Entering and planning plants and trees

Tool(s): Planning and Planting

You can use the Planning and Planting tool to place plants of any kind in layouts. You can specify whether these plants are to be planted, cleared or retained. They are represented by symbols from the drawing symbol regulations.

Note: It is essential that you use smart symbols from the Default folder: Plants - To retain, To clear and To plant; other plants are not displayed in the legend.

To plan plants and trees

1. Click Planning and Planting (How).
   

   Activate Planning and Planting in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Terrain Landscaping

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Landscaping

   • Configuration: Landscaping/Urban Planning Landscaping flyout
2. Click Part.
3. In the Smart symbol library, select the Default folder, the placing type (To retain, To clear and To plant) and the Symbol (Tree, Shrub or Other).
   

   Symbols

   

   (A) to be retained
   (B) to be cleared
   (C) to be planted
   (1) tree
   (2) shrub
   (3) other plant

4. Specify the parameters for the plants and trees.
5. Place the plant symbol.
6. Press ESC to select other plant symbols.
7. Repeat steps 3 through 5 to place more plant symbols.
8. Press ESC to quit the tool.

Note: You can modify the shape of individual plant symbols using Model Spline (How).

Activate Model Spline in one of the following ways

• Menu bar: Modify Advanced Draft

• Palette: Tools Modify area in the following module(s):

Advanced Draft

Site Plan

• Configuration: Landscaping/Urban Planning Site Plan flyout

Examples

Modified symbols of tree elements, examples