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6. 38 DDD NIN SASSEN SASSA NNININININININISININ IM IN IN 0 2 9 ta Exi Pa Pa Fa Va Vata 09 1202 Pa Va Va Fa Va Va Va Pa Va Fa Va Va Va IN N 3 Is m 2 5 T 0 Sass NAL Fig 190 3D plants inserted 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 Note Appendix 1 The LANDWorksCAD Plant Database contains more information on this gel E mmm Sa a E i a emm Ee a pam a a a a a z Sa a mu 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 rot
7. SR SSISISISISINISISINSISISESISESS NNN NAINA SNES NIN PAIS SPSINSPSINSPSPSSISSSSISNS RNS NASR NINN ARABS D e SERR LA va Pa m m m c KA YAYA Pa Va VA VA PA Vara Vara YA Va YA YA PA VA VA PA Va Pa Fa Va Va VA VA 2 PA VA PA Va VA Pa Va ddr VA Va Va TA Va Va Va 2 ara Va YA Va VA Va 2 d 4 N N N rataa TA TA ZA YAYA YAYA YA YA YA VA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA YA AT ETAT Va a on TAVA VAT AT AY AT Va a VA 27 VAYA YA YAYA YAYA VA VA VA 2 Daath PESPSISPISPIPISPSPISISINSISISISISISISISINISINSPISISIISINISISISISNSISISINSISINISISINISIISISINISINSNSISIN ONIN SII INAINS SNS 3 EN PESPSPSPISIDISISISISISISPISISISINISISISISISISISINSSINSISINISINISISINISINISISINISINSISISINISISISISINISIN NISPSPISPISIISPIINISINSINSINISIISINSINSISIISISINISNSISISSINISISINSISINISISINISINISISINSINSISISSINSISIN PESISPSPSPISISISINISINISSINISINISINSINSISSISISSINISISISISISISISINISISISISINISINSISINSSINSISISSINISININ SS 3 SI KI EN S AI SAN KS ENI IN KS ES 23 3 NISIINSISINISISINISINSI
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9. Seba 3 ST DS DDE PSP lt PAS IS S DS PISIS SPSPSPSPSPS N Ni View Top po ma The picture below shows four v Insert DTM with boundary button Insert DTM Insert DTM with y Cancel Fig 164 Insert DTM with boundary button 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 amp Fig 165 Rectangle drawn to show the proposed boundary Clicking on any two diagonally opposite corner points would generate the DTM shown below 00000000000 oo OHH 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ecoccoccoDDD DocoDDoO 0O000O0O0O0O0OO000000 HOGS 0000000000000000 0 ARIS F O DODA IS SISISSIS 190
10. 3 N e 1 114 20 Piot Scale 1 100 00 277 A 2977 Me 7 In di STR ARIS NISI PME x K ARARA Sh Fig 188 Plants moved up to the DTM 146 Show 3D View This option tells LANDW orksCAD to display the elevation 3D figures of the plants on the DIM The image below shows plants red that have been inserted normally into a plan As you can see they are all below the DTM C Pa POS i ODE K 7 HP Pot Mec Der M e M TON T AORTA AOT AV AOV ee AVM A LAC Fav aratatetat Scale 1 100 00 Soo By VE QW dimit wm s AS XC CO Lic TP EA OL tu tute N S LSI z a AA OP APART AT on A B CE IY i WA CF CF AY A uv 0 Scale 1 85 75 Plot Scale 1 100 00 View Iso Scale 1 141 39 PI View Right ni me c 74 721 T AZZ L7 Pararara Para ra ra AZZ 42Z Li AZZ Pararara A Lc AZZ Li ees Fi S GEA Pa Va Va Aa Pa Gl av MIAMI aaa AZ Ta TA YA Pa KILI Va Va rata 10 Va FA Parana PA Fa Va YA YA Pa Para rata VA FA va rata PA PA VA VA VA Fa VA Pa Va Va va ta Li ara rana LA LA Ls ASASEN INNINININISINININ PININSINSINSININN SASSEN nN os 5 NS
11. 6 N 3 3 ta ko m Pa kl L 2 kl u zu a a a J kj 0 1 m UAA Do f a DIM IC VIeW O A sample isometr be seen SN ss JUN N so PISPPPSPI oe PP SIN ANID DAN ISSN INNIS RAR 218980 8 DESAK sas 8 8 SSE SOP TATATA TAT 0100000 S Ici PA VA PA YA Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Va YA Ta TA rA rA tA TATATA YA Lic BEG sue 2 5 DENIES Li TOIL Hoos IIIS SS ONION ONIN NDARAS IN MIN NS ENININSININISH NI e 1 144 32 Plot Scale 1 100 00 5 a N m IN PISIS SSASSN STIS NININ NININININININININISIN SINAN a D SAAST N IM N IN SS PPSDSPSPSPSDPSPSPSPSPSPSPSSSSESPSSSSSSSSL SSDS GBA 3 3 3 3 Ne SASANN SS SST NANNIES OSGI Ss SHIH S97 SIN SARASA SSS ESNA SSASSN
12. Mer eme 1m ee p r sr Q iho v Ag 20 anrifn ac 1 FE 2 X 5t GaL ak E AMA o n o a e a ae eel F p ra ag ey os 7 Ano wy nf Dot rite MU M 27 We 3 3 n Ah r SS Sud 1C ADI Kole ic adt 1 4 L d ill dA v ave 2 TS Aly lar 2S ina IAE eod amm ama ADI INO Abies INordamannian AL i A mn P l KA i 4 i 1 1 7 acacia AC Air L ihre D FAL AA Pla m 3 Theentire worksheet will be highlighted all cells will have a grey background 4 Select from Home tab Cells Format Hide amp Unhide gt Unhide Rows 186 AutoSum g Fin KA Clear Zr 4 Sot amp Find amp Filter Select Insert Dele Cells L Row Height AutoFit Row Height f Column Width AutoFit Column Width Default Width Hide Rows Hide Columns Hide Sheet Rename Sheet Move or Copy Sheet Tab Color Protection n Protect Sheet Unhide Columns Unhide Sheet est we y fF Format Cells gt D i ri ey AN 5 Rows 1 31 will be displayed you may have to scroll up to See Hiram ravuullee type Yes Annual Aquatic Bamboo Biennial Broadleaf evergreen
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14. Insert New Plant Delete Plant l Save Database Reload Database Shadow Shape d Figure Detailed Figure Palette Eucalyptus My Palette 1 favou Palettes My Palett I Allow Editing Fig 47 Listing all Proposed Plants from the database Selecting any of the Plant Palettes available will only display the plants previously chosen when creating the Plant Palette Insert Proposed Plant E Selected Items ai i abbreviation 2 Abe x Gra Euc Cam Hem Spe Lep Ara Pen Fru Ros MoZ Rub Occ Zie Smi botanical name Abelia X Grandiflora Eucalyptus Camaldulensis Hemerocallis Species Leptospermum Arachnoides Penstemon Fruticosus Rosmarinus Mozart Rubus Occidentalis Zieria Smithii common name Glossy Abelia River Red Gum Day Lily Spidery Leaf Tea Tree Shrubby Penstemon prostrate rosemary Black Raspberry Sandfly Zieria Insert New Plant J Palette My Palette 1 I Delete Plant Save Database Plan Basic Figure Edit 41 Detailed Figure Palettes My Palett My Palett My Palett My Palett My Palett My Palett My Palett My Palett l E diti Image Fig 48 My Palette 1 Proposed Plant list filtered Edit an existing Plant Palette First make sure you check the Allow Editing checkbox as explained on the M anaging the Plant Palet
15. SOLT ANO Si VVISA TEA WI GANT A ITTA TAN UP at P ati P A ANT IP WI LA SS SAYA VATA PT as P am VA TAPA ATA AN AN PA A COP OO PAPA PD DI V AVAVAYAVAVAVAYA 12 3 PSII IN IN S E NY e 0 UU CO KUT POS SAS SSS IS FTT 4 IIIS PIPPI RG PTD ON 0 9 NP a Wh WA aT 7 Wa Wa WP Wa V A T SE a a NIA 447494 ASTA aml TW ASIAN ANAT RUN SS IPA AV Fig 174 Road created through the DTM 134 Virtually ion t upto you to work out ts way up a gentle slope and a pool excavati ing I Ist a path twi The image below shows two more examples one with hidden lines removed the other shaded of the use of this command FAV PATAVAVAVAVATAVAVATAVAVAVAVATAVAVAVAVAVAT AVAVAVAVAVITA VASA VAVATAVAVAVAVATAVAVAVAVAVIVA SENN UN SS NUH SEN NIS EVA VATAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVA VATA VAVATAVAVAVAVATAVA VATA VATA AA AA AV AFAT AVAVAV AVAVAVAVAVAVAVATAVAVAVAVAVA AVAVATA VATA VAVAVAVA VATA VATA VA VATA VATA VA VATA VA AFAT eM eS 5 jus EPO NNN E HA AY AM
16. sss 190 Assigning Selection Data to New Columns cccecccceeeeceeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeseeeesaeeeas 194 Removing the Selection Data sss 195 Appendix 5 Sorting the Plant Database in Excel eee 197 Introduction Welcome LANDWorksCAD is easy to use world class professional design software specifically created with Landscape Designers and Landscape Architects in mind Use LANDWorksCAD to create sketch plans concept plans planting plans hard works plans construction details plant schedules contour plans and more V6 represents a significant update to previous versions with many improvements and enhancements over V5 Let LANDWorksCAD V6 help you design your landscapes better faster and funner We are passionate about the software we produce for you so please drop us a line and let us know your thoughts We d love to hear from you If you find any anomalies in this manual please let us know so that we may correct it immediately for other users Email to info cad com au o mm ss ENERO SENSO EE EN m About this Manual This manual provides information specific only to the landscape functions and commands The core CAD software RealCAD AutoCAD or Bricscad provide the platform that the landscape functions use to run on For information relating to the core CAD functions you must refer to the core CAD manuals and user guides Landworks Untitle
17. 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 explains how to do this Concept Plants worksheet The Concept Plants worksheet contains 10 columns of data as shown below CAD Data 32 Figures Plants RR01 dwg 33 Figures Plants RR02 dwg 34 Figures Plants RR03 dwg 35 Figures Plants RR04 dwg 36 Figures Plants RR05 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 Fig 205 Concept Plants Worksheet The use of the columns is explained below Column A isnot 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 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 displaying the plants normally in a non plan i e 3D views 164 Column D Image File Name defines the image file bmp or j
18. A ORK VAT ARAN gt SESS ALISA NOE ISIS POSI NOSES ZS TAY SIS RD S CO SES SISSE VEN CLER IS NESE N N S a N S SEN S N S N N S NES S N IVANAN f the DTM Top PA Va Pa Fa PA Va Pa fa LL Va Fa Va Ta a aaa VIVI 21717 PSP 5 IN NM RII 5 IIIS a BASAN ASAAN BNI Sooo SASSEN SANN AN NIN N NM SANN N N i a AANS SAAN os NS on NP i N P LLL PA Pa Pa Lc cx VA Va Va Va Va Fa ta nnn PA PA SA VA ZA Va Va Ka Va Pa Ka YA Pa Ya YA YA Va Va Fa YA Ka Va Va ta a Ya YA YA Fa YA 2 a SSY BARNENS ED LA NJ KIA 171 0 ai JA Para Para au 25 ta n 4 Pa ta ra 8 n unn x 3 A e ta U 7 7 4 ra 2 K 7 u n 7 4 DN va kl 2 8 4 LL SSD SOI sos 2 SASSEN AAA AA F4 V4 V4 V4 V4 V4 Fa Va Wo Ya Vi Ca ta CA VA VA PG PA va Fa VA Fa FA saa
19. 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 M ake sure the Ascending option is selected as shown above So the data is sorted from A to Z Make sure the M y data has headers option is not selected Click the OK button 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 Save your database The next time you start LANDWorksCAD or reload the database the plants will be listed in this order 198 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 199
20. Clicking on 2 Points button attaches a figure or image of the plant to your crosshair but two mouse clicks are required to insert it The first mouse click positions the plant figure origin approximate centre the second click defines the orientation of the plant i e you can spin it around On the example below the two plants to the left have been already inserted The highlighted black plant is attached to the cursor and won t be placed until we click the left mouse button once You can rotate the plant as shown below by moving your mouse around OO Fig 10 Proposed Plants being inserted by 2 points Once we click the second time the plant will be inserted with our desired orientation Note that the plant inserted on the right side has different orientation Fig 11 Proposed Plants inserted by 2 points Scale 2 Points Method Applies to Insert Concept Plants 4 NS Insert Existing Plants v 80 Insert Proposed Plants v Clicking on Scale 2 Points button attaches a figure or image of the plant to your Scale 2 Points l crosshair but two mouse clicks are required to insert it The first mouse click positions the plant figure the second click defines the orientation and size or scale of the plant i e you can spin it around and you can also make it larger or smaller than the original image On the example below the two plants to the left have been inserted already The highlighted black plant is
21. ne eee eee ne eee einer 128 Modify DTM 0 0 3 130 Height Parameter 0 0 0 039 7 7 0 130 Area Parameter 7 00 947 400 01010 04 10970111122 131 PASE 7 7 134 go a 136 DVS LO 137 inserting tne Batter MR TETTE 137 neo iai O O E R E O INE DHRNE 138 PANO O a 139 a 8 1a OL L ae vedi A E 139 T IZ e 139 Scale Text by the Plot Scale aaa sass 140 Inserting the Contours aaa aaa aaa ss 140 Adjust Plant HeightS eee tete tetit eee tete 142 e 9999 0 000007 143 TORT SIZE Y 143 Scale Text by the Plot Scale sass 144 EAE A e eA A T E E A T O EEE 144 IS OT aar A E A EE 145 SHOW 2D 6 E 145 SNOW EN E N EE 147 SUENE ZE aE 150 WAC OO 150 Ins en mio tne PIAS en nun init nit nie dates tn inta inue iain aaa 151 iussu d Hire ROT S STET 152 Date 00110111 1 9 77 153 inr m 153 v 155 Longitude 156 e 156 Time ZONe eee 157 Inserting the SUN 0 eee eee pene eee ne eee ne eee eee eee 157 we guai Direchon 5011611 REED 158 DON MENTO S 1 E 00 TEUER 159 ADDENOIC S acini px rine U Appendix 1 T
22. Fruit Size definesthe size of the fruit of the plant Select from a list Fruit Season definesthe typical fruiting season of the plant Select from a list Edible definesthe 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 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 definesthe climate group of the plant Select from a list Style definesthe 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 definesthe typical location where the plant is used Select from a list Special Uses defines any special uses for the plant Select from a list 169 Column BD Position Column BE Column BF Column BG Column BH Column BI Column BJ Maintenance Column BK Column BL Column BM Column BN Column BO Column BP Colu
23. Insert Batter Insert Batter The batter may represent the sides of a road a driveway a building slab excavation etc The batter can be created above and or below the DTM The images below show before and after the blue Insert Batter produces battered banks with created by this comman V ACW da P a AZ LO T A AC AY A AI a AT AY ACE AZ AP Mt ae AY TVA A AY AY AY AY A ATAN AF A COT NENES TI FAV ACC Lh nk T Y AY A AF AY AY AN CPP a PIA ATA VATA AV AY AY AY AY TAY AY AY AA DL AN AZW Mn CP COP AOT ACTA AY FATATATATATAVAVAV ATA TA TA PATA VATA VA AV OS E AT VAVAVATAVAVAVAVA TUTTA VACCA CO ANT AY AY AY AY ATP WAVAVAVATAVAVAVAVAVAVAYA t CC M EU ya UAI A Is nte FAT OORT an O C Q7 ONG DAT TAN MONT dd 47 A MEZ Ia GUN AY ec fc TY AV AV ATA TATA a CSN TW RIZA A vf AY AOT EY 6 aic I LA VATA SF U CEA A A AE OU AY ANO OON ANA AW SA WE AT NG AV AN Sane anand a AY aN A CANA T VAY KW TO IN EN aN AW S Me P ART AC ET AA NO NO NI ND NAN NAN TATA ATT 4
24. Number of 2d Figures defines the 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 Abbreviation defines the abbreviated name of the plant This can be any format Abbreviation 2 defines a second abbreviated name of the plant if required This can be any format Botanical name defines the Botanical name of the plant The botanical name must be unique Family defines the Family the plant belongs to Common Name defines the Common Name of the plant Common Name 2 defines the secondary Common Name of the plant if there is one Cultivars defines the Cultivars of the plant Favourites defines if the plant is one your favourites Select Yes or No from a list Palettes defines the palettes which the plants belongs to If applicable 167 Type Column V Type definesthe type of plant Select from a list General Appearance Column W Column X Column Y Column Z Column AA Column AB Column AC Column AD Leaves Column AE Column AF Column AG Column AH Flower Column Al Column AJ Column AK Column AL Habit defines the growth habit of the plant Select from a list Texture definesthe overall texture of the plant Select from a list Maximum Width defines the maximum width the plant will grow to if planted in your region in typical conditions M easured in mil
25. Pa Va Va Va Va Ka a Ya Pa YA YA Pa Pa u YA E N N N N Zi PANA Ta Ve VAT YATA Va Va Vs VAT N N B N E N N 2 TA YA VEZA YA YA YA 2 1 ZAZA KAVA YAYA YA VA YAVA YA YA YA VA VA YA A VA YA YA YA KAYA YAYA VA YA YA YA YA YA VA Ka YA 2 2 YA 2 2 2 2 2 2 Pa Va Pa Pa Pa Pa Ka Va PA Va Fa PA VAPA Ka YA TA YA YA YA YA Ya Yi KAYA Va Va Va VA VA PAPA Ka Va Pa Va Fa Va Pa VA VA Fa YAYA Pa Fa Va VA VA VA Va Va Va Va Va la c Fig 171 DTM downwards slope generated 132 The speed at which the crosshair is dragged acrossthe DTM will affect the result Slower speeds will result in a more continuous modification For the images shown above the crosshair was dragged across the DTM fairly slowly Asa comparison for the image below the crosshair was dragged across the DTM fairly quickly Ga View Iso Scale 1 113 24 Plot Scale 0 olx PISISISPISPISISISINISNSISISISINSISINSSNSISININSINISISINISININSINSINISINSISINSINNIN RSINISPININSINSNNSSINSISINSISINSISISINISINSISNSNSISINSSNSSINISNSISSNNN PISISINISINSSSSSNSISISSNSISSSSSISNSSNSISSINSNSSSNISISSISNNSIN NNN N NANAN NAN N NAN NAN NAN NAN IN AN AN PISPSISPSISPSPSPSPSINSSSSSSISSSRISPSIS INAN N NANAN N O NAN NAN N NAN NNN AN AN PSISISISPISPISISISINSISINISISISISIISISINSINSISINISISISINISINSISINISISISISINSISISISINSINISINIS NSISISISPISNSSISISSNISISISSINSISISINSNSNSNSINSSSINISINISNS
26. 150 400007 750mm PR 71 250mm 500mm Fig 179 Contours Example 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 Contour Options Spacing Highlighting Frequency 2 Text size 300 00 Scale text by the plot scale Fig 180 Insert Contours dialog box 138 The text below explains the options in this dialog box 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 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 woul
27. Bulb no Bulb amp Corms Cacti amp Succulent Cacti Conifer Fern Grass Ground cover Herb Palm Perennial Succulent Shrub Wildflower Favourites Type 187 6 To remove the highlighting click in any cell Caprifoliaceae Glossy Abelia 188 Aquatic Bamboo Biennial Broadleaf evergreen Bulb u Bulb amp Corms Cacti amp Succulent Ground cover Herb Palm Perennial Succulent Shrub Tree Vegetable ine Wildflower Favourites Type Note 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 mu mm mm mm mm mm 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 U Favourites Type seneral Appearance Yes Annual Arching No Aquatic Broad Bamboo Clinging Biennial Columnar Broadleaf evergreen Horizontal Bulb Irregular Cactus Mound Conifer Prostrate Fern Pyramidal Grass Round Ground cover Twining
