{"id":231,"date":"2005-08-13T21:02:04","date_gmt":"2005-08-14T04:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oclandscape.com.previewdns.com\/ocblog\/?p=231"},"modified":"2023-08-14T21:13:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T04:13:04","slug":"digital-tools-used-in-landscape-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/digital-tools-used-in-landscape-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Tools Used in Landscape Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

I get asked frequently what software we use to create and render of landscape plans. Typically there are several software applications that we use in the design process-<\/p>\n

Drafting:<\/strong> We use Vectorworks<\/a>, a popular alternative to Autocad (which is the industry standard). Typically detail drafting is done in Vectorworks, which is well suited for residential landscape planning.<\/p>\n

Image Processing and Plan Presentation Drawings and Graphics:<\/strong> We use Adobe products Photoshop and Illustrator for image processing. We will draft a plan in Vectorworks and then color and manipulate it using Illustrator. Photoshop is used for digital mock-ups and image improvements.<\/p>\n

Plant Selection:<\/strong> We use a couple of plant databases to help with plant selection. PlantMaster<\/a> is a regional California database that we use to select plants based on cultural requirements; soil type, water use, aspect, characteristics etc.<\/p>\n

We also use Horticopia<\/a>, a National database, with an excellent image library, so that clients get a good idea for the plants to be installed.<\/p>\n

Other Software:<\/strong> Some other useful software applications we use in the design process.<\/p>\n

Adobe Acrobat Professional- for client communication
\nMindManager<\/a>– for planning and organization
\nMicrosoft Office<\/a>– for a variety of standard uses
\nDreamweaver<\/a>– for web publication
\n\"plan.jpg\"
\nPlan Drafted with Vectorworks and Rendered with Adobe Illustrator<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Mockup.jpg\"
\nDigital Mock up of Pool Wall using Adobe Photoshop and El Dorado Manufactured Stone Textures<\/em>
\n\"Planting_pictures.jpg\"
\nPlanting Picture Contact Sheet Created with Plant Databases<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I get asked frequently what software we use to create and render of landscape plans. Typically there are several software applications that we use in the design process- Drafting: We use Vectorworks, a popular alternative to Autocad (which is the industry standard). Typically detail drafting is done in Vectorworks, which is well suited for residential … Continue reading Digital Tools Used in Landscape Design<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3720,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions\/3720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}