that you save the changes to the database by clicking the Save Database button see below If you don t you will lose the changes Insert New Plant Yous Video Click to watch Insert New Concept Plants in Database Video on YouTube There are two stages to inserting a new plant 1 Entering the data and 2 Selecting the appropriate figures and image files Entering the data When the Insert New Plant button is clicked a blank row is inserted above the plant that is currently selected in the Selected Items list The relevant data for the new plant can then be typed in 29 S elected Items description category shape heading label 3z Desc 1 ree Found Heading 1 Label 1 33 Desc 2 Tree Oval Heading Label 3d Desc 3 Shrub Round Evergreen Label 3 Desc 4 Tall shrub Spikey Desert Sh Label 4 35 ee 3r Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allows Editing To enter the data click on the blank row in the column you want to edit and type in the required data When you select the blank row it will be highlighted in green but the part of the row in the column you selected will remain white
115. e initially hidden in the supplied database This is to prevent users from accidentally or intentionally editing the data contained in these rows before they really know what the data is for These rows can however be displayed without affecting the functionality of the database in any way To display these hidden rows do the following 1 Open the LandworksPlantDatabase xls file 2 Select all rows by clicking on the Select button as shown below 1 5 Abe 3 Select All Button 3 Theentire worksheet will be highlighted all cells will have a grey background 4 Select from Home tab Cells Format Hide amp Unhide Unhide Rows 163 Cm E Autosum AY Fill Insert Delete A ese Sort amp Find amp x Clear Filter Select L Row Height AutoFit Row Height Column Width AutaFit Column Width Default Width Hide Rows Hide Columns Rename Sheet Move or Copy Sheet Tab Color Protection jj Protect Sheet Unhide Columns Unhide Sheet Format Cells 5 Rows 1 31 will be displayed you may have to scroll up to see them a VAVIVINIU Yes Annual no Aquatic Bamboo Biennial Broadleaf evergreen Bulb Bulb amp Corms Cacti amp Succulent Cacti Conifer Fern Grass Ground cover Herb Palm Perennial Succulent Shrub Favourites Type 164
116. eated for every plant though obviously you must use at least one or nothing will be displayed on the screen The plan display to be inserted can be selected by clicking in the white dot above the preview so that a smaller black dot appears within it Inserting the Selected Existing Plant Inserting the selected existing plant is a two step process 1 Select the diameter of the plant 2 Insert the plant using the appropriate insertion method Insert Figure Diameter Default 2 Points Scale 2 Ports 41 Select the Diameter of the Plant The diameter of the plant can be selected from the Diameter box as shown below Insert Figure Diameter 1 Point 500 0 Scale 2 Points If the required diameter is not listed it can simply be typed directly into the box The word Default means the plant will be inserted at the size it was originally drawn Insert the Plant Using the Appropriate Insertion Method Once the diameter has been selected the plant can be inserted into your drawing in three different ways 1 Point 2 Points or Scale 2 Points These methods are explained below If you intend to label the existing plants using the Label Existing Plant command page 49 it is not really important which of the following insertion techniques are used because the figure will be automatically re sized to match the data entered Insert Plant by 1 Point Clicking either of these
117. ection data ie rows 2 27 for that column will be empty so the selection data list will be empty or 2 The new column will have inherited the selection data from an adjacent column so the selection data list will be incorrect because it is pointing to the wrong column 171 In both cases the correct data will have to be entered into the cells and then the selection data lists updated to look at it using the same technique described in the previous section Expanding the Data The instructions in this section do not cover every function of Data Validation within Excel For more details refer to the Excel Help system or contact us Removing the Selection Data There may be cases where you do not want the data for a particular column to be restricted to a pre defined list you want to be able to enter any data into the cells To do this you must remove the list restriction of Excel s Data Validation function that is used by LANDWorksCAD This is done as follows 1 Select the cells you want to unrestrict This may be a small selection of cells or the entire column 2 Select from the Data tab Data Validation Data Validation Consolidate What If Analysis Text ta Remove ate Columns Duplicates Validation Clear Validation Circles 3 Depending on the cells selected you may get a message that some of the cells do not have Data Validation settings amp you ll be asked if you want to extend the
118. ed the plant can be inserted into your drawing in three different ways 1 Point 2 Points or Scale 2 Points These methods are explained below Insert Plant by 1 Point plant to your crosshair and the plant is inserted where you click your left Clicking either of these buttons attaches an image of the plan view of the mouse button Note If inserting the image a rectangle will be displayed on the crosshair the image won t actually appear until you click 100 Tube Video Click to watch Insert Concept Plants by One Point Video on YouTube 17 Insert Plant by 2 Points Clicking either of these buttons attaches an image of the plan figure of the plant to your crosshair but two mouse clicks are required to insert it The e first mouse click positions the plant figure the second click defines the orientation of the plant ie you can spin it around 2 Points Note If inserting the image a rectangle will be displayed on the crosshair the image won t actually appear until you click 100 Tube Video Click to watch Insert Concept Plants by Two Points Video on YouTube Insert Plant by Scale Z Points Clicking either of these buttons attaches an image of the plan figure of the plant to your crosshair but two mouse clicks required to insert The oO first mouse click positions the plant figure the second click defines the orientation and
119. ed in the Existing Plant Schedule Clicking on the triangle at the end of the box displays the four notes as shown below Simply delete the note if you do not want it included in the schedule 57 Status 1 Almost Dead Status 2 Almost Dead Infected Remove Scale text by the plot sca Retain Comments Comments This box lets you type in additional information to be included in the Existing Plant Schedule The amount of text is not limited by the width of the box Scale Text by the Plot Scale This tick box controls whether the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale for on screen display Refer to the earlier section Text Size for more details Inserting the Label When the OK button is clicked the steps to label the plant are as follows 1 Select the plant to label When the plant is selected it turns grey and the prefix label and number are attached to your crosshair as shown below Selected plant turns grey Label attached to crosshair 2 Position the label and click to insert it 3 The label is inserted and the figure is re sized to match the spread value entered as shown below Plant has been resized to match the spread value 4 The command is automatically re run letting you label more plants 58 Existing Plant Schedule PURPOSE To automatically generate a schedule of existing plants based on the criteria entered u
120. efines the edibility of the fruit of the plant Select from a list Fruit Colour defines the colour of the fruit of the plant Select from a list 153 Bark Column AP Column AQ Column AR Region Column AS Column AT Column AU Column AV Typical Style Column AW Column AX Column AY Uses Column AZ Column BA Column BB Position Column BC Column BD Column BE Bark Colour defines the colour of the bark of the plant Select from a list Bark Texture defines the texture of the bark of the plant Select from a list Bark Shedding defines if the bark of the plant sheds or not Select from a list Global Origin defines the global origin of the plant Select from a list Bioclimatic Zone defines the bioclimatic zone of the plant Select from a list Zone Number defines the zone number of the plant Select from a list Climate Group defines the climate group of the plant Select from a list Style defines the style of the plant Select from a list Interest defines the seasonal interest of the plant Select from a list Design Accent defines the design accent of the plant Select from a list Location Uses defines the typical location where the plant is used Select from a list Special Uses defines any special uses for the plant Select from a list Attracts defines what the plant attracts Select from a list Sun d
121. efines the type of sun shade the plant likes Select from a list Tolerances defines what the plant is tolerant to Select from a list Soil Type defines the preferred soil type for the plant Select from a list 154 Column BF Column BG Column BH Maintenance Column BI Column BJ Column BK Column BL Column BM Column BN Column BO Problems Column Soil pH defines the preferred soil pH for the plant Select from a list Soil Condition defines the preferred soil condition for the plant Select from a list Hydrozone defines the preferred hydrozone for the plant Select from a list Maintenance Rating defines the maintenance rating for the plant Select from a list Water defines the water requirements of the plant Select from a list Pruning defines how often the plant should be pruned Select from a list Fertilization defines the type of fertilizer required for the plant Select from a list Integrated Pest Management defines the type of pest management required for the plant Watering Option 1 defines how often the plant should be watered Select from a list Watering Option 2 defines additional information on how the plant should be watered Susceptibilities defines any susceptibilities the plant has Select from a list Column BQ Adverse Factors defines any adverse factors relating to the plant Select from