28. Diameter 0 8 1500 0 E 2000 0 2500 0 500 0 Fig 7 Insert Proposed Plants Insert Figure Diameter selection If the desired diameter is not listed it can simply be typed directly into the box If you select Default the plant will be inserted at the size it was originally drawn Typically this is about 1000mm Dia 2 Insert the plant using the appropriate insertion method Insert Figure Diameter 1000 0 7 Fig 8 Insert Proposed Plants Insertion Methods 1 Point 2 Points Scale 2 Points or Region Insertingthe plant using the Appropriate Insertion Method Once the diameter has been selected the plant can be inserted into your drawing by 1 Point 2 Points Scale 2 Points or Region only for Proposed Plants These methods are explained below 1 Point Method Applies to Insert Concept Plants v NS Insert Existing Plants v e Insert Proposed Plants v C 1 Pont Clicking on 1 Point button attaches a figure or image of the plan view of the plant to your crosshair and the plant is inserted in your drawing where you click your left mouse button On the example below the two plants to the left have been already inserted The highlighted black plant is attached to the cursor and won t be placed until we click the left mouse button Fig 9 Example of Proposed Plants inserted by one point 2 Points Method Applies to Insert Concept Plants v Insert Existing Plants v Insert Proposed Plants v
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30. Herb Palm Perennial Upright Vase Weeping Succulent Shrub Tree Vegetable Vine VVildflovver TERRE NESS SEER EERE SS eK 8 F I Favourites Type General Appearance i EPIS 271 189 Editingthe 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 LANDW orksCAD 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 LANDW orksCAD will still read the data correctly amp 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 futur
31. Newcastle NSW Oodnadatta SA Orange NSW Paris Perth WA Port Augusta SA Port Hedland WA Port Lincoln SA Port Moresby Fig 199 Selecting the City You can scroll through the list to find the city you want or you can start typing in the name of the city As you type in the name the list will adjust to display cities that match what you have typed in eg if you type m the list will adjust to display city names that begin with m Click on the required city name to display it in the box The city names are stored in a file called cities dat which can be found in your LANDW orksCAD folder It is a simple text file and can be edited to suit your needs The format is as follows CityName Longitude Latitude Time Difference from GMT GMT Greenwich M ean Time 155 A sample extract is shown below San Francisco 122 27 37 45 8 0 Seoul 127 00 37 30 9 0 Singapore 103 50 1 20 8 0 Sydney NSW 151 13 33 55 10 0 Tennant Creek NT 134 11 19 39 9 5 Tokyo 139 45 35 40 9 0 Townsville QLD 146 49 19 16 10 0 Wagga Wagga NSW 147 22 35 07 10 0 Winnipeg 97 10 49 53 6 0 Yulara NT 130 55 25 10 9 5 Spaces are only allowed in the city name I Longitude This box automatically displays the longitude of the selected city Q gt Note If for some reason the longitude is displayed incorrectly it can be edited Simply click in the box and enter t
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33. Single Leader Straight Single Multiple Leader Curved Double Auto Label Options Label prefix Auto Number Text Alignment Label suffix Text size 300 00 Scale text by the plot scale Find Unlabelled Fig 84 Label Proposed Plants Dialog Box 12 Manual Label Options M anual Labelling gives you a wide variety of options to label your plants Below we explain each of the options available Number of Plants 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 Note If you select multiple plants prior to running the command make sure that 1 You select only plants and 2 You select the same species of plant If you select entities other than plants e g lines or circles the following warning box will be displayed LANDWorksCAD can only label plants Only multiple plants or mass planting planes can be selected Fig 85 Warning dialog box when selecting other entities than plants 13 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
34. You may save several field lists for ease of use Pupa r TT Database Fields Legend Fields Field Name Field Name plan figure name botanical name elev figure name abbreviation shadow figure name common name 3D figure name type image file name Cultivars detail plan figure name Palettes detail elev figure name leaf size elev image file name line type hatch pattern number of 2d figures My Schedule 2 My Schedule 1 Mu Schedule 2 Fig 130 Another Legend Fields List example 100 Options Under the Options section the following settings can be customized Heading Text typed in this box will be displayed at the top of the Legend as a heading If you do not want a heading leave this box blank Check the Bold option if you want to display the Heading in bold letters 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 Check the Bold option if you want to display the Heading in bold letters The example below shows the plants grouped by Type Proposed Plants ie 0 0 0 _ pema S lAchieaF penduina G Srp Acca 70818 Tree j Acacia stricta Hg
35. 2 botanical name family common name favou Palettes tyr Ab x Gr Na Abe x Gra Nan Abelia x grandiflora Nana Caprif Dwarf Abelia My Palett Sh Ab x Gr Su Abe x Gra Sun Abelia x grandiflora Sunrise Caprif Dwarf Pink variegated Ab My Palett Sh Ab x Gr Va Abe x Gra Var Abelia x grandiflora Variegata Caprif Pink Sh Ab Gr Abi Gra Abies grandis Pinac Grand Fir Ab No Abi Nor Abies nordmanniana Pinac Caucasian Silver Fir Ab Pi Abi Pin Abies pindrow Pinac Western Himalayan Fir Ab St Th Abu Str Tho Abutilon striatum T hompson Malva Chinese Lantern Ac Ad Aca Adu Acacia adunca Faba Wallangarra Wattle Ac Ba Aca Bai Acacia baileyana Faba Cootamundra Wattle Ac Bi Aca Bin Acacia binervata Faba Coastal Myall 4 m i SS M M Search Field plan figure name Elevation 3D Basic Figure Insert Figure 178 The Insert New Plant button will be active Clicking on that button will add a new row where you can insert the new plant information Insert Proposed Plant e u Selected Items abbreviation abbreviation 2 botanical name i common name favou Palettes Yu GI Yuc Gla Yucca glauca Yucca glauca Yu Gl Yuc Glo Yucca gloriosa Spanish Dagger Yu Ri Yuc Rig Yucca rigida Za e Zan Aet Zantedeschia aethiopica Arum Lily Za el Zan ell Zantedeschia elliottiana Golden Arum Lily ZaMa Zan Mar Zantedeschia Marshmallow ZaRe Zan Reh Zantedeschia rehmannii Pin
36. 3 The plant data must start in column F and continue in higher lettered columns i e columns G H etc 165 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 any order you require e g it can be sorted by Description by Category etc Appendix 4 Sorting the Plant Database in Excel explains how to do this Plants worksheet The Plants worksheet contains 78 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 Fig 207 Plants Worksheet Proposed Plants The use of the columns is explained below Column A isnot used at present You should not remove it but can use it for notes comments etc CAD Data ColumnB Plan Figure Name defines the basic 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 define
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39. Insert DTM button Clicking this button generates the DTM based on the options entered into the dialog box No further user input is required If the Contour Point Spacing is small and or the M esh Size is large it may take a few minutes to generate the DTM 126 d to generate the DTM can still ICIES use f a DTM VONTI aN ATAT PN OONO IAI ANAO PS ME ANANE AS dial HE T UET VA ANA oP LX Io PUN N SZ S e E S Ca NINI N N IT N NINA N SS A FO SI WC QY FAT WA VASA ES PUN N SI N N S AV FAN FATA TAY AN EKE AVA FAN A d FAN VAY AVAS ATAVATA UN N N N AWA T AN iS NEN LC TIRAN N N N VE OVI AVA FAV AT AN AY AW ATAN ATAN AV AFA ORV FAT NAT AVAN AVAN ANAN TAVA A 7 VANA E AF VAR ANAVA CNAN FA WA ON I N FAV AVAV AVAN AYANA do Ff CEN ANAY MMC VAVAE ANY A AY CEN NI SZ UN VMT SEVDA PSE Nat Ni Pi TA WAN AN AV AV AN SLI i AY PN se FA Wi VA ATATATATAVAY TAVA FAN ONAN VATATATAVAVA VAV V HSS Ni VA VAN AVATAV X OLD X Ww VU 008877 2 Sep SENSI ISA VAVAVAVAVAY SH DIN TA VAN AV VAAT
40. Label prefix Auto Number This shows the prefix that will be inserted when auto labelling the Proposed Plants It is possible to choose another field from the dropdown list Fig 112 Auto Labelling using Auto Number as Label Prefix Example Label Suffix Label suffix abbreviation v Label suffix allows inserting additional information to the label such as the abbreviation botanical name Fig 113 Auto Labelling using Auto Number as Label Prefix and Abbreviation as Label Suffix 88 Text Size Test size 200 mm This boxlets 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 Ifthe 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 Prin
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42. Single Straight Leader with Single Elbow inserted Double Elbow Four mouse clicks are required in order to label the plant In the following example we pre selected two proposed plants and then run the Label Proposed Plants command Clicking on Label LANDWorksCAD will ask to locate the start of the leader Click to locate the start of the leader Fig 107 Click anywhere close to the plants to locate the start of the leader Next click anywhere to locate the first elbow 3 0 Click to choose the first elbow Fig 108 Click to select the first elbow Click to locate the second elbow Q Q Click to locate the second elbow Fig 109 Click to choose the second elbow 86 aem cm o co EN Next select where the text label will be placed Click to select where the label will be placed Fig 110 Select where the label will be inserted The label should look as below 2x Acacia Adunca Fig 111 Single Straight Leader with Double Elbow inserted Combining the different options available for M anual Labelling gives you great flexibility to customize you designs Note that Multiple Leaders are only available if no plant is pre selected l e the command is selected first and then the plants one by one Auto Label Options Auto Labelling allows you to quickly label all your Proposed Plants in the drawing with just one single click according to uniqueness of Species Label Prefix
43. Some row constraints of the database you should be aware of are 1 2 You must not add or delete rows within rows 1 31 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 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 In the 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 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 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 162 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 0 E 28 Actual Data CAD Data Information 32 Figures Plants TT01 dwg Figures Plants TT01_jpg Remove 33 Figures Plants TT02 dwg Figures Plants TT01 jpg Retain Fig 203 Existing Plants Worksheet Screenshot The use of the columns is explained below ColumnA isnot used at present You should not r
44. a simple and uncomplicated line drawing a detailed highly descriptive line drawing or a more picturesque appearance As stated earlier you can switch between styles whenever you want to Likewise it is up to you to decide if the bitmap image is an actual photograph hand drawn and scanned image or a computer generated one All the display types do not have to be set for every plant although you must have at least one or nothing will be displayed on the screen The display type can be selected by clicking in the white selection 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 Figures are LANDWorksCAD drawing files and the Image is a PG PNG or BM P file Elevation 3D Basic Figure Detailed Figure Image Fig 6 Elevation 3D Preview on Insert Proposed Plants Basic Figure Detailed Figure and Image The Elevation 3D Figures are not inserted using this command They are generated automatically via the Insert 3D Plants command You can also simply use regular Figure Block insertion methods for these Inserting a selected Plant Insert Concept Plants 4 Insert Existing Plants v Insert Proposed Plants Sf Inserting the selected concept existing or proposed 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 Insert Figure
45. all plants Fig 194 Modify All Plants confirmation dialog box Click Yes to 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 151 Insert Sun Light 295 Insert Sun Light Insert Sun Light inserts 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 Fig 195 3D Raytraced view When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Sun Light Options Date 14 09 2012 QY Time 9 25 43 City Longitude 151 13 deg min Latitude 33 55 deg min Time Zone 10 0 Fig 196 Insert Sun Light dialog box The text below explains the options in this dialog box 152 Date This box lets you choose the date that will be used to determine the location of the Sun The current date is automatically displayed but it can be altered to suit your requirements Click on the triangle at the end of the box to display a calendar as shown below The controls for the calendar are indicated Click on the required date in the calendar to display it in the box Sun Light Options September 2012 Ci Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Le 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 E 5 6 8 9 L 10 11 12 13 6 17 18 19 20 22 23 27 28 30 4 5 7 Ti 24 25 26 29 6 Today 14 09 201
46. appropriate data select Insert as shown below I To insert a new row in Excel right click in any of the row numbers on the left side of the screen then I I 29 abbreviation 32 Abx Gr Abe x Gra Abelia X Grandiflora 33 Abx Gr Na Abe x Gra Nan Abelia X Grandiflora Nana 34 Ab x Gr Su Abe x Gra Sun Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise 35 Ab x Gr Va Abe x Gra Var of i 36 Ab Gr Abi Gra Right click select Insert 37 Ah No Ahi Nor Arial 10 A AL E JB ZEDA SEL 200 Abutilon Striatum Thompson poe c i Acacia Adunca 415 Ra Ara Bai Acacia Bailey Ab Cut Acacia Binervata 4 Ga Copy 1 Acacia Boormanii 4 f Paste Options code for Acacia Buxifolia 4 Acacia Bynoeana 4 e Acacia Cardiophylla H Paste Special Acacia Cognata Ar y COV Acacia Covenyi me I Cul Acacia Cultriformis 5 Delete a Dea Acacia Dealbata 5 Clear Contents 3 Dea Acacia Deanei 5 a Dec Acacia Decora 5 f Format Cells a Dec Acacia Decurrens 5 Row Height a ela Acacia Elata 5 Hide a elo Acacia Elongata 5 5 a Fal Acacia Falcata go m Fal Acacia Falciformis 58 Ac Fi Aca Fim Acacia Fimbriata 37 Ab No Abi Nor Abies Nordmanniana 38 Ab Pi Abi Pin Abies Pindrow Abu Str Tho Abutilon Striatum Thompson 174 mmm EZ Deleting a Plant To delete an existing plant simply delete the row Q Tip To delete a row in Excel right click in any of the row numbers on the left side
47. are using this is where you find it When reporting your version it is important to also include the date 159 Appendices The following appendices provide information about the LANDW orksCAD database that is useful to know but not essential for day to day use of the software 160 Appendix 1 The LANDWorksCAD Plant Database Structure The LANDWorksCAD database of plants is a M icrosoft Excel spread sheet file called LANDWorksPlantDatabase xls must be called this name and it must be stored in the LANDVVorksCAD 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 Format The format of the 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 c
48. be an assigned height i e a value assigned by this command to an entity such as a line or point etc Note A height of 0 zero is still a valid height 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 117 If an entity or entities have been selected before running the command the dialog box shown below is displayed immediately Q Note 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 The text below explains the options in this dialog box DTM Height This box lets you enter the required height value 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
49. dramatically affect the software performance on 1 1 l slower machines For larger areas don t show the actual figures until printing plotting 1 I J m mo mo m m m m m m um um mm um mm umm um um um um mm um mm um um um um um um mm um a To verify that the mass planting has been applied to the plane double click on the plane A dialog box will appear with useful information such as Planting and Hatching data Mass Planting Verify Planting Data Hatching Data Region Area 25 11m2 Type Solid Fill Botanical name Abies Nordmanniana Colour 40 Pattern Type Ground Cover Line Syle Line Weight 0 Click Change Plane to change the appearance of the selected plane Click Match Planes to make all planes with the same planting data or the same hatching match the selected plane Note Only planes with hidden plants can be matched Click Delete to remove all planting data from the selected plane Check the Show Hide Actual Plants check box to show or hide the actual plants This takes effect when you click the Ok button Click Cancel to quit without making any changes Show Actual Plants Fig 21 Mass Planting Properties dialog box 26 The Hatching Data display will show different information depending on the type of plane used Hatching Data Type Pattern Fill C Users Public L4NDWorksC4D 5 90 H atch Patterns Wood End C4D Spacing 2 0000 Cross hatch spacing
50. ground on a wall etc The idea isto give you flexibility for each plant figure Visual examples of the effect of this command are shown in the next section Insert 3D Plants e QI Note A plant or plants must be selected before running the command If thisis not done the following dialog box will appear Set Figure Height Select the figure entities to define the height of first Fig 183 Plants must be selected prior running the command When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Set Figure Height Figure Height 200 Text size 300 Scale text by the plot scale Fig 184 Set Figure Height dialog box 142 lt m mo EE mo NE 8 ENS 8 EAS 88 The text below explains the options in this dialog box Figure Height This box lets you set the 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 showingthe 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 op
51. have made a few mistakes it does happen and want to start again 57 Really Important Note Be sure to make a duplicate copy of the Excel file that you modify so that all your hard work is not lost if your computer gets sick or stolen Be Sure to Back up your data drawings and any figures or image files you create In fact you should backup all your LANDWorksCAD data files regularly If you require help with this please be sure to contact your nearest LANDWorksCAD reseller or CAD international support support cad com au 98 Labelling Plants T Label Existing Plants 4 JL Label Proposed Plants S Label Concept Plants This command allows you to label concept plants previously inserted using the Insert Concept Plant command for identification on the landscape drawing When the command Is selected the following dialog box Is displayed Label Concept Plant 9 Fauna Defensive Cactii Label Text ill repell vermin and unwanted introduced pest species from habitable Scale text by the plot scale Fig 70 Label Concept Plant Dialog Box By default the Heading and Label Text will be pre filled with the information from the database You may change the text directly in the dialog 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 See Text scaling in your core CAD software ma
