General

Name

Specifies the hydrozone name, which is useful for labels, informational purposes, and for identifying hydrozones in worksheets

Method

Select the primary irrigation method for the hydrozone, or select Edit Method List to add to the list of methods as described in Editing the Hydrozone Method List

Water Use

Specifies the water needs for the hydrozone area; select one of the predefined levels with a suggested value, or select Custom to specify different levels

Water Use Value

Displays the standard water use value (normally, a value between 0 and 1); a different value can be specified for any of the use levels. If this value is changed, the change affects the current hydrozone and any future hydrozones, but not existing ones; the value is saved in the user folder.

Class By Water Use

When first selected, automatically creates classes for the selected water use value, for appearance and visibility control. Once the class has been created, this check box toggles whether the class applies to the selected hydrozone.

Plant Type

Select the predominant plant type or landscaped feature within the hydrozone. This is useful for labels and irrigation schedules.

This parameter is directly related to the California MWELO and EPA WaterSense water budget schedules. The worksheets perform calculations for the hydrozone based on appropriate certification or regulatory requirements.

Note

Adds a note about the object, which is useful for labels, irrigation schedules, and other worksheets

Attach Tag/Label

Automatically attaches a tag/label object to the object. The last selected tag/label for the object type is applied; click the tag/label to edit its properties (see Adding Labels to Irrigation Objects).

Information

Hydrozone Area

Displays the total projected area of the hydrozone in Top/Plan view

Site Area

Displays the total reference site area for the drawing, as specified in the Hydrozone Site Area Settings

% of Site Area

Displays the calculated percentage of the site area that is occupied by the hydrozone

Hydrozone Site Area Settings

Opens the Hydrozone Site Area Settings dialog box, to determine how the reference site area is calculated; the reference site area applies to all the hydrozones in the drawing

●    Unique Landscape Areas: Determines the site area by adding the landscape areas in the drawing (if they overlap, the larger of the landscape areas is considered). If selected, the massing models, hardscape objects, roadways, and parking areas in the drawing are subtracted from the site area.

●    Property Line: Determines the site area by considering the area of the property line closest to the hydrozone, and, if selected, subtracting the massing models, hardscape objects, roadways, and parking areas in the drawing from the site area.

●    Site Model: Determines the site area based on the proposed site model in the drawing, and, if selected, subtracting the massing models, hardscape objects, roadways, and parking areas in the drawing from the site area.

●    Custom: Enter a custom site area to use for calculations.

Vertex parameters

Edits the vertices of the path object that the hydrozone is based upon; see Editing Vertex-Based Objects