122. eight Dot Terminator size Filled Filled Dot Text size Hone Open Arow Scale test by the pla Slash This box lets you choose what type of terminator you want on the end of the leader lines if you use them Clicking on the triangle at the end of the box displays a list of the terminator types There are seven to choose from and they are shown below Terminator Type Display grandis grandis po grandis Filled Arrow genos Abies grandis Dot grandis Abies grandis Slash 1 Terminator Weight Terminator weight Terminator size Text size Scale text by the plo 0 13 Label with leader line 01 B 0 20 Leader lines if used drawn with the current line weight This box lets you choose an alternate weight or thickness of the lines that make up the terminator Clicking on the triangle at the end of the box displays a list of the available weights they range from 0 to 3 0mm There is also a Default option which means the terminator lines are drawn with the same weight as the leader lines The examples shown below have a current line weight of 0 25mm Default 0 50 1 50 yo grandis P grandis grandis Terminator Size Terminator size 200 mm This box lets you choose the size of the terminator This is the length of the arrow or slash or the diameter of the dot Text Size Text size 200 mm This box lets you define t
123. eight at which the entity was inserted ie its physical Z height This is typically zero in 2D drawings so it is important that all the selected entities have first had their real life heights assigned If an entity has an actual physical height and an assigned height the assigned height is used by this command The entities to be used in the creation of the DTM must selected before the command is run When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Contour Point Spacing Mesh Size Control Total number of elements J Element Size Total number of elements 1500 Element Size FOO DTM Layer OTM Colour Green Insert OTM Insert DTM with boundary Cancel The text below explains the options in this dialog box Contour Point Spacing When generating a DTM each selected linear entity line arc circle and curve has temporary contour points defined along it This box lets you define the spacing between these contour points The spacing is in millimetres Smaller spacing generates more contour points and produces a more accurate DTM shape However smaller spacing also increase the amount of time it takes to generate the DTM 108 As a rule of thumb a contour point spacing of 500 is a good value for a DTM of an average block of land If the DTM covers a larger area of land it could be increased If in doubt use a larger value as it will generate the DT
124. erties EL Field Name Uperator Value Select the type of search Operator from the drop down list as shown below Here Equal is selected 69 Compare Field Name Properties ill Field Mame type Uperator 7 Value Greater Than Less Than Mat Equal Select the desired search Value from the drop down list as shown below Here Palm is selected The values in the drop down list will vary depending on the Field Name selected The values are extracted from your database Compare Field Name Properties Field Mame Equal Value Click to finish the process Your Search Fields area will look as shown below Search Fields Field Operator Value Cultivars favourites NH Pam habit texture masimum width masimum height You may repeat the above steps with other Field Names to create multiple search criteria e g you might be searching for all trees that have an oval shape When you re happy with the search criteria click the Search button The Selected Items area will change and display only the items that match the search criteria For example the image below shows only Trees 70 Selected Items abbreviation abbreviati botanical name family common name Ar Al Arc Ale 4rchontopho Alexandra Palm Ar rc Cun A4rchontopho Palmae Bangalow Palm Bu But Cap Butia Capitata Jelly Palm Ac
125. etails on the database Selecting the appropriate figures and image files Once the botanical data has been entered appropriate LANDWorksCAD figures and image files must be selected to represent the plant in the drawing To select the plant figure or image file simply click in the relevant preview box and browse and select the appropriate file as described in the Edit a Proposed Plant already in the Database no button section above Note that both of the preview boxes do not have to be filled in but at least one must be otherwise there will be nothing to see when the plant is inserted The Elevation 3D figures and images are not required at all if you are only working in 2D When you have finished inserting your plants it is vitally important that you save them to the database by clicking the Save Database button If you don t you will lose them 80 Delete Plant You Tube j Video wee ew eee wee eee Click to watch Delete Proposed Plant Database Video on YouTube To delete a plant select the plant by clicking anywhere in its row and then click the Delete Plant button Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing The following confirmation dialog box will appear with the appropriate plant name of course Delete Plant Delete plant Figures Plants RROS dwg Click the Yes button to confirm you want to delete the plant from the database Click the No
126. ete Plant Save Database Reload Database You can also edit plants that are already in the database although there is no specific button for this The editing functionality is explained below Edit a Concept Plant already in the Database no button To edit the data of a concept plant already in the database simply click on the text and edit it The row of data will be highlighted in green except for the specific text to be edited which will remain white for ease of typing You can also press the Tab key to move to the next column Some columns provide a list of data to choose from indicated by a downward pointing triangle Clicking on the triangle displays the list as shown below Selected tems description category shape heading label Hound Desc 2 Tree Fell Heading 2 Label 2 Desc 3 Shrub Oval Evergreen Label 3 Desc 4 Desert Sh Label 4 Spike 3f Triangular Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing When such a list is available you cannot type in something that is not already in the list you can only select data from the list You can however edit and add to the list by editing the database in Excel See Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel on page 153 for details on doing this To change the figure or image file for the plant simply click in the relevant preview box and the following dialog box will be disp
127. f the database you should be aware of are 1 You must not add delete or move columns within columns A E 2 You must not edit in any way the headings in row 29 for columns A E 3 The plant data must start in column F and continue in higher lettered columns i e columns G H etc Some column freedoms of the database you should be aware of are 1 In the plant data area of the worksheet i e columns E and higher you can add columns delete columns and move columns 2 Data in the columns can be sorted in Description by Category etc Appendix explains how to do this any order you require e g it can be sorted by 4 Sorting the Plant Database in Excel on page 170 150 Plants worksheet The Plants worksheet contains 76 columns of data some of which are shown below 29 abbreviation 32 Ab x Gr Abe x Gra Abelia X Grandiflora Caprifoliaceae Glossy Abelia 33 Ab x Gr Na Abe x Gra Nan Abelia X Grandiflora Nana Caprifoliaceae Dwarf Abelia 34 Ab x Gr Su Abe x Gra Sun Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Caprifoliaceae Dwarf Pink variegated Abelia 35 Ab x Gr Va Abe x Gra Var Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Caprifoliaceae Pink cream variegated Abelia 36 Ab Gr Abi Gra Abies Grandis Pinaceae Grand Fir Giant Fir The use of the columns is explained below ColumnA is not used at present You should not remove it but can use it for notes comments etc CAD Data ColumnB Plan Figure Name defines the b
128. family common name Ab Gr Abe Gra Abela Grandiflora Caprifoliaceae Glossy Abelia Abs Abe Gra Abela Grandiflora Sunrise Caprifoliaceae Pink variegated Abella Abs Gra AbexGra Abela Grandiflora Caprifoliaceae Fink Ab Gr Abi Gra Abies Grandis Pinaceae Grand Fir L kl L kl ALI ene eae Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing Search Fields Plan Field Mame Operator Value Basic Figure 8 Detailed Figure 7 Image plan figure name elev figure name 3D figure name image file name detail plan figure name detail elev figure name elev image file name Elevation 3D Basic Figure Detailed Figure Insert Figure Diameter 500 This command also lets you edit your LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database from within LANDWorksCAD This is explained at the end of this section For details on editing your plant database directly in Microsoft Excel refer to Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel page 153 62 gt Selecting a Proposed Plant The Selected Items area at the top of the dialog box lists the plants defined in the Plants tab of your LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database This database is called LandworksPlantDatabase xls and is found in the LANDWorksCAD folder on your computer Refer to Appendix 1 The LANDWorksCAD Plant D
129. fied point on the drawing Geographic location information can be included in either of the following ways Import a KML KMZ file with the appropriate location information location from Google Earth Use the Geographic Location dialog box When you insert location information the drawing contains the following data North direction a vector that defines the direction of the North pole from the XY plane Up direction a vector that is always constrained 90 degrees to the XY plane Geographic location data 139 Geographic Location Define Geographic Location How do you want to define the location for this drawing Import a or kmz file Retrieves location information from kml or file Import the current location from Google Earth pens Google Earth where you can retrieve a location to import gt Enter the location values Sets latitude longitude and direction in the Geographic Location dialoq box Import a kml or kmz file 1 Click Render tab Sun amp Location panel Set Location 9 2 Click Import a KML or KMZ File 3 Navigate to the location of the KML or KMZ file Click Open If your KML or KMZ file references multiple locations only the first location is used In such cases click Close when the Multiple Locations Found dialog box is displayed Geographic Location Import a kml or kmz Date madified Type 5 18 2012 8 43 AM File