52. 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 If 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 Inserting the Contours When the OK button is clicked the contours are automatically generated there is no further user input required ADTM must already exist for this command to work l 140 The first image below showsthe contours generated from the DTM below it 500mm 1000mm m 1250mm 1250mm 750 250mm 15 1250mm 1000mm 750mm 1500 500mm 150 1250mm 50mm Cu 100Qmm 12 250mm E E e tO 250 o o 250mm ig 181 Contours example gene
53. 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 Fig 82 Selecting the plant will show the label attached to the 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 Fig 83 Inserting the label will also resize the plant if the spread value has been altered Plant has been resized to match the spread value 4 The command is automatically re run letting you label more plants Label Proposed Plants This command labels proposed plants inserted using the Insert Proposed Plant command for easy identification on the landscape drawing You can select the plant s to be labelled before or after running the command Proposed Plant _ ee M Manual Label Options Number of plants Bracket Quantity Quantity Separator N Label field name botanical name include Quantity Label field name2 v Include Quantity Container Size 200mm Tray Underline Terminator type Filled Arrow Terminator weight Default zx Acacia Adu nca Terminator size 508 00 299mm Tray Text size 1270 00 Scale text by the plot scale Label with leader lines Leader Type Leader Shape Leader Elbows
54. of the screen then select Delete as shown below eel 29 abbreviation 32 Ab x Gr Abe x Gra 33 Ab x Gr Na Abe x Gra Nan 34 Ab x Gr Su Abe x Gra Sun 35 Ab x Gr Va Abe x Gra Var i l 36 Ab Gr Abi Gra Right click select Delete 37 Ah Moa Ahi Nor C IU Ga qiArial 10 AP AT Sem s B i aE es 8 SB ZEN Ay iv gt 59 4b rca Auu 4j Cut im 1 4 43 Copy i 4 f amp Paste Options code for 4 4 5 4 Paste Special j 4i 3 Uog i i Cov 7 Clear Contents A Dea 5 a Dea 5 Qf Format Cells B Dec j 5 Row Height a Dec i 5 Hide a ela 5 a elo j H unnide Fal I 58 Ac Fa Aca Fal 175 P E ss Re Arranging Moving Plants Any rows from 32 on can be re arranged or moved to suit your requirements When re arranging moving plants ensure the entire row is selected not just the visible cells 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 simply insert a new column give it a heading in row 29 and then enter the appropriate data for each plant Cut A3 Copy Paste Options A Paste Special X Right click select Insert r Delete Pin Clear Contents n Format Cells A Column W
55. 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 New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Shadow Shape Allow Editing Fig 68 Click on Save Database to save the changes Important Note You can edit the database in Excel while LANDWorksCAD is running but you cannot and must not edit the database from within LANDW orksCAD 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 your LANDWorksCAD session started Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Shadow Shape 4 Allow Editing Fig 69 Reload the plant database after saving the changes This would be necessary if the database was edited in Excel while LANDW orksCAD was running It would also be necessary if you have been editing the plant database from within LANDW orksCAD and
56. plant selection type the Palette Name for that list of plants and click on the Add button on the right side of the Palette Name list Create Palette Pelargonium Citrosum Van Leenii Pelargonium Inodorum gt gt Pellaea Falcata memes Y i costa x Fig 40 Type your desired Palette Name then click on Add 37 Note that the Add button will be greyed out once the Plant Palette is added lt lt Remove Fig 41 Plant Palette already added To create another Plant Palette or manage the rest of the Plant Palettes click on the Palette Name dropdown list and select the empty one Abelia X Grandifiora Nana Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata lt lt Remove Fig 42 Selecting the blank Palette Name in order to start over and create a new Plant Palette 38 That will clear the Palette Plants list so we can start adding plants to a new one E Create Palette 8 Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Abies Grandis Fig 43 Ready to create or manage the Plant Palettes Once we finish creating our Plant Palettes click OK to go back to the Insert Proposed Plant list You can make multiple selections from the All Plants side of the dialog and add them to the Palette by using the Ctrl key on your keyboard and selecting more than one plant or by double clicking on the desired plant to select it immediatel
57. regular commands 61 uam E mmm M ND GN GUESS OR The following steps show how the command works The labels are inserted to match the plot scale The command is selected and the text properties set When the OK button is clicked the last plant is highlighted in grey and its label attached to the crosshair as shown below OOOO Plant highlighted Fauna Friendly Cactii Will attract suppling desert night animals and reduce snake infestation Label attached to crosshair Fig 72 First it labels the last Concept Plant inserted 62 When the first label is inserted the next concept plant is highlighted and its label is attached to the crosshair as shown below OOOO Label attached to crosshair attached to crosshair Feature Tree Magnificent Large Statement Tree will eqftance the Plant highlighted Fauna Friendly Cactii Will attract suppling desert night animals and reduce snake infestation Fig 73 Once the first label is placed it continues to the next one When the last label has been inserted the command stops 63 Label Existing Plants It labels existing plants inserted from the LANDWorksCAD Excel plant database using the Insert Existing Plant command for identification on the landscape drawing and for inclusion in a schedule of existing plants The data entered in this command Is typically collected when the client s property is survey
58. the actual identifying text that will be displayed in the Existing Plant Schedule e g Ac bu in the example below 67 In this example 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 Name Acacia Buxifolia Record item using abbreviation Name used in schedule Ac Bu Fig 78 Setting up the different parameters to Label Existing Plants Label Prefix This box lets you enter text that will be displayed as a label 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 12 Fig 79 Example of Labelled Existing Plants using different prefixes 68 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 checked 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 View Plot Scale is 100 the text will appear at 400mm high and will appear on pape
59. the example above If it is not ticked the labels are placed at the end of the grid lines as shown below 115 Fig 149 Grid inserted example Insertingthe 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 the grid if desired 116 Set Heights Set Heights Set Heights assigns height values to entities in your drawing in preparation for generating a 3D Digital Terrain Model DTM using the Insert DTM command Set DTM Height Data DTM Data DTM Text Label DTM Height 0 00 Text size 500 00 Scale text by the plot scale Fig 150 Set Heights dialog box 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
60. 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 Show Heights When this button is clicked the height 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 anymore 119 4300 4200 4300 4200 300 200 200 00 t 4 1200 200 4200 300 300 3 390 300 9 300 300 300 300 1200 00 300 100 Deleting Assigned Height
61. them the height of the first entity that had a height assigned to it will be displayed 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 118 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 If the Scale Text by the Plot Scale option is not ticked then the text size entered is
62. this to read Any value amp then click OK 1 Apply these changes to all other cells with the same settings 2 You can now enter any text you want 3 Savethe database amp restart LANDWorksCAD or reload the database for this new setting to be available 196 Appendix 5 Sortingthe 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 LANDW orksCAD 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 in 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 to sort by Type it is column T etc 2 Scroll upuntil you can see row 32 Your screen should look something like the image below Abies grandis 1 Ac 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 Ac sa Acacia
63. your Excel plant database 14 The Plan previews show the ways the plan view of the plant can be displayed in the drawing You can switch between these displays types whenever you want to even after the plant has been inserted refer to Plant Display Switching Figure Image o9 Fig 3 Plan Preview on Insert Concept Plants Concept Figure Basic Figure and Image igi Image BE 3 Fig 4 Plan Preview on Insert Proposed Plants Figure Basic Figure and Image Basic Figure Detailed Figure Image Note that Concept and Existing Plants can have 2 plan representations Basic Figure and Image Proposed Plants can have 3 plan representations Basic Figure Detailed Figure and Image The Figure preview is of a CAD drawing file i e it must have been drawn in LANDW orksCAD or created in another CAD program and then imported and saved in LANDW orksCAD In AutoCAD or Bricscad these are known as blocks The Image preview is of aJPG PNG 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 such as Photolmpact Photoshop or similar It can also be hand drawn and scanned The JPG format is preferred because file sizes are smaller Having several ways of displaying the plan view of each plant gives you flexibility in how you present your drawings You can have
64. 0 18 0 25 0 35 0 50 0 70 CON N ono i I zinan Leader lines if used are 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 Terminator Weight Display Default 1 0 4 3 0 Fig 95 Some Terminator VVeight examples 19 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 boxlets 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
65. 2 Fig 197 Selectingthe date The date can also be edited manually Simply click on the number representing the day date or year and type in the required number s Time This box lets you choose the time of day that will be used to determine the location of the Sun The current time is automatically displayed but it can be altered to suit your requirements The format of the time is hour minute second AM PM 153 To change the numeric part of the time click on the number and then either e type in the new number or e click on the up and down spinners as indicated below To change the AM PM part of the time click on it then either e typeAorP or e click on the up and down spinners as indicated below I AM PM will change automatically if you change the hour number such that you pass 12 noon or 12 I midnight Sun Light Options Date 14 03 2012 DY City Sydney NSW Longitude 151 13 deg min Latitude 33 55 deg min Time Zone 10 0 Fig 198 Selecting the time 154 City This box lets you choose the city that will be used to determine the position of the Sun Click on the triangle at the end of the box to display a list of cities as shown below anro Sun Light Options Sm Date 14 09 2012 Bv Time 9 25 43 AM City Kuala Lumpur Longitude Launceston TAS Latitude London Manila Melbourne VIC Time one Mildura VIC Moscow E Mount Gambier SA a Mount Isa QLD New York
66. 2 0000 Angle 0 0000 Cross hatch angle 45 0000 Colour Line Syle Fig 22 Hatching data for Pattern Fill You may a Change the plane appearance by clicking on the Change Plane button b Match Planesto make all planes with the same planting data or the same hatching match selected planes C Delete the planting data from the selected plane d Show actual plants on planes with plant data attached not for Ground Cover Planting 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 Fig 23 Dialog boxwhen no plant has been selected prior to insertion If you want to insert more copies of a plant that you have already inserted you don t have to repeat this command Simply copy the plants in the usual way They will still be recognised for labelling and schedules Searching Plants Insert Concept Plants v Insert Existing Plants s Insert Proposed Plants Sf The method for searching plants has been redesigned completely and simplified for ease of use in v6 Search Field plan figure name elev figure name shadow figure name 3D figure name image file name detail plan figure name detail elev figure nam elev image file name line type hatch pattern Bici number of 2d figures abbreviation Pont abbreviation 2 botanical name famil
67. 33 1 AbxGrNa Abe x Gra Nan Abelia X Grandiflora Nana Caprif Dwarf Abelia P1 Sh 34 1 AbxGrSu Abe x Gra Sun Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Capri Dwarf Pink variegated Ab Sh 35 1 3 Abe x Gra Var Abelia X Grandiflora Varegata Capri Pink Sh 36 1 AbGr Abi Gra Abies Grandis Pinac Grand Fir P1 Tre 38 1 AbPi Abi Pin Abies Pindrow Pinac Western Himalayan Fir P1 Tre 33 1 AbStTh Abu Str Tho Abutilon Striatum T hompson Malva Chinese Lantern Sh 40 1 AcAd Aca Adu Acacia Adunca Faba Wallangarra Wattle Tre 41 1 AcBa Aca Bai Acacia Baileyana Faba Cootamundra Wattle P1 Tre 42 1 AcBi Aca Bin Acacia Binervata Faba Coastal Myall P1 Tre v 4 u gt Reload Database Shadow Shape Allow Editing Fig 2 Selected Items list from Insert Proposed Plants command The buttons just below the selected items area i e Insert New Plant Delete Plant etc let you edit your plant database from within LANDW orksCAD and are explained later in the section entitled Edit Plants from Within LANDW orksCAD Scrolling down will show more plants scrolling sideways will show more data for the plants The information shown in this dialog is identical to that in the Excel file itself Click once anywhere in the row of data for the plant you want Preview images of the selected plant Will be displayed in the bottom right hand boxes Not all of the boxes will necessarily display previews it depends on what has been defined in
68. A ANAN SEE NI I AN N Ni D FA VA AV 0 7 E KY TATA VAVATAVAT Ee TA CVM VOZ SE Ce WV AVIVAV 1 WAN ZS be WF a VA YA NN N SHNA be M 2 ATAYA WARNE ahi AN V AVAVAM VY ZELA AV Aa VA Math WAV 49 KY VAVAVAVAVa VAVANAN IAN or N SYAN GAY 7 7 VV ANZ SZ S7 T uh WT NY Ac AYAY POI TA RAL Wa EASTA TA 4v VAYAY4VA AF OK AAA AZ SI Wen 0 c X AO eec Aur sz V S VA VAVAVAV pe c PSSA A TAI VA AVAV 4 V X ODA VA VA VEA Eras WIS CUP VA TEVA VA AT anno AFA T W VA WA Wa V VA VATA TA N SS we Se AWAY VAI IIA Oe re M TA AN Fe OAS BS AI VA VA atk A TRS ST SY ADU PNP pii da FATA P S ONT AA KA of n aD AES aE AT ANT SSO IN SENE AO A VAAT LI EP AT js VV IC VIEW HAPLTBRLU IIL LA EL IID ULLAL ROL LARA ZIE 777 Isometr TAT ART am DISS 162 Ig F ISO Front and Right from a DTM 5 163 Different vi Fig 127 hown below The ent ISS VAIS I EIO ha AE II AF SEAT AVAR AN EMNENE m
69. AD 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 euro Insert 3D Plants x 2D 3D Options Show 2D view 9 Show 3D view Age Options Current Size o Update Age Age x 0 5 years 1 year ad el 5 years 6 years years 8 years 9 years 10 years 11 years 12 years 13 years Fig 193 Update Age dropdown list 150 The resultant size of the plant is determined by the Update 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 If plants were selected before the command was run they will be processed as per the settings 2 f no plants were selected before the command was run the following dialog box will be displayed Plant Growth Modify
70. AVAVAVAVAV VAVAVAVATAVAVAVAV OC AAT ATAY TATATATAVATATATATATATATAY ATATATAT TAT ATT ATAYA TA LAVAS AVA AT AVATAR AV NM RM at ATA VAVAVAVAVAVAVATAVAV 7 7 6776 SASS PATA VAVAVAVAVAVAVAVATAV any shape can be constructed using the Insert Batter command vvhat you vvant 176 Batter Examples shaded Ig F 135 To insert a batter a ruled surface that represents the landscaping feature road driveway slab pool etc must first be inserted in the correct position Then the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Batter Banks Angle 80 Mesh Size 1000 Fig 177 Batter Banks dialog box The text below explains the options in this dialog box 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 Battered angle Wo bank anos level P foo level p Z Battered bank S Vo Battered angle Ruled Fig 178 Visualization on how the batter angle is measured 136 Mesh Size M esh Size is the number of triangles used within the DTM to generate the selected surface This box
71. Database for the Palettes to be saved to your Excel file Once it completes uncheck the Allow Editing checkbox to avoid making unwanted changes to the plant database 43 Ka Delete a Plant Palette First make sure you check the Allow Editing checkbox as explained on the M anaging the Plant Palettes section On the Palette Name dropdown list select the list you wish to delete In this example we will delete the Eucalyptus Plant Palette Selecting the Palette will display the Palette Plants on the right list Create Palette Palette Name 78 Fig 51 Eucalyptus Proposed Plant list filtered Then click on Delete Click on Yes on the confirmation dialog box Fig 52 Plant Palette Delete confirmation dialog box 44 The Plant Palette will be deleted and no longer will appear on the Palette Name list Create Palette n Rm S CC o j botanical name Abelia X Grandifiora Abelia X Grandiflora Nana Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Abies Grandis Abies Nordmanniana Abies Pindrow Abutilon Striatum Thompson Acacia Adunca Acacia Baileyana Acacia Binervata My Palette 1 Fig 53 Plant Palette Delete confirmation dialog box Once you are happy with the changes click OK Important Note Remember to save the plant database for the Palettes to be saved Click on the Save Database but
