Land03387.pngCreating a plant line

Command

Workspace: Path

Plant Line

Design Suite: AEC > Plants

Landmark: Landmark

The Plant Line command creates a freehand plant line along a line, polyline, or polygon. It can be used to represent a single undefined plant, line of plants, or general plant mass. No specific plant symbol information is included in a plant line; use the Landscape Area tool if defined plant areas are necessary (see Creating landscape areas).

To create a plant line:

Select the object (line, polyline, or polygon) with the Selection tool.

Select the command.

The Plant Line dialog box opens. Suggested values are based on the selection’s perimeter.

Parameter

Description

Segment Length

Maximum length of each plant line segment; longer segments create a rougher plant line appearance

Thickness

Maximum perpendicular distance of each segment; a higher thickness value results in a rougher plant line appearance

Corner Types

Specifies the type of corner to create between segments; each type produces a different plant line effect

Delete original

Removes the object that forms the basis of the plant line

Select the desired plant line parameters. The plant line is created. If desired, apply colors, textures, and other attributes to the plant line with the Attributes palette.

The Attributes palette

 

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