Opens the Resource Selector to select a landscape area resource for placement double-click a resource to activate it The landscape area’s Name parameter is given a suffix with sequential numbering for new landscape areas.Ĭonverts an existing polyline, polygon, rectangle, circle, or arc to a landscape area and applies the current preference settings Picks up the settings and attributes of an existing landscape area and makes those the default preference settings for subsequently created objects. Landscape area objects can also be created by drawing a polyline and then selecting the Create Objects from Shapes command (see Creating objects from shapes).Ĭlick here and here and here for video tips about this topic (internet access required).ĭraws a landscape area using the selected polyline creation options and the current preference settings Landscape areas are created with the Landscape Area tool. Components can be created using material resources for an efficient BIM for landscape workflow.Ī landscape area can also be created without plant information specified, for use as a general ground cover or mulch area with a label showing the total area required. The landscape area can consist of components which display in section views and can modify the site model. Plant information from a landscape area is based on plant symbol data, and can be included in plant list worksheets. These can be useful for conceptual landscape planning and for specifying large planting or reforestation areas with plant symbols drawn in a representative way according to spacing or percentage values. Landscape areas are defined regions of plant combinations.

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