Table of Contents Land F/X Help Getting Started Install Guide Step 1 – “Server Setup” Step 2 – “Workstation Setup” Repairing AutoCAD Settings Removing Land F/X Land F/X Menu Layouts LandFX Toolbar Planting Toolbar Irrigation Toolbar Details Toolbar Graphics Toolbar Configuration of Preferences in Land F/X General Preferences Planting Preferences Plant Sizes Preferences Irrigation Preferences Line Color to Lineweight Configuration Layer Color and Plotting Land F/X Lineweight Conventions Plot the Drawing “LFX Pens” Change Land F/X Line Colors to Match Your Office Standards Step 1 – Indicate the Land F/X Line Colors to be Changed Step 2 – Use “Convert Colors” in Preferences Step 3 – Change the LFX Plot Style Table Step 4 – Run “Convert Color” to Change All Land F/X Blocks Land F/X Line Color Worksheet Drawing Setup Start a Project Project Manager Set the Scale Insert Work Area Border (Optional) UCS Definition (Optional) Define a New UCS Restore a UCS Add a Layer State (Optional) Configuration and Preferences Land F/X Line Weight Conventions Line Weight Layer Naming Conventions Solid Line Colors Screened Line Colors Change Land F/X Line Colors to Match Your Office Standards Line Weight Configuration Step 1 – Indicate the Land F/X Line Colors to be Changed Step 2 – Use “Convert Colors” in Preferences Step 3 – Change the LFX Plot Style Table Step 4 – Run “Convert Color” to Change All Land F/X Blocks Land F/X Line Color Worksheet Solid Lines Irrigation Lateral Pipe Lines – Solid Irrigation Mainline Pipe Lines – Dashed Non-plot Colors Screened Lines Configuration of Preferences in Land F/X General Preferences Fonts Planting Preferences Plant Sizes Preferences Irrigation Preferences Quick Start Overview Land F/X Icon and Pulldown Menus Planting Place Plants into a Drawing Label the Plan Verify the Labels Redefining Plants Plant Schedule Irrigation Place Heads into the Drawing Zoning Placing Valves and Equipment Lateral Line Piping Verify Lateral Piping Size the Lateral Lines Label the Pipes Label the Valves Size the Mainline Irrigation Schedule Landscape Concept Plan Place Concept Plants Schedules and Shadows Details Detail Modules Save Details Insert a Detail Callout Update Callouts Edit and Update Details Tutorial About this Tutorial Getting Started Planting 3.0 Irrigation Project Irrigation Manager Add Components to a Project Place Heads into the Drawing Flow Total Circuit and Zones Schematic Mainline Layout Place Remote Control Valves Lateral Line Piping Verify Lateral Piping Size the Lateral Lines Pipe Label Organization Mainline Piping Verify the Valves Label the Valves Size the Mainline Cleanup the Mainline Associate Details with the Irrigation Components Place the Details into the Drawing Irrigation Schedule 4.0 Landscape Concept Plan Add Design Groups Place Concept Plants Vegetation Lines and Stipple Concept Site Objects Concept Symbols Schedules and Shadows 5.0 Details Detail Modules Detail Builder Saving Details Adding Details to a Project Insert a Detail Callout Insert Details into a Drawing Update Callouts Edit and Update Details 6.0 Graphics Font Manager Reference Notes Snap Angle Line Types Leaders Hatch Patterns Material Objects Callouts 7.0 Tools and Management Add a Block to the Database Add a Hatch to the Database BatchMan Data Manager Adding Tools Modify Tools Land F/X Training About this Training Document Getting Started Planting Landscape Concept Plans Irrigation Drip Irrigation LFX TOC 2 Topic Title LFX TOC 3 - Topic Subtitle Planting Planting Plan Outline Procedures Project Plant Manager Adding Plants to the Project Add by Name Add from Project (or Template) Plant Info/Edit Shrub Area and Ground Cover Spacing Plant Symbols From Edit the Plant When Placing a Plant Plant Symbols Libraries Associating Details Placing Project Plants Trees Shrubs Shrub Areas Ground Covers Copy and Array Plants Copy Along a Line Copy along an Arc Triangular and Square Array Labeling Plants Label by Group Label by Connecting Line Label by Connecting Arc Label a Single Plant / Shrub Area Edit Plants Highlight Plant Match Properties Verify Plant Labels Export to SketchUp Plant Schedules Destination Schedule Options Trees, Shrubs, Shrub Areas, and Ground Covers Examples of Plant Schedules Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Example 5 Landscape Concept Plan Concept Plant Manager Concept Plant Manager Dialog Box Concept Plant Palette Adding Design Groups and Plants Plant Symbol Symbol Width Add by Name Add by Project (or Template) Place Concept Plants Place Ground Cover Line Type Borders Place Turf Stipple Hatch Add Plant Shadows Concept Plant Schedule Graphics and Objects for the Concept Plan