Plant style: Plant Data pane

The plant data parameters are listed; each one can be clicked and its Value displays below the list. Click Edit to change the value.

As described in Concept: Plant style and plant data integration, if either Update the Plant catalog with Vectorworks Plant style changes or Update the Plant Database with Vectorworks Plant style changes is selected in the Choose Plant Data Source dialog box, the associated plant catalog (or plant database) automatically updates with any changes made on the Plant Data pane.

If you are using a plant database file from a version of Vectorworks prior to 2018, the synchronization of images between the plant style and the plant database cannot occur even when using the Migration Manager during the version update, because the older plant database file does not include the new functionality. To fix this issue, export the records in the plant database with the File > Export Records plant database command. Then import the records back into the plant database with the File > Import Records plant database command.

Setting plant data images

Up to four plant images can be selected from the Data pane. The images can be synchronized with the images in the plant catalog or plant database; see Accessing the plant catalogs or Editing plant records. The fourth option, Custom Image, is not populated by default in the plant database, so it is useful for including an additional graphic in the plant style.

Other image sources, besides those from the plant catalog or database, can be specified from the Plant Data pane. If not using plant images from the plant style or the plant catalog/database, prepare image files or create/locate a suitable image resource.

1. In the Plant Style: Plant Data pane, scroll to the Image Plant Form, Image Detail, Image Misc, and Custom Image parameters.

2. Click on each one to set its image source. Set Image becomes available; click to specify the image for tag display.

The Set Plant Data Image dialog box opens. Specify the location of the plant image.

Parameter	Description
Plant Top/Plan Preview	Uses the plant style image specified for the Top/Plan view. This method of displaying plant images is useful with a plant key.
Plant 3D OpenGL Preview	Uses the plant style image specified for 3D views
Import an External File	Uses an imported image file; click Browse to select the file to import
Image Resource	Uses an image resource. From the Resource Selector, select an image resource; double-click a resource to activate it.
Plant Image	Uses the image that was specified for the plant within the plant catalog or database
Remove Image	If an image source had previously been specified, removes the image. <not set> displays in the Value column of the Plant Data pane for the item, and no image displays in any associated custom plant tag. The image is also removed from the associated plant catalog or database, when updating is enabled.

When an image source has been specified, <image> displays in the Value column of the Plant Data pane. The plant images are synchronized with the plant catalog or database. For this reason, the selection may change to Plant Image regardless of the original selection. For example, if you import an external file for the Image Detail, the plant catalog or database is updated with this image for the Detail Image. In the Set Plant Data Image dialog box, the setting switches to Plant Image since the image now originates from the catalog or database.

To prevent image and plant data synchronization between the associated plant catalog/database and the plant style, deselect either Update the Plant catalog with Vectorworks Plant style changes or Update the Plant Database with Vectorworks Plant style changes (see Selecting the plant data source).