Customization Documentation

We've centralized many of our software's customization capabilities into our Preferences feature. Our six Preferences screens offer customization across the board.

 

 

Articles

• General Preferences: Control settings related to your general office standards, such as text and layer styles. 
  This article includes a video.
• RefNote Preferences: Organize your Reference Notes (RefNotes). 
  This article includes a video.
• Planting Preferences: Customize plant-related items such as symbols and labels. 
  This article includes a video.
• Plant Sizes Preferences: Format your Plant Schedules. 
  This article includes a video.
• Irrigation Preferences: Control your valve callouts, irrigation symbol families, pipe classes, symbol scaling, and more. 
  This article includes a video.
• Details Preferences: Organize your details, and customize your detail templates and callouts. 
  This article includes a video.
• Preference Set: Store and save your office standards in one central location, known as a Preference Set. Create a different Preference Set for each client, project type, region ... it's all up to you. 
  This article includes a video.

 

Webinars

• Implementing Your Office CAD Standards: Find out how easily you can adapt your own office standards to Land F/X – and how effectively the software will then apply them to your projects. (1 hr 2 min)
• Customize for Office Color Standards: This webinar covers the necessary tools and techniques for a black belt in the art of office standards – from CTB plotting files to valuable Land F/X tools that enable instant layer color conversions and office color setup. (1 hr 2 min)
• Land F/X Admin & Setup: This webinar will show you what you need to know about Land F/X admin processes and project setup. (1 hr 1 min)
• Customizing Land F/X: Learn how to work with specific blocks, layer names, sheet protocols, and other distinct elements that make up your firm’s practices and preferences. (1 hr 3 min)
• Setting up Templates and Preferences for Repeat Clients: To save time and increase your accuracy, learn how to deliver a consistent drawing package for your repeat clients by setting up project templates and Preference Sets. (50 min)
• Browse our webinar recordings.

In this section, we show you how to configure all the settings that affect your design work as a whole. In fact, all of our software modules (Site & Hardscape, Planting, Irrigation, and Details) are closely interrelated with your general office standards. For example, customizing your text styles will affect the appearance of all callouts you place – from plant labels to site, irrigation, and detail callouts. 

 

 

Customize Your Text Styles:

Our Text Styles system automates your selection of fonts and point sizes for all text you place in your drawings. Text Styles are highly customizable, allowing you to tailor each one to your office standards.

• Our system of Text Styles: We've assigned specific Text Styles to different functions of our software (such as the text in your labels or schedules). You can customize the following styles:
• Callout Light: Text associated with detail callouts, Reference Notes (RefNotes), RefNote callouts, and irrigation equipment symbols.
• Callout Text: Text associated with detail callouts, Reference Notes (RefNotes), and RefNote callouts.
• Callout Title: Detail numbers within detail callouts, as well as RefNote codes within RefNote callouts.
• Concept Schedule: Text within the Concept Plant Schedule (not the schedule title).
• Detail Text: Text that appears within details.
• Dimension Text: Text that appears within dimensions.
• Lateral Size: Lateral size labels.
• Mainline Size: Mainline size labels.
• Photo Label: Text within Photo Callouts.
• Plant Label: Text within plant labels.
• Schedule Text: Text (not schedule titles) within most schedules, including all site schedules (including the RefNote Schedule), planting schedules, Irrigation schedules and reports, as well as the Critical Analysis.
• Schedule Title: The titles of all schedules.
• Zone: Zoning callouts.
• Customize our default Text Styles (Fonts): Use these steps on any of the Text Styles listed above to dial in your fonts, point sizes, and more.
• Create your own custom Text Styles and add them to our system.
• Reload all Text Styles (REAT): Changed your Text Style standards? Use this tool to apply them instantly to your current drawing. 
  This article includes a video.
• Create a custom ribbon panel for your most-used tools. 
  This article includes a video.