Irrigation Irrigation Design Outline Procedures Project Irrigation Manager Source Data Pipe Data Irrigation Components Adding Heads to a Project Adding Spray Heads Adding Rotor Heads Adding Valves to a Project Adding Auxiliary Equipment to a Project Place Heads into the Drawing Place Spray Heads Place Strip Spray Heads Place Rotor Heads Insert a Grid Template Match Head Copy Head Match Properties Head Info Zone and Circuit Head Type Head Type Valve Zones Flow Total Circuit Initial MainLine and Service Layout Establish a Point of Connection (P.O.C.) Place Water Meter and Backflow Place Quick Couplers Schematic Mainline Layout Place Remote Control Valves Lateral Line Piping Draw Lateral Line Piping Highlight Station Highlight Lateral Pipe Highlight Mainline Pipe Insert Pipe Sleeve Pipe Arc Verify Lateral Piping Sizing Lateral Lines Size All Valves at Once Size One Valve at a Time Calculation Information Equipment Info/Edit Function Pipe Label Organization Pipe Label Cleanup Function Pipe Label Function Delete Pipe Label Valve Callouts Move Piped Equipment Delete Station Mainline Piping Draw Mainline Piping Verify Mainline Function Sizing the Mainline Valve Schedule Critical Analysis Report Label the Mainline Cleanup the Mainline Irrigation Schedule Drip Irrigation Land F/X Drip Irrigation Design and Graphic Conventions Land F/X Basic Drip Component Approach General Rules of Drip Irrigation Design Adding Drip Equipment to a Project Add Drip Tubing Adding Areas for Single Outlet Emitters and Areas for Drip Bubblers Add Drip Spray Add Dripline Add Drip Popup Adding Flush Valve, Drip Air Relief Valve, and Zone Control Place Drip Emitters and Heads Place Area for Drip Emitters Place Area for Drip Spray Place Area for DripLine Place Area for Drip Bubblers Place Individual Drip Bubblers Place Drip Popups Place Drip Multi-Outlet Emitters Place Drip Equipment Pipe Drip Equipment Drip Schedule Details Saving a Detail Insert a Detail Template Save as a Standard Detail Save as a Component Detail Detail Builder Detail Components Detail Hatch Adding Details to a Project Detail Manager Detail Info Delete Replace Detail Import Adding a Standard Detail Adding a Component Detail Detail Placeholder Inserting Detail Callouts Detail Callouts Detail Callouts Within a Component Detail Inserting Details into the Drawing Insert a Detail Sheet Template Place Details into the Drawing Editing and Updating Details Edit a Placed Detail Update Details Update and Associate Callouts Update Detail Callouts Associate Callouts Associating Details to Schedules Associating Planting Details with the Plant Manager Associating Irrigation Details with the Irrigation Manager Associating Details with Reference Notes Creating a Standard Detail Sheet Print Details Graphics Reference Notes Adding Reference Notes to a Project Add a Note Add Length Note Add Area Note Add Volume Note Add Object Note Add Electrical Note Editing and Deleting a Reference Note Placing Reference Notes Place Note Place Length Note Place Area or Volume Note Place an Object Note Reference Note Callout Reference Notes Schedule Font Manager and Font Styles Font Manager Snap Angle Line Types Scallop Line Cloud Line Random Pointy Line Random Cloud Line Poly Arc Line Spline Leaders Hatch Patterns Concept Symbols Concept Nodes Concept Lines Concept Arrows Concept Site Elements Discipline Graphics Callouts Section Flag Callout Section Double Callout Viewpoint Match-Line Northing/Easting Revision North Arrow & Scale User-Defined Material Objects Tools Calculation Tools Area Count Length Total Block Count Modification Tools Change Text Change Line Color Delete Layer Mtext Break Administration Tools Save Block Save Hatch Make Slide Library Technical Support Drawing and Data Management Drawing Management Save Block Function BatchMan Files in Script/LISP File Change All Standard Actions BatchMan File Selection BatchMan Change Layer Names and Colors BatchMan Change Line Color Data Management Data Manager Customization Plant Symbols Plant Symbol Line Weights Use BatchMan to Change all of the Planting Symbol Line Weights Adding User Defined Plant Symbols to Land F/X Irrigation Symbols Irrigation Symbol Line Weights Use BatchMan to Change all of the Irrigation Symbol Line Weights Adding User Defined Irrigation Symbols to Land F/X Callouts Plant Symbol Callout Irrigation Valve Label Adding Fonts and Text Styles Land F/X Font Organization System Land F/X Default Fonts Land F/X Font Styles Adding User Defined Fonts Font Styles Font Style Types Creating Font Styles Detail Module Size Sheet Layout Conventions Detail Sizes Changing the Land F/X Detail Module Size Change the Module Size in Preferences
