Adding Plants to a Land F/X Project from the PlantMaster Database
- Setting Up PlantMaster
- Adding Plants from PlantMaster
- Import List of Plants from PlantMaster Project or Palette
- Export Plant List from Land F/X to PlantMaster
You can now use PlantMaster as your plant database inside Land F/X.
You'll need to be logged in to your PlantMaster account to complete the following steps.
Setting Up PlantMaster
To select PlantMaster as the plant database you'll use, open the Planting Preferences and select the PlantMaster option from the Plant Database menu.
You're now ready to start adding plants from the PlantMaster database.
Note that the plant database you select from this menu is tied to the active Preference Set. You can have some projects pull from PlantMaster and others pull from our default database. To ensure you're pulling from the correct plant database, make sure you have the correct Preference Set selected when you start each project.
Adding Plants from PlantMaster
Adding plants to a project from PlantFile is a similar process to adding them from our default database.
To begin adding plants from PlantFile, open the Plant Manager:
F/X Planting ribbon, Plant Manager flyout
Plant Manager toolbar
Planting toolbar
F/X Planting menu, Plant Manager option
or type ProjectPlants in the Command line
Select the plant type you'd like to add (example: Trees). Then click New.
The PlantMaster database will open. You can begin searching for and adding plants.
To add a plant to your Land F/X project, click the + Land F/X button for that plant.
Import a List of Plants from a PlantMaster Project or Pallette
To begin importing plants from a PlantMaster project or Pallette, select the plant type you want to import in the Plant Manager and then click Import.
Select the PlantMaster option at the top of the list of projects in the Select Project dialog box.
A popup will open showing a list of PlantMaster projects and palettes.
Click the + Land F/X button next to a project or palette to import it into Land F/X.
After the process is complete, you'll see that list of plants in your Land F/X Plant Manager.
Export Plant List from Land F/X to PlantMaster
Step 1: Set Up a PlantMaster URL
Before you can export your plant list to PlantMaster, you'll need to set up the connection by acquiring a URL from PlantMaster.
Log in to PlantMaster, then open the Projects menu and select the Manage My Projects option.
Click any Project Actions menu and select the Import Plant List option.
Once you've set up this capability for any project, the export process will intelligently export plants to the correct project, so you'll only need to complete this step once.
(1.) Click Import from CAD.
(2.) Click Land F/X.
(3.) You'll be presented with a URL. CLick Copy URL .
You can now put that URL into Land F/X.
Open CAD and open the General Preferences screen from the F/X Admin ribbon.
(1.) In the General Preferences screen, click Schedule Integration.
(2.) In the Schedule Integration dialog box, click New.
(3.) Title the integration PlantMaster, then click OK.
Back in the Schedule Integration dialog box, paste the copied URL into the URL field.
Uncheck the RefNotes and Irrigation options, and verify that the Planting option is checked.
Click OK. You can now export your plant list to PlantMaster.
Step 2: Export Your Plant List to PlantMaster
Open our Plant Schedule tool, and select Cloud as the schedule destination.
The drop-down menu will then populate with your PlantMaster connection.
Click OK. Your plant list will be sent to the corresponding project in PlantMaster.
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