Creating Plant Geometry

The plant geometry in a plant definition can easily be created from another symbol, from drawing objects, or from another plant.

Creating Plant Geometry from a Symbol

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

Parameter	Description
Plant content file list	From the list browser, select the plant content file that contains the symbol to copy; symbols in the selected plant content file are used to populate the Symbol list. The Vectorworks Landmark software is installed with a basic selection of default plant symbols to get you started. Select Help > Download Content to download many more plant symbols in the free content libraries provided and/or add your own custom plant symbols (see Resource Libraries). Once added to the library, the appropriate plant content files automatically appear in the list browser. The list browser displays content located in [Vectorworks or User]/Libraries/Objects-Landscape & Site/Plant Imagery 2D+3D; check the filepath if the expected content does not display.
Symbol list	Select the symbol that has the geometry to copy. The list displays the symbols in the current document or selected plant content file; select a different plant content file from the list browser to display additional options.
Explore (Windows) / Reveal in Finder (Mac)	Click to find the selected file in the Windows Explorer / Mac OS Finder
Use only the 2D component of the symbol	Copies only the 2D component of the selected symbol to the plant definition
Use only the 3D component of the symbol	Copies only the 3D component of the selected symbol to the plant definition
Use the 2D and the 3D components of the symbol	Copies both the 2D and 3D components of the selected symbol to the plant definition

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

Creating Plant Geometry from Drawing Objects

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

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

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. Specify the plant definition parameters, similar to creating a new definition (see Creating Plant Definitions).

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

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

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

3. The plant graphics and parameters are based on the original plant. Specify new plant definition parameters, similar to creating a new definition (see Creating Plant Definitions).