 

Manage Your CAD Layers:

• AutoCAD layer settings: The AutoCAD Layer Properties Manager allows you to configure a number of layer settings. See our recommendations. 
  This article includes a video.
• Edit layer information
  This article includes a video.
  : We've consolidated a number of important layer settings into our General Preferences screen. These include: 
• Line colors: Match our default line colors to those in your office standards. 
  This article includes a video.
• Layer Names: We provide the ability to edit the names of layers in your drawings, although we highly recommend using our default system of layer names, which we've based on CAD best practices. 
  This article includes a video.
• Layer States: Once you've configured your desired layer settings, save them into a Layer State to apply to future drawings. You can also use one of our default Layer States. 
  This article includes a video.
• Layer colors: Match a single drawing's layer settings to a client's standards or your own. 
  This article includes a video.
• XLAYER: Edit layer information in one of your Xrefs without leaving your main drawing. Use this tool to change the color or linetype of any layer in an Xref. 
  This article includes a video.

 

Customize Your Blocks and Hatches:

• AutoCAD blocks: When you place objects such as plants, site amenities, irrigation symbols, or callouts, they enter your drawing as blocks. Learn how to:
  • Customize and organize the blocks from our default block libraries.
  • Save your own custom blocks: Create your own blocks, edit ours, and save your changes into our software using our Save Block tool. 
    This article includes a video.
• Hatches can represent a number of surfaces in your drawings, such as turf, shrub areas, hardscape, and irrigation drip areas. Get familiar with:
  • Our hatch pattern system 
    This article includes a video.
  • Saving your own hatches into AutoCAD and our system 
    This article includes a video.

 

Colorization Tools:

• Site Color: Colorize your design and create your own custom color palettes. 
  This article includes a video.
• Add color to blocks placed in your drawings. 
  This article includes a video.
• Color Render: Liven up your trees, shrubs, and groundcovers with our extensive collection of color plant symbols and hatches. 
  This article includes a video.

 

Multiple Languages:

• Dual-language options for listing plants, Reference Notes, and other items in a language other than English.

 

And Don't Forget:

• Customize your plotting styles: Ready to plot? We make it easy to achieve the exact look you want.
• Back up all your settings: Don't lose your standards. Back them up!
• Keyboard Commands: All our tools are available as keyboard commands, which you can customize to meet your needs.

 

Webinars

• Implementing Your Office CAD Standards: Find out how easily you can adapt your own office standards to Land F/X – and how effectively the software will then apply them to your projects. (1 hr 2 min)
• All About Templates: The word "template" can refer to several components in the AutoCAD and Land F/X systems. We break down the different types of templates available to you, including drawing templates (DWTs) and Land F/X project templates, and provide some helpful tips on using them to your advantage. (1 hr 4 min)
• Working with Blocks: We go over the role played by blocks within our software, showing the various types of blocks you have access to and how they all function. We'll also show you how to integrate your personal set of custom blocks into our system. (51 min)
• Mastering TrueType Fonts: We'll give you everything you need to make the switch from SXH to far-superior TrueTypes, including tips on sourcing, installation, and troubleshooting. (1 hr 3 min)
• Making Text Work in CAD: Join us to learn the essentials of how to use letters, numbers, and other characters effectively in CAD, including how to work with Text Styles and the Text Manager. (1 hr 4 min)
• Customize for Office Color Standards: This webinar covers the necessary tools and techniques for a black belt in the art of office standards – from CTB plotting files to valuable Land F/X tools that enable instant layer color conversions and office color setup. (1 hr 2 min)
• Working With Dimensions in Land F/X: We show you all the necessary steps for setting up Dimension Styles (DimStyles) and saving them into Land F/X. We also provide some general practice tips and go over some common troubleshooting items. (1 hr 5 min)
• Customizing Land F/X: Learn how to work with specific blocks, layer names, sheet protocols, and other distinct elements that make up your firm’s practices and preferences. (1 hr 3 min)
• Setting up Templates and Preferences for Repeat Clients: To save time and increase your accuracy, learn how to deliver a consistent drawing package for your repeat clients by setting up project templates and Preference Sets. (50 min)
• Browse our webinar recordings.

 

Site and hardscape design encompasses site planning, zoning, amenities, mulches, paving items, and much more.