72. E ET 91 Existing Plant Schedule sess 91 Proposed Plant Legend eee eee eee eee ee tee 94 Plant Display Switching 106 BC e 107 Nadi oos CIPUE 108 Shadow Figure BLUT TOS egaecoecmcarcncnenarosmncnennrasnncuenneoanncmenneaennchenccnneceensearnneasnnesnrnene 109 12 0 09 0 0 64 00 00 NO ON TI TTD ETUR 114 RTT ndo r 115 E cc 115 Pa Xe SION 115 EMO e 115 O m E E A 115 O rel i o 115 Labels Between Grid L IN S sss 115 Inserting the GrFid 0 2229203000 116 117 561 0509 118 7 0 229 101 30313 9 TO Zn 118 Scale Text by the Plot Scale ana ana nanen eke kape eee ee eee e eee tere nennen nnns 119 SS dee a ea en Esse ese 119 Show Mal 99 0 007 eee 00 0 9 0 997 119 Deleting Assigned HeighNiS sss 120 Jp PI TET ETT 121 Contour PONLO AGING T 122 9 00 0 ooo 123 pas CI Gjani e EEEE E EEEE EEEE 125 BUE o oU eee 0 777 126 PST ED INO UPTON NR RR u vm 126 Insert DTM with boundary button aaa nana aaa aaa
73. Faba Wallangarra Wattle Acacia Baileyana Faba Cootamundra Wattle Acacia Binervata Faba Coastal Myall Broadleaf eve Y m Bulb H Bulb amp Corms L lt Insert New Plant Delete Plant Reload Database Cacti boe WJ Allow Editing Cacti amp Succ Fig 56 Drop down list fortype of plant tree When such a list is available you cannot type 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 for details on doing this 48 To change or select the figure or image file for the chosen plant simply click in the relevant preview window and the following dialog will be appear allowing you to browse for the appropriate file Directory C lsers Public LANDWorksCAD v 5 90 Figures Plants Fig 58 LANDWorksCAD Plant Browser for Image Files Plain View 49 You may use the Browse button to choose a different folder location d AB sample files Documents Figures D Architecture d Backgrounds d Cars and Transport d Containers and Pots d Fences and Gates Furniture and Equipment d Paths and Steps di People and Animals d Plants d Plants E d Pools and Spas D d Shadows d Signage and Symbols d Sport and Recreation d Hatch Patterns M Fig 59 Browsingto a different folder location 50 When you select a pla
74. Fig 122 Selecting Cultivars from the Legend Fields Database Fields Legend Fields Field Name Field Name hatch pattem A botanical name number of 2d figures common name abbreviation 2 family common name 2 Cultivars favourites Palettes habit texture maximum width Fig 123 Cultivars removed from the Legend Fields 97 Re Arranging Legend Fields Using the M ove Top Move Up Move Down and M ove Bottom buttons it is possible to re arrange the fields shown on the Legend Fields area Legend Fields Field Name botanical name common name Move Top Move Up Move Down Move Bottom Fig 124 Re Arrange buttons for Legend Fields To move the fields up down top or bottom first select your desired field within the Legend Fields click on the appropriate button Legend Fields Legend Fields Field Name Field Name botanical name Move Top botanical name common name TERE I abbreviation J Move Up common name i Move Top Move Up Move Down Move Bottom Move Bottom Fig 125 Example re arranging the abbreviation field Move Up Move Top moves the selected field to the top of the list Move Up moves the selected field one field up within the list Move Down moves the selected field one field down within the list Move Bottom moves the selected field to the bottom of the list The order they appear hear affects the order they appear in the schedule itself Creating
75. Fig 166 DTM generated using the rectangle boundary below shows the full effect of the boundary on the DTM Compare it to the full IC VIEW The isometr DTM in the previous section Fig 167 Isometric DTM view 129 Modify DTM i Modify DTM Modify DTM allows modifications 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 recently 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 9 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 Area Parameter Fig 168 Modify DTM dialog box 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 c
76. Go Acer Palmatum Dissectum Atropurpueum a Fig 131 Example of Proposed Plant Schedule Grouped by Type 101 Row Height This box controls the height 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 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 2 6mm Multiply that number by the Plot Scale eg a Plot Scale of 200 gives 1200 p n ge Use this final number asthe Table Size Show Borders If this box isticked border lines will be generated for the Legend With Border Lines Without Border Lines Proposed Plants Proposed Plants emwamme TT botanical rame crass W wammssresVaegs OOOO A Miscantnus wamama TT de verte Pipa Shrub Shrub MA Tree Tree 6 Acacia stricta e Acacia stricta Acer Negundo KellyS Gold CI Acer Negundo KellyS Gold Acer Palmatum Dissectum Atropurpureum Acer Palmatum Dissectum Atropurpureum Fig 132 Proposed Plant Schedules with and without borders 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 boxisticked however the figures are scaled in size relative to each other Not Ticked Ticked Fi
77. Hatch Fill Solid Fill and Gradient Fill Shadows examples Shadow Insert Layer Shadow Insert Layer Shadow Insert Layer determines on which layer the shadows will be positioned Clicking on the layers button will allow you to select your desired layer 111 Tally extracts data from the drawing for estimating and quoting The extracted data is e thenumber of plants e the 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 T NOE K ccc Tt Quantities txt is a temporary file The same name is used every time the command is run and therefore previous data is overwritten If you want to save the data in quantities txt you must select File gt Save As and save the file to another location or name for later use tum X EO Once saved being a standard txt file it can be opened in any text editor or even Excel or Word UP ee ue iot der nt Sci ic alt ncc i n icon in a LS auuso urs 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 i
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79. Lists of Fields It is possible to create lists of fields to display several Proposed Plant Schedules or use different ones for different types of drawings Insert Update Legend Database Fields Legend Fields Field Name Field Name hatch pattern botanical name Move Top number of 2d figures abbreviation abbreviation 2 common name Move Up family type common name 2 Cultivars favourites Palettes Move Down habit texture maximum width 0 0 0 0070000 Allow Editing Fig 126 Save Legend Fields on different lists to create your own Schedule styles Move Bottom Typing a name on the dropdown list and clicking on the Save Fields button will add that Legend Fields combination into a new list or group of fields In this example we will name the list M y Schedule 1 and click the Save Fields button My Schedule 1 Allow Editing schedule 1 My Fig 127 M y Schedule 1 Example list saved Selecting the empty value will clear the Legend Fields list Allow Editing My Schedule 1 Fig 128 Clearing the Legend Fields List 99 Database Fields Field Name plan figure name elev figure name shadow figure name 3D figure name image file name detail plan figure name detail elev figure name elev image file name line type hatch pattem number of 2d figures Fig 129 Clearing the Legend Fields List This feature is especially useful when different plant information
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84. Select your desired plant from the list 3 Click on the Region button 4 Select your desired mass planting method Insert Mass Planting Plant Spacing 1000 00 Insert Actual Figures Fig 16 Select M ass Planting Method 23 4 1 For Ground Cover Planting click OK 4 2 For Square and Offset Planting set the desired plant spacing between the centre points of the figures and then click OK Optionally check the Insert Actual Figures option to display the figures within the plane region 4 3 For Random Planting enter a Randomise factor value 5 Selectthe plane to insert plants Note that the Show Hide Actual Plants checkbox is not available on Ground Cover Planting Depending on the settings previously selected we can have different visual results a Insert Actual Figures unchecked Selecting your desired plane will apply the specified plant as mass planting Insert Mass Planting A Planting Data for Abies Nordmanniana was applied to this plane Fig 17 Mass Planting applied to a plane not showing actual figures However it won t display any figures in the region unless specified 24 b Insert Actual Figures checked It will show the plant figures whose insertion point is within the selected plane The Randomise option will produce a different result each time it is used Once plants have been inserted they can still be moved or modified as desired 25 I Displaying all plant figures on large Planes may
85. Square Planting will apply plant Figures equally spaced by a specified distance in a 60000 regular grid pattern 96598 6060606 k T Offset Planting will apply plant Figures spaced by a specified distance in a triangular 9 9 offset pattern 6600 60660 ese Random Planting vvill apply plant Figures approximately spaced by a the distance you pL specified but with a value that you specify This gives you a more natural looking e ee method of distributing your plants over an area Randomise 0 mm The Randomise value is the maximum variation to the plant Spacing you wish to apply when using Random planting Plant Spacing 1000 00 The Plant spacing value determines the centre to centre spacing between each plant Insert Actual Figures mE 7 When the Insert Actual Figures option is checked visible plant Figures will be inserted in the drawing for each plant on the plane If it is NOT checked you will not see the plants in your drawing and instead the chosen plane will only be tagged with the plant information You should uncheck this option if your drawing is too complex or busy and a simple plane is all you need to represent your region of plants 22 In this example we have inserted a solid fill plane to apply mass planting to You may use a pattern fill hatching or any other plane type Fig 15 Filled Plane inserted Next follow these easy steps 1 Select the Insert Proposed Plant command bs 2
86. X eA AAA SALLA ILLL e 7 2 4 7 x LLL ue i i 2 o9 099 zA O O PL 9 pug Fig 139 Proposed Plants shown as basic figures 107 Ta T A A 7 d awe oon X 7 d p 2 Y ar pd 7 nam mm T LI PL sk ZA AT PIL T Za R mv Fig 140 Proposed Plants switched to bitmap images Shadows Shadow Show Shadows Show Outlines Hide Shadows This section allows you to show or hide shadows on plants that have a shadow figure applied Please read the following section for more details The Show Outlines checkbox will add boundary curves to the shadow SK KS 4 SOOO OX JAN tet S AS X Se E LA te 2 0 XS Se 8 2 o OK KOS KS Fig 141 Shadow showing outlines left and not showing outlines right 108 Shadow Figure Settings Shadow Figure Settings IA Angle Use Sun Position Shadow Syle 45 1 Solid Fill Y Length Scale Factor Shadow Insert Layer 1 E 300 EJ Shadow Figure Settings control how the shadow will display on your drawings Angle Determines the angle in which the shadows are inserted degrees It is possible to enter a value drag the horizontal bar from left to right or vice versa or drag on the left image Use Sun Position If a Sun Light has been i
87. ader Curved Leaders are drawn as Curves with a degree of 2 by default The curve can be modified easily using regular curve commands 2 x Acacia Adunca Fig 100 Single Curved Leader Example 83 Leader Elbows Leader Elbows allows you to add an additional insertion point to the leaders Single Elbow Three mouse clicks are required in order to label the plant In the following example we pre selected two proposed plants and then run the Label Proposed Plants command Fig 101 Two Pre selected Proposed Plants Next choose Straight as Leader Shape and Single as Leader Elbows Note that since we are pre selecting two plants the Leader Type options become unavailable Leader Type Leader Shape Leader Elbows Single Leader 9 Straight Single Multiple Leader Curved Double C Fig 102 Defining the Leader Options Clicking on Label LANDWorksCAD will ask to locate the start of the leader 0 d A Click to locate the start of the leader Fig 103 Click anywhere close to the plants to locate the start of the leader Next click anywhere to locate the first elbow Click to choose the first elbow Fig 104 Click to select the first elbow 84 Next select where the text label will be placed ON 0 Click to select where the label will be placed Fig 105 Select where the label will be inserted The label should look as below P 2x Acacia Adunca LA S Fig 106
88. ally update if you add or delete plants after inserting it To update 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 I 1 The Legend is made up of lines and text and can be edited manually very easily after it has been inserted Be aware though that any edits will be lost if you insert a new Legend I 104 Export Options Export Options allows exporting the Proposed Plant Schedule to an Excel file Export Options Filename C 5 Fig 135 Export Options for Proposed Plant Schedule First check the Export option then click on Browse to specify the folder destination M Open QU EE Desktop Organize v New folder X Favorites System Folder Libraries C Documents 4 8 Homegroup a Music System Folder Pictures X noes ani H Videos Rk System Folder wj Homegroup Computer System Folder j Computer o Network File name Your File Namd il Fig 136 Browse and select a folder destination Don t forget to type a valid filename Type a filename and click on Open Once you generate the Proposed Plant Schedule it will create an Excel file containing the same information You can typically use this in reports or to send to supplier
89. at a time Only plants or regions that are the same should be selected Fig 86 Warning dialog box when selecting different plant species Area Preview zx Acacia Adu wea 20 0 Tray The Area Preview shows an indication of how the label may look when inserted Changing different parameters such as the Bracket Quantity enabled or disabled Quantity Separator Label Field Name and so on will reflect directly in the preview window Bracket Quantity Bracket Quantity Bracket Quantity adds brackets to the count of number of plants labelled OOD 3 x Abutilon Striatum Thompson x 200mm Tray Fig 87 Labelling example using brackets 74 Quantity Separator Quantity Separator adds a quantity marker to the label Quantity Separator 1 x A by of off OOS 3 x Abutilon Striatum Thompson x 200mm Tray 3 of Abutilon Striatum Thompson GOO 200mm Tray Fig 88 Two examples using different Quantity Separators Leaving the Quantity separator blank won t add any separator to the plant quantity Quantity Separator 1 v 3 Abutilon Striatum Thompson 200mm Tra Casas y Fig 89 Only showing the plant quantity with no separator 75 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
90. ated evenly thereby creating a 3D effect from a 2D drawing 148 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 Fig 191 3D Plant visualization depending on the number of 2D figures in plain 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 x amp View Top Scale 1 348 78 Plot Scale 1 200 00 lol x Fig 192 Full 3D Tree model viewed from Top ISO Front and Right 149 omm EE EO EE Q Tip Another way of achieving a 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 Options from the menu Current Size This option tells LANDW orksC
91. attached to the cursor and won t be placed until we click the left mouse button You can rotate and scale size the plant as shown below by moving your mouse around Fig 12 Proposed Plants being inserted by Scale 2 points Once we click the second point the plant will be inserted with our desired diameter and orientation Note that the plant inserted on the right side has different rotation and size Fig 13 Proposed Plants inserted by Scale 2 points 20 Region Mass Planting Method Applies to Insert Concept Plants Insert Existing Plants v Insert Proposed Plants of Mass Planting or Planting Regions are possible by using the Insert Region button Note that a plane hatch must be inserted prior to using this command The plane will define the area or region of mass planting Having previously inserted a plane click on Insert Proposed Plant command and select your desired plant Clicking on the Region will show the following dialog Insert Mass Planting Plant Spacing 7000 00 Insert Actual Figures 9008 66668 69000 Randomise 15000 00 Fig 14 Insert M ass Planting dialog box after clicking the Region button on Insert Proposed Plants 21 It is possible to insert mass planting regions of plants using any of the following methods Ground Cover Planting will apply the mass planting to the specified plane This command records the planting in terms of area rather than quantity 09999
92. column so the selection data list will be incorrect because it is pointing to the wrong column 194 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 dj b x o Consolidate What If Analysis 7 z m amp gt A Av Text to Remove Columns Duplicates SE Clear Validation Circles Q 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 settings to these cells click Yes 195 1 In the Settings tab the Allow field will show the word List Change
93. d Database Shadow Shape IZ Alo Editing Plan D Basic Figure Detailed Figure Fig 34 Enabling the Edit button on the Palette section is done by checking the Allow Editing option 34 mE EM NEED NEED EDO ED EE ED SD ESO EE RE ED END ES E Clicking on the Edit button will open the Plant Palettes dialog box Create Palette Delete 0 D The plant list is showing the botanical names of the plants by default You may change the information displayed by selecting the appropriate information field from the dropdown list for instance abbreviation Fig 36 Displaying plant list by Abbreviation 35 um E mo Soo D GNO GNO GNO GNO N ee Create a new Plant Palette In the following example we will create a Plant Palette for a landscape design We will select the plants to be used for that specific design First select the plant to add to the plant palette Create Palette Then click on Add botanical name Abelia X Grandiflora Nana Abelia X Grandifiora Sunrise 3 Abelia X Grandifiora Variegata Abies Grandis Fig 38 Clicking on Add lt lt will add the plant to the Plant Palette 36 The plant will be added to the Palette list on the right We can repeat the process for each plant Fig 39 Several Plants added to the Palette Once you are happy with the
