Landscape design software

[bodgeitandscarper]

I already have AutoCad but was wondering if there was a program specifically for Landscaping?

[Tony McC]

There are AutoCad add-ins for landscaping and civils, but they are pricey and of limited value for hard-landscaping specialists.

For day-to-day hard-landscape design, I still think TurboCad Pro is the best. I have the advantage of a huge library of symbols and drawings done over the last 15-18 years using TurboCad in all its forms, but the ability in the latest version (15) to import your own textures from bitmaps and apply them to both 2D and 3D models is brilliant.

[flowjoe]

Have to say turbo-cad is the dogs nuts and i am running a 9.2 version, though in a different trade to you guys i use it for site lay-out plans. Didnt pay too much for it on a certain on-line auction :;):



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[seanandruby]

Have to say turbo-cad is the dogs nuts and i am running a 9.2 version, though in a different trade to you guys i use it for site lay-out plans. Didnt pay too much for it on a certain on-line auction :;):

Joe you've gone and bought the anorak, now i'm the only dunce in the corner

[GB_Groundworks]

i use google sketch up, its free dead easy and there are millions of people developing models for it that you can download as well. if you want to use it seriously you can pay for the pro one and download terrain profile from google earth.



last drawing i did took maybe 20 minutes.

[lutonlagerlout]

I'm with sean on this,my PC knowledge amounts to turn it on/turn it off
LLL

[henpecked]

Have to say turbo-cad is the dogs nuts and i am running a 9.2 version, though in a different trade to you guys i use it for site lay-out plans. Didnt pay too much for it on a certain on-line auction :;):

up to V.16 at the mo

HP

[bodgeitandscarper]

Ive recently used google sketchup for the first time, and its sh1t hot!! Im just working out how to put the measurements on the drawing at the moment for site diagram. Ive always used autocad but sketchup is easy, really easy. Although its lacking the tools of Autocad, these would more likely confuse people.

So for first timers this is really good you just need to p155 about with it.

How do i upload picture of my first attempt!!

[Suggers]

Just do the same as you would a photie - ie use photobucket or similar. You must have seen Tony's info at top of main BC page?

[bodgeitandscarper]

[Suggers]

Tasty Bodge !! - must try it out - how long did that take?

[GB_Groundworks]

the digital wharehouse thing is great loads of ready made models and textures dimensions are easy is on the menu list select dimensions, then click the line you want a measurement from and pull it.



i like that garden bodge very nice, will you mine like that for £3.50 :p

[bodgeitandscarper]

I might snap your hand off for 3.50 lol.

It took me about two hours from downloading and getting to grips with it.

You can also make it look fancy and give it abit of va va voom

[IanMelb]

PC Pro has had a couple of Sketch Up tutorials in the last two issues - I'll see if I can get an electronic copy ...

[Suggers]

Cheers for info Giles, Bodge & Ian.
Always been a pen & drawingboard bloke - gonna give it a whirl when I get a mo....