130. ge Both plan displays do not have to be created for every plant though obviously you must use at least one or nothing will be displayed on the screen The plan display to be inserted can be selected by clicking in the white dot above the preview so that a smaller black dot appears within it The information explained above also pertains to the Elevation 3D previews the concept figure is a LANDWorksCAD drawing file and the Image is a JPG or BMP file 15 Elevation 30U Concept Figure Image The Elevation 3D figures cannot be inserted using this command They can be generated automatically via the Insert 3D Plants command on page 128 or inserted manually T o es es J Inserting the Selected Concept Plant Inserting the selected concept plant is a two step process 1 Select the diameter of the plant The diameter of the plant can be selected from the Diameter box as shown below Inisert Figure Diameter Scale 2 Points If the required diameter is not listed it can simply be typed directly into the box Default The word Default means the plant will be inserted at the size it was originally drawn 16 2 Insert the plant using the appropriate insertion method Figure Diameter Default Insert the Plant Using the Appropriate Insertion Method Once the diameter has been select
131. gn You can also edit the plants that are supplied in the database as well as add your own thus allowing you to easily set up plants that are specific to you and your area The following points give you some introductory information about the database For detailed instructions on how to work with it refer to the Appendices at the end of this manual The database is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet hasasimple format and contains no formulas is called LandworksPlantDatabase xls it must be called this js stored in C Users Public LANDWorksCAD folder on Windows 7 and Vista C Documents Settings All Users LANDWorksCAD folder Windows XP It must reside there can be edited within LANDWorksCAD itself i e you do not need to know anything about Excel can also be edited directly in Excel 11 Command Details This section explains each command in the LANDWorksCAD menu in detail It should be noted that the LANDWorksCAD menu does not necessarily have to appear on the left hand side of the window as shown in previous images This is the default position only It can be moved anywhere on the screen and also docked to the edges of the window just like any standard Windows window 12 Insert Concept Plant PURPOSE To select and insert a figure that represents the concept of a plant or plants rather than a specific plant for example the figure might be used to represent general ground cover before any
132. gory Equal Tree search Reset You may repeat the above steps with other Field Names to create multiple search criteria eg you might be searching for all trees that have an oval shape When you re happy with the search criteria click the Search button The Selected Items area will change and display only the items that match the search criteria For example the image below shows only Trees Selected Items plan figure name elev image tile elev imag category Figures Plants amp HR T dwg ree Figures Plants amp RHR z dwg Tree The desired plant can now be selected from the filtered list and inserted as described above 21 Method 2 You Tube Video Click to watch Search Concept Plants Video on YouTube Click once on the desired Field Name The Field Name will be highlighted as shown below Here the Category field was selected Search Fields Field Operator Value plan figure name figure name image file name elev image file name description category Search Reset Click in the green highlighting line under the Operator heading A drop down field will appear Select the type of search Operator from the drop down list as shown below Here Equal is selected Search Fields Field Mame Operator Value plan figure name elev figure name image File name elev image file name description
133. he Insert Concept Plant command Step3 Select the replacement plant from the Selected Items list Step 4 Click the Replace button The selected plants will be replaced Run the command first and then select the plants to be replaced You Tube Video Click to watch Replacing Already Inserted Concept Plants Method 2 Video on YouTube Step 1 Run the Insert Concept Plant command Step 2 Select the replacement plant from the Selected Items list Step 3 Click the Replace button Step 4 Select the plants that have already been inserted into the drawing You can only select plants one at a time using this method The selected plants will be replaced 25 Editing Concept Plants from within LANDWorksCAD You Tube VIGO alu Click to watch Edit Concept Plants Video on YouTube The buttons and tick box displayed just below the Selected Items area let you edit your plant database from within LANDWorksCAD This means you don t actually have to know anything about Microsoft Excel to be able to edit your database However your plant database can also be edited directly in Microsoft Excel Refer to Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel on page 153 for details Selected tems description category shape heading label Desc 1 Tree Hound Heading 1 Label 1 Desc 2 Tree Owal Heading Label 2 Desc 3 Shrub Round Evergreen Label 3 Desc 4 Tall shrub Spikey Desert Sh Labe
134. he appropriate file as described in the Edit a Concept Plan already in the Database no button section above Note that both of the preview boxes do not have to be filled in but at least one must be otherwise there will be nothing to see when the plant is inserted The Elevation 3D figures and images are not required at all if you are only working in 2D When you have finished inserting your plants it is vitally important that you save them to the database by clicking the Save Database button If you don t you will lose them 31 Delete Plant 4 You Tube Video Click to watch Delete Concept Plants from Database Video on YouTube To delete a plant select the plant by clicking anywhere in its row and then click the Delete Plant button Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database lw Allow Editing The following confirmation dialog box will appear with the appropriate plant name of course Delete Plant Delete plant Figures Plants RROS dwg Click the Yes button to confirm you want to delete the plant from the database Click the No button if you do not want to delete the plant gt Important Note database by clicking the Save Database button If you don t the plants will be permanently l When you have finished deleting plants it is vitally important that you save the changes to the deleted Save
135. he blue created by this command The image below shows two more examples one with hidden lines removed the other shaded of Virtually lon 122 a path twisting its way up a gentle slope and a pool excavat the use of this command t up to you to work out s jus 517 J VANAT ATAN ATATA TATATATA TAAT ATATA SBAAA AAAS AR AAS AA SAL ATATATATATATATATATATATATATATITATATAT CASE CY CN COS IDA DC pu ptt T EXC W W M M WM M M M M MAR rl ONAN AON AAT cmi E cz MW MM n ee YAYATA TATATA TATATATA ATAT AYATA SOOO OC CO OO CC E OC ___ 096536 536365352696 256255962625 59 26 255565 TAVATATAYATATATATATATATATATATATAYAT ATs a m M ARAS t at atat OAT ATAV AT ATA TAT OTA TATA WWE TAT ATTA TAT AAT ATT FAV AVATAVATATATATATAVATAVATDTATATATATAT Lx LT PAVAN ANAT AV
136. he contours are labelled with their heights An example of contours is shown below 500mm 1000mm 250mm 750mm 1250mm 1250mm 15 m 1250mm 1000mm 1500 750mm 500mm 150 100 m 1250mm 750mm 250 500mm 250mm This command slices horizontally through the DTM at multiples of the specified height and generates the corresponding contours The contours are curve entities and they are drawn at a Z height of zero so they can be used as simple 2D drawing elements When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed aS DR UD Spacing Highlighting Frequency 4 Test size 300 Scale text by the plot scale The text below explains the options in this dialog box 126 7 8 sia A If you want all contours drawn in the same colour set the Highlighting Frequency to a high value higher than the expected number of contours e g 100 Spacing This box lets you define how far apart the contours are spaced The value entered is the lowest contour height subsequent contours are generated at multiples of that value For example if 250 is entered contours are generated at 250 500 750 1000 and so on The spacing is measured in millimetres Highlighting Frequency By default contours are drawn in the current colour This box lets you define how often the colour is changed to the next colour number for ease of identifying the
137. he number of 2D elevation figures you want to be used to generate a more 3D looking plant The section called Show 3D View on page 130 explains how this data is used Names ColumnL Abbreviation defines the abbreviated name of the plant This can be any format Column M Abbreviation 2 defines a second abbreviated name of the plant if required This can be any format ColumnN Botanical name defines the Botanical name of the plant The botanical name must be unique Column Family defines the Family the plant belongs to Column P Common Name defines the Common Name of the plant Column Common Name 2 defines the secondary Common Name of the plant if there is one ColumnR Cultivars defines the Cultivars of the plant Favourites ColumnS Favourites defines if the plant is one your favourites Select Yes No from a list Type ColumnT Type defines the type of plant Select from list General Appearance Column U Habit defines the growth habit of the plant Select from a list Column V Texture defines the overall texture of the plant Select from list Column W Maximum Width defines the maximum width the plant will grow to if planted in your region in typical conditions Measured in millimetres mm Column X Maximum Height defines the maximum height the plant will grow to if planted in your region in typical conditions Measured in millimetres mm 152
