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Grow Your Know! #108
Oct 20, 2021

• POWER TIP: The Planting F/X for Revit Plugin

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 3
Grow Your Know! # 108
October 19, 2021
POWER TIP:  The Planting F/X for Revit Plugin
POWER TIP: The Planting F/X for Revit Plugin
Recommended by: Amanda Marin

Revit has become a common platform for landscape architects, but you've probably noticed how even the simplest planting plan requires a head-first dive into expert-level Revit workarounds. Our Planting F/X for Revit plugin simplifies the Revit planting plan workflow while introducing our familiar Plant Manager along with our plant placing, labeling, scheduling, and error-checking tools into the Revit workspace. Find out what's possible in the current Beta testing phase, currently open to those with active Planting F/X licenses. (And contact us if you'd like to join the Beta – currently not available for trial licenses.)

 
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NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 3
RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD for Beginners Part 3
Previously recorded on October 15, 2021
Presented by Jake Lott

To finish up our 3-part CAD for Beginners series, we’ll 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.

CAD for Beginners Webinar Series:
CAD for Beginners 1
CAD for Beginners 2
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Grow Your Know! #107
Oct 20, 2021

• POWER TIP: Customizing Rotary Symbols

• WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 3

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Landscape Carbon Calculation
Grow Your Know! # 107
October 12, 2021
WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 3
WEBINAR: CAD for Beginners Part 3
DATE: October 15, 2021
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Jake Lott

To finish up our 3-part CAD for Beginners series, we’ll 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.
 
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POWER TIP: Customizing Rotary Symbols
POWER TIP: Customizing Rotary Symbols
Recommended by: Jeremiah Farmer

Technical issues can happen with any software, costing you time on the job. That’s why it’s important to be able to troubleshoot, or quickly investigate, identify, and even correct, potential issues. Check out this week's Power Tip for insight into basic troubleshooting techniques.

 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Landscape Carbon Calculation
RECORDED WEBINAR: Landscape Carbon Calculation
Previously recorded on October 1, 2021
Presented by Rick Taylor of Elder Creek Landscapes

Join Rick Taylor of Elder Creek Landscapes for an introduction to the Carbon Calculator, an important tool in the effort to combat climate change. After a brief discussion of the basic scientific premise behind climate change, Rick will present the main leverage points available for its reversal and outline immediate necessary solutions to its ancillary effects on our ecosystems and lives. He’ll then provide a live tutorial of the calculator, allowing you to experience its user interface firsthand. As always, feedback and questions will be encouraged throughout the conversation.
 
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Grow Your Know! #106
Oct 20, 2021

• POWER TIP: Migrating Setting from Previous Versions of CAD

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Landscape Carbon Calculation
Grow Your Know! # 106
October 5, 2021
POWER TIP: Migrating Setting from Previous Versions of CAD
POWER TIP: Migrating Settings From A Previous Version of CAD
Recommended by: Tyler Lewis

You've taken the effort to make your CAD environment look and behave how you want, from display background to toolbar customizations. Upgrading to the latest edition of AutoCAD or F/X CAD doesn't mean abandoning these settings or losing all that preparation time. It's easy to migrate your existing settings to your new version. We'll show you what you're actually migrating and how to move your settings over in seconds using the migration tool.
 
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NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
RECORDED WEBINAR: Landscape Carbon Calculation
RECORDED WEBINAR: Landscape Carbon Calculation
Previously recorded on October 1, 2021
Presented by Rick Taylor of Elder Creek Landscapes

Join Rick Taylor of Elder Creek Landscapes for an introduction to the Carbon Calculator, an important tool in the effort to combat climate change. After a brief discussion of the basic scientific premise behind climate change, Rick will present the main leverage points available for its reversal and outline immediate necessary solutions to its ancillary effects on our ecosystems and lives. He’ll then provide a live tutorial of the calculator, allowing you to experience its user interface firsthand. As always, feedback and questions will be encouraged throughout the conversation.
 
