Tag Information

Specifies the landscape area tag format

Name

Provides a name for the landscape area, which can be displayed in the tag

Tag Display

Select On to display a landscape area tag to the right or left of the leader line; set the left or right position with the Tag Text Angle

Tag Class

Specifies the class for the landscape area tag, or allows a new class to be created for the tag

Tag Line Angle

Specifies the angle of the leader line, from 0 to 360°

Tag Text Angle

When a landscape area tag is set to display, sets the tag text display angle, from 0 to 360°. To display the area tag to the left, specify an angle greater than 90 or less than 270 degrees. To display the area tag to the right, specify an angle less than 90 or greater than 270 degrees.

Tag Header

Select the information to display in the first line of the landscape tag, or select None to hide the top portion of the ID tag; select Set Custom Tag to define a custom landscape area tag (see Creating a Custom Landscape Area Tag)

Tag Body

Select the information to display in the main portion of the landscape tag, or select None to hide this portion of the ID tag; select Set Custom Tag to define a custom landscape area tag (see Creating a Custom Landscape Area Tag)

Area Units

Select the units for calculating the landscape area; this is set to the file units by default (see Units), but can be changed

Display Tag Line Marker

Displays a marker at the end of the leader line; specify the marker to use by editing the tag class properties (see Setting Class Properties)

Graphics

3D Display

Select a 3D display option for the landscape area; in 3D views, plants conform to the surface of the site model if one exists

2D Only

Does not create a 3D representation of the landscape area; the landscape area displays in top/plan view only

3D Plants

When the landscape area contains plant symbols with an image prop 3D component, switching to a 3D view displays the image props in a rectangular array, for a realistic 3D view. Plant density is determined by the distribution or percentage specified for the landscape area. 3D loci are placed when the plant definitions do not have a 3D component.

3D Poly

Creates a 3D polygon at a default elevation of 0, and can display a fill color when rendered. Alternatively, assign the landscape area a texture from the Render tab of the Object Info palette (Renderworks required)

Texture Bed

Creates a texture bed for the 3D representation of the landscape area. If there is more than one site model in the file, the texture bed conforms to the site model that is in the same layer as the landscape area, if there is one. Apply a texture to the landscape area (Renderworks required). Select the site model and click Update from the Object Info palette; the landscape area displays as a texture bed on the site model

Border Style

Specifies the type of border for the edge of the landscape area

Standard

Sets the landscape area border to a single line

Plant Cloud

Draws the landscape area border with a convex or concave cloud shape; specify the cloud billow type and the billow parameters. In addition to selecting the billow size and height, the billow variability sets the variation between the smallest and largest billows.

Plant Line

Creates a freehand plant line border for the landscape area; for a rougher plant line border, specify a short segment length with high segment thickness

Plant Information

Specifies how to calculate the plant quantities of the combined plants in the landscape area, for tag display as well as planting plan worksheets; select Distribution Rate or Percentage

Distribution Rate (automatic coverage area %)

Calculates plant quantity based on plant distribution rate. As each plant is added to the list of plants in the landscape area, its rate per area or from the center is specified; the percentage of each plant in the landscape area is calculated automatically.

Distribution Rate (custom coverage area %)

Calculates plant quantity based on plant distribution rate. As each plant is added to the list of plants in the landscape area, its rate per area or from the center is specified, as well as the percentage of each plant in the landscape area. This option allows plants to be merged within the landscape area.

Percentage

Calculates plant quantity based on plant percentage of the total. As each plant is added to the list of plants in the landscape area, its percentage is specified. The plant distribution rate must be the same for all plants in the landscape area; specify the rate and units to use.

Landscape Area

Displays the landscape area value based on the surface area of the site model found if one exists, or based on the landscape area polyline if no site model is present. The units for the display are specified by Area Units.

Plant list

Displays the plants included in the landscape area, including each plant’s distribution rate and percentage of the plant total. The plant order can be changed by click-dragging an item in the # column to a new position; this affects the plant list order in the plant tag body.

Add

Click to open the Edit Plant Information dialog box, to add a plant to the list of plants in the landscape area, and specify its distribution rate or percentage

Edit

Click to open the Edit Plant Information dialog box, to edit the selected plant; a different plant symbol can be selected, or the plant distribution rate or percentage changed

Delete

Click to delete the selected plant from the list of plants in the landscape area

Plant symbol list

To include plant information in the landscape area, select a symbol to insert from the graphical list. The list displays the symbols in the current document or selected plant content file; select a different plant content file from the list browser to display additional options.

Latin Name/Common Name/Plant/Tag ID

Displays the selected plant’s definition information

Rate

If Distribution Rate was selected in the Landscape Area Preferences dialog box, indicate the plant distribution value and units. This distribution value is used to calculate the plant quantity for each plant type in the landscape area.

Percentage

If Percentage was selected in the Landscape Area Preferences dialog box, indicate the percentage of this plant in the landscape area. Using a fixed distribution rate for all plants, the percentage is used to calculate the plant quantity for each plant type in the landscape area. The total value of all plants must add up to 100%.

Plant Content File list

From the list browser, select the plant content file that contains the plant definition to insert; plant definitions in the selected plant content file are used to populate the plant symbol list.

The Vectorworks Landmark software is installed with a basic selection of default plant definitions to get you started. Select Help > Download Content to download many more plant definitions in the free content libraries provided and/or add your own custom plant content (see Resource Libraries). Once added to the library, the appropriate plant content files automatically appear in the list browser.

The list browser displays content located in [Vectorworks or User]/Libraries/Objects-Landscape & Site/Plant Tool-Symbol+Definition Library; check the filepath if the expected content does not display.