138. he plant database and show any changes that have occurred since LANDWorksCAD started Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing This would be necessary if the database was edited in Excel while LANDWorksCAD was running It would also be necessary if you have been editing the plant database from within LANDWorksCAD and have made a few mistakes it does happen and want to start again 82 u mm mm mmm mmm mmm mS mm Label Proposed Plant A PURPOSE To label proposed plants inserted from the LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database using the Insert Proposed Plant command refer to previous section for identification on the landscape drawing he Video Click to watch Label Proposed Plant Video on YouTube cde den E E E jmd Ded m Man ded ee jut Kew d You can select the plant s to be labelled before or after running the command Refer to the Number of Plants section on next page When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Label Proposed Plant Manual Label Options Number of plants Include Number v Label field name botanical name Terminator type Arrow Terminator weight Default X Terminator size 200 Test size 300 Scale text by the plot scale Label with leader lines
139. he size of the label text Text size is influenced by the next option Scale Text by the Plot Scale and can work in either of the following two ways 1 If the Scale Text by the Plot Scale option is ticked then the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale and the text is displayed on the screen at that scaled size For example if a text size of 4mm is entered and the Plot Scale is 100 the text will be displayed on screen at 400mm high This technique lets you define the text size based on the height you want it to be when it is printed on paper If the Plot Scale is changed for some reason the on screen text height will automatically adjust but providing you print the drawing at the specified Plot Scale the text will always print at the height specified 87 For example a text height of 4mm and a Plot Scale of 100 produces on screen text at 400mm high Printing the drawing at a scale of 1 100 will produce text 4mm high on the paper Change the Plot Scale to 200 and the on screen text will become 800mm high but printing the drawing at a scale of 1 200 will still produce text 4mm high on the paper 2 the Scale Text the Plot Scale option is not ticked then the text size entered is the on screen height It is not in any way affected by the view s Plot Scale For the text to be visible on the screen the size must be calculated accordingly This technique will produce printed text of a different s
140. however be displayed without affecting the functionality of the database in any way For instructions on displaying these hidden rows refer to Appendix 3 Working with the Selection Data on page 158 Some row constraints of the database you should be aware of are 1 You must not add or delete rows within rows 1 31 2 The plant data must start in row 32 and continue in higher numbered rows i e rows 33 34 35 99 100 101 1000 1001 etc 3 There must be no blank rows in the plant data i e row 32 and higher numbered rows A blank row is taken to be the end of the plant list Some row freedoms of the database you should be aware of are 1 Inthe plant data area of the worksheets i e row 32 amp higher numbered rows you can add as many rows as you need delete rows move rows virtually anything you want 2 You can add to and or edit the selection data contained in rows 2 27 This is explained in Appendix 3 Working with the Selection Data on page 158 3 The data headings in row 29 columns L BX only can be edited to suit your needs The words can be changed completely they can be changed to be all capitals etc 147 Columns The format of the columns is similar but not identical for each worksheet Existing Plants worksheet The Existing Plants worksheet contains 5 columns of data as shown below D E Information 32 Figures Plants TT01 dwq Figures Plants TT01 jpq Remove 33 Figures Plants TT
141. ht values DTM text labels are displayed next to each entity at the text size specified as shown below When the height values are displayed this button changes to Hide Heights letting you hide them if you don t need to see them any more 200 4300 4300 4200 300 200 200 00 277 200 200 200 300 300 390 300 4300 300 300 300 1200 00 300 100 Deleting Assigned Heights The height values are attached to the entities as attributes To completely delete the attribute and hence the assigned height select the entity or entities you wish to change the height then run the Set Heights command and type O as value Set DTM Height Data OTM Data OTM Text Label DTM Height Text size 200 Scale text by the plot scale 106 Insert DTM PURPOSE To generate 3D Digital Terrain Model DTM based on the actual and assigned heights of the selected entities A DTM is basically a rectangular set of triangles draped over the selected entities Examples are shown below Ny Wy 4 NUN NN WARE VN 00000104 AY y Ni MN iy 0 N 4 0 4 Wh M NN M 0 Wy N AER 0 N NN NS 0 724 N 777 NY NV d 107 If a selected entity has not been assigned a height value using the Set Heights command see previous section the Insert DTM process uses the h
142. ist as shown below Here Palm is selected The values in the drop down list will vary depending on the Field Name selected The values are extracted from your database Search Fields Field Mame Operator Value P Cultivars favourites Palm habit Wildflower texture Vine maximum width iE height Eun Succulent Search Heset Ferennial Your Search Fields area will look as shown below Search Fields Field Mame Operator Value Cultivars favourites d type habit texture masimum width masimum height m You may repeat the above steps with other Field Names to create multiple search criteria for example you might be searching for all trees that have an oval shape 72 When you re happy with the search criteria click the Search button The Selected Items area will now display only the items matching the search criteria for example the image below shows only trees Selected Items abbreviation abbreviati botanical name family common name Ar Al Arc Ale Archontopho Palmae Alexandra Palm Ar Cu Are Cun Archontopho Palmae Bangalow Palm But Cap Butia Capitata Jelly Palm Ca Ac Car Carpentaria Palmae Carpentaria Palm Ch Lu Chr Lut Chrysalidocar Arecaceae Golden Palm me kL Insert Hew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database E Allow Editing
143. ize if the Plot Scale is changed For example if a text height of 400mm is specified and the Plot Scale is 100 the printed text will be 4mm high but if the Plot Scale is changed to 200 the printed text would be 2mm high Scale Text by the Plot Scale Scale text bu the plot scale eee This tick box controls whether the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale for on screen display Refer to the previous section Text Size for more details Label with Leader Lines This tick box controls whether leader lines are displayed for the label The left hand example below shows a label with leader lines the right hand example shows a label without leader lines grandis Abies grandis Label with leader lines 88 Inserting the Label When the OK button is clicked you can insert the label The steps required to do this will vary depending on what options were set in the dialog box For example assume the dialog box was filled in as shown below abel Proposed Pian Manual Label Options Number of plants 3 Label field name botanical name Terminator type TOW Terminator weight Defaut gt Terminator size 200 mm Text size 200 mm Scale text by the plot scale Label with leader lines Auto Label Options Label pretis Auto Mumber Label suffix Hone Test size 300 Scale text by the plot scale Auto Label Find Unlabelled Cancel The step
144. l 4 Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing When the dialog box is displayed the buttons giving you access to the plant database Insert New Plant Delete Plant and Save Database are greyed out i e they are not accessible This is to avoid plant data being accidentally edited The Reload Database button is available in case the database has been edited in Excel while LANDWorksCAD is open Important Note You can edit the database in Excel while LANDWorksCAD is running but you cannot and must not edit the database from within LANDWorksCAD while the database is open in Excel This is not a limitation of LANDWorksCAD it is a simply how files work in Windows you cannot work on the same file at the same time with two different programs If the database is open in Excel when you save it from LANDWorksCAD you will get an error message and LANDWorksCAD will lock up or crash Qe To activate the greyed out buttons and allow editing of your plant database click the Allow Editing box so that a tick is visible The buttons will then look like this 26 S elected Items description category shape heading label Desc 1 Tree Hound Heading 1 Label 1 Desc 2 Tree Oval Heading Label Desc 3 Shrub Hound Evergreen Label 3 Desc 4 T all shrub S pikeu Desert Sh Label 4 Insert Mew Plant Del
145. l for the plant on the drawing Any amount of text can be entered Numbers are automatically appended to the prefix ensuring the labels are unique Typically the prefix would be a code to identify the type of plant e g T for tree S for shrub etc but it can be anything Examples are shown below h4 Text Size This box lets you define the size of the label text Text size is influenced by the bottom tick box Scale Text by the Plot Scale and can work in either of the following two ways 1 If the Scale Text by the Plot Scale option is ticked then the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale and the text is displayed on the screen at that scaled size For example if a text size of 4mm is entered and the Plot Scale is 100 the text will be displayed on screen at 400mm high This technique lets you define the text size based on the height you want it to be when it is printed on paper If the Plot Scale is changed for some reason the on screen text height will automatically adjust but providing you print the drawing at the specified Plot Scale the text will always print at the height specified For example a text height of 4mm and a Plot Scale of 100 produces on screen text at 400mm high Printing the drawing at a scale of 1 100 will produce text 4mm high on the paper Change the Plot Scale to 200 and the on screen text will become 800mm high but printing the drawing at a scale of 1 2