WATCH RECORDED WEBINAR


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Grow Your Know! #105
Oct 20, 2021

• POWER TIP: Cost Estimates for Planting Design

• WEBINAR: Landscape Carbon Calculation

• Expanded & Improved Spray Head Selection
Grow Your Know! # 105
September 28, 2021
WEBINAR: Landscape Carbon Calculation
WEBINAR: Landscape Carbon Calculation
DATE: October 1, 2021
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Rick Taylor of Elder Creek Landscapes

Join Rick Taylor of Elder Creek Landscapes for an introduction to the Carbon Calculator, an important tool in the effort to combat climate change. After a brief discussion of the basic scientific premise behind climate change, Rick will present the main leverage points available for its reversal and outline immediate necessary solutions to its ancillary effects on our ecosystems and lives. He’ll then provide a live tutorial of the calculator, allowing you to experience its user interface firsthand. As always, feedback and questions will be encouraged throughout the conversation.
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POWER TIP: Cost Estimates for Planting Design
POWER TIP: Cost Estimates for Planting Design
Recommended By: Hutch Kerns with Kerns Land Planning & Design

Description: Cost estimates aren't a hidden feature, so why aren't you using them? Tune in to see this schedule option at work and find out how to include it in your set of design tools. We'll show you how easy Land F/X makes it to send costs to MS Excel, make cost estimates for different areas of your design, and set up a template with costs included.
 
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Expanded & Improved Spray Head Selection
Expanded & Improved Spray Head Selection
With a recent update, we’ve provided even more options for using spray heads in your irrigation designs. You can now add up to 9 models of both turf and shrub spray heads to each of your projects. We’ve also updated the F/X Irrigation ribbon not only to accommodate this expanded selection but to make it even easier to specify spray heads for your project. Just click the new Turf/Shrub button to select a spray model to place, or to jump directly to a display of available spray models you can add. It’s yet another way we’ve added flexibility and clarity to irrigation design. The improved spray symbol functionality is included in our standard update, but the ribbon change will require a separate installation of our latest F/X Workstation installer, linked below.

Read more about the update:
Placing and adding spray heads
Get the latest ribbon (F/X Workstation installer)


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Grow Your Know! #104
Oct 20, 2021

• POWER TIP: Basic Troubleshooting Tips

• WEBINAR: Sports Field Design Part 2

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Brutal Truths of Software
Grow Your Know! # 104
September 21, 2021
WEBINAR: Sports Field Design Part 2
Sports Field Design Part 2
Presented by Donald D. Franklin of Franklin Irrigation Consulting, FIC

In the first segment of our 2-part series on irrigation design for sports fields, Donald D. Franklin of Franklin Irrigation Consulting, FIC, covered the effects of wind, head placement, and other factors on a design as a whole, in addition to providing some valuable tips for selecting and spacing heads. In this second presentation, Donald will pick up where he left off with Part 1, providing insight into everything from water velocity to pressure surges, water hammer mitigation, pipe sizing for long-term success, and analysis of different welding techniques.
 
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POWER TIP: Basic Troubleshooting Tips
Basic Troubleshooting Tips
Recommended by: Land F/X

Technical issues can happen with any software, costing you time on the job. That’s why it’s important to be able to troubleshoot, or quickly investigate, identify, and even correct, potential issues. Check out this week's Power Tip for insight into basic troubleshooting techniques.

 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Brutal Truths Of Software
RECORDED WEBINAR: Brutal Truths of Software
Previously recorded on September 10, 2021
Presented by Krystal Bozarth

Software can develop a bad rap in the absence of some crucial conversations during the investigation, purchasing, and even implementation phases. Asking yourself the difficult questions (and not being afraid of the answers) will help you think critically and understand what you might be getting into. We’ll cover some brutal-truth topics that might be hard to hear, but will help you build a strong foundation for your foray into software adoption.
 
WEBINAR: Sports Field Design Part 2


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Grow Your Know! #103
Oct 20, 2021

• POWER TIP: How to Move a Detail Folder

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Brutal Truths of Software
Grow Your Know! # 103
September 14, 2021
POWER TIP: How To Move a Detail Folder
POWER TIP: How To Move a Detail Folder
Recommended by: Land F/X

If you've been put in charge of your office's Land F/X detail library, you may have realized it's simply, well, a mess. Have no fear – both our Detail Explorer and Project List tools make it incredibly easy to rearrange your detail folders and tidy everything up, making it quick and painless to find the right detail when you need it. Even better, as you move details between folders, their data links will follow them automatically, meaning any existing detail callouts in your existing projects will never know the difference. Get to know our powerfully simple detail organization system, and get ready to stop spending your time hunting down details.
 
