Fast Track - Landscape Design
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  • This streamlined training covers the must-know tools and functionalities you’ll need to get started creating Landscape Designs inside Pro Contractor Studio.

    Total viewing time: 78 minutes
    Getting Started
    The Design Screen
    Drawing Templates
    Inserting/Tracing an Image File
    Importing an AutoCAD DWG File
    Taking a Measurement
    Plant Settings and Adjustments
    Sorting Plant Selections by Name
    This lesson will demonstrate how to sort the plant material by common name or botanical name in the Plant Placement command.
    Filtering Plant Selections
    Learn to filter the plant selections to make it easier to locate the material you design with on a regular basis.
    Adding to the Database
    Learn to create new plant categories, add plant material, and add plant sizes to the database.
    Individual Symbol Assignment and Color
    Learn to assign a symbol and colors to represent a plant on the design screen.
    Area Fill Assignment and Color
    In this lesson you will learn how to assign and set up a fill pattern to represent plant material on the design. Fill patterns are normally used to represent annual color or groundcover.
    Placing Plant Symbols
    Individual Symbol Placement
    Learn to place a plant symbol by setting two points on the design screen.
    Area and Volume Calculations
    Fill Materials
    It is necessary to build a database of fill material and assign a fill pattern prior to creating an area.
    Area/Volume Calcs
    The area or volume calculations are easily determined by outlining an area of the design screen. The information may be placed on the design and will be included with the material list or estimate/proposal.
    Snap Command
    Press and hold down the Spacebar to "snap" onto lines, curves, or arcs to make outlining an area faster and easier.
    Additional Landscape Commands
    Quantity Labels
    The Quantity Label command allows you to quickly place a label indicating the number of plants found on the design and the associated plant name.
    Layer Linear Lengths
    The Layer Linear Lengths command will allow you to add layer names to calculate the linear length of all lines drawn on the layer in the material takeoff or legend. For example, you may want to know the total length of Metal Edging or Fencing.
    Helpful Commands
    These are additional commands that when perfected can greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to create a design.
    Fill Colors or Patterns
    Learn to use the Fill command to add color or hatching patterns to the design.
    Boundary
    Learn to use the Boundary command to quickly outline areas to fill with a color or pattern.
    Draw Order
    Learn to use the Draw Order commands to move entities on top of or below other entities on the design screen. This is a great tool for moving trees on top of shrub symbols or pipe below irrigation symbols.
    Array
    The Array command allows you to create rectangular, polar, or path array of any object or objects on the design.
    Rectangular Array
    Learn to copy or duplicate the selected object(s) a specified number of times in rows and columns at any angle.
    Polar Array
    Learn to copy or duplicate the selected object(s) in a circular pattern.
    Path Array
    Learn to copy or duplicate the selected object(s) at any spacing along an existing line or curve.
    Things to Know
    These videos, while not necessary for Landscape Design will help take your drawings a step beyond the rest.
    Miscellaneous Symbols
    Edit the Title Block
    Creating a Symbol Legend
    Printing the Design