146. l in row 32 for column T 2 Select from the Data tab Data Validation Data Validation Textto Remove Columns Duplicates mH m p 168 Circle Invalid Data Clear Validation Circles Consolidate What If Analysi 3 Select the Settings tab on the Data Validation dialog box that appears as shown below Data Validation Cell Selector Ignore blank In cell dropdown between Source T 2 T 21 Apply these changes to all other cells with the same settings 4 The Allow box is set to allow a list to be selected from 5 The Source box as indicated above shows the cells that contain the list ie the selection data In this example this is cells T2 T21 Ignore the 5 signs they are inserted automatically by Excel 6 Click on the Cell Selector as shown above 7 The Data Validation dialog box will be reduced in size and the existing selection data highlighted as shown below The existing selection data range may alter from the original depending on how you edited the data 169 V SEE dl Appeal aiite Annual E Arching Coarse Aquatic Broad Medium Bamboo Clinging Fine Biennial Columnar Broadleaf evergreen HoriZontal Bulb Irramilar Bulb amp Corms 21 Cacti amp Succulent Existing selection data highlighted Cacti m Conifer Hound Fern Twining Grass Upright Ground cover Vase Herb Weeping Palm
147. layed allowing you to browse for the appropriate file 2 Select Concept Plants Selected Items z ByLayer Index description category shape heading label 58 12 ByLayer 33 Desc 2 Tree Oval Heading2 Label 2 Annotation Block Properties v Groups Utilities v Clipboard M 34 Desc 3 Shrub Round Evergreen Label3 35 Desc 4 Tall shrub Spikey Desert Sh Label 4 36 37 Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database V Allow Editing Search Fields Field Name perator Value 59 Concept Figure 9 plan figure name 1 elev figure name image name Users Public LANDWorksCAD Figures Plants E v Search Plants E elev image file name Ordin Fence oin hape E Yk Favorites e dt ow gt d Search Reset BE Deskto 2 e ge Ye 4 Ew 7 1 ij Downloads gu P REST 4 99 y oncept Figure 2 M 5 4 Recent Places Insert Figure 0 A001 E dwg A002 E dwg A003 E dwg A004 E dwg A005 E dwg Diameter Default X 53 Libraries 4 Documents c e 2 neti ai Pictures gt I 2 5 2
148. le at the same time with two different programs If the database is open in Excel This is not a limitation of LANDWorksCAD it is a simply how files work in Windows you cannot work l when you Save it from LANDWorksCAD you will get an error message and LANDWorksCAD will lock up or crash mum GEM Reload Database Clicking the Reload Database button forces LANDWorksCAD to re read the plant database and show any changes that have occurred since LANDWorksCAD started Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing This would be necessary if the database was edited in Excel while LANDWorksCAD was running It would also be necessary if you have been editing the plant database from within LANDWorksCAD and have made a few mistakes it does happen and want to start again 52 Label Existing Plant PURPOSE To label existing plants inserted from the LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database using the Insert Existing Plant command refer to previous section for identification on the landscape drawing and for inclusion in a schedule of existing plants You Tube Video Click to watch Label Concept Plants Video on YouTube The data entered in this command is the data typically collected when the client s property is surveyed When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Label Existing Pla
149. lete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing To enter the data click on the blank row in the column you want to edit and type in the required data When you select the blank row it will be highlighted in green but the part of the row in the column you selected will remain white You can also press the Tab key to move to the next column Some columns provide a list of data to choose from indicated by a downward pointing triangle Clicking on the triangle displays the list as shown below 19 S elected Items description category shape heading label Desc 1 ree Round Heading 1 Label 1 Desc 2 Tree Oval Heading Label Desc 3 Shrub Round Evergreen Label 3 Desc 4 5 pikeuy Desert 5h Label 4 Border F Medium shrub Insert Mew Plant small shrub Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing shrub Search Fields Tree Lil When such a list is available you cannot type in something that is not already in the list you can only select data from the list You can however edit and add to the list by editing the database in Excel Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel on page 153 for details on doing this Multiple new plants can be inserted by simply clicking the button again and entering the data It s up to you to decide how much data you enter Most columns are not compulsory Refer to Appendix 1 The LANDWorksCAD Plant Database on page 142 for d
150. list Miscellaneous Column BR Column BS Column BT Column BU Description Text describes the plant with information not included in the other columns Description 2 additional or alternative text to describe the plant Nursery ID 1 defines the nursery ID or code used to identify the plant Container Size defines the container size for the plant Select from a list 155 Costing Column BV Price 1 defines the main price of the plant Column BW Price 2 defines an alternative price of the plant Column BX Price 3 defines a second alternative price of the plant If you click in a cell a small box will appear showing the column heading and a short description of what the data in the cell is used for An example is shown below Abies Acac la bal eyana Botanical Acacia buxifolia Ede ihe Acacia decurrens name forthe plant Acacia sowdenii must be unique Acacia spetabilis Arar riihirin Some column constraints of the database you should be aware of are 1 You must not add delete or move columns within columns A K 2 You must not edit in any way the headings in row 29 for columns A K 3 The plant data must start in column L and continue in higher lettered columns ie columns M N O etc Some column freedoms of the database you should be aware of are 1 In the plant data area of the worksheet i e columns L and higher you can ad
151. me SS AN EN AN AN A A AN AN EN AN EN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN EN ENI SAN A A AN EN AN EN AN AN A A N AN AN EN EN EN AN AN AN AN RINKS NINES NINA Taa i m m m a SASSEN NINN SN EN EN A AN AN AN A A AN AN N AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN EN EN EN A A A AN AN EN EN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN EN EN NEN AN NIAAA f SST SISISINSISSNSSSNSSNNSINN NANNIES RINK NINININISIINSINNSNSSSSNNSSNSNNSNNNINSNNSIN SEN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN EN A AN AN A AN A AN A AN AN AN AN AN AN AN NAN NASEN NINININISIINSINNSNSSSSNNSSNSNNSNNNSINSNNSIN NINA SEN EN EN EN AN AN AN AN AN EN PSSISINISISISISISISISSSNSSSSSNSSSNSSSSoSNNSNSSSeSIIJI NIRA SAN E EN AN AN A AN A A N AN AN EN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN EN AN EN EN NINNNINNNNNSNNSSNINNSNNMSNNNSNSNINSIN NIAAA PSSISISISNISISISNISISNISISINISISISNSISNISISINISISIISININISIN AS AN AN AN AN AN A A
152. me common type Abs Gr Abe Abela Gran Caprifoliac Glossy Abelia Shrub AbsGrNa Abela Gran Laprnfallac Dwarf Abelia Shrub AbsGrSu Abes Abela Gran Laprnfallac Dwat Pink variegated Abela Shrub AbxGrvVa Abe Abela Gran Pink cream var Shrub Ab Gr Abi Gra Abies Grandis Pinaceae Grand Fir Giant Fir Tree 2 Fd hi Je AL kl ML kI eee E ee Dic eee i a Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Allow Editing You can also edit plants that are already in the database although there is no specific button for this 19 Oe The editing functionality is explained below Edit a Proposed Plant already in the Database no button 0 Video Click to watch Editing Proposed Plant Database Video on YouTube rn To edit the data of a proposed plant already in the database simply click on the text and edit it The row of data will be highlighted in green except for the specific text to be edited which will remain white for ease of typing You can also press the Tab key to move to the next column Some columns provide a list of data to choose from indicated by a downward pointing triangle Clicking on the triangle displays the list as Shown below Selected Items Index abbreviation abbreviati botanical name Family common name
153. mns A C 3 The plant data must exist in columns D and E Some column freedoms of this worksheet you should be aware of are 1 In the plant data area of the worksheet i e columns D and E you can add columns delete columns and move columns 2 Data in the columns can be sorted in any order you require e g it can be sorted by plan figure name by description etc Appendix 4 Sorting the Plant Database in Excel on page 170 explains how to do this Concept Plants worksheet The Concept Plants worksheet contains 10 columns of data as shown below B C D Actual Data CAD Data 29 32 Figures Plants RRO1 dwg 33 Figures Plants RRO2 dwg 34 Figures Plants RRO3 dwg 35 Figures Plants RR04 dwg 36 Figures Plants RRO5 dwg Figures Plants E BE023 E dwg Figures Plants M005 jpg Figures Plants E MM034 E jpg F G H J Concept Information 32 Desc 1 Tree Round Heading 1 Label 1 33 Desc 2 Tree Oval Heading 2 Label 2 34 Desc 3 Shrub Round Evergreen Label 3 35 Desc 4 Tall shrub Spikey Desert Shrub Label 4 The use of the columns is explained below ColumnA is not used at present You should not remove it but can use it for notes comments etc CAD Data ColumnB Plan Figure Name defines the CAD drawing file that will be used to represent the concept plant when displaying the plants normally in plan view Column C Elev Figure Name defines the CAD drawing file that will be used to represent the concept plant when
154. mply insert a new column give it a heading in row 29 and then enter the appropriate data for each plant L Names abbreviation Ab x Gr Options Ab x Gr Na A Ab x Gr Su Ab Gr Va Right click select Insert Ab Gr Ab Mo loi Delet Ab Pi Abi Pin Sir Ab St Th Abu Str Clear Contents Ac Ad Aca Ad Format Cells Ba Column Width B Aca Bir Hide B Aca Bo Unhide B Aca Bux c acra B 160 Deleting an Existing Data Item Column To delete an existing data item simply delete the column Y To delete a new column in Excel right click in any of the column names then select Delete es ee ee ee ee es ee ss ee ee Copy Paste Options Abe x Gra E Ab x Gr Abe x Gra Nan fel Ab x Gr Su Abe x Gra Sun Paste Special Ab x Gr Va Abe x Gra Var flor Abi Gra Insert Right click select Delete Abi Pin Clear Contents Abu Str Tho m Aca Adu am Format Cells 1 Column Width Aca Bai Hide na Aca Bin nii Ara Aire Rireifnlia Re Arranging Moving Data Items Columns Any data items columns except those in the CAD data section columns A K can be re arranged or moved to suit your requirements Q Np SS SS Se in tttm din When re arranging moving data items en