WATCH POWER TIP
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
RECORDED WEBINAR: Brutal Truths Of Software
RECORDED WEBINAR: Brutal Truths of Software
Previously recorded on September 10, 2021
Presented by Krystal Bozarth

Software can develop a bad rap in the absence of some crucial conversations during the investigation, purchasing, and even implementation phases. Asking yourself the difficult questions (and not being afraid of the answers) will help you think critically and understand what you might be getting into. We’ll cover some brutal-truth topics that might be hard to hear, but will help you build a strong foundation for your foray into software adoption.
 
WATCH RECORDED WEBINAR


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Grow Your Know! #102
Oct 20, 2021

• POWER TIP: Help Us Grow Our Plant Database

• WEBINAR: Brutal Truths of Software

• RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Plotting

• NEW FEATURE: Choose Spray Symbol Families on the Fly
Grow Your Know! # 102
September 7, 2021
NEW FEATURE: Choose Spray Symbol Families on the Fly
NEW FEATURE: Choose Spray Symbol Families on the Fly
It’s been a long time coming, and it’s finally here! You can now pick your spray symbol family while adding spray equipment to your project, just as you would with emitters, rotors, or rotary heads. Spray symbol assignment is no longer a part of your Preference set, giving you even more flexibility in your irrigation designs. Choose from three symbol family categories: our new Arc Rotates option, and our existing Symbol Rotates and No Rotation options.
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WEBINAR: Brutal Truths of Software
WEBINAR: Brutal Truths of Software
DATE: September 10, 2021
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Krystal Bozarth

Software can develop a bad rap in the absence of some crucial conversations during the investigation, purchasing, and even implementation phases. Asking yourself the difficult questions (and not being afraid of the answers) will help you think critically and understand what you might be getting into. We’ll cover some brutal-truth topics that might be hard to hear, but will help you build a strong foundation for your foray into software adoption.
 
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POWER TIP: Help Us Grow Our Plant Database
POWER TIP: Help Us Grow Our Plant Database
Recommended by: Land F/X

We’re going all out in our efforts to expand and refine our tag-based plant database, and we need help from Land F/X users like you! Tune in to find out everything you need to know about editing plant data tags. We’ll give you a tour of our new login system, show you how to add and remove plant tags, and provide some important tips on how to edit responsibly. You’ll also get a sneak preview of the awesome badges we’ve created for users who consistently make great edits. Learn how to edit plant tags today, and start working toward a fantastic badge for your landfx.com user login.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Plotting
RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Plotting
Previously recorded on August 27, 2021
Presented by Jeremiah Farmer

Plotting from AutoCAD is an imperative step in achieving the all-important final product. Unfortunately, plotting is often among the most challenging and frustrating tasks within CAD. We'll cover all aspects of plotting, including best practices in choosing and using physical plotters, managing page setups and plotter configurations, and producing the best possible PDF plots of your designs.
 
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Grow Your Know! #101
Sep 06, 2021

• POWER TIP: Lighting Wiring

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Plotting
Grow Your Know! # 101
August 31, 2021
POWER TIP: Lighting Wiring
POWER TIP: Lighting Wiring
Recommended by: Alex Zahn

Irrigation F/X offers enough symbols to cover every equipment type you'd possibly use in an irrigation plan, all ready to go. While each symbol allows for full customization, the sheer variety of options right out of the box makes it incredibly easy to achieve the exact look you have in mind for your system design. Take a tour of our collection of ready-to-use irrigation symbols.
 
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NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Plotting
RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Plotting
Previously recorded on August 27, 2021
Presented by Jeremiah Farmer

Plotting from AutoCAD is an imperative step in achieving the all-important final product. Unfortunately, plotting is often among the most challenging and frustrating tasks within CAD. We'll cover all aspects of plotting, including best practices in choosing and using physical plotters, managing page setups and plotter configurations, and producing the best possible PDF plots of your designs.
 
WATCH RECORDED WEBINAR


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Grow Your Know! #100
Sep 06, 2021

• POWER TIP: Irrigation Symbol Options

• WEBINAR: All About Plotting

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Tools at Early Design
Grow Your Know! # 100
August 24, 2021
WEBINAR: All About Plotting
WEBINAR: All About Plotting
DATE: August 27, 2021
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Jeremiah Farmer

Plotting from AutoCAD is an imperative step in achieving the all-important final product. Unfortunately, plotting is often among the most challenging and frustrating tasks within CAD. We'll cover all aspects of plotting, including best practices in choosing and using physical plotters, managing page setups and plotter configurations, and producing the best possible PDF plots of your designs.
 
