Land F/X is looking to partner with individuals across the globe to assist in the sales process. Although knowledge of the software is not critical, it is certainly a bonus. In countries where a localized language version would be advantageous, you could also assist with translation efforts. We have an attractive commission-based representative system, and attending regional trade shows with our staff would also be included. If you may be interested in this, or know someone who might, please contact Katie Farmer.
Currently, Land F/X has signed an agreement with Gardens Leader for distributing our software throughout the Middle East, and we are currently negotiating distributorships in Russia and Australia.
Australia is a new market we are trying to reach out to. Recently, Jeremiah and Katie Farmer went to the Irrigation Australia 2010 Conference and it was a great success. We sold some licenses, and met some future potential clients. The people were amazing and friendly, and had some great questions for us!
Below is a picture of Katie at the Land F/X booth:
Success Story
Every month, Land F/X highlights a success story from one of our valued clients. This month we are featuring Mia Lehrer and Associates, an award winning landscape architecture firm that is dedicated to revitalizing the city through highly creative, sustainable and community-integrated design. A special thanks to Jeff Hutchins, their CAD manager and one of the principals, for submitting this month's success story.
Jeff has used Land F/X since 2007, and is the "go-to when it comes to CAD issues and production, so [he] gets to hear it all." He describes Land F/X as "flexible enough to be able to solve any hang ups we have in efficient production." In fact, "the office is so confident now with Land F/X that they only give me about two days to do a complete irrigation plan. And I have no problem with that!"
Land F/X was used for the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles. Jeff describes the project as "an interesting arrangement, because we are working under an architect and the contractor is already on board doing the renovations. Since we were brought on a little bit late, the project has been split into three different phases, all on different construction schedules. We are essentially designing one project that has three different deadlines, and Land F/X has allowed us to do that easily."
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Some of his favorite features have come in handy during this project, such as the work area, the cap element and LFX's Reference Notes. Jeff goes on to describe Land F/X beneficial features: "In order to keep the project tracking efficiently, we are utilizing the Work Area feature extensively. We also need to keep the irrigation plan linked, and using the cap element has made this a seamless process. The construction plans are a breeze now that the Reference Notes can be manipulated so easily. As an example, we are continuously adding elements such as benches, structures, and bridges. We can add these to the schedule in any order, and the renumbering is automatic. As the associatd details are inserted into the drawings and moved around to fit other details, all of the callouts and associations are updated automatically. Re-associating the callouts would have taken hours between the three projects, so Land F/X has saved us tons of time."
When asked what his favorite features of Land F/X are, Jeff replied, "Construction Detail organization, automated legends and take offs."
If you would like to be featured in an up and coming Success Story, feel free to contact Katie Farmer for more information at katie@landfx.com.
New Features
We have recently added some new features to Land F/X, detailed in the video below.
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· The Concept Schedule now has improved sizing of the tree and shrub symbols in the schedule, and the spacing of the schedule lines are improved.
· When placing irrigation heads you now see the selected arc and radius within the target before you place it.
· We have added a new "Smart Arc" function which automated the placement of fixed arc spray heads.
· The "Pipe Label Cleanup" function has incorporated the "Delete Pipe Label" and the "Add Pipe Label" within the one function.
· When you review your "Pipe Data" at the Irrigation Manager, you can specifically select certain pipe sizes to be excluded from your lateral or mainline pipe.
To see a list of all our new updated features, click here.
Unbeatable Tech Support Service
We at Land F/X pride ourselves in our efficient, helpful, and considerate technical support staff. A client of ours, Bryan Spangle, with Hudson and Pacific Alliance, raved about the LFX benefits: "You are the only support service that I feel I am getting my money for. You guys are excellent."
We have devised a way for our users to get the fastest response possible to an issue or question, and that is to submit a technical support ticket.
To submit a ticket, select F/X-Admin from the drop down menu, and select "Technical Support."
This will open a ticket window where you can type your issue and click Send.
This is the best course of action to get an issue submitted to Land F/X Support. It will guarantee all support staff gets the message at the same time, which will result in faster response times.
Submitting a ticket is also what one should do for irrigation requests/changes.
Step by step instructions on how to submit a ticket using Bricscad and AutoCAD can be found here.
We have also added an assortment of new hatch patterns. To get all of the new patterns, just submit a tech ticket to our support team and they will process your request.
Many of our users also have new feature requests. We are constantly taking the time to network with other landscape and irrigation designers to make this the best program out there. John Conte, a long time client of ours, was thrilled when he saw one of his requests implemented into LFX, and stated, "Thank you for taking my suggestion and making it a reality. I cannot tell you how gratifying it is to feel like my voice is heard in your organization." Let your own voice be heard, and create your feature request by logging into our community forum.
July Webinar Schedule:
July 16th, Friday at 10AM PST:
Dave will present General Overview/Getting Started.
Are you new to Land F/X, or are you a current user that wants to back up and review getting started aspects? Dave will discuss the things you need to know to ensure you have covered all of the bases to make sure Land F/X runs smoothly. Topics will include the important initial Preferences that need to be reviewed, layer color and plotting, drawing setup, and starting a project and adding data.
July 23rd, Friday at 10AM PST:
Dave will present a training webinar on the Land F/X Detail System. This will be a lengthy session lasting about an hour and a half, and will be broken down into the following sessions:
1. Detail Preferences and Management
2. Creating New Details with the Detail Builder System
3. Adding Details to a Project
4. Referencing Details
5. Placing Details into the Drawing Set and Editing Placed Details
6. Associating Callouts and Updating Callouts
7. Detail Customization and Configuration
July 30th, Friday at 10 AM PST:
Dave will present a training webinar on Sketch Up.
The Land F/X SketchUp Connection allows you to use the Google SketchUp program to visualize your AutoCAD planting designs in 3D, or to automate the 2D colorization of your plans. See how to use the Land F/X SketchUp Connection, and see examples of how this system was used on various projects to effect the design, or enhance the presentation.
To sign up for the webinar events, just call us and ask to speak with Katie Farmer, or send her an email and let her know which webinars you would like to attend.
If you ever miss a webinar, you may watch any previous ones here: just click on the topic that corresponds.