155. nt Botanical Mame Record item using botanical name Mame used in schedule Label Pretix Size Trunk Diameter Height Spread Change spread Status 1 Status 2 Comments Scale test by the plot scale The Label Prefix is used to actually label the plant the other data will be displayed in the Existing Plant Schedule when it is inserted Refer to the Existing Plant Schedule command on page 55 53 command first For an existing plant figure to be included in the Existing Plant Schedule it MUST be labelled with this Botanical Name This box lets you choose the botanical name of the existing plant you are about to label Clicking on the triangle at the end of the box displays a list of the botanical names from your plant database as shown below Label Existing Plant Botanical Name Record item using Mame used in schedule Label Pretix Test Size Trunk Diameter Height Spread Status 1 Status 2 Comments x Abela x Grandiflora Abella x Grandiflora 2 Granditlora Sunrise Abela 2 Grandiflora Abies Grandis Abies Nordmanniana Abies Pindrow Abutilon 5triatum Thompson Acacia 4dunca Acacia Acacia Binervata Acacia Boorman Acacia Busitola Acacia Bynaeana Acacia L ardiaphylla Acacia Cognata Acacia L ovenyl Acacia Cultrifarmis Acacia Dealbata Acacia Deane
156. nt a heading leave this box blank Group By The plants in the Legend can be grouped by any of the field names For example if the plants were grouped by Type all the shrubs would be listed together under a sub heading of Shrub all the trees would be listed together under a sub heading of Tree etc Any field name can be used to group the plants The example below shows the plants grouped by Type 92 Proposed Plants diis Achillea Filipendulina 3 Terminalis afia ae Acacia Stricta O JAcerNeguno Kelys E werPamaum Dissectum Aropupu Show Borders If this box is ticked border lines will be generated for the Legend With Border Lines Without Border Lines Proposed Plants Proposed Plants Grass Grass Miscanthus Sinensis Variegatus Perennial Perennial M Saleen me D Acer Palmatum Dissectum Atropurpureum 93 Show Relative Size The Legend displays a plan figure for each plant and by default automatically scales the figures to fit into the given row height so they are all the same size If this box is ticked however the figures are scaled in size relative to each other Not Ticked Ticked Falm Ar al Ar al Ar cu Ar CU If you insert a Legend with this option ticked and some of the plan figures don t appear it is most likely because those plants are much smaller on the drawing th
157. ntly been released and is still undergoing intensive development As such it is not yet fully functional It was released with the intent of obtaining feedback from users It will change in both format and function as it is developed Any comments and or suggestions about this command are welcome Please send them to support cad com au The following notes explain how the command works at the time of writing this manual When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Modify DTM Height Parameter FOO Area Parameter 1000 The text below explains the options in this dialog box Height Parameter This box lets you set the height or depth of the cone Simply type in the value required If the number is positive the cone pulls the DTM up if the number is negative the cone pushes the DTM down 116 Area Parameter This box lets you define the size of the area that is affected by the cone Simply type in the value required Larger numbers will have a wider effect It is like the base diameter of the cone When you click the OK button you are prompted to Click and drag to modify the surface Hold down the left mouse button and drag your crosshair across the DTM to modify it The following images demonstrate how the command works The first image below shows a small flat DTM that is 10m wide by 7m high It is flat only to demonstrate more clearly how this command works The command will work on
158. nywhere in the row of data for the plant you want Preview images of the plant will be displayed in the two bottom right hand boxes Both of the boxes will not necessarily display previews it depends on what has been defined in your LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database The two previews show the ways the plan view of the plant can be displayed in the drawing You can switch between these displays whenever you want to after the plant has been inserted refer to the Plant Display Switching command on page 91 Plan Figure 9 Image 40 The Figure preview is of a LANDWorksCAD drawing file i e it must have been drawn in LANDWorksCAD or created in another CAD program and then imported and saved in LANDWorksCAD The Image preview is of a JPG or BMP bitmap format file This could be an actual photograph of the plant or it could be an artistic representation that has been created outside of LANDWorksCAD using image editing software e g Photolmpact The JPG format is preferred because file sizes are much smaller Having two ways of displaying the plan view of the plant gives you flexibility in how you present your concept drawings and as stated earlier you can switch between them whenever you want to It is up to you to decide how simple or detailed the plan concept figure is Likewise it is up to you to decide if the image display is an actual photograph or a computer generated image Both plan displays do not have to be cr
159. o sort by Type it is column T etc 2 Scroll up until you can see row 32 Your screen should look something like the image below Abies grandis 1 ba Acacia baileyana Fabaceae sub fam Mimosoide 1 Ac bu Acacia buxifolia Fabaceae sub fam Mimosoide 1 Ac de Acacia decurrens Fabaceae sub fam Mimosoide 1 sa Acacia sowdenii 1 sp Acacia spetabilis 1 Ac re Acer rubrum 1 Ac he Actinotus helianthi Apiaceae 1 Ad ra Adiantum hispidulum Adiantaceae 1 Ae Aesculus pavia 1 Ag pr Agapanthus proecox 1 Al to Allocasuarina torulosa Casuarinaceae 1 Al gl Alnus glutinosa 1 Am gr Amelanchia grandiflora 1 An co Angophora costata 1 ma Anigozanthos manglesii Haemodoraceae Abies Acacia baileyana Fabaceae sub fam Mimosoide 1 Ac bu Acacia buxifolia Fabaceae sub fam Mimosoide 1 Ac de Acacia decurrens Fabaceae sub fam Mimosoide 1 Ac sa Acacia sowdenii 1 sp Acacia spetabilis 1 Ac re Acer rubrum 1 he Actinotus helianthi Apiaceae 1 Ad ra Adiantum hispidulum Adiantaceae 1 Ae pa Aesculus pavia 1 Ag pr Agapanthus proecox 1 Al to Allocasuarina torulosa Casuarinaceae 1 Al gl Alnus glutinosa 1 Am Amelanchia grandiflora 1 An co Angophora costata 1 ma Anigozanthos manglesii Haemodoraceae 4 Scroll down the screen until you can see the last row of plant data 5 Hold down the Shift key and click the last row s identifying number 174 6 This will highlight all the rows from 32 to the last row of dat
160. on is clicked if plants were selected prior to the command being run then only those plants are changed if no plants were selected prior to running the command the following confirmation dialog box is displayed Plant View Switching Modify all plants 96 Note Sy If the Yes button is clicked all the plants in the drawing are changed If the No button is clicked the command is cancelled If a drawing contains many plants changing their display to bitmap images can take a while and subsequent repaints may be slow It is suggested that plants be displayed as bitmap images only uA when necessary e g for printing or when presenting to clients qn ee PURPOSE To extract data from the drawing for estimating and quoting The extracted data is the number of plants lengths of linear entities lines arcs circle and curves e areas of planes e Sub totals and totals for the above When the command is selected the data is written to a temporary file called quantities txt which is immediately displayed in Notepad Quantities txt is a temporary file The same name is used every time the command is run and therefore previous data i
161. ox is limited to Image Files bmp jpg so you will only see those types of files Elevation 3D image files l have a E at the end of their name for ease of identification i J 3 Selecting the appropriate plant figure image file is a simple process but there is one important prerequisite the figure or image file must exist before it can be selected ie it must have been drawn created first When you have finished editing your plants it is vitally important that you save the changes to the database by clicking the Save Database button see below If you don t you will lose the changes There are two stages to inserting a new plant 1 Entering the data and 2 Selecting the appropriate figures and image files Entering the data When the Insert New Plant button is clicked a blank row is inserted above the plant that is currently selected in the Selected Items list The relevant data for the new plant can then be typed in 49 Selected Items plan figure name Image file description category 33 Figures Plantas T dwg Retain 34 Figures Plants sT T03 dwg 35 Figures Planta T dwg 36 Figures Plants T T05 dwg af Figures Plantas T TOE dwg Insert Mew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database sf Allow Editing To enter the data click on the blank row in the column you want to edit and type in the required data When you select
162. particular ground cover has been decided upon Video Click to watch Insert Concept Plants in LANDWorksCAD Video on YouTube lr The appropriate type of plant be searched for and plants that have already been inserted be replaced When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Select Concept Plants 4 Selected Items plan figure name description category shape heading label dwg Desc 1 Tree Hound Heading 1 Label 1 FiguressPlants amp RHH z dwg Desc 2 Tree Oval Heading Label Figures Plants AAOS dwg Desc 3 Shrub Hound Evergreen Label 3 Figures Plants ARO4 dwg Desc 4 Tall shrub Spikey Desert Sh Label 4 Figures Plants AARDE dwg rie 44 Mile Insert New Plant Mew Plant Delete Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Reload Database Allow Editing Search Fields Plan Field Name Operator Value Concept Figure plan figure name elev figure name image file name elev image file name description category shape Elevation 3D Concept Figure Insert Figure Diameter Default 13 This command also lets you edit your LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database from