REGISTER NOW
POWER TIP: Irrigation Symbol Options
POWER TIP: Irrigation Symbol Options
Recommended by: Jake Lott

Irrigation F/X offers enough symbols to cover every equipment type you'd possibly use in an irrigation plan, all ready to go. While each symbol allows for full customization, the sheer variety of options right out of the box makes it incredibly easy to achieve the exact look you have in mind for your system design. Take a tour of our collection of ready-to-use irrigation symbols.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Tools at Early Design
RECORDED WEBINAR: Tools at Early Design
Previously recorded on August 13, 2021
Presented by Paul Houchin

Land F/X is known for its powerful construction documentation tools, but there are also some very powerful tools for use at a preliminary or schematic level. This webinar demonstrates how the zoning and concept graphics tools can be used to quickly illustrate the designer’s intent for a site, while working quickly within CAD, from nothing more than a satellite image. It also shows how to customize and organize schematic design elements to allow for a quick preliminary cost estimate.
 
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Grow Your Know! #99
Sep 06, 2021

• POWER TIP: Site Tools in 6 Minutes

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Tools at Early Design
Grow Your Know! # 99
August 17, 2021
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Site Tools in 6 Minutes
POWER TIP: Site Tools in 6 Minutes
Recommended by: Amanda Marin

There's a whole world of tools available in our F/X Site ribbon. Are you using them to their full potential? Tune in to ensure you're not missing out on a feature that could shave hours of work from your next design project. We'll show off tools for zoning plans, concept design, hardscape or site construction, lighting, grading, color-rendered presentations, and more.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Tools at Early Design
RECORDED WEBINAR: Tools at Early Design
Previously recorded on August 13, 2021
Presented by Paul Houchin

Land F/X is known for its powerful construction documentation tools, but there are also some very powerful tools for use at a preliminary or schematic level. This webinar demonstrates how the zoning and concept graphics tools can be used to quickly illustrate the designer’s intent for a site, while working quickly within CAD, from nothing more than a satellite image. It also shows how to customize and organize schematic design elements to allow for a quick preliminary cost estimate.
 
WATCH RECORDED WEBINAR


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Grow Your Know! #98
Aug 10, 2021

• POWER TIP: How We Record Our Audio & Video

• WEBINAR: Tools at Early Design

• RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 2
Grow Your Know! # 98
August 10, 2021
WEBINAR: Tools at Early Design
WEBINAR: Tools at Early Design
DATE: August 13, 2021
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Paul Houchin

Land F/X is known for its powerful construction documentation tools, but there are also some very powerful tools for use at a preliminary or schematic level.  This webinar demonstrates how the zoning and concept graphics tools can be used to quickly illustrate the designer’s intent for a site, while working quickly within CAD, from nothing more than a satellite image. It also shows how to customize and organize schematic design elements to allow for a quick preliminary cost estimate.
 
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POWER TIP: How We Record Our Audio & Video
POWER TIP: How We Record Audio & Video
Recommended by:  Land F/X

Whether you’re starting a podcast, compiling interview footage, or recording some narration for a presentation video, you’ll want the audio quality to be as high as possible. Our video production team has plenty of experience in this arena, and we’ve learned plenty about what to do and what not to do. We’ll share a few tips and techniques we’ve picked up along the way.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 2
RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD for Beginners 2
Previously recorded on July 16, 2021
Presented by Jaymz Wooden

In part 2 of our 3-part journey through CAD, we'll build on the fundamentals of part 1 and 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.
 
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Grow Your Know! #97
Aug 10, 2021

• POWER TIP: Batchman

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 2
Grow Your Know! # 97
August 3, 2021
POWER TIP: Batchman
POWER TIP: Batchman
Recommended by:  Land F/X

Have you ever wished for a faster way of making multiple adjustments to a set of drawings? Want to clean multiple files at once while also applying layer names, colors, and font standards? Watch this Power Tip to get the lowdown on how our BatchMan tool gives you the power of batch processing the mundane tasks to keep your files in top order.
 