 

 

Set Your Preferences for Site & Hardscape:

• General Preferences: Customize options such as: 
  This article includes a video.
• Dimension Styles (DimStyles): Give your site dimensions the exact look you want. 
  This article includes a video.
• Text Styles (Fonts): Set the fonts and point sizes you want for all your annotation and callout text.
• Line & block colors: Match our default line colors to your office standards. 
  This article includes a video.
• Numeric displays: Configure how numerals appear in your drawings, including choosing a currency setting for monetary amounts.
• Schedules Uppercase: Choose whether or not your schedules will appear in all uppercase (capital) letters.
• RefNotes Preferences: Organize your Reference Notes (RefNotes) using Construction Specification Institute (CSI) divisions, or create your own classification system. 
  This article includes a video.
• Preference Set: Store and save your office standards in one central location, known as a Preference Set. Create a different Preference Set for each client, project type, region ... it's all up to you. 
  This article includes a video.

 

Customize Your Site & Hardscape Text and Layers:

• Customize our default Text Styles (Fonts).
• Customize your layer settings.

 

Customize Your Blocks and Hatches:

• AutoCAD blocks: When you place objects such as plants, site amenities, irrigation symbols, or callouts, they enter your drawing as blocks. Learn how to:
  • Customize and organize the blocks from our default block libraries.
  • Save your own custom blocks: Create your own blocks, edit ours, and save your changes into our software using our Save Block tool. 
    This article includes a video.
  • Create a customized scale bar block. 
    This article includes a video.
  • Customize your lighting callouts, including the appearance of the callouts and the attributes included within them. 
    This article includes a video.
  • Customize the leader arrows for our Leader with Text leader styles.
• Hatches can represent a number of surfaces in your drawings, such as turf, shrub areas, hardscape, and irrigation drip areas. Get familiar with:
  • Our hatch pattern system 
    This article includes a video.
  • Saving your own hatches into AutoCAD and our system 
    This article includes a video.

 

Colorization Tools:

• Site Color: Colorize your design and create your own custom color palettes. 
  This article includes a video.
• Add color to blocks placed in your drawings. 
  This article includes a video.
• Color Render: Liven up your trees, shrubs, and groundcovers with our extensive collection of color plant symbols and hatches. 
  This article includes a video.

 

Multiple Languages:

• Dual-language options for listing Reference Note divisions and subdivisions, schedule titles, and more in a language other than English.

 

Webinars

• Implementing Your Office CAD Standards: Find out how easily you can adapt your own office standards to Land F/X – and how effectively the software will then apply them to your projects. (1 hr 2 min)
• Customize for Office Color Standards: This webinar covers the necessary tools and techniques for a black belt in the art of office standards – from CTB plotting files to valuable Land F/X tools that enable instant layer color conversions and office color setup. (1 hr 2 min)
• Mastering TrueType Fonts: We'll give you everything you need to make the switch from SXH to far-superior TrueTypes, including tips on sourcing, installation, and troubleshooting. (1 hr 3 min)
• Making Text Work in CAD: Join us to learn the essentials of how to use letters, numbers, and other characters effectively in CAD, including how to work with Text Styles and the Text Manager. (1 hr 4 min)
• Dynamic Blocks: Dynamic Blocks add an element of variety to your plan without the need to edit the block or alter its definition. We'll show you how to create and use dynamic blocks, as well as how they work with our software. (57 min)
• Customizing Land F/X: Learn how to work with specific blocks, layer names, sheet protocols, and other distinct elements that make up your firm’s practices and preferences. (1 hr 3 min)
• Setting up Templates and Preferences for Repeat Clients: To save time and increase your accuracy, learn how to deliver a consistent drawing package for your repeat clients by setting up project templates and Preference Sets. (50 min)
• Browse our site & hardscape webinar recordings.

 

Our software is, at its core, a landscape architecture tool, and our Planting module is filled with customization capabilities.