94. d WP Top Col 0 Lay 0 1 File Edit Transform Options Tools eez TORN N BAIL A 4 obtuLdadu Xg oo Y PO z o zu I A L ab line Ey 2 Select Command or Entities Core CAD toolbars LED ll E HW Fig 1 LANDWorksCAD User Interface References to 3D tasks and the Z axis in this manual do not apply if you have purchased the LT 2D version of the program The terms Drawing and M odel are interchangeable in this manual and the words Ticked and Checked are both used to describe the ticks in dialog box options This manual refers to measurements in millimeters All other metric and USA or Imperial units are also available Even if you ve been using LANDWorksCAD for a while take the time to read through this manual as Ve is different You ll find new ways of doing things and shortcuts you may not have thought of Have fun 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 is either current or accurate and should not be relied on for any purpose Copyright 2006 2013 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 per
95. d 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 f I 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 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 139 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
96. database 52 Adding New Plants There are two stages to adding a new plant to the database 1 Entering the data and 2 Selecting the appropriate figures and image files to represent that plant 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 vw Insert Proposed Plant ng b PE t JFET J Selected Items abbreviation abbreviation 2 botanical name family common name Palettes n 1 Ab Gr Abe x Gra Abelia X Grandiflora Caprif Glossy Abelia My Palett 1 AbxGrNa Abe x Gra Nan Abelia X Grandiflora N ana Caprif Dwarf Abelia My Palett 1 1 1 Ab x Gr Su Abe x Gra Sun Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Caprif Dwarf Pink variegated Ab My Palett Ab x Gr Va Abe x Gra Var Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Caprif Pink Abi Gra Grand Fir at I OI D na e ia 1 ab Fi abi abies Findrow Pinac Western Himalayan Fir 40 1 AbStTh Abu Str Tho Abutilon Striatum Thompson Malva Chinese Lantern 41 1 Ac d Aca Adu Acacia Adunca Faba Wallangarra Wattle 42 1 3 Aca Bai Acacia Baileyana Faba Cootamundra Wattle 4 m Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Shadow Shape Allow Editing Fig 63 Adding new plant information on a new row To enter the data click on the b
97. e After editing the selection data 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 190 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 197 Aquatic Bamboo Pr aj Bamboo Biennial Biennial 6 Broadleaf evergreen Bulb EA Bulb Cactus 20 Cactus Conifer UN Climber Creeper Fern 10 Conifer Grass Fern Groza cover 12 Fruit Tree B pir 13 Grass L Palm 14 Ground cover Perennial 5 Herb Succulent 6 Palm Shrub 17 Perennial Tree 16 Succulent Vegetable 19 Shrub Vine 20 Tree Wildflower Vegetable Vine Wildflower SISSE EE The following steps were used to update the s
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99. e abbreviation Move Up type Move Down Move Bottom Fig 119 Editing the Fields to be displayed on the Proposed Plant Schedule 95 The following operations can be made when editing the Legend Fields Adding Legend Fields To add Database Fields to the Legend Fields to display when inserting the Proposed Plant Schedule select your desired Database Fields and then clickthe button to add it to the list Database Fields Legend Fields Field Name Field Name hatch pattem botanical name number of 2d figures common name abbreviation 2 abbreviation family type a avourites Palettes habit texture maximum width Fig 120 Selecting Cultivars from the Database Fields Database Fields Field Name hatch pattern number of 2d figures abbreviation 2 family common name 2 favourites Palettes habit texture maximum width maximum height Legend Fields Field Name botanical name common name abbreviation ny Fig 121 Cultivars added to the Legend Fields Removing Legend Fields To remove Legend Fields select the field you wish not to show on the Proposed Plant Schedule and then clickthe button to delete it from the list Database Fields Legend Fields Field Name Field Name hatch pattern B botanical name number of 2d figures common name abbreviation 2 abbreviation family common name 2 favourites Palettes habit texture maximum width maximum height
100. e or image Ll ef Note that all the preview boxes do not have to be filled in but at least one plan item must be otherwise there will be nothing to see when the plant is inserted It is recommended to at least have all the plan items chosen The Elevation 3D figures and images are not required at all if you are only working in 2D Concept Plants have a Concept Figure and Image for Plan and Elevation Existing Plants have only Plant Figure and Image Proposed Plants have Basic Detail and Image Plan and Elevation figures 1 1 I 1 Important Note I I When you have finished inserting your plants it is vitally important that you save them to the l database by clicking the Save Database button If you don t you will lose them mm e e M NM NNNM Nc NN NM SN N Important Note Deleting Plants To delete a plant from the database select the plant by clicking anywhere in its row and then click the Delete Plant button Insert Proposed Plant w a 4 o Selected ltems nd A UIT Index n abbreviation abbreviation 2 botanical name family common name favou Palettes 32 1 AbxGr Abe x Gra Abelia X Grandiflora Caprif Glossy Abelia My Palett 33 1 AbxGrNa Abe x Gra Nan Abelia X Grandiflora Nana Caprif Dwarf Abelia My Palett 34 1 Ab Gr Su Abe x Gra Sun Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Caprif Dwarf Pin
101. ead This box lets you enter the actual spread or foliage diameter of the plant as measured on site The value of the Spread is used to automatically re size the figure to the correct diameter when selected 69 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 m Status 2 Almost Dead Infected Comments Remove Retain Fig 80 Selecting the Status 1 Status 2 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 Almost Dead Status 2 Comments Almost Dead Infected Remove Scale text by the plot sca Petain Fig 81 Selecting the Status 2 if desired 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 T ext 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 70 Insertingthe Label When the OK button is clicked the steps to
102. eader 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 so grandis Abies grandis Fig 96 Displaying plant labels with and without leader lines Leader Type Shape and Elbows Leader Type Leader Shape Leader Elbows Single Leader Straight Single Multiple Leader Curved Double Leader Type Shape and Elbows allow you to highly customize the way the labels will display on your designs 81 Leader Type This option allows you to label one or more plants using one single leader or create multiple leaders pointing to one same label This option is not available when pre selecting plants Single Leader Single Leader will display one unique leader per plant or plants previously selected 1 x Acacia Adunca 1 x Acacia Adunca Fig 97 Labelling Proposed Plants using Single Leaders Multiple Leader M ultiple Leader allows inserting of one single label pointing to more than one plant 2 x Acacia Adunca Fig 98 Labelling Proposed Plants using Multiple Leaders 82 Leader Shape Leader Shape allows you to draw straight or curved leaders Straight Leader Straight Leaders are drawn as Curves with a degree of 1 by default so they appear as straight lines The curve can be modified easily using regular curve commands 2 x Acacia Adunca Fig 99 Single Straight Leader Example Curved Le
103. ed When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Label Existing Plant Botanical Name Record item using common name Name used in schedule California Live Qak Label Prefix T Text Size 10 01 Trunk Diameter 800 00 Height 3000 01 Spread Change spread Status 1 Retain Status 2 Retain Comments Excellent Specimen Scale text by the plot scale VI Fig 74 Label Existing Plants Dialog box Label Prefix 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 64 For an existing plant figure to be included in the Existing Plant Schedule it M UST be labelled with this command first otherwise it won t know what it is Fig 75 Example of Labelled Existing Plant with prefix 65 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 Record item using Name used in schedule Label Prefix Text Size Trunk Diameter Height Spread Status 1 Status 2 Comments Scale text by the plot sca Quercus Aarifolia Quercus Alba Quercus Canariensis Quercus Coccinea Quercus Douglasii Quercus llex Quercus Macrocarpa Quercus Palustris Quercus Pe
104. ed by botanical name by type etc Appendix 4 Sorting the Plant Database in Excel explains how to do this 172 Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel The plant database can be edited from within LANDW orksCAD or directly in M icrosoft 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 LANDW orksCAD 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 LANDW orksCAD folder the path can start with the folder directly below the LANDWorksCAD folder e g Figures VPlants If the file is not saved in a folder below the LANDW orksCAD folder the path must start from the root folder e g C Acme Landscaping Plant Library Note The file name must include its extension i e cad etc 173 Addinga Plant To add a new plant simply insert a new row and enter the
105. ed text would be 2mm high 143 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 When the height values are displayed this button changes to Hide Heights letting you hide them if you don t need to see them anymore Fig 185 Plants showing its height 144 Insert 3D Plants Insert 3D Plants 8 Insert 3D Plants places 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 a
106. election data range for this example 1 Click in the cell in row 32 for column T 2 Select from the Data tab gt Data Validation gt Data Validation Consolidate What If Analysis v Textto Remove Columns Duplicates RB Clear Validation Circles 191 3 Select the Settings tab on the Data Validation dialog box that appears as shown below Data Validation between Source T 2 T 21 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 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 hiahliahted as shown below The existing selection data range may alter from the original depending on how you edited the data 192 S T U V l ADDEdI d e Arching Coarse Broad Medium Clinqing Fine Columnar HoriZontal Irroruilar Biennial Broadleaf evergreen Bulb Bulb amp Corms Cacti amp Succulent Cacti Conifer Fern Grass Ground cover Herb Palm Perennial Succulent Shrub Tree Vegetable Existing selection data highlighted Round Twining Upright Vase Weeping Reduced Data Validation Dialog Box Em ow a ow Wow ww wow M ow ww ow py w wow M
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108. emove 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 C 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 Column E 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 CAD Data Information Figures Plants TT01 jpg Remove Figures Plants TT01_ jpg Retain 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 CAD Plan Figure Name Enter the path and name of the cad file you wish to use to represent the plan figure of the concept plant eg Landscape Symbols Plants 001 cad 41 Fig 204 Existing Plants Tooltip box 163 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 columns 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
109. ert Grid Lines Insert Grid Lines draws a construction grid on the drawing with row and column labels When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Grid options A Spacing Y Spacing 1000 00 A Extension 1000 00 Y Extension 1000 00 Text size 300 00 Circle text Labels between grid lines Cancel Fig 147 Insert Grid Lines dialog box The image and text below explain the options in this dialog box A B D E E 6 CH 9 LLLI malt L Le Fig 148 Inserted Grid showing Extension vs Spacing 114 X Spacing This box lets you define the horizontal distance between the vertical lines of the grid Y Spacing This box lets you define the vertical distance between the horizontal lines of the grid X Extension This box lets you define how far the horizontal grid lines extend past the first 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 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
110. 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 stova H Manual Label Options Number of plants Bracket Quantity Quantity Separator v MI Include Quantity Include Quantity Underline botanical name climate group common name common name 2 container size Cultivars Terminator type density description 2 Terminator weight description text Label field name2 Container Size design accent AcactaAdunca Terminator size detail elev figure name F detail plan figure name Tray Text size edible elev figure name Scale text by the pk elev image file name family favourites Label with leader lin fertiliZation Fig 90 Choosing the Label Field Name will display all possible fields from the database It is possible to use two different label field names Label field name and Label field name2 Additionally you may add the Container Size to the label 76 Include Quantity If this box is ticked the number of selected plants will be included in the label If the box is not ticked the number will not be displayed Label field name botanical name T include Quantity Label field name2 9 v Include Quantity Fig 91 Include Quantity show the number of plants labelled Note that when using two field names as shown on Fig 82 only one of
111. g 133 Show Relative Size checked Note the difference in size of the Ph ro 102 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 than the other plants and so are tiny when inserted into the Legend They are there they re just so small you can t see them Show Auto Labels If the Proposed Plants were automatically labelled this checkbox enabled will show the auto labels Show Quantity If this box is ticked the second column in the Legend will show the quantity of each plant i e 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 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 pna emm O Ba LL 3F scams Shen Vanegas B Pema TT dbwmearwexum gt gt remeavamw m Tee TTT TTT Beci sa ee Ocernegunao keys sa eo acer Pamatu Dissectum Aropupu yapanese mapie Treaa f Fig 134 Show Relative Size checked Note the difference in size of the Ph ro 103 By design the Legend does not automatic
112. he LANDWorksCAD Plant DatabaS E 161 ied T 161 god M 161 KO uc 162 ere VT SIRE EET 163 Existing e T 163 Concept Plants worksheet aa anaaaa nane kena eke ea ee ee eee e eee epe eee eee pe nennen nnn nnns 164 PS 166 Appendix 2 Editing the Plant Database in Excel sss 173 Editing Existing Plant Data sss 173 Adding a 1 nennen nennen nnne nnn nnns nnns 174 SISTING IMI 175 Re Arranging Moving Plants seen tes nennen nnne nnns 176 Adding a New Data Item Column sess 176 Deleting an Existing Data Item Column sss 177 Re ArrangingjMoving Data Items COlUMNS sss 177 Appendix 3 Adding Plants to the Database 178 Directly from LANDVVOrksCA Dina ene eke a eren eke ne epe e eren e keep epe nnn nnns 178 Editing the Landworksplantdatabase xls Excel dil in nana 183 Appendix 4 Working with the Selection Data naaaaannnnnnnn eee eee 185 Displaying the Hidden Selection Dala sss 186 Editing the Existing Selection Data
113. he correct value The format of the longitude is degrees minutes Latitude This box automatically displays the latitude of the selected city 1 I If for some reason the latitude is displayed incorrectly it can be edited Simply click in the box and 1 I I enter the correct value The format of the latitude is degrees minutes LL I 156 Time Zone This box automatically displays the time difference from GM T of the selected city 1 1 If for some reason the time zone is displayed incorrectly it can be edited Simply click in the box and i enter the correct value i I Inserting the Sun When the OK button is clicked a light entity is inserted into the model at an appropriate height and orientation to represent the Sun No further user input is required The light entity looks like a small cone similar to the image shown below Fig 200 Sun Light figure 157 North Direction Button The Y axis as indicated by the workplane icon is assumed to be pointing north however the North Direction button lets you specifically define north by inserting a north figure as shown below The orientation of this north figure will influence the location of the Sun in the drawing Fig 201 North Figure You are first prompted for the origin position of the figure left click once to define this You are then prompted for the direction of the figure A rubber band is displayed between the origin point and yo
114. ialog box is displayed Insert Update Legend Database Fields Field Name plan figure name elev figure name shadow figure name 3D figure name image file name detail plan figure name detail elev figure name elev image file name line type hatch pattem number of 2d figures Options Heading Proposed Plants Group by type Row Height 304 80 mm Show Borders Show Relative Size Show Auto Labels Export Options Export a Filename Legend Fields Field Name botanical name Move Top common name abbreviation Move Up type Move Down Move Bottom Save Fields Bold Bold Show Quantity Show Quantity Last Browse Fig 118 Proposed Plant Legend Schedule Dialog Box 94 Database Fields This part of the dialog box lists all the column fields on the Proposed Plant database Legend Fields This part of the dialog box lists the column fields to be inserted in the Proposed Plant Schedule Allow Editing The Allow Editing checkbox when checked allows you to make changes to the Legend Fields to be displayed when inserting the Proposed Plant Schedule Insert Update Legend Database Fields Field Name plan figure name elev figure name shadow figure name 3D figure name image file name detail plan figure name detail elev figure name elev image file name line type hatch pattern number of 2d figures Legend Fields Field Name botanical name Move Top common nam
115. iate Plant Type from the dropdown list 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 for details on doing this M ultiple 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 for details on the database The Botanical Name MUST be unique in the database 54 Selecting the figures and images Once the botanical data has been entered appropriate LANDW orksCAD 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 Editing Plants from the List section above f Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database p Reload Database 1 Shadow Shape 7 Allow Editing Plan Basic Figure Detailed Figure Image Palette 60 Basic Figure Detailed Figure Image Insert Figure Diameter 1000 00 1 Point 2 Points Scale 2 Points 2 Points Fig 65 Blank previews for new plants added by default Click on any to select the appropriate figur