163. s are LANDWorksCAD drawing files and the Image is a JPG or BMP file Elevation 3D Basic Figure Detailed Figure Image The Elevation 3D figures cannot be inserted using this command They can be generated automatically via the Insert 3D Plants command on page 128 or inserted manually 64 Inserting the Selected Proposed Plant Inserting the selected existing plant is a two step process 1 Select the diameter of the plant 2 Insert the plant using the appropriate insertion method Insert Figure Diameter Default Select the Diameter of the Plant The diameter of the plant can be selected from the Diameter box as shown below Insert Figure Diameter Default 1000 0 1500 0 5 2000 0 2500 0 500 0 Scale 2 Points 1 Point If the required diameter is not listed it can simply be typed directly into the box The word Default means the plant will be inserted at the size it was originally drawn 65 Insert the Plant Using the Appropriate Insertion Method Once the diameter has been selected the plant can be inserted into your drawing in three different ways 1 Point 2 Points or Scale 2 Points These methods are explained below Insert Plant by 1 Point Clicking either of these buttons attaches an image of the plan view of the E plant to your crosshair and the plant is inserted where you click your left mouse button Note If inserting the image a rectangle will be
164. s either current or accurate and should not be relied on for any purpose Copyright 2006 2012 CAD International All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or by any information or storage retrieval system without express permission in writing from CAD International LANDWorksCAD is trademark of CAD Australia Pty Limited trading as CAD International All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Overview The LANDWorksCAD Commands This section provides a quick overview of LANDWorksCAD the commands in the menu and the database of plants that is supplied Used to insert and label plants at a concept stage of the design Used to insert label and list plants that already exist on site Used to insert label and list plants that are proposed for the design Used to change how the plants look Used to extract quantities lengths and areas Used to lay a grid over the design Used to create and edit 3D digital terrain models DTM Used to generate contour lines Used to generate 3D or elevation plant on the DTM Used to insert the Sun for generating shadows on a DTM Tells you the current version details of LANDWorksCAD 10 The Plant Database LANDWorksCAD is supplied with an extensive plant database allowing you to quickly and easily select the plants you want for your desi
165. s overwritten If you want to save the data in quantities txt you must select File Save As and save the file to another location for later use 1 11 Once saved being a standard txt file it can be opened in any text editor even Microsoft Excel Word Only entities on named layers are counted and measured Entities on layers that have not been named are ignored Only entities that are currently visible on screen at the time of running the command are counted and measured This lets you be selective about what information is extracted e g if only hardscape related layers are turned on only hardscape data will be extracted 1253 2 4 9 The data below is an example of the sort of data that is extracted by the Tally command For ease of reading the data has been colour coded as follows e Red text is the layer name Black text shows the length of linear entities Blue text shows the areas of planes e Green text shows the plants and their quantities This colour coding does not occur in the quantities txt file all text is black Some notes have been added to suggest possible sources of the data 98 Decking Two lengths of deck edging perhaps 2 x 4 000m 1 16 000 2
166. s plans construction details plant schedules contour plans and more With LANDWorksCAD you can produce three dimensional models of your landscape design which can be viewed from any position and any angle LANDWorksCAD also includes an extensive plant database that is linked to a simple editable Excel file allowing you to easily set up plants that are specific to you and your area We ve spent hundreds of hours producing this manual to show you how to use the LANDWorksCAD menu but we know you ll find ways to use the software we had never thought of so we are looking forward to receiving your thoughts and comments about the software and this manual If you wish to provide feedback please call 61 2 9973 4499 or send an email to info cad com au About this Manual This manual only provides information on the commands in the LANDWorksCAD toolbar and menu as indicated in the image below and the associated Excel plant database We assume you already have the basics of AutoCAD and Bricscad to a certain degree ne 5 ta 1 e M a Even if you ve been using the software for a while take the time to read through this manual as you ll find new ways of doing things and shortcuts you may not have thought of Disclaimer All care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document however no warranty expressed or implied is given that this information i
167. s required to insert the label would be as follows 1 Locate the start of the leader the tip of the terminator 2 Locate the corner of the leader 3 Locate the end of the leader The label text is inserted automatically at the end of the leader line 89 An example of the resultant label might be as shown below O labels correspond to the three steps above The line joining the selected plants is inserted automatically and joins the origin points of the plants It is inserted with the active colour layer style and weight If the plants had not been selected prior to running the command you would be prompted to select a single plant before inserting the label If the Label with leader lines option was not ticked you would only be prompted for the location of the text After the label has been inserted the command remains active letting you label more plants using the same settings although only one plant at a time can be labelled Holding down the Shift key while selecting the leader points will constrain the leader lines to be either 0 horizontal 45 or 90 vertical To create a purely horizontal or vertical leader hold down the Shift key and simply draw the leader in a straight line 90 Proposed Plant Legend LEGEND PURPOSE To automatically generate a Legend of all the proposed plants that have been inserted in the drawing a
168. s ticked the number of selected plants will be included in the label If the box is not ticked the number will not be displayed In the examples shown below two plants were selected for labelling the top example had the box ticked while the bottom example did not Vu os Label Field Name This box lets you choose what data from the plant database is used to identify the plants In the examples and dialog box above the botanical name was used but any field from your plant database can be used e g abbreviation or common name Clicking on the triangle at the end of the box displays a list of the fields from your plant database as shown below Label Proposed Plant Manual Label Options Number of plants 1 Include Number E Label field name Terminator t Lcid climate group Terminator weight common name common name 2 Terminator size container Cultivars Test size density description 2 Scale text by the plo description test design accent Label with leader line detail elev figure name E detail plan figure name edible Auto Label Options elev figure name eley image file name Label prefix family favourites Label suffix fertil ation flower colour Text size flower type flowers season Scale text by the plo fruit colour Auto Label fruit season Fruit size Find U Fruit type global origin 85 Terminator Type Terminator type 0 row Terminator w
169. settings to these cells click Yes 172 4 Inthe Settings tab the Allow field will show the word List Change this to read Any value amp then click OK Data Validation Validation criteria Allow Ignore blank between Apply these changes to all other cells with the same settings 5 You can now enter any text you want 6 Save the database amp restart LANDWorksCAD or reload the database for this new setting to be available 173 Appendix 4 Sorting the Plant Database in Excel The plant database supplied with LANDWorksCAD has the plants sorted alphabetically by their Botanical name but this can be changed the plants can be sorted by any column you want However the database can only be sorted in Excel it cannot be sorted in LANDWorksCAD LANDWorksCAD simply displays the plants in whatever order they are in Excel The secret to sorting the plant database is to NOT select the entire spreadsheet as is normally done when sorting a spreadsheet This is because rows 1 31 should not be included any sorting they must remain where they are for the spreadsheet to work correctly with LANDWorksCAD The steps to sorting the database are as follows 1 Determine by what column you want the data sorted and note the column letter e g to sort by Botanical Name it is column N t
170. sing the Label Existing Plant command Video 7 Click to watch Existing Plant Schedule Video on YouTube 2 rrr Note For an existing plant figure to be included in the Existing Plant Schedule it MUST be labelled with Label Existing Plant command first M M M M M M A sample Legend is shown below Existing Tree Schedule No Species TmnkDiam Height Spread Status 5 Insert BENE Schedule Heading Existing Tree Schedule T able Size Show Botanical Spread Schedule M ame Status Diameter Borders Shaw Height Heading Text typed in this box will be displayed at the top of the Schedule as a heading If you do not want heading leave this box blank Table Size This box controls the height in mm of each row in the Schedule It should be adjusted to suit the scale of the drawing you are creating A simple rule of thumb to determine a suitable size for the table is as follows 1 Decide how high you want the Legend text to be when printed e g 4mm 2 Add 2mm to allow a 1mm space above and below the text gt 6mm 3 Multiply that number by the Plot Scale e g a Plot Scale of 200 gives 1200 4 Use this final number as the Table