 

 

Set Your Preferences for Planting:

• General Preferences: Customize options such as: 
  This article includes a video.
• Text Styles (Fonts): Set the fonts and point sizes you want for your plant label and schedule text.
• Line & block colors: Match our default line colors to your office standards. 
  This article includes a video.
• Numeric displays: Configure how numerals appear in your drawings, including choosing a currency setting for monetary amounts.
• Schedules Uppercase: Choose whether or not your schedules will appear in all uppercase (capital) letters.
• Planting Preferences: Select styles for your plant labels, plant codes, and more. 
  This article includes a video.
• Plant Sizes Preferences: Control the contents of your Plant Schedules. 
  This article includes a video.
• Text Styles (Fonts): Fine-tune the fonts and point sizes in your labels and schedules.
• Preference Set: Store and save your office standards in one central location, known as a Preference Set. Create a different Preference Set for each client, project type, region ... it's all up to you. 
  This article includes a video.
• Add plants to our master database: Don't see the plant you want in our database? You can add it! 
  This article includes a video.
• Plant database nomenclature protocol: Find out exactly how to format your entries into our wiki-based plant database. 
  This article includes a video.

 

Customize Your Planting Text and Layers:

• Customize our default Text Styles (Fonts).
• Customize your layer settings.

 

Customize Your Plant Symbols and Groundcover Hatches:

• Edit our default plant symbols to meet your standards. 
  This article includes a video.
• Edit our default color plant symbols, adding your own linework and color specifications. 
  This article includes a video.
• Add your custom plant symbols to our system to use in your drawings. 
  This article includes a video.
• Edit our default hatch patterns to apply your groundcover standards to all your designs. 
  This article includes a video.
• Add your custom hatch patterns (PAT files) for even more groundcover customization. 
  This article includes a video.
• Create and save your own custom linetype to use as a boundary for Shrub Areas.
• Customize plant symbol lineweights to make your plant lines as thin or thick as you want.
• Alphanumeric Plant Symbols: Want your plant symbols to include your plant codes? Here's how.
• Stipple hatch: Learn the ins and outs of our stipple hatch pattern (and some important considerations for using it).

 

Customize Your Plant Labels:

• Edit our default plant label styles and make them your own. 
  This article includes a video.
• Add your custom plant label styles to our system. 
  This article includes a video.
• Define your standard for plant labels. 
  This article includes a video.
• Add a background fill or mask to your plant labels. 
  This article includes a video.
• Edit our Callout Light Text Style to customize the font settings in your plant labels.
• Justify the fonts in your plant labels. 
  This article includes a video.
• Change the insertion points of your plant labels. 
  This article includes a video.
• Plant label attribute definition: Get even more advanced with the customization of dynamic text in your plant labels. 
  This article includes a video.
• Updated plant label styles (2019): We updated our plant label styles, adding multileader (MLeader) styles to go along with our block styles, which we also updated. Here's how these label styles work, and how to get them.
  This article includes a video.
• Dual-language options for plant labels.

 

Customize Your Plant Schedules:

• Customize Plant Schedules by configuring your Text Styles, controlling the contents of your schedule, and more. 
  This article includes a video.
• Format your Plant Schedules exactly how you want them, and include as much or as little information as you like. 
  This article includes a video.
• Plant Schedule examples: Get a sample of the variety of Plant Schedule formats you can generate. 
  This article includes a video.
• User-defined data fields: Create your own custom data columns for your Plant Schedules. 
  This article includes a video.
• Send schedules to a spreadsheet: Did you know you can send Plant Schedules to a spreadsheet for further editing? Here's how. 
  This article includes a video.
• Dual-language options for listing plants in a language other than English in your Plant Schedules.

 

 

Multiple Languages:

• Dual-language options for listing plants in a language other than English (or using local common names) in your plant labels and schedules.

