Concept: Plants OverviewConcept: Plants Overview
The Plant tool is in the Site Planning tool set.
In the Vectorworks Landmark product, individual plant objects are shaped by a combination of a plant definition and plant preferences or settings. The Plant tool both defines and places plant objects.
● A plant definition prescribes the 2D and 3D appearance, parameters, and botanical data for a specific type of plant. The plant definition is specified from the Edit Plant Definition dialog box by entering parameters appropriate for the plant type, or by loading (and editing) botanical data from the plant database. When plants are defined, the definition parameters apply by default to all plants of that type inserted in the drawing. However, the settings for individual plant instances can be changed by editing plant preferences or settings to allow for realistic variation among individual plants based on the same plant definition.
● A plant object or plant instance refers to a specific plant that is inserted in a drawing with the Plant tool. The plant object is based on a plant definition, but each individual plant object can be edited to customize its parameters.
● Plant preferences can be changed from the default plant definition before the plant object is inserted in the drawing in the Plant Tool Preferences dialog box; access it by clicking the Plant tool and then clicking the Preferences button from the Tool bar. These plant preferences serve as the new default for plants inserted in the drawing until the preferences are changed or a different plant definition is chosen.
● Plant properties can be edited for selected plant objects after placement, in the Object Info palette directly or in the Plant Settings dialog box, which is accessed from the Object Info palette.
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In addition to defining and setting plant appearance and parameters, the Plant tool can place plants in several configurations, including single and multiple insertions. Plants can also be created by drawing a polyline and then selecting the Create Objects from Shapes command (see Creating Objects from Shapes).
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