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NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 2
RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD for Beginners 2
Previously recorded on July 16, 2021
Presented by Jaymz Wooden

In part 2 of our 3-part journey through CAD, we'll build on the fundamentals of part 1 and 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.
 
WATCH RECORDED WEBINAR


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Grow Your Know! #96
Aug 10, 2021

• POWER TIP: Schematic Irrigation

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 2
Grow Your Know! # 96
July 27, 2021
POWER TIP: Schematic Irrigation
POWER TIP: Schematic Irrigation
Recommended by:  Mark Pagano at D.D. Pagano, Inc.

If you’re not already conceiving your system designs with Schematic Irrigation, do yourself a favor and give it a whirl. This vital feature helps you put together a quick initial layout that shows all your projected flow and pressure requirements, all before you’ve placed a single sprinkler head. It’s a fast and time-saving way to sketch out potential demands and show your client where your design is headed. Take a tour of Schematic Irrigation and find out why it’s the most valuable irrigation tool you might not be using – yet.
 
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NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 2
RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD for Beginners 2
Previously recorded on July 16, 2021
Presented by Jaymz Wooden

In part 2 of our 3-part journey through CAD, we'll build on the fundamentals of part 1 and 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.
 
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Grow Your Know! #95
Aug 10, 2021

• POWER TIP: Advanced Plant Data

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 2
Grow Your Know! # 95
July 20, 2021
POWER TIP: Advanced Plant Data
POWER TIP: Advanced Plant Data
Recommended by: Molly Vanderlip

Ready to go beyond basic planting tools and get into some real plant data? Land F/X gives you access to a powerful wiki database that helps you not only find the right plants but also list their data in a schedule exactly how you need it. Take a tour!
 
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NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 2
RECORDED WEBINAR: CAD for Beginners 2
Previously recorded on July 16, 2021
Presented by Jaymz Wooden

In part 2 of our 3-part journey through CAD, we'll build on the fundamentals of part 1 and 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.
 
WATCH RECORDED WEBINAR


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Grow Your Know! #94
Jul 30, 2021

• POWER TIP: Submit Your Color Symbol to Win

• WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 2

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Slow Land F/X Performance Troubleshooting
Grow Your Know! # 94
July 13, 2021
WEBINAR: CAD For Beginners 2
WEBINAR: CAD for Beginners 2
DATE: July 16, 2021
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Jaymz Wooden

In part 2 of our 3-part journey through CAD, we'll build on the fundamentals of part 1 and 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.
 
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POWER TIP: Submit Your Color Symbol to Win
POWER TIP: Submit Your Color Symbol to Win
Recommended by: Land F/X

We’re interested in your best artistic efforts to develop great-looking tree and shrub symbols, with a chance of having them included in our color plant symbol library. All we ask is that you create your symbols in CAD, submit them as DWG files, and, above all, have fun making them!
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Slow Land F/X Performance Troubleshooting
RECORDED WEBINAR: Slow Land F/X Performance Troubleshooting
Previously recorded on July 9, 2021
Presented by Mike Bennett

The Land F/X plugin is intended to save you time, so what do you do if you're finding yourself staring at the screen waiting for your computer or CAD to catch up while doing as simple as selecting a new symbol for your tree? Well, you could be leaving precious seconds on the table due to simple misconfigurations or if your work environment has changed, such as going remote, perhaps your configuration needs to as well to adapt to that. Let's take a look at some common snags that can both take away or give you back time from your day when it comes to the Land F/X plugin.
 
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Grow Your Know! #93
Jul 30, 2021

• POWER TIP: Color Symbol Contest

• WEBINAR: Slow Land F/X Performance Troubleshooting

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Digital Design Tools on the Go - Part 2
Grow Your Know! # 93
July 6, 2021
WEBINAR: Slow Land F/X Performance Troubleshooting
WEBINAR: Slow Land F/X Performance Troubleshooting
DATE: July 9, 2021
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Mike Bennett

The Land F/X plugin is intended to save you time, so what do you do if you're finding yourself staring at the screen waiting for your computer or CAD to catch up while doing as simple as selecting a new symbol for your tree? Well, you could be leaving previous seconds on the table due to simple misconfigurations or if your work environment has changed, such as going remote, perhaps your configuration needs to as well to adapt to that. Let's take a look at some common snags that can both take away or give you back time from your day when it comes to the Land F/X plugin.
 