 

 

Webinars

• Planting F/X Setup: If you're trying to make Planting F/X work with your firm's existing style standards, this webinar is for you. (58 min)
• Implementing Your Office CAD Standards: Find out how easily you can adapt your own office standards to Land F/X – and how effectively the software will then apply them to your projects. (1 hr 2 min)
• Working with Blocks: We go over the role played by blocks within our software, showing the various types of blocks you have access to and how they all function. We'll also show you how to integrate your personal set of custom blocks into our system. (51 min)
• Mastering TrueType Fonts: We'll give you everything you need to make the switch from SXH to far-superior TrueTypes, including tips on sourcing, installation, and troubleshooting. (1 hr 3 min)
• Making Text Work in CAD: Join us to learn the essentials of how to use letters, numbers, and other characters effectively in CAD, including how to work with Text Styles and the Text Manager. (1 hr 4 min)
• Rock Out With Your Block Out: We’ve formulated a workflow that incorporates Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator along with AutoCAD to create custom block content. Learn how to transform an image into a polished, optimized, and unique block for your library. (1 hr 5 min)
• Customize for Office Color Standards: This webinar covers the necessary tools and techniques for a black belt in the art of office standards – from CTB plotting files to valuable Land F/X tools that enable instant layer color conversions and office color setup. (1 hr 2 min)
• Customizing Land F/X: Learn how to work with specific blocks, layer names, sheet protocols, and other distinct elements that make up your firm’s practices and preferences. (1 hr 3 min)
• Setting up Templates and Preferences for Repeat Clients: To save time and increase your accuracy, learn how to deliver a consistent drawing package for your repeat clients by setting up project templates and Preference Sets. (50 min)
• Browse our planting webinars.

 

Communicate the intent of your irrigation design clearly while maintaining your office's unique standard for equipment symbols, pipes, and callouts.

 

 

Set Your Preferences for Irrigation:

• Irrigation Preferences: Customize your valve callouts, irrigation symbol families, pipe classes, and symbol scaling. 
  This article includes a video.
• General Preferences: Customize options such as: 
  This article includes a video.
• Text Styles (Fonts): Set the fonts and point sizes you want for all your annotation and callout text.
• Line & block colors: Match our default line colors to your office standards. 
  This article includes a video.
• Numeric displays: Configure how numerals appear in your drawings, including choosing a currency setting for monetary amounts.
• Schedules Uppercase: Choose whether or not your schedules will appear in all uppercase (capital) letters.
• Preference Set: Store and save your office standards in one central location, known as a Preference Set. Create a different Preference Set for each client, project type, region ... it's all up to you. 
  This article includes a video.

 

Customize Your Irrigation Text and Layers:

• Customize our default Text Styles (Fonts).
• Customize your layer settings.

 

Customize Your Irrigation Equipment Symbols:

• Get to know our default irrigation symbols and our irrigation symbol drawing. 
  This article includes a video.
• Edit our default symbols 
  This article includes a video.
• Add your own spray symbols to our library 
  This article includes a video.
• Customize our default irrigation schedule symbols. 
  This article includes a video.

 

Customize Your Irrigation Callouts:

• Valve callouts and valve callout schedule symbols 
  This article includes a video.
• Pipe labels (Imperial units only)
• Customize your callout text.

 

Customize Your Irrigation Schedules and Reports:

• Format your irrigation schedules to meet your needs. 
  This article includes a video.
• Customize your schedule text: Configure the Schedule Title and Schedule Text styles to meet your standard for schedules.
• Schedules Uppercase: Choose whether or not your schedules will appear in all uppercase (capital) letters.
• Numeric displays: Configure how numerals appear in your drawings, including choosing a currency setting for monetary amounts.

 