116. idth B Hide BI Unhide Bi caca B 176 g EE ee EE Deleting an Existing Data Item Column To delete an existing data item simply delete the column Copy Paste Options B Paste Special flor i Insert Right click select Delete Clear Contents m Aca Adu P Format Cells Column Width Aca Bai Hide na Aca Bin a Aca Boo Unhide nii Ara R x lAcacia 2 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 When re arranging moving data items ensure the entire column is selected not just the visible cells 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 177 Appendix 3 Adding Plants to the Database You can also add new plants to your LANDWorksCAD plant database LANDWorksCAD v 6 contains three worksheets Existing Plants Concept Plants Plants Proposed Plants There are two different ways to add new plants to your plant database Directly from LANDWorksCAD In this example we will add a new proposed plant to the plant database Click on the Insert Proposed Plants command then check the Allow Editing checkbox Selected Items n abbreviation abbreviation
117. ing at the end of the list TX a File Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View Developer Add Ins LandworksPlantDatabase xls Compa Cut 5 dex Arial 10 AA a e Wrap Text General M 43 Copy J Format Painter BZIU iZdU34 323 A Ez t Merge amp Center 9 69 520 Clipboard a Font u Alignment P Number B2137 Y fe A C D E 1 Selection Lists 9921 M 2 29 2133 FiguresVPlantsNN02 CAD Figures Plants E BE025 E CAD res Shadows shadow round02 cad 2134 Figures Plants QQ23 CAD Figures Plants E T125 E CAD res Shadows shadow round02 cad 2135 Figures Plants QQ21 CAD FiguresiPlants EIBE002 E CAD res Shadows shadow round02 cad 2136 n CAD FiguresiPlants EIBE002 E CAD res Shadows shadow round02 cad u Z138 CAD Plan Basic Figure Name 2139 Enter the path and name of the 2140 cad file you wish to use to 2141 represent the plan basic figure of 2142 the plant 2143 eg 2144 Landscape 2145 Symbols Plants 025 cad 4 gt gt Plants 5s List and Lookup 4 Readv PA For more information about the columns please refer to Appendix 1 The LANDWorksCAD Plant Database 184 Appendix 4 Working with the Selection Data When working on your LANDW orksCAD plant database many columns let you select from a drop down list of data An example of this is shown below This list is also used when searching for plants in the Insert Plant comma
118. ing the Save Database If you don t you will lose all the changes 51 Shadow Shape Shadow Shapes can be defined when editing the plant database For more information about Shadow Shapes and how they work in LANDW orksCAD refer to the Plant Display Switching command igserikroposed Pot brt P s E ge a s Selected ltems abbreviation abbreviation 2 botanical name family common name favou Palettes Ac Co Aca Cog Acacia Cognata Faba River Wattle Ac Co Aca Cov Acacia Covenyi Faba Blue Bush Ac Cu Aca Cul Acacia Cultriformis Faba Knife leaf Wattle AcDe Aca Dea Acacia Dealbata Faba Silver Wattle Ac De Aca Dec Acacia Decora Faba Western Golden Wattle Ac De Aca Dec Acacia Decurrens Faba Early Black Wattle Ac el Aca ela Acacia Elata Faba Cedar Wattle Ac el Aca elo Acacia Elongata Faba Swamp Wattle Ac Fa Aca Fal Acacia Falcata Faba Sickle Wattle Ac Fa Aca Fal Acacia Falciformis Faba Broad leaved Hickory Wat n Fig 61 When editingthe plant database the Shadow Shape button will be enabled Clicking on the Shadow Shape button it is possible to select any of the pre defined shadow styles You can create and add more styles if desired Select Figure 6 Kan Shadows al ShadowStyles File Name shadovv roundo2 cad Directory C YUsers Public LANDVVorksCAD v 5 90 Figures Shadows Fig 62 Selecting a Shadow Shape for the selected plant on the
119. 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 4mm high on the paper If 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 80 Scale T ext by the Plot Scale Scale text by the plot scale This check 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 Label with leader lines 9 This check box controls whether l
120. k Arum Lily Ze Se Zel Ser Zelkova serrata Japanese Zelkova 4 Allow Editing Detailed Figure Image A Basic Figure Detailed Figure Image Insert Figure D iameter 2500 00 1Pon 2Poms Scae2Poims Type in the new plant information abbreviation botanical name and so on on the empty row Use your mouse to move between columns 2133 1 Zan Heh Zantedeschia rehmanni Pink Arum Lily Pe 2134 1 ZeSe Zel Ser Zelkova serrata Ulma Japanese Zelkova Tre 2135 1 zila Zie Lax Zieria laxiflora Rutac Wallum Ziera Sh i Proposed Plant Test E i 2137 1 Zism Zie Smi Zieria smithii Rutac Sandfly Zieria Shi 179 Next click on any of the empty boxes to add the basic detailed and image figures for the plant as a Plan and Elevation Plan Basic Figure Detailed Figure Image Click here to add a basic plant figure In the example above click on the Plan Basic Figure box to add a new plant figure LANDWorksCAD by default will browse the Plan figures under C Users Public LANDW orksCAD v6 Figures Plants Windows Vista 7 and 8 C Documents and Settings All Users LAN DW orksCAD v6 Figures Plants Windows XP Select Figure JJ03 CAD You can browse to a different directly by clicking on the Browse button 180 Once you have selected your Plan view basic detailed and image figures repeat the same steps for Elevation 3D figures Plan Ba
121. k variegated Ab My Palett 35 1 AbxGrVa Abe x Gra Var Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Caprif Pink 36 1 Ab Gr Abi Gira Abies Grandis Pinac Grand Fir 37 1 Abi Nor Abies Nordmanniana Pinac Caucasian Silver Fir 39 1 Abu Str Tho Abutilon Striatum T hompson Malva Chinese Lantem 40 1 AcAd Aca Adu Acacia Adunca Faba Wallangarra Wattle 41 1 3 Aca Bai Acacia Baileyana Faba Cootamundra Wattle 42 1 AcBi Aca Bin Acacia Binervata Faba Coastal Myall m Insert New Plant Delete Plant Reload Database Shadow Shape 7 Allow Editing Fig 66 Deleting a Proposed Plant from the database The following confirmation dialog box will appear with the appropriate plant name of course Delete Plant Delete plant Figures V Plants V RRO7 CAD Fig 67 Delete Confirmation Dialog Box 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 When you have finished deleting plants it is vitally important that you save the changes to the database by clicking the Save Database button If you don t the plants will not be permanently deleted 56 mm m E m M 8 RO ED mS f RO mS RO EO EO E mo 5 Save Database n After you have done any editing inserting or deleting of plants you should click the Save Database button so the changes are stored
122. l need to be selective in choosing plants that are appropriate in your area The following points give you some introductory information about the database The database is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet has a simple format and contains no complex formulas is called LandworksPlantDatabase xls it must be called this is stored in CAUsers Publi LANDWOorksCAD v6 folder Windows 8 Windows 7 and Vista C Documents and Settings All Users LANDW orksCAD v6 folder Windows XP It must reside there can be edited within LANDW orksCAD or may be edited in Excel directly has some columns and rows that must not be altered requires a full version of Excel and not M S Office Starter versions operates using Windows operating system and Windows version of Excel For detailed instructions on how to work with the database refer to the Appendices at the end of this manual Command Details This section explains each command in the LANDW orksCAD menu in detail It should be noted that the LANDW orksCAD menu does not necessarily have to appear on the left hand side of the screen as shown in previous images This is the default position only It can be moved anywhere on the screen and can also docked to the edges of the window just like any standard Windows menu Plant Command Categories There are three distinct types of planting in LANDWorksCAD and the software treats each type differently Concept Plants Concept Plants rep
123. lank 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 53 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 Insert Proposed Plant V 34 2 A 4 Mor e shi Ae Am Ma m o Selected Items Th abbreviation 2 botanical name family common name favou Palettes type habit contai Lj Abe x Gra Abelia X Grandiflora Caprif Glossy Abelia My Palett Shrub Abe x Gra Nan Abelia X Grandiflora Nana Caprif Dwarf Abelia My Palett Shrub Abe x Gra Sun Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Caprif Dwarf Pink variegated Ab My Palett Shrub Abe x Gra Var Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Caprif Pink Shrub Abi Gra Abies Grandis Pinac Grand Fir Tree Abi Nor Abies Nordmanniana Pinac Caucasian Silver Fir Tree Abi Pin Abies Pindrow Pinac Western Himalayan Fir Annual Abu Str Tho Abutilon Stratum Thompson Malva Chinese Lantern Aca Adu Acacia Adunca Faba Wallangarra Wattle Aca Bai Acacia Baileyana Faba Cootamundra Wattle m Bulb Bulb amp Corms 4 Insert New Plant Delete Plant Reload Database Shadow Shape Cacti Cacti amp Succu Fig 64 Selecting the appropr
124. lant command will be included in the Schedule Schedule Name If this box is ticked the schedule name of the plants as entered in the Label Existing Plant command Will be included in the Schedule 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 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 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 92 Notes 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 Borders If this box isticked border lines will be generated for the Legend With Border Lines Without Border Lines Existing Tree Schedule Existing Tree Schedule m o No species Name Ab Gr Ti Abies Grands Ab Gr Ab Gr T2 Abies Grandis Ab Gr T3 Ab Gr T3 Abies Grandis Ab Gr Sha Sc Mu Sh4 Schoenoplectus Mucronatus Sc Mu Sh Schoenoplectus Mucronatus Sc Mu Sh6 Schoenoplectus Mucronatus Sc Mu Sh7 Schoenoplectus Mucronatus Se Mu Fig 116 Existing Plant Schedule examples with and without borders Inserting the Schedule When the OK button is clicked you are prompted to Locate the position of the tree schedule This is the
125. 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 l i If in doubt use a smaller value as it will generate the DTM more quickly and make it easier for you tO j determine the appropriate value I I 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 EL d 137 Insert Contours E Insert Contours Insert Contours generate and insert contours based on the DTM The contours are labelled with their heights An example of contours is shown below 500mm 250mm 750m VOMM 1250mm 1250mm 15 m 1250mm 1000mm 1500 750mm 500mm
126. lick the Replace button ZO Fig 30 Proposed Plants not previously selected 31 Step4 Selectthe plants that have already been inserted into the drawing You can only select plants one at a time using this method Fig 31 Replaced Proposed Plants clicked one by one The selected plants will be replaced by the new plant 32 Plant Palettes Insert Concept Plants Insert Existing Plants s Insert Proposed Plants LANDWorksCAD v 6 introduces a smarter way to work with plants Plant Palettes are designed to filter and create your own groups of plants from the vast plant database This will speed up your plant selection and allow you to set up logical groups of plants for different types of design work You don t have to use palettes to use LANDWorksCAD however you will find plant selection much easier and more logical Typical palettes may be based on a job you have done in the past that you found was successful or perhaps simply a range of plants that a particular area is best suited to growing It could even be a list of plants from a particular supplier insert Proposed Pon NN E Selected Items Index n abbreviation abbreviation 2 botanical name family common name favou Palettes tyr 1 AbxGrNa Abe x Gra Nan Abelia X Grandiflora Nana Caprif Dwarf Abelia 1 Ab Gr Su Abe x Gra Sun Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Caprif Dwarf Pink variegated Ab 1 AbxGrVa Abe x Gra Var Abelia X G
127. limetres mm Maximum Height defines the maximum height the plant will grow to if planted in your region in typical conditions M easured in millimetres mm Maturity Age definesthe 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 definesthe leaf size of the plant Select from a list Leaf Character defines the leaf character of the plant Select from a list Leaf Colour definesthe 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 definesthe type of flower of the plant Select from a list Monthsof Bloom defines the typical month s of bloom of the plant Select from a list Flower Colour definesthe typical flower colour of the plant Select from a list 168 Fruit Column AM Column AN Column AO Column AP Column AQ Bark Column AR Column AS Column AT Region Column AU Column AV Column AW Column AX Typical Style Column AY Column AZ Column BA Uses Column BB Column BC Fruit Type definesthe type of fruit of the plant Select from a list
128. mission in writing from CAD International RealCAD and LANDWorksCAD are trademarks of CAD International All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Overview The LANDWorksCAD Commands This section provides a quick overview of LANDW orksCAD the commands in the menu and the database of plants that is supplied Pro LT Used to insert and label plants at a concept stage of the design Sf oe o Used to insert label and list plants that already exist on site v wo 5 He E Used to insert label and list plants that are proposed for the design 4 4 Vn e x o imi Used to change how the plants look on the plan v wo A Used to extract quantities lengths and areas v oe HHE Used to lay a reference grid over the design v of Used to create and edit 3D terrain Digital terrain models DTM v E Used to generate contour lines from the DTM v ete Used to generate 3D or elevation plants on the DTM v 295 Used to insert the Sun for generating shadows on a DTM Sf Tells you the current version of LANDW orksCAD v oy The Plant Database LANDWorksCAD is supplied with an extensive plant database of thousands of plants allowing you to quickly and easily select the plants you want for your design You can edit these plants and add your own thus allowing you to easily set up plants that are specific to you and your needs The database contains plants from all over the globe You wil
129. mn BQ Problems Column BR Column BS Attracts defines what the plant attracts Select from a list Sun definesthe 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 definesthe preferred soil type for the plant Select from a list Soil pH definesthe 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 definesthe 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 Adverse Factors defines any adverse factors relating to the plant Select from a list 170 Miscellaneous Column BT Description Text describes the plant with information not included in the othe
130. ncreased Q Tip If in doubt use a larger value as it will generate the DTM more quickly and make it easier for you to determine the appropriate value Mesh Size Control M esh Size Control allows you to control the total number of triangles elements used to generate the DTM This boxlets 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 DIM M ake sure Total number of elements radio button is selected Insert DTM Contour Point Spacing 4000 00 Mesh Size Control Total number of elements Element Size Total number of elements 2000 Element Size DTM Layer v DTM Colour Select Colour Insert DTM Insert DTM with boundary Fig 155 Setting up the Total number of elements 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 123 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 Insert DTM Contour Point Spacing Mesh Size Control T
131. nds in LANDW orksCAD as shown below Search Fields Field Name Operator Value Cultivars favourites habit texture Vine maximum width Vegetable Tree maximum height Shrub Succulent Perennial Pal aim This appendix explains how to work with these lists of selection data ONE aa Everything in this appendix is specific to Excel The selection data lists cannot be edited in LANDW orksCAD r I 185 Displaying the Hidden Selection Data The selection data is contained in rows 2 27 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 isfor 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 All button as shown below s MAJTA Neil 19 6 8 ema m ud p 8 I gt M KT TERR er puse mm SI pe 1 Wh Sht pa SH PR aroocdc A n 1 rif 401 dt P A Wia Jamaica VayViiviiatcat L pata ar Bg m _ PP Aho ra t 1 Alana c F 4 ic iic 3l c 1c Valic JC atc vw Des 4
132. ng Plant Schedule The Existing Plant Schedule command automatically generates a schedule of existing plants based on the criteria entered using the Label Existing Plant command For an existing plant figure to be included in the Existing Plant Schedule it M UST be labelled with Label Existing Plant command first Insert Plant Schedule Heading Existing Plant Schedule Table Size 300 00 mm Show V Botanical Name J Show Height M i Common Name M1 Spread VY Schedule Name VI Status NM Diameter J Borders Cancel Fig 115 Insert Plant Schedule Dialog Box 91 Heading Text typed in this box will be displayed at the top of the Schedule as a heading If you do not want a heading leave this box blank Table Size This box controls the height 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 Decide how high you want the Legend text to be when printed e g 4mm Add 2mm to allow a 1mm space above and below the text 2 6mm M ultiply that number by the Plot Scale e g a Plot Scale of 200 gives 1200 pe e ps Use this final number asthe Table Size Botanical Name If this box is ticked the botanical name as selected in the Label Existing Plant command will be included in the Schedule Common Name If this box is ticked the common name as selected in the Label Existing P
