2010 has been a busy year so far, and we thank our clients and trial users for your continued support over the years.
Land F/X can be found on various social networking sites. Now you can become a fan of our newly created Land F/X Facebook Page, by clicking on this link: LandFX Fan Page.
Lastly, we are calling on anyone interested to submit a short video of working with Land F/X which we can post on YouTube. Contact Travis with any questions that you may have, at Travis@landfx.com.
Success Story
Loyal Land F/X clients call or email us to let us know their success stories with using the program, so we decided to share one with you! This month, the success story comes from WDI, Walt Disney Imagineering, who have been using LFX since 2005. If you would like to be featured in another month's success story, please contact Katie at Katie@landfx.com. A special thanks to Stephanie Kennedy, landscape designer, for submitting this one.
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What Success Story Do You Have Using LFX?
Here at WDI, we just completed a very complex area development project with a high speed roller coaster. Land F/X allowed us to articulate the area development elements by coordinating 4 sheets of schedules, 60 sheets of plans, and over 180 sheets of details and elevations. The fact that Land F/X could keep the callout bubbles updated throughout the package really made our jobs easier because we could then focus on the design instead of the accuracy of the references. In addition, we found the ability to tailor the refnotes to fit our unique project needs to be invaluable.
How has using Land F/X affected your traditional workflow process?
Land F/X has helped our workflow in a number of ways. For example, from a production standpoint, once the placeholders are set up properly, the landscape architect can design up to the last minute before a deadline and not have to worry about chasing callout. Secondly, the placeholders serve as a reminder of which details need further development and which are complete.
New Features
We have recently added a Bubble Callout to the Detail Builder toolbar. Feel free to play with it and give us your feedback during this test phase. Watch the instructional video on the Bubble Callout here, http://www.landfx.com/videos_details.php (it is titled New Detail Labeling Methods Webinar).
Land F/X is also beginning to roll out our new Design F/X system. Design F/X includes the great features seen in LFX's Details and Ref Notes, but now it can be applied to multidisciplinary firms such as architects and civils. Let our support team know if you would like to test Design F/X, and we will give you a few free licenses to try out. Contact them at support@landfx.com.
To see a list of all our new updated features, go to http://www.landfx.com/versionhistory.php.
Webinar Schedule
Below is a list of dates, times, and topics that will be covered for the month of February. To find the webinar schedule for any month, just go to our website and look at the homepage under News and Events.
February Webinar Schedule:
February 5th, Friday at 10AM PST:
Dave will present Preferences in Land F/X. Learn how to configure Land F/X to your office standarads.
February 12th, Friday at 10AM PST:
Dave will present BatchMan. He will show how to run Batch operations on any number of AutoCAD dwg's. Topics will include changing layers standards, colors, line weights, and converting batches of files for submittal.
February 19th, Friday at 10AM PST:
Dave will present the Land F/X SketchUp connection. SketchUp connection can be used to quickly view your project in 3D, or just a simple planview color rendering.
February 26th, Friday at 10AM PST:
Dave will present a General Overiew/Getting Started. This is great for those just learning to use the program.
To sign up for the webinar events, just call us and ask to speak with Katie, or send her an email, Katie@landfx.com, and let her know which webinars you would like to attend.
If you ever miss a webinar, you may watch any previous ones here: http://www.landfx.com/videos.php.
Shortcuts/Tips
February's highlighted shortcut came from an applicant who has used the program extensively and applied for a job with us. When asked what his favorite feature of Land F/X was, his response was: the UCS button.
The UCS button is small, not very well known, and powerful in its scope. It is an ideal way to set a custom rotation for your drawing.
A UCS (User Coordinate System) allows the user to orient the view of the site to fit their needs for the drawing, while still allowing for some form of coordinate system.
Read more about the capabilities of UCS in our Help Documentation, http://www.landfx.com/documentation/doku.php?id=drawingsetup#ucs_definition_optional, or watch an in-depth webinar on UCS and scaling here, http://www.landfx.com/videos_general.php.