171. sure the entire column is selected not just the visible cells l The basic steps to move a column are 1 insert a new column where you want to move the data item and 2 cut and paste the existing column to the new position For more details please refer to the Excel Help system l d 161 Appendix 3 Working with the Selection Data When working on your LANDWorksCAD plant database many columns let you select from a drop down list of data An example of this is shown below 3 Favourites Type Shub 52 Palm Perennial Succulent Tree Vegetable Vine Wildflower Shrub 4 m This list is also used when searching for plants in the Insert Plant commands in LANDWorksCAD as shown below Search Fields Field Operator Value Cultivars S favourites texture width ot maximum height Shrub Succulent Falm This appendix explains how to work with these lists of selection data Everything in this appendix is specific to Excel The selection data lists cannot be edited in LANDWorksCAD 162 Displaying the Hidden Selection Data The selection data is contained in rows 2 27 Rows 1 27 30 and 31 ar
172. t This box lets you enter the required height value in mm that will be assigned to the selected entity or entities If the entity or entities have never had heights assigned to them 0 0 zero will be displayed If the entity or entities already have a height assigned to them their height value will be displayed If you pre select multiple entities that have different heights assigned to them the height of the first entity that had a height assigned to it will be displayed 104 Text Size This box lets you define the size at which the DTM text label will be displayed on the screen when you click the Show Heights button see below The text size is influenced by the next option Scale Text by the Plot Scale and can work in either of the following two ways 1 If the Scale Text by the Plot Scale option is ticked then the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale and the text is displayed on the screen at that scaled size For example if a text size of 4mm is entered and the Plot Scale is 100 the text will be displayed on screen at 400mm high This technique lets you define the text size based on the height you want it to be when it is printed on paper If the Plot Scale is changed for some reason the on screen text height will automatically adjust but providing you print the drawing at the specified Plot Scale the text will always print at the height specified For example a text height of 4mm an
173. t Scale 1 100 00 141 39 Plot Scale 1 100 00 1 ght Scal View Hic m na EV Ka Ya Ya Ka Ya Ya Ya Ya Ya Ya Ka Ya Ya iews the bottom two heights adjusted relative to the DTM with the Adjust Plant Heights command see the previous E Fa Ya Ya Ya Ya Va Fa Ya Ya Ya Ya Pa Ka ta N11 AZZ AT EE Ta 1 nr m m WPI Pe PPP PDIP PPP P PPP PP PP PDS de LE E A ight v is TOS NS FC 380000 AAAS m 3 IIIIII N IIIIII 4 me I 5 or 3 isplay the 2D plan figures of the plants on the DTM SSSSssooss E 3
174. t again 33 Label Concept Plant PURPOSE To label concept plants inserted from the LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database using the Insert Concept Plant command refer to previous section for identification on the landscape drawing You Tube Video Click to watch Label Concept Plants Video on YouTube Text Size This box lets you define the size of the label text Text size is influenced by the next option Scale Text by the Plot Scale and can work in either of the following two ways 1 If the Scale Text by the Plot Scale option is ticked then the text size entered is automatically multiplied by the view s Plot Scale and the text is displayed on the screen at that scaled size For example if a text size of 4mm is entered and the Plot Scale is 100 the text will be displayed on screen at 400mm high This technique lets you define the text size based on the height you want it to be when it is printed on paper If the Plot Scale is changed for some reason the on screen text height will automatically adjust but providing you print the drawing at the specified Plot Scale the text will always print at the height specified For example a text height of 4mm and a Plot Scale of 100 produces on screen text at 400mm high Printing the drawing at a scale of 1 100 will produce text 4mm high on the paper Change the Plot Scale to 200 and the on screen text will become 800mm high but printing the drawing at a scale
175. te the Legend simply run this command again it will remember how you set it up last time and snap to the top left corner of it You can of course click somewhere else if you want to re position the Legend You do not need to delete the existing Legend before updating it mb eee EN WA ee r T 4 l The Legend is made up of lines and text and can be edited after it has been inserted Be aware though that any edits will be lost if you insert a new Legend ami um S M 0 M M M I n M M 0 95 Plant Display Switching C PURPOSE To display the plants as basic or detailed figures or bitmap images regardless of how they were initially inserted You Tube Video Click to watch Plant Display Switching Video on YouTube All plants in the drawing can be changed automatically or selected plants only can be changed When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Show Detail Figures Show Bitmap Images Select the required display type by clicking in the appropriate white dot When the OK butt
176. the blank row it will be highlighted in green but the part of the row in the column you selected will remain white You can also press the Tab key to move to the next column Multiple new plants can be inserted by simply clicking the button again and entering the data It s up to you to decide how much data you enter Most columns are not compulsory Refer to Appendix 1 The LANDWorksCAD Plant Database on 142 for details on the database Selecting the appropriate figures and image files Once the botanical data has been entered appropriate LANDWorksCAD figures and image files must be selected to represent the plant in the drawing To select the plant figure or image file simply click in the relevant preview box and browse and select the appropriate file as described in the Edit an Existing Plant already in the Database no button section above Note that both of the preview boxes do not have to be filled in but at least one must be otherwise there will be nothing to see when the plant is inserted The Elevation 3D figures and images are not required at all if you are only working in 2D Important Note When you have finished inserting your plants it is vitally important that you save them to the database by clicking the Save Database button see below If you don t you will lose them 50 Delete Plant 4 You Tube Video Click to watch Delete Concept
177. v Auto Label Options Label prefix Auto Number Label suffix None Text size 300 Scale text by the plot scale Auto Label Find Unlabelled An example of a label is shown below It shows the botanical name of the plants how many there are a leader pointing to one of the plants and a connecting line Not all these components are compulsory 83 J Number of Plants This box displays the number of plants that were selected prior to running the command If no plants were selected prior to running the command this box displays 1 and you can only label one plant at a time This box is not editable V i If you select multiple plants prior to running the command make sure that 1 You select only plants and 2 Youselect the same type of plant Ea 1 If you select entities other than plants eg lines or circles the following warning box will be displayed LANDWorksCAD can only label plants If you select more than one type of plant eg an Acacia buxifolia and an Acacia snodenii which can look similar on the screen depending on the figures used to represent them the following message box will be displayed LANDWorksCAD can only label one botanical name at a time Only plants that are the same should be selected 84 Include Number Label Proposed Plant Manual Label Options Number of plants E Include Number v Label field name botanical name T If this box i
178. wing You can use selection technique for this Step 2 Run the Insert Existing Plant command Step3 Select the replacement plant from the Selected Items list Step 4 Click the Replace button The selected plants will be replaced 45 Run the command first and then select the plants to be replaced You Tube Video Click to watch Replace Existing Plants One by One Video on YouTube Step 1 Run the Insert Existing Plant command Step 2 Select the replacement plant from the Selected Items list Step 3 Click the Replace button Step 4 Select the plants that have already been inserted into the drawing You can only select plants one at a time using this method The selected plants will be replaced Editing Existing Plants from within LANDWorksCAD The buttons and tick box displayed just below the Selected Items area let you edit your plant database from within LANDWorksCAD This means you don t actually have to know anything about Microsoft Excel to be able to edit your database However your plant database can also be edited directly in Microsoft Excel Refer to Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel on page 153 for details S elected Items Index plan figure name image fle description category 33 Figures Flants T T UZ dwg Retain 34 Figures sPlants T TO dwg 35 Figures Flants T dwg 3b Figures Flants T T UB dwg 3r Figures Flants T
179. within LANDWorksCAD This is explained at the end of this section For details on editing your plant database directly in Microsoft Excel refer to Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel on page 153 Selecting a Concept Plant The Selected Items area at the top of the dialog box lists the plants defined in the Concept Plants tab of your LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database This database is called LandworksPlantDatabase xls and is found in the LANDWorksCAD folder on your computer Refer to Appendix 1 The LANDWorksCAD Plant Database on page 142 for more details on the database Selected Items plan figure name description category shape heading label 32 Figures sPlants RHRUT dwg Desc 1 ree Hound Heading 1 Label 1 33 Figures PlantsRHR z dwg Desc 2 Tree Oval Heading Label 34 Figures sPlants amp HRU3 dwg Desc 3 Shrub Found Evergreen Label 3 35 Figures Plants RAO4 dmg Desc 4 T all shrub Spikey Desert Sh Label 4 af Figures Plants AROE dwg Lr dJ Insert Hew Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database lw Allow Editing The buttons just below the selected items area i e Insert New Plant Delete Plant etc let you edit your plant database from within LANDWorksCAD and are explained later in the section entitled Edit Concept Plants from Within LANDWorksCAD on page 25 Scrolling down will show more plants scrolling sideways will show mor

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