Control Plant Graphics

I saw somebody having trouble controlling plant graphics, if you use classes inside your plant objects, plant graphics are easy to control, let me show you how. #jonathanpickup #vectorworks

Vectorworks Tip #235 - Plant Tool - Placing Plants in a Triangular Array

Use this mode when you want to place multiple plants in a triangular array Vectorworks will use the plant size and spacing from the plant definition, and the plants will be placed orthogonally on the screen. Use the rotate plan tool to rotate the plan to suit the site boundary if you need to.

Vectorworks Tip #231 - Plant Tool - Place Multiple Plants in Rectangular Array

Use this mode when you want to place multiple plants in a rectangular array. Vectorworks will use the plant size and spacing from the plant definition, and the plants will be placed orthogonally on the screen. Rotate the plan to suit the site boundary if you need to.

Vectorworks Tip #227 – Plant Tool – Placing Multiple Plants by Spacing

Use this mode to place multiple plants. This mode uses the plant spacing from the plant definition, rather than the click, and it places the plants along the path between the clicks. You can draw a line or a polygon and Vectorworks will place the plants along it for you.

Vectorworks Tip #223 – Plant Tool – Place Multiple Plants by Clicking

Use this mode to place several plants. Each click places one plant (one of the group). Double-click to finish. This mode allows you to adjust the spacing between the plants but still have all the plants in one group.

Vectorworks Tip #219 – Plant Tool – Place Single Plant

Use this mode to place a single plant. Click once to place a plant.

Vectorworks Tip #215 - Plant Toolhttp://learn.archoncad.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image041.png

There are two ways to add plants to your plans. The first (and easiest) way to do this is to use the Plant tool. This tool is specifically designed to place plants and it offers 5 different ways to place plants. These different modes should suit most situations. 

Podcast 210 – Why is my Vectorworks Plant Schedule Wrong?

When you use the standard Vectorworks Plant counting schedule, it does not always count the spacing, height, and spread accurately. The problem is that multiplies the values of these by the number of plants or the number of plant groups … Continue reading → visit http://ift.tt/1hjblTM