Land00002.pngCreating Plant Geometry for the Plant Definition

The plant geometry in a plant definition can easily be created from an existing plant symbol in the file or in the plant libraries, from another symbol, from drawing objects in the file, or from another plant.

When the Vectorworks Landmark product is installed, a generic plant objects library is included, and more plant content including 2D and 3D plant symbols is available for download. A selected plant is automatically imported into the current file and displays in the Resource Browser; see Resource Libraries.

Plants can be placed in the drawing with just the plant geometry; see Adding Plants to the Design. The plant data can be added to complete the plant definition when the plant geometry is created, or it can be added later; see Adding Plant Data to a Plant Definition.

Creating Plant Geometry from a Plant Symbol

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To use a plant symbol:

  1. Click the Plant tool from the Site Planning tool set.

  2. Click Preferences from the Tool bar.

    3. The Plant Tool Preferences dialog box opens.

  3. On the Definition pane, select a plant definition symbol that is close in appearance to the plant type being defined. The files and folders available in the current document and in the libraries are listed on the left. Select a file to display thumbnails of the symbols available in that location, and select the desired symbol.

    4. See Resource Libraries to install the free content libraries that come with the Vectorworks Landmark software. Once installed, the appropriate plant definition symbols automatically appear in the list.

    The Files list displays content located in the Vectorworks application and user folders below. Verify the file path if the expected content does not display.

    [Vectorworks]\Libraries\Defaults\Plants

    [Vectorworks or User]\Libraries\Objects-Landscape Plants\Plant Tool-Symbol+Definition Library

  4. Click OK to create the new plant definition.

Creating Plant Geometry from a Symbol

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To create plant geometry from another symbol:

  1. Click the Plant tool from the Site Planning tool set.

  2. Click Preferences from the Tool bar.

    3. The Plant Tool Preferences dialog box opens.

  3. Click Edit Plant Definition from any pane in the Plant Tool Preferences dialog box.

    4. The Edit Plant Definition dialog box opens.

  4. From the Edit Plant Definition dialog box, click Copy from Symbol.

    5. The Copy From Symbol dialog box opens. Select the symbol that has the geometry to copy and choose whether to copy the 2D, 3D, or both components of the symbol geometry.

    Click to show/hide the parameters.

  5. Click OK to copy the selected geometry from the symbol to the current plant definition.

Creating Plant Geometry from Drawing Objects

To create plant geometry from drawing objects:

  1. Select the 2D, and optionally, 3D drawing objects to use in a new plant definition.

    2. A plant symbol can be created from another symbol. The xFrog plant images can be used as a basis for the 2D geometry.

  2. Select the Create New Plant command from the appropriate menu:

    3. ●    Designer workspace: AEC > Plants > Create New Plant

    ●    Landmark workspace: Landmark > Create New Plant

    Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) in the drawing, with the geometry or plant symbol selected, and select Create New Plant from the document context menu.

    The Edit Plant Definition dialog box opens, with the plant symbol name as “Untitled Plant.”

  3. Name the plant symbol and click OK to create the new plant definition.

If no 3D geometry was originally included, the plant symbol contains a 3D locus by default. Once the plant has been created, edit the 3D component of the plant symbol to add the 3D geometry. See Editing Symbol Definitions for information on editing symbol components. Image props, such as those provided by xFrog, can be used as 3D plant geometry.

Creating Plant Geometry from an Existing Plant

To create plant geometry from an existing plant:

  1. Select the existing plant with geometry to convert to a new plant symbol.

  2. Select the Create New Plant command from the appropriate menu:

    3. ●    Designer workspace: AEC > Plants > Create New Plant

    ●    Landmark workspace: Landmark > Create New Plant

    Alternatively, select Create Plant from Object from the plant context menu, or select the plant to duplicate from the Resource Browser, and select Duplicate, and then Edit from the Resources menu.

    The Edit Plant Definition dialog box opens, with the plant symbol name as “Untitled Plant.”

  3. The plant graphics and parameters, if any were added, are based on the original plant. Specify a new name and new plant definition parameters as needed, similar to creating a new definition (see Creating Plant Definitions).

  4. Click OK to create the new plant definition.

 

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