133. nserted into the plan selecting this option will add the shadows accordingly ZEZ IFAD py ap fo gf AL IKA PAT 7 LAE LASS TZ eei Y SH SHI SER T T d E j 4 i v MA JA ex f mw 4 Fig 142 Gradient Fill Shadow Applied with 1 as Length Scale Factor 109 Length Scale Factor Length Scale Factor stretches or shrinks the shadow casting more or less shadow to the plants It is possible to enter a value directly or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease by 0 1 increments lt r ve D TA TE J S p If a drawing contains many plants changing their display to bitmap images or showing shadows can take a while on some computers and subsequent repaints may be slow It is suggested that plants be displayed as bitmap images and or shadows only when necessary e g for printing or when presenting to clients 110 Shadow Style lt default appearances gt Hatch_Fill Solid Fill Pattem Fill ud Fill lt customised appearances gt Grey_hatch Grep Fill Custom Pattem Custom Bitmap Custom Moon Custom Gradient LANDWorksCAD includes a set of default and customized shadow styles It is possible to use hatching solid pattern bitmap and gradient default fills and any other customized appearances For more information refer to Appendix 5 Managing Shadows Fig 145
134. nt 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 Fig 60 This dialog box will appear when no plant has been selected 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 X4 Note 1 When browsing for figures the Files of type section of the dialog box is limited to CAD Files cad so you will only see LANDWorksCAD type files 2 When browsing for image files the Files of type section of the dialog box is limited to Image Files bmp jpg png so you will only see those types of files 3 Elevation 3D files have an E at the end of their name for ease of identification 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 i e it must have been drawn created first ee ee d mm Important Note v VVhen you have finished editing your plants it is vitally important that you save the changes to the database by click
135. nual for details on scaling text 59 It is also possible to change the Font style by clicking on the Options button Bold Regular Oblique D Bold Obliqi Fig 71 Changing Fonts for Concept Plant Labelling 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 concept 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 60 mn rs nr ss EEC ER 1 You do not have to select the plants at any stage 2 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 3 It is not intended that each concept plant be labelled individually as by their nature concept plants are often grouped together to describe an area of planting and so only one label per grouping may be required 4 To label the other groups of the same planting simply copy the labels using
136. olumn contains a particular type of data for each plant e g column N contains the botanical name of each plant Ab Note Excel functionality used within the database is noted where appropriate but is not necessarily L explained fully in this document For more information consult the Excel Help files or contact us 161 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 s used to repeat the section headings from Row 1 This is done to make it easier to identify where you are in the spread sheet 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 isto prevent users from accidentally or intentionally editing the data contained in these rows before they really know what the data isfor These rows can 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
137. one pushes the DTM down 130 qa mm m eS mmo mmo mmo mm 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 isflat only to demonstrate more clearly how this command works The command will work on any DTM Ge View Iso Scale 1 113 24 Plot Scale 1 100 00 NISISPSPISINISISINSINIRSISINSISINISISISISISSSISSISSISINSINSISINIRSNISISINISNISISINIRSINSISISINSSINSSISIN PESPSDISPISPISDISISINISINISISINISIISISINISINISISIISINISISINISINISISINSISINSISISINISINISINSINISINISISISISININSINSIN PNESISPSPSISISISNSSINSISISINSISISSSINSISININSISINSINISISINSSINSISINSISISISISINISISISISISINISSINSNSSIN NISISINSISNSISNSISNSISISNSISISISISSISISSISISSNSSSNSSSSISINISNISISINNSNISISNSISINSSISINSSINSSISIN PSESDPSISDPSPSDPSPSPSPSINSSPSSISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS PSSSSSIN PISISPISSINSRSNSISINISISNSISSISISISSISSISNSSNSSNSNSISINSISNSISISINISINISNSIN PESPSISPSBDISISISISISISISINISINISISINISINISISINISISISISINISINISISINSISINISISINISIISININ PNISPSDISPSIISDISINISINISISINISINISISINISISISISINISINISISINSISINISISINSISINISISINISINISIN
138. otal number of elements 07 Element Size Total number of elements 2000 Element Size 1000 00 DTM Layer DTM 1 DTM Colour Select Colour Insert DTM Insert DTM with boundary Fig 156 Setting up the Element Size Fig 157 Element Size Example 124 DTM Layer 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 DTM Layer DIM 1 DTM 1 DTM Colour DTM 2 DTM 3 Insert DTM Insert DTIv ds E nce DTM 6 Fig 158 Selecting the DTM Layer The listed layers are named layers and correspond to the standard LANDWorksCAD numbered layers as follows Name Number Name Number DTM 1 501 DTM 11 511 DTM 2 502 DTM 12 512 DTM 3 503 DTM 13 513 DTM 4 504 DTM 14 514 DTM 5 505 DTM 15 515 DTM 6 506 DTM 16 516 DTM 7 507 DTM 17 517 DTM 8 508 DTM 18 518 DTM 9 509 DTM 19 519 DTM 10 510 DTM 20 520 Fig 159 DTM Layer Table 125 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 4000 00 Mesh Size Control Colour Selection Colour Clone Fig 160 Select DTM colour Insert DTM button Insert DTM Insert DTM with boundary Cancel Fig 161
139. pg format that will be used to represent the concept plant when displaying the plants for presentation purposes in plan view Column E 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 Column F Description describes the plant The description for each plant must be unique Column G Category defines the category of the concept plant Select from a list ColumnH Shape defines the general shape of the concept plant Select from a list Column Heading defines a heading that can be semi automatically added to the drawing with the label see below to identify your plant Column 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 example is shown below Heading 1 Oval Heading 2 Round Evergreen Spikey Desert Shrub Description Enter the description The description must be unique Fig 206 Concept Plants Tooltip box Some column constraints of 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
140. prif Caprif Pinac Pinac Pinac Malva Faba Faba Faba common name favou Palettes Glossy Abelia My Palett Dwarf Abelia My Palett Dwarf Pink variegated Ab My Palett Pink Grand Fir Caucasian Silver Fir Western Himalayan Fir Chinese Lantern Wallangarra Wattle Cootamundra Wattle Coastal Myall Editing Plants from the List 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 PE OC worm T NT E Insert Proposed Plant ash 20A Aie i Selected Items f D botanical name family common name favou Palettes type habit conta price 1 Abelia X Grandiflora Caprif Glossy Abelia My Palett Shrub 5 Abelia X Grandiflora N ana Caprif Dwarf Abelia My Palett Shrub Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Caprif Dwarf Pink variegated Ab My Palett Shrub Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Caprif Pink Shrub Abies Grandis Pinac Grand Fir Tree Abies Nordmanniana Pinac Caucasian Silver Fir Abutilon Stratum Thompson Malva Chinese Lantern Acacia Adunca
141. r columns Column BU Description 2 additional or alternative text to describe the plant Column BV Nursery ID 1 defines the nursery ID or code used to identify the plant Column BW Container Size defines the container size for the plant Select from a list Costing Column BX Price 1 definesthe main price of the plant Column BY Price 2 defines an alternative price of the plant Column BZ 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 Acacia baileyana lia F Acacia buxifolia Ebor Min F Acacia decurrens name for the plant E Acacia sovvdenii It must be unique Acacia spetabilis Arar Fig 208 Plants Tooltip box 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 171 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 add columns delete columns and move columns 2 Datain the columns can be sorted in any order you require e g it can be sort
142. r at the desired 4mm when printed at 1 100 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 Repeating A text height setting of 4mm and a Plot Scale value of 100 produces on screen text at 400mm high Printing this drawing at a scale of 1 100 will produce text 4mm high on the paper Change the views 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 If the Scale Text by the Plot Scale option is not checked then the text size entered is real life size 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 varying size if the Print 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 as measured on site Height This box lets you enter the actual height of the plant as measured on site Spr
143. randiflora Variegata Caprif Pink 1 Ab Gr Abi Gra Abies Grandis Pinac Grand Fir 1 AbNo Abi Nor Abies Nordmanniana Pinac Caucasian Silver Fir 1 Abri Abi Pin Abies Pindrow Pinac Western Himalayan Fir 1 AbStTh Abu Str Tho Abutilon Stratum Thompson Malva Chinese Lantern 1 AcAd Aca Adu Acacia Adunca Faba Wallangarra Wattle 1 5 Aca Bai Acacia Baileyana Faba Cootamundra Wattle 1 AcBi Aca Bin Acacia Binervata Faba Coastal Myall Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Shadow Shape Allow Editing Plan Basic Figure 9 Detailed Figure Ja ka E 7 Fig 32 Non filtered Proposed Plant List 33 abbreviation abbreviation 2 botanical name i common name Palettes type EuBl Euc Bla Eucalyptus Blakelyi Blackelyis Red Gum Eucalyptus Tree EuBo Euc Bot Eucalyptus Botryoides Bangalay Eucalyptus Tree EuBr Euc Bri Eucalyptus Bridgesiana Apple Box Eucalyptus Tree EuCa Euc Cam Eucalyptus Camfieldii Heart leaved stringybark Eucalyptus Tree EuCr Euc Cre Eucalyptus Crebra Narrow leaved Ironbark Eucalyptus Tree Reload Database Shadow Shape IV Allow Editing Plan Detailed Figure Palette Eucalyptus Fig 33 Filtering the Proposed Plant List by Eucalyptus Palette Managing the Plant Palettes To create modify or delete your Plant Palettes we must edit the plant database so check the Allow editing checkbox to activate the Palette Edit button Reloa
144. rated from DTM sample below F IF ICE NEN ENN SN PUA PIO ISIN IN FN ATAT ae ULLA It e AY4VAVAVAVAYAYAY AY AOT a FAVAYAYAVAVAYAVAY AYANT FAV VAT AN AS NI FAN VAVATA MUNN ZN VIN SESSA DIVAN VA Wah Wa VV AT ACD CR TA TATA VAT MOD ETN ODT NN A Wa Pa VA SS MAF OA Ae WI ah Wa IP PP ath A4 Leh TR S sta ATAYAYAYAYATAY AN Mn E a AV Va Va ATLA A a VAVAVAVAVAVAY IR Baz Ana gt VSM AV ATA aZ E EL S MEEN 7 7 DE AC ES ELT a RE ATAVAVANATAVATAVAVA in s A Sa Ps FUSNI N SNA 7 T C DW Sale EC RC AC AAA AAP AN XE XY Fig 182 DTM example 141 Adjust Plant Heights ete Adjust Plant Heights Adjust Plant Heights assigns 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 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
145. resent plants in the early conceptual design stage rather than at the detail stage For example the plant symbol might be used to represent a tall tree or leafy shrub before any particular tall tree or shrub species has been decided upon Concept Plants Commands Insert Concept Plants 4 Label Concept Plants KA Existing Plants Existing Plants represent plant s tree s etc in your landscape plan that already exists on site Existing Plants Commands Insert Existing Plants v T1 Label Existing Plants v Existing Plant Schedule v Proposed Plants Proposed Plants represent the specific plant s you are proposing in your design Concept Plants Commands GR insert Proposed Plants JL Label Proposed Plants Sf LEGEND imij Proposed Plant Legend Sf Common Plant Operations Selecting a Plant Insert Concept Plants v Insert Existing Plants v Insert Proposed Plants v The Selected Items area at the top of the dialog box lists the plants defined in the Concept Plants Existing Plants and Concept Plants tabs of your Excel plant database file This file is called LandworksPlantDatabase xls and is found in the LANDW orksCAD folder on your computer Refer to Appendix 1 The LANDWorksCAD Plant Database for more details Selected Items Index n abbreviation abbreviation 2 botanical name family common name favou Palettes typ 32 1 AbxGr Abe x Gra Abelia X Grandiflora Caprif Glossy Abelia P1 Sh
146. rksCAD it is a simply how files work in computers 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 may close mj 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 Insert Proposed Plant A Selected Items Index n abbreviation 32 1 AbxGr 33 1 AbxGrNa 34 1 AbxGrSu 35 1 AbxGrVa 36 1 AbGr 37 1 38 1 AbPi 33 1 AbStTh 40 1 0 41 1 AcBa 42 1 AcBi Insert New Plant Delete Plant Reload Database Shadow Shape 7 Allow Editing Fig 55 Allow Editing the Proposed Plant List Editing the Plant Database will allow you to Edit Add or Delete Concept Existing or Proposed Plants depending on the selected command Insert Concept Plant Insert Existing Plant or Insert Proposed Plant abbreviation 2 Abe x Gra Abe x Gra Nan Abe x Gra Sun Abe x Gra Var Abi Gra Abi Nor Abi Pin Abu Str Tho Aca Adu Aca Bai Aca Bin botanical name Abelia X Grandiflora Abelia X Grandiflora Nana Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Abies Grandis Abies Nordmanniana Abies Pindrow Abutilon Striatum T hompson Acacia Adunca Acacia Baileyana Acacia Binervata Hf 47 family Caprif Caprif Ca
147. s 400 4 250 20 10 40 Fig 151 Contour example 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 0 as value Set DTM Height Data DTM Data DTM Text Label DTM Height 0 Text size 500 00 Scale text by the plot scale Fig 151 Type 0 as DTM Height to delete the assigned height 120 Insert DT M y Insert DTM VANI SAN MM MZ AZ MEZ CUTE ORE A WP WP ath c a TATIANA AA Z Prat WTA SS SI M UE ISI a T OOS VA CONNU Ze DO IAT A WAAR SNA KAPS VESTER a VA KRH AST ESSE OCIO AG AU AV ee Wa V OPIS SI P VS m ASANI LIZA LLIN BUNT oT ST MANI NDI VAY VAY BS MR Insert DTM generates 3D Digital Terrain M odel 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 Fig 152 Hidden lines removed Fig 153 Shaded view 121 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 heigh
148. s 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 2D 3D Options Show 2D view O Show 3D view Age Options Update Age Cancel Fig 186 Insert 3D Plants dialog box The text below explains the options in this dialog box Show 2D View This option tells LANDW orksCAD to display the 2D plan figures of the plants on the DTM The image below shows plants red that have been inserted normally into a plan As you can see they are all below the DTM 145 SSS PDD SASSI SISSIES gt 8 SASSRSRSSRASSSSENS 3 8 2 SSSI IIIS RSIS RISSISIISIS ISA PDN eer SSSI MASS 1 ISIN RIDIN SISSE SISSE gt 5
149. s extracted e g if only hardscape related layers are turned on only hardscape data will be extracted t E EO NEED ES M 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 isthe layer name e Black text shows the length of linear entities e 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 112 Two lengths of deck edging perhaps Decking 2 x 4 000m 1 x16 000m2 Area of decking Total length for Decking 8 000m Total area for Decking 16 000m2 Length of garden edging Gardens 1 x28 447m Acacia sowdenii Western M yall Acer rubrum Red M aple Anigozanthos manglesii M angles Kangaroo Paw Asplenium nidus Birds Nest Fern I o0 UI Total length for Gardens 28 447m Total plants for Gardens 20 Multiply by the depth and you ve got the volume of mulch required Mulch 1 x153 201m2 Total area for M ulch 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 447m Totalarea 178 201m Total plants 0 Fig 146 Tally Report Example 113 Insert Grid Lines HHE Ins
150. s for costing 105 Plant Display Switching QY Plant Display Switching Plant Display Switching displays the plants as basic or detailed figures or as bitmap images regardless of how they were initially inserted and or add or hides shadows for the plants x Plant View Switching Show Basic Figures Show Detail Figures Show Bitmap Images Shadow Show Shadows 2 Y Show Outlines Hide Shadows Shadow Figure Settings i n Angle Use Sun Position Shadow Syle 45 1 Solid Fill Length Scale Factor Shadow Insert Layer 1 900 Fig 137 Plant Display Switching dialog box 106 It is possible to change the plant view or show hide shadows on previously selected plants or if no plant has been previously selected it will switch the display or add hide shadows for all plants in the drawing Plant View Switching Modify all plants Fig 138 Confirmation message when switching plant views and no plant was previously selected Plant Plant Show Basic Figures Show Detail Figures Show Bitmap Images This section allows you to switch the view to basic figures detailed figures Proposed Plants only or bitmap images Just select your desired option and click OK a A RE 2 77 ZA d m A R wv y oor Iz a PLAK TN X 3 Ee ae Y 7 ATANN NNI rura ap OR TEM t ti Tr X cS ey A M SA NY AN SS
151. s 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 Shadow Figure Name defines the 2D shadow image for the plant Column E 3D Figure Name is no longer used but the column must not be deleted ColumnF 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 Column G 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 166 Column H Column Column J Column K Column L Names Column M Column N Column O Column P Column Q Column R Column S Favourites Column T Column U 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 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 Line Type is not used at present You should not remove it because it is reserved for future development Hatch Pattern is not used at present You should not remove it because it is reserved for future development
152. sic Figure Elevation 3D Basic Figure Detailed Figure Image By default LANDWorksCAD will browse all the Elevation Plants from the directory C Users Public LAN DW orksCAD v6 Figures Plants E W indows Vista 7 and 8 C Documents and Settings All Users LAN DW orksCAD v6 Figures Plants E Windows XP Select Figure Le Ue You can browse to a different directly by clicking on the Browse button 181 Once you are finished adding the plant details and figures click on Save Database insert Proposed NN w Selected Items abbreviation abbreviation 2 Yu Gl Yuc Gla YuGl Yuc Glo Yu Ri Yuc Rig Za he Zan Aet Za el Zan ell botanical name Yucca glauca Yucca gloriosa Yucca rigida Zantedeschia aethiopica Zantedeschia elliottiana common name favou Palettes Yucca glauca Spanish Dagger Arum Lily Golden Arum Lily ZaMa Zan Mar Za Re Zan Reh Ze Se Zel Ser ZiLa Zie Lax Zantedeschia Marshmallow Zantedeschia rehmannii Zelkova setrata Zieria laxiflora Pink Arum Lily Japanese Zelkova Wallum Ziera Ulma Rutac SS SS SS SS SS 0 1 Zism Zie Smi Zieria smithii Rutac Sandfly Zieria Shadow Shape Allow Editing Detailed Figure Image Search Fiekt Elevation 3D Basic Figure Insert Figure Diameter 2500 00 Scale 2 Points Saving vvill take a long time This document must not be open in Excel v
