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You can also import complex models but more than 20-30kb worth of 3D points and it crashes Sketchup. For instance, I imported a very simple tree model to demonstrate where our screening trees would be placed.
#REALTIME LANDSCAPING PRO 2011 HOW TO#
It has extensive tutorials for you to figure out how to use it quickly.It's free for everyone involved (so you can use it to collaborate easily), or you can pay for the pro version (which no one I know has bothered to do).He also updated the 3D sketchup model with any details he'd modified or added and sent it back to us.

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We passed the Sketchup model file on to a professional landscaper who used in as a base for dimensions in creating a professional-quality 2D plan. I used it to design our backyard (only a fraction of which has come to fruition in reality so far) and it was fine.
#REALTIME LANDSCAPING PRO 2011 MAC OS#
I think for all amateur-level landscape design Google Sketchup free version (Windows XP/Vista/7 and Mac OS 10.5+ platforms) is a pretty decent. Personally I would use Autodesk products, but that's because I have 15 years experience with them. Land F/X - works with AutoCAD, Bricscad & SketchUp.įor the "average" homeowner that wishes to do some, get into, landscape design, I would have to recommend starting with Google SktechUp. My third recommendations are "powerful" (commercial) non-Autodesk CAD/Drawing packages, though to be honest I can't really recommended any of them as I don't have any "real" experience with them, I'm aware of them, have very! limited experience with a couple of them: It's a difficult one to recommend, but for landscape planning I would probably have to go with AutoCAD Map 3D. My second recommendations are "powerful" (commercial) CAD/Drawing packages, bias to Autodesk products, as that is where my somewhat expertise lays:Īutodesk Infrastructure Modeler - Windows only.Īutodesk Revit Architecture - Windows only.
#REALTIME LANDSCAPING PRO 2011 UPGRADE#
Large user community (eg Lots of freely available content, tutorials, support, etc).Īllows for an easy upgrade path to Google SketchUp Pro if required further down the road. Personally I would go with Google SketchUp, as it's: Serif - DrawPlus Starter Edition - Windows only. Google SketchUp - New to - Windows and Mac. My first recommendations are "simple" (and free) CAD/Drawing packages, that's not to say they're not powerful, just can be viewed as somewhat limited by (some) "professionals" in the design community:ĭraftSight - Dassault Systèmes - Windows, Mac and Linux. Whatever package you decide to use, I can't recommend strongly enough that it be vector based.
#REALTIME LANDSCAPING PRO 2011 SOFTWARE#
How much time you're planning, willing to invest in learning the software - some of these packages are extremely powerful (and complex once you get below the surface of them).Īre you interested in a strong user community (eg User help/support). Windows options are certainly welcome as well.Įxactly which design software package for landscape planning is best for your needs will come down to a number of factors, some of which are listed below: Note: I am personally using a MacBookPro and an Ubuntu machine. Free and commercial software are both welcome. What are other options for creating such layout maps?Ĭross-platform solutions would be nice, but if not, please indicate which OS it supports. So far, I am exploring Google SketchUp and also Inkscape. I'm looking for some software options to help me along with this. From there, one creates "bubble diagrams" with ideas for various plant material and hardscapes like in the following pictures (click to enlarge) In the workshops, the idea is to make measurements to identify the house "footprint" on the lot using graph paper. I recently attended a couple of local workshops on "site planning". So, basically, the first step is to create a scale drawing of my lot.

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