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Adding Library Objects to Your Plan

Play VideoIntroductory Training Video: Plant Chooser

The library contains many objects that can be added to a plan such as plant images and landscaping blocks. For more information about library objects, see "Libraries".

To add plants to your plan from the library browser
  1. If the library browser is not open, select Library> Library Browser to open it.
  2. At the bottom of the library browser, click the Plant Chooser button to open the Plant Chooser dialog. This dialog can also be opened by selecting Terrain> Plant> Plant Chooser .
  3. On the Plant Information tab, enter "birch" in the Common Names field, and click the Search button to find birch trees in the library browser.


  4. Select Betula papyrifera (young) from the search results and click the Close button. This selects this plant in the library browser for placement.
  5. Click in floor plan view or a 3D view to place the selected plant at that location. You can continue placing the selected plant image until another tool or library object is selected.


To add Landscaping Blocks
  1. In the library browser, browse to the Architectural Block category.
  2. Go to Landscape Blocks> Garden Beds> Bench Garden and select it for placement.
  3. Click in your terrain to place this garden block in your plan. The library object may need to be rotated.
  4. Create a Render Full Camera view.



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