153. simply works better faster funner VLAN DWorksCAD LANDWorksCAD v 6 Stand Alone Software Professional Landscape Design Software Reference and User M anual AND design better faster funner CAD International O 2006 2013 All rights reserved This page is intentionally blank Table of Contents LANDWorksCAD v 6 Stand Alone Software rne insgetelPlesTel te TT NO VUES 8 4 4 0 0 9 09 0 02077 6 About this M e sss 7 DisclalM F EEE 9 RUBRA oosa LO The LANDW orksCAD Comman0dQs eene 10 The Plant Database mne nnns 11 Command Det Shani LA Plant Command Categories ussiveetimesswivsdt a pO MOVEATUR ERR IN ER Md M GRO 13 CORC EDE RIT ee ee 13 ESUO E OO E O E e 13 76 7 md RI TT OO TO DOTT 13 Common Plant 0155 0 06 35 nnns 14 Selecting a Plant nennen nennen nnne nnne nnne nnne nnne a ns 14 Inserting a selected 8090 17 Searching 0 840 7 22 0 eee epe eee 28 9 3 101011011111111 nennen 7 30 Plant Palettes EE 33 Edit the Plant Database from LANDWOorksCAD essere 46 DON mesi rud epe SIR NUES 59 babel Core Plani aaea MEE NM MEN 59 Label Existing Plants Em 64 Label Proposed Plants sss 72 ani QIRA E E A E A E E T E
154. sowdenii 1 Ac sp Acacia spetabilis 1 Ac re Acer rubrum 1 Ac 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 gr Amelanchia grandiflora 1 Anco Angophora costata 1 An ma Anigozanthos manglesii Haemodoraceae 3 Click on row 32 s identifying number This will highlight row 32 as shown below aa e o 28 Names _ 29 3298 _ Abies grandis 0 33 Acacia baileyana Fabaceae sub fam Mimosoide 34 1 Ac bu Acacia buxifolia Fabaceae sub fam Mimosoide 135 1 Ac de Acacia decurrens Fabaceae sub fam Mimosoide 36 1 Ac sa Acacia sowdenii 1 Ac sp Acacia spetabilis 38 1 Ac re Acer rubrum 39 1 Ac he Actinotus helianthi Apiaceae 140 1 Adra Adiantum hispidulum Adiantaceae 141 1 Ae pa Aesculus pavia 42 1 Ag pr Agapanthus proecox 431 1 Alto Allocasuarina torulosa Casuarinaceae 44 1 Al gl Alnus glutinosa 451 1 Am gr Amelanchia grandiflora 46 1 Anco Angophora costata 1 An 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 197 6 10 LI 12 13 This will highlight all the rows from 32 to the last row of data as shown below Here the last row of data is 266 A Yi VK Clear Z 6 Reapply A Filter Y Advanced
155. t 33 1 AbxGrNa Abe x Gra Nan Abelia X Grandiflora Nana Caprif Dwarf Abelia My Palett 34 1 AbxGrSu Abe x Gra Sun Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Caprif Dwarf Pink variegated Ab My Palett 35 1 AbxGrVa Abe x Gra Var Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Caprif Pink 35 1 AbGr Abi Gra Abies Grandis Pinac Grand Fir 37 1 AbNo Abi Nor Abies Nordmanniana Pinac Caucasian Silver Fir 38 1 Abri Abi Pin Abies Pindrow Pinac Western Himalayan Fir 33 1 AbStTh Abu Str Tho Abutilon Striatum T hompson Malva Chinese Lantem 40 1 AcAd Aca Adu Acacia Adunca Faba Wallangarra Wattle 41 1 3 Aca Bai Acacia Baileyana Faba Cootamundra Wattle 42 1 AcBi Aca Bin Acacia Binervata Faba Coastal Myall 4 m Reload Database Shadow Shape Allow Editing Fig 54 Proposed Plant List When the dialog box is displayed the buttons giving you access to the plant database Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database and Shadow Shape are greyed out i e they are not accessible This isto avoid plant data being accidentally edited The Reload Database button is available in case the database has been edited in Excel while LANDW orksCAD is open 46 Om m mum um m m m Important Note You can edit the database in Excel while LANDWorksCAD is running but you cannot and must not edit the database from within LANDW orksCAD while the database is open in Excel This is not a limitation of LANDWo
156. t Plants and Proposed Plants contain different plant information columns to those of I I proposed plants 29 Replacing Plants Insert Concept Plants Insert Existing Plants Insert Proposed Plants KEK The Replace button lets you replace plants that have already been inserted into the dravving vvith other plants from the database This can be done in either of tyvo vvays 1 You can select the plants to be replaced first and then run the command or 2 You can 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 In both examples we will replace Proposed Plants The steps below can also be done for Concept and Existing plants Select the plants to be replaced and then run the command Stepl Selectthe plants that have already been inserted into the drawing You can use any selection technique for this Fig 28 Previously selected Proposed Plants Step 2 Choose the Insert Proposed Plant command Step 3 Select the desired replacement plant from the Selected Items list 30 Step4 Click the Replace button The selected plants will be replaced Fig 29 Proposed Plants replaced Run the command first and then select the plants to be replaced Step 1 Run the Insert Concept Plant command Step 2 Select the replacement plant from the Selected Items list Step 3 C
157. t at which the entity was inserted i e its physical Zheight This istypically zero in 2D drawings so it is important that all the selected entities have first had their real life heights assigned Note If an entity has an actual physical height and an assigned height the assigned height is used by this l command The entities to be used in the creation of the DTM must be selected before the command is run When the command is selected the following dialog box is displayed Insert DTM Contour Point Spacing 4000 00 Mesh Size Control O Total number of elements Element Size Total number of elements 2000 Element Size 1000 00 DTM Layer DTM Colour Pi Select Colour Insert DTM Insert DTM with boundary Fig 154 Insert DTM dialog box 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 122 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 i
158. tes section On the Palette Name dropdown list select the list you wish to modify In this example we will make changes to the My Palette 1 Plant Palette Selecting the Palette will display the Palette Plants on the right list Create Palette Abelia X Grandifiora Nana Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Abies Grandis Abies Nordmanniana Penstemon Fruticosus Abies Pindrow Rosmarinus Mozart Abutilon Striatum Thompson Rubus Occidentalis Acacia Adunca Zieria Smithii Acacia Baileyana Acacia Binervata Acacia Boormanii Palette Name My Palette 1 Fig 49 My Palette 1 Proposed Plant list filtered Adding Plants select the plant you wish to add on the list to the left then click on Add gt gt button Removing Plants select the plant you wish to delete on the list to the right then click on Remove button 42 On the list below we have made some changes Adding o Abelia X Grandiflora Nana o Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Removing o Eucalyptus Camaldulensis o 2613 Smithil Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Abies Grandis i Abelia X Grandiflora Nana i i Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Hemerocallis Species Leptospermum Arachnoides Penstemon Fruticosus Rosmarinus Mozart Rubus Occidentalis Palette Name 8 Fig 50 My Palette 1 Edited Once you are happy with the changes click OK Important Note Remember to Save
159. the field names can include quantity A couple of preview examples are shown below Terminator type Filled Arrow Terminator weight Default zx Acacia Adu wea Terminator size 508 00 me 200mm Tray Text size 1270 00 mm Scale text by the plot scale Label with leader lines Fig 92 Showing botanical name as Label field name Include Quantity checked Terminator type Filled Arrow Terminator weight Default Acacia Adwwca Ac Aa Terminator size 508 00 200mm Tray Text size 1270 00 mm Scale text by the plot scale Label with leader lines Fig 93 Showing botanical name as Label field name abbreviation as Label field name2 Include Quantity unchecked TI Terminator Type Terminator type Filled Arrow Arrow Dot Filled Dot None Open Arrow E lash This boxlets 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 None Abutilon Striatum Thompson AH m M Abutilon Striatum Thompson bren kre Abutilon Striatum Thompson Abutilon Striatum Thompson Dot Abutilon Striatum Thompson en Filled Dot Abutilon Striatum Thompson m d Abutilon Striatum Thompson e Fig 94 All different Terminator Types 18 Terminator Weight Terminator weight SHANI 0 0 0 1
160. ting 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 If 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 Scale text by the plot scale This check 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 89 Text Alignment Text Alignment Text Alignment allows you to determine the position for the auto labels centred top left right or bottom Centred Fig 114 Several Examples on how the Text is aligned when Auto Labelling 90 Plant Schedules Existing Plant Schedule v m Proposed Plant Schedule f LANDVVorksCAD allows you to create two types of plant schedule or legends Existing and Proposed Existi
161. tion 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 4mm high on the paper 2 If 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 print
162. ton to save the changes to the Excel Plant database Once it completes uncheck the Allow Editing checkbox to avoid making unwanted changes to the plant database ke Dp The same plants can be added to different Plant Palettes For each landscape design it is suggested to create at least one Plant Palette to speed up the Proposed Plant insertion process and to build up your palettes for future use on similar jobs mum mm E EE GERD mS mo AM 45 um Edit the Plant Database from LANDWorksCAD Insert Concept Plants v Insert Existing Plants v Insert Proposed Plants v Editing the Plant Database from LANDWorksCAD is done in a similar way for Concept Existing and Proposed Plants In this example we will edit the Proposed Plants database 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 M icrosoft Excel to be able to edit your database However your plant database can also be edited directly in M icrosoft Excel if you so choose Refer to Appendix 2 Editingthe Plant Database in Excel for details Insert Proposed Plant A a 49 o Selected Items Index n abbreviation abbreviation 2 botanical name family common name favou Palettes 32 1 AbxGr Abe x Gra Abelia X Grandiflora Caprif Glossy Abelia My Palet
163. 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 TrnkDiam Height spread Status Status2 __ Comments 400mm 1000mm T2 _ Abies Grandis 1 j Aber 300mm 400mm 110000 J j T3 Abies Grandis LA Gr 300mm 400mm 100mm E Sh4 Schoenoplectus Mucronatus ScMu 300mm 400mm 18000 Sh5 Schoenoplectus Mucronatus ScMu 300mm 4000omm 50mm Sh Schoenoplectus Mucronatus ScMu 300mm 400mm 50mm Sh7 Schoenoplectus Mucronatus ScMu _ 300mm 4000mm 50mm Fig 117 Existing Plant Schedule example By design the Schedule does not automatically update if you add or delete plant labels after inserting them 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 93 Proposed Plant Legend The Proposed Plant Legend command automatically generates a Legend of all the proposed plants that have been inserted in the drawing When the command is selected the following d
164. traea Quercus Robur Quercus Rubra Quercus Velutina Quercus Virginiana l Ranunculus Asiaticus Ranunculus Repens Raphiolepis Indica Raphis excelsa Ratibida Columnifera Restio Sp Restio T etraphyllus Retama Monosperma Rhagodia Candolleana Ssp Candolle Rhodanthe Chlorocephala Rhododendron Catawbiense Rhododendron Golden Torch Rhododendron Hybrids Rhododendron Species Fig 76 Displaying the different botanical names available 66 Label Item Record Item Using 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 Name Quercus Agrifolia Name used in schedule Park colour bark shedding Label Prefix bark texture bioclimatic Zone Text Size botanical name climate group Trunk Diameter common name common name 2 Height container siZe D Cultivars Spread density description 2 Status 1 description text design accent detail elev figure name detail plan figure name edible elev figure name elev image file name family favourites fertilization Lear colour ower type flowers season Status 2 Comments Scale text by the plot sca Fig 77 Choosing the field to display to Label Existing Plants Name used in schedule This box displays
165. ur crosshair to help you Left click again to indicate the direction of north and the figure is inserted Mh Nola er n If the north direction is changed after the Sun has been inserted the Sun must be re inserted Deleting the north figure is effectively the same as changing it North will have been reset to match the Y axis so the Sun must be re inserted The default north point figure is just that a LAN DW orksCAD figure and can therefore be changed if you don t like it It is a file called NorthDirection cad and can be found in your LANDWorksCAD folder To change it simply open the file edit it and save it Alternatively you can draw your own north point figure from scratch and save it as NorthDirection cad in your LANDWorksCAD folder If you have already inserted the north point in a drawing the drawing must be saved and re opened to see the new version I 1 Thenorth point figure must be called NorthDirection cad and it must reside in 1 C Program Files LANDWorksCAD v6 folder 1 158 About About About shows 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 LandWorks Version 6 13 Build Wed Sep 12 21 12 34 2012 Copyright c 2002 2012 Cad Australia Pty Ltd Fig 202 LANDWorksCAD About dialog box If a CAD International support person asks you what version of LANDWorksCAD you
166. vhile saving Do you want to continue Click on Yes to save the database changes making sure the Landworksplantdatabase xls is not manually opened when saving 182 When saving the plant database is completed the following confirmation dialog box will show Save Saving has completed Next make sure you uncheck the Allow Editing checkboxto make sure we don t accidentally make any more changes to the plant database Tw m wee TERT r E r mithii Rutac Sandfly Zieria Sht tabase Reload Database Shadow Shape Allow Editing Plan Basic Figure Detailed Figure Image ASS TT oA mo i4 k P uns D P You may also click on the Reload Database button to make sure the changes have been saved Editing the Landworksplantdatabase xls Excel file The LANDWorksCAD Plant Database is stored on a file named LANDworksplantdabase xls C Users Public LANDW orksCAD v6 Windows Vista 7 and 8 C Documents and Settings All Users LAN DW orksCAD v6 Windows XP The file name must remain the same 1 Make sure LANDWorksCAD is not running or at least the Insert Concept Insert Existing or Insert Proposed Plant command is not opened 183 The easiest way to add plants directly to the Excel file isto move to the end of the list then start typing the relevant information about the plant In the example below we are adding a new Proposed Plant Plant Excel Sheet start
167. w w 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 U TICIdi Appeal allte Arching Coarse Broad Medium Clinqing Fine Biennial Columnar Broadleaf evergreen Hari7antal Bulb i i Ter New selection data highlighted Cacti amp Succulent Cacti yramidal Conifer Round Fern Twining Grass Upright Ground cover Vase Herb Weeping Palm Perennial Succulent New selecting data range Vegetable Vine Wildflower 193 9 Click on the Cell Selector again as shown below This will enlarge the Data Validation dialog box again Data Validation T 2 T 23 m NM e 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 Error Alert Ignore blank In cell dropdown 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 selection 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
168. y 39 wm Oo m rn A nm nr m AA m nm ER ms OUR mr sr ERO rs rn ss S Important Note Remember to use Save Database for the Palettes to be saved to your Excel file Insert New Plant Delete Plant Reload Database Shadow Shape 7 Allow Editing x Saving has completed Figs 44 and 45 Savingthe Plant Database Once it completes uncheck the Allow Editing checkbox to avoid making unwanted changes to the plant database Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Shadow Shape Allow Editing Fig 46 Disabling Editing the Plant Database ee eee 40 When the Palette selected is blank all the plants in your Excel file will be listed n abbreviation abbreviation 2 botanical name common name 1 Ab Gr Abe x Gra Abelia X Grandiflora Glossy Abelia 1 AbxGrNa Abe x Gra Nan Abelia X Grandiflora Nana Dwarf Abelia 1 AbxGrSu Abe x Gra Sun Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Dwarf Pink variegated Ab 1 AbxGrVa Abe x Gra Var Abelia X Grandiflora Variegata Pink 1 AbGr Abi Gra Abies Grandis Grand Fir 1 AbNo Abi Nor Abies Nordmanniana Caucasian Silver Fir 1 AbPi Abi Pin Abies Pindrow Western Himalayan Fir 1 AbStTh Abu Str Tho Abutilon Striatum Thompson Chinese Lantern 1 AcAd Aca Adu Acacia Adunca Wallangarra Wattle 1 3 Aca Bai Acacia Baileyana Cootamundra Wattle sj 1 AcBi Aca Bin Acacia Binervata Coastal Myall
169. y Replace common name common name 2 Cultivars favourites Palettes type habit texture maximum width maximum height maturity age density roots seasonal leaf size Insert Figure Scale 2 Points Fig 24 Search Field selector from Insert Proposed Plants Select your desired field column available and start typing the Botanical Name for instance Search Field ml Fig 25 Typing a botanical name in the search box 28 The plant list will filter automatically showing all matches for your typed text string In this example bot will return bothriochloa M acra eriobotrya Japonica Eucalyptus Botryoides These 3 plants contain bot as a part of their botanical names Selected Items Index n abbreviation abbreviation 2 botanical name family common name favou Palettes type 404 1 BoMa Bot Mac Bothriochloa Macra Poac Red Grass Grass 867 1 kErJa Eri Jap Eriobotrya Japonica Loquat Tree 830 1 EuBo Euc Bot Eucalyptus Botryoides Myrta Bangalay Tree 4 n p Insert New Plant Delete Plant Save Database Reload Database Shadow Shape Allow Editing Fig 26 Proposed Plants filtered list by searching bot Clicking the Reset button will display the entire plant list Search Field Fig 27 Clicking the Reset button will populate the entire plant list Q Note Concep

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