Webinars

• Customizing Irrigation – What You Should Know: Join us for a discussion on the "need-to-knows" of making the software work with your office standards. We'll show you the different ways you can customize, and you'll pick up some valuable tips for setting up the software to meet your office standards. (1 hr 1 min)
• Implementing Your Office CAD Standards: Find out how easily you can adapt your own office standards to Land F/X – and how effectively the software will then apply them to your projects. (1 hr 2 min)
• Dotting Your Irrigation I's: Each client will have different styles and requirements, but the concept is the same: You should feel comfortable matching any client’s standards. We'll show you how. (1 hr 1 min)
• Working with Blocks: We go over the role played by blocks within our software, showing the various types of blocks you have access to and how they all function. We'll also show you how to integrate your personal set of custom blocks into our system. (51 min)
• Irrigation Tools – What You Need to Know: We'll show you the ins and outs of basic irrigation setup using our software, including how Preference Sets work with irrigation customization. (1 hr 6 min)
• Mastering TrueType Fonts: We'll give you everything you need to make the switch from SXH to far-superior TrueTypes, including tips on sourcing, installation, and troubleshooting. (1 hr 3 min)
• Making Text Work in CAD: Join us to learn the essentials of how to use letters, numbers, and other characters effectively in CAD, including how to work with Text Styles and the Text Manager. (1 hr 4 min)
• Customize for Office Color Standards: This webinar covers the necessary tools and techniques for a black belt in the art of office standards – from CTB plotting files to valuable Land F/X tools that enable instant layer color conversions and office color setup. (1 hr 2 min)
• Customizing Land F/X: Learn how to work with specific blocks, layer names, sheet protocols, and other distinct elements that make up your firm’s practices and preferences. (1 hr 3 min)
• Setting up Templates and Preferences for Repeat Clients: To save time and increase your accuracy, learn how to deliver a consistent drawing package for your repeat clients by setting up project templates and Preference Sets. (50 min)
• Browse our irrigation webinars.

 

Your details play a significant role in your designs as you continue to use them over time. Make them your own.

 

 

Set Your Preferences for Details:

• Details Preferences: Organize your details, and customize your detail templates and callouts. 
  This article includes a video.
• Preference Set: Store and save your office standards in one central location, known as a Preference Set. Create a different Preference Set for each client, project type, region ... it's all up to you. 
  This article includes a video.

 

Customize Your Detail Text and Layers:

• Customize our default Text Styles (Fonts).
• Customize your layer settings.

 

Customize Your Details

• Customize your Detail Templates: Dial in the size, title block, and other features of your default Detail Template. 
  This article includes a video.
• Save your customized Detail Templates: Don't forget to save any changes you make to our Detail Template source blocks. 
  This article includes a video.
• Save Hatch: Save your own detail hatches. 
  This article includes a video.
• Save Block: Save your own detail blocks. 
  This article includes a video.
• Customize Detail Dimension Styles (DimStyles): Give your detail dimensions the exact look you want. 
  This article includes a video.
• Layer States: Customize your detail layers and save your settings in one place, where you can easily apply them to all future details. 
  This article includes a video.
• Add a background fill or mask to your detail callouts. 
  This article includes a video.
• Schedules Uppercase: Choose whether or not your schedules will appear in all uppercase (capital) letters.
• Numeric displays: Configure how numerals appear in your details, including choosing a currency setting for monetary amounts.
• Match the size of your detail Bubble Callouts to the callouts shown in the Bubble Callout Schedule.
• Detail drafting tools: And don't forget about our super-useful collection of drafting tools for creating your own details.
• Convert your existing details into Land F/X details to ensure that they'll save properly and appear correctly when placed on a sheet.
  This article includes a video.
• Save Detail: Bring your custom details into our system.
  This article includes a video.
• Save your detail standards into our system.

 

Webinars

• Design F/X Setup: Join us for a complete demonstration on how our software helps you manage and use construction details. We’ll provide an overview of our entire system, from creating your detail drawings to compiling your detail library. (53 min)
• Implementing Your Office CAD Standards: Find out how easily you can adapt your own office standards to Land F/X – and how effectively the software will then apply them to your projects. (1 hr 2 min)
• Getting Started with the Detail Tools: We'll show you the basic tools you need to familiarize yourself with on the F/X Details ribbon, including setting your Details Preferences. (58 min)
• Mastering TrueType Fonts: We'll give you everything you need to make the switch from SXH to far-superior TrueTypes, including tips on sourcing, installation, and troubleshooting. (1 hr 3 min)
• Making Text Work in CAD: Join us to learn the essentials of how to use letters, numbers, and other characters effectively in CAD, including how to work with Text Styles and the Text Manager. (1 hr 4 min)
• Working With Dimensions in Land F/X: We show you all the necessary steps for setting up Dimension Styles (DimStyles) and saving them into Land F/X. We also provide some general practice tips and go over some common troubleshooting items. (1 hr 5 min)
• Customize for Office Color Standards: This webinar covers the necessary tools and techniques for a black belt in the art of office standards – from CTB plotting files to valuable Land F/X tools that enable instant layer color conversions and office color setup. (1 hr 2 min)
• Customizing Land F/X: Learn how to work with specific blocks, layer names, sheet protocols, and other distinct elements that make up your firm’s practices and preferences. (1 hr 3 min)
• Setting up Templates and Preferences for Repeat Clients: To save time and increase your accuracy, learn how to deliver a consistent drawing package for your repeat clients by setting up project templates and Preference Sets. (50 min)
• Browse our details webinars

