Layer management can be automatic or custom. You can create your own layers, and view or print any layer. For example, print a planting plan and then a separate irrigation plan. You can also bid any or all layers.
Bid phase 1 this year, then next year bid phase 2 — all from the same drawing. Change the paper size and scale at any time, instantly.
Create complete proposals from your CAD designs with a single mouse click! Import, export, share, print or email files in common formats.
Print large drawings easily without buying a plotter. Easily add a soldier course to a paver path or driveway. Even flare the ends of a sidewalk automatically. Create symbol arrays in any shape, including curves. Even create staggered rows using the spacing you specify. PRO Landscape lets you instantly fill an area with grass, mulch or even a paver.
Need to add a circular paver pattern inside a larger paver area? Easily insert it so you can show different patterns and not double-count the paver area. Choose from hundreds of CAD symbols or create your own.
Select the plant size for each CAD symbol. The size and corresponding price will transfer to the bid. You can even set a default size for the plant size you use most often. Specify the type of edging.
You can even specify a default type. Specify the starting and ending height for a retaining wall and PRO Landscape will automatically calculate the length and face feet. We will take you through the best options, used by some of the top companies, from initial line drawings to renderings to making final edits and finally, the layout.
We have all used AutoCAD from our beginner student years, right through into our professional careers. It is a versatile program that can be used as a stepping-stone to 3D modeling software like SketchUp. In fact, transporting AutoCAD line drawings into SketchUp to produce simple and quick 3D models has always been a dependable and efficient technique. If you have used both, you can let us know what you think of the two options. Vectorworks may not be the industry standard but it has been growing in popularity in many landscape companies.
This is due to its versatility and ease of use, which allows you to work in 2D and 3D, as well as having industry-specific features like a parking tool or even its own plant database. Adobe has brought out many software options that are great for the landscape profession. Adobe Illustrator is a great one for line works; for example, you can easily edit the separate lines on a PDF drawing, which you import into the program, as well as exporting it for other programs like AutoCAD.
Likewise, you can make beautiful diagrams, maps and other graphics such as infographics using this program. Sketchup is another one of the popular and useful tools that has been used worldwide in many design professions including landscape architecture, since it came out in It is a versatile 3D modeling landscape design software with many plug-ins that allow its users to turn their initial simple 3D models into cool, crazy and beautiful works of art. Widely used in some of the larger multi-disciplinary firms, Lumion is a popular program amongst architects.
It is also becoming commonly recognized in the landscape architecture world as a 3D rendering program that is easy to learn, whilst producing fantastic results. You can check out this article that explains how this landscape design software can help bring your design ideas to life. It is one of the more challenging programs to master but it is a highly regarded landscape design software. Although it is a high-end product that is mainly used in professional environments, for the techy landscape architects out there, it is a worthwhile program to learn.
Rhino is part AutoCAD, part 3D modeling and part illustrator software that can be used to create beautiful line work for quick 3D graphics. With an even cleaner finish than SketchUp, there are many tutorials out there that can give you the tools you need to achieve a clean 3D model. Revit is still relatively uncommon in some of the smaller firms but the bigger multi-disciplinary firms are using the software as the popularity of BIM Building Information Modeling increases.
Since is quite a learning curve to fully understand a software program, I want to make the right decision what software to choose.
What is the best program to use for my needs? And should it be Autodesk or Vectorworks, SketchUp, or something else? Go to Solution. Solved by john. I see that you are visiting as a new member to the AutoCAD forum. Welcome to the Autodesk Community! However, you indicate that you are looking towards 3D as well.
Is this merely for presentations or are you also trying to do cut-and-fill calculations? I have not used Vectorworks in quite sometime so I can't offer any suggestions there. Sketchup might be good for presentation work but in my opinion will not yield the same amount of options for construction calculations and documentation that AutoCAD might offer.
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