If you want to insert a symbol, leave the spacing value blank.
If a planting or finish area is to be created, specify spacing (in the case of planting), or area mode (in the case of a finish treatment).
Pick an item in the lower pane to insert or create – a symbol or an area to represent a landscape treatment. A landscape treatment can be created within boundaries forming a closed area with or without an offset and either as a hatch or polyline. See the Set Options page for more detail.
Click the button
Pick a point to create a boundary polyline / hatch area or to insert a block. (see these tips to help create boundaries or hatches)
If a block is to be inserted and hasn’t been defined, a dialog will open providing options to assign a symbol and its size. Once defined, the block will be placed at the picked point.
If you’ve created a boundary or hatch, pick a point for the leader start point (or change options to label without a leader by typing ‘a” for Label – see command prompts)
Place the label – you can hold down the Shift key to constrain the leader orthogonally while dragging
Using the main dialog
At the command prompt, type ‘pd’ and Enter to open the main PlantManager dialog.
Select an item in the list to create / insert
Ensure the ‘Create’ toggle at the bottom right of the dialog is set and click Ok (or Enter)
Type ‘pp‘ at the command prompt and Enter
Pick a point to create a boundary polyline / hatch area or insert a block.
If you’ve created a boundary or hatch, pick a point for the leader start point and place the label
Repeat the boundary creation / block insertion process by typing ‘pp’ and Enter at the command prompt.
Using the command line
Type ‘pp’ and Enter
If ‘Create’ mode is set you’ll be prompted to pick a point – if not, type ‘c’ and Enter to switch out of ‘Label’ mode
Pick a point to create a boundary polyline / hatch area or insert a block using the current list selection
If a block is to be inserted and hasn’t been defined, a dialog will open providing options to assign a symbol and its size. Once defined, the block will be placed at the picked point.
If you’ve created a boundary or hatch, pick a point for the leader start point
Place the label
After typing ‘pp’ at the command line you can switch between ‘Create’ and ‘Label’ mode by entering ‘c’ or ‘l’ and Enter.
Note: Shortcuts can be entered at the command prompt such as ‘opt’ to open the options dialog box or ‘sch’ to begin the creation of a plant schedule.
Fill an area with a symbol array
As an alternative to placing symbols one at a time, PlantManager can fill a bounded area with an array of a plant’s symbol. The symbols are spaced according to the size of the block and contained within the selected boundary – with minimal overlap.
Two array patterns are available, selected by the Array pattern option:
Rectangular — symbols on a square grid, aligned in rows and columns. Triangular — rows are offset by half a space so each symbol sits between the two in the row beside it.