Once you've gone through our numerous customization options, don't forget to save them and back them up: 

 

 

 

Articles

• Preference Sets: Once you've configured the Preferences, save all your settings in one location. Create as many Preference Sets as you need. 
  This article includes a video.
• Save ALL your standards into our system.
• Back up your Land F/X data, including projects and Preference Sets.
• CAD Standards folder: Save all your standards into one easy-to-reference place.

 

Webinars

• Implementing Your Office CAD Standards: Find out how easily you can adapt your own office standards to Land F/X – and how effectively the software will then apply them to your projects. (1 hr 2 min)
• Planting F/X Setup for a Multi-Office Firm: Michael Bain, CAD manager at Boffa Miskell Limited, walks through his introduction of Land F/X into the New Zealand firm with 7 offices and 70+ landscape architects. Michael shows how easy it was to get the firm's standards into the software, and provides real numbers showing the time savings they experienced right away. (1 hr)
• Browse our webinar recordings.

 

Although we most definitely make it easy for you to work exactly how you want to work, customization isn't just for Land F/X. AutoCAD includes some important settings that will help you get the most out of your installation. Here are some of our recommendations.

 

 

 

Articles

• AutoCAD First Steps: New to AutoCAD? Start here. 
  This article includes a video.
• Create your own floating ribbon panel: Consolidate your most commonly used AutoCAD and/or Land F/X tools into a custom floating ribbon panel. 
  This article includes a video.
• Customize Shortcut Keys: Did you know you can create your own shortcut (aka "alias") for every AutoCAD keyboard command? – otherwise known as "aliases" – using the AutoCAD Edit Alias tool. Learn how to set any combination of keystrokes to access the AutoCAD or Land F/X tool of your choice.
• CAD Options settings: The settings in the Options dialog box controls the way numerous AutoCAD features look and function. See our recommendations.
  This article includes a video.
• More AutoCAD configuration settings recommendations: Learn some additional best practices that will help you get the most out of CAD and our plugins.
• F/X CAD: Want us to set it all up for you? Our genuine Autodesk engine exclusively for Land F/X users has all our recommended CAD settings configured out of the box.

 

Webinars

Our trio of F/X CAD webinars is a great starting point for getting to know AutoCAD. Although these videos showcase F/X CAD, this series is a perfect starting point for any CAD user. We go over the most important CAD features and teach you good habits for building a solid drafting foundation.

• CAD for Beginners 1: Gain some basic familiarity with the software interface so you can jump right into drafting. We'll take you from the ground up, from opening the software to working with file types and using some of the essential drafting tools you see around the screen. (57 min)
• CAD for Beginners 2: In part 2, we show you how to customize your CAD environment for your personal workflow. We’ll take you from stock CAD to a finely tuned workspace by demonstrating a variety of tips, from setting up your tool palettes to customizing your keyboard shortcuts, that will help you work faster and more efficiently. (57 min)
• CAD for Beginners 3: Take a deeper dive into the fundamentals of blocks, as well as other drawing-defined items such as layers, MLeaders, and Dimension Styles (DimStyles). We’ll get into some native CAD capabilities to help you understand the basics. Then we’ll show off how Land F/X takes all this functionality to the next level. (1 hr 5 min)