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POWER TIP: Color Symbol Contest
POWER TIP: Color Symbol Contest
Recommended by: Land F/X

Crack open a can of creativity – Land F/X is having a Color Symbol Contest! Create a color tree or shrub block in CAD, and submit it for a chance to win a “cash” gift card and have your symbol featured in our library. Watch the announcement video for all the details.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Digital Design Tools on the Go - Part 2
RECORDED WEBINAR: Digital Design Tools on the Go - Part 2
Previously recorded on June 25, 2021
Presented by Paul houchin

In the first installment of this series, we looked at some useful tools for landscape design on a tablet. In Part 2, we’ll guide you through the transition from your desktop computer to a tablet when you need to take your work outside the office. We’ll give our recommendations for preparing your drawings for pen and tablet rendering. You’ll also pick up some valuable techniques for moving your PDF sheets from computer to tablet for an optimal design experience while out on the go.
 
Watch Recorded Webinar


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Grow Your Know! #92
Jul 30, 2021

• POWER TIP: What's New With F/X CAD 2022

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Digital Design Tools on the Go - Part 2
Grow Your Know! # 92
June 29, 2021
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: What's New With F/X CAD 2022
POWER TIP: What's New With F/X CAD 2022
Recommended by: Megan Castro

Want a few reasons for upgrading to F/X CAD 2022? How about floating windows, the new Count palette, and the addition of Geolocation from Maps? Along with the usual performance upgrades, this version will be well worth it! Take an F/X CAD tour to see what we mean.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Digital Design Tools on the Go - Part 2
RECORDED WEBINAR: Digital Design Tools On the Go - Part 2
Previously recorded on June 25, 2021
Presented by Paul Houchin

In the first installment of this series, we looked at some useful tools for landscape design on a tablet. In Part 2, we’ll guide you through the transition from your desktop computer to a tablet when you need to take your work outside the office. We’ll give our recommendations for preparing your drawings for pen and tablet rendering. You’ll also pick up some valuable techniques for moving your PDF sheets from computer to tablet for an optimal design experience while out on the go.
 
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Grow Your Know! #91
Jul 30, 2021

• POWER TIP: Updating Land F/X

• WEBINAR: Digital Design Tools on the Go - Part 2

• RECORDED WEBINAR: F/X CAD 2022
Grow Your Know! # 91
June 22, 2021
WEBINAR: Digital Design Tools on the Go - Part 2
Webinar: Digital Design Tools On the Go - Part 2
DATE: June 25, 2021
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Paul Houchin

In the first installment of this series, we looked at some useful tools for landscape design on a tablet. In Part 2, we’ll guide you through the transition from your desktop computer to a tablet when you need to take your work outside the office. We’ll give our recommendations for preparing your drawings for pen and tablet rendering. You’ll also pick up some valuable techniques for moving your PDF sheets from computer to tablet for an optimal design experience while out on the go.
 
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POWER TIP: Updating Land F/X
Power Tip: Updating Land F/X
Recommended by: Megan Castro

Keeping your software up to date is a crucial factor in your ability to maintain a stable and secure IT infrastructure, and Land F/X is no exception. In this quick overview, we'll show you how easily you can stay current with your Land F/X installation. We'll show you how to run the latest update, adjust your settings, and even roll back to a previous version as a troubleshooting measure.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: F/X CAD 2022
Recorded Webinar: F/X CAD 2022
Previously recorded on June 18, 2021
Presented by Amanda Berry

We're introducing F/X CAD 2022, and it's a big update that connects you with the Autodesk 360 collaboration tools. This new version includes a powerful Count palette – the perfect companion for your Land F/X tools. Other major improvements include interface enhancement with Floating Windows, plus expanded capability for marking up plans with colleagues. Find out why F/X CAD 2022 is well worth the upgrade.
 
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Grow Your Know! #90
Jul 30, 2021

• POWER TIP: Xhair Angle

• WEBINAR: F/X CAD 2022

• RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
Grow Your Know! # 90
June 15, 2021
WEBINAR: F/X CAD 2022
WEBINAR: F/X CAD 2022
DATE: June 18, 2021
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Amanda Marin

We're introducing F/X CAD 2022, and it's a big update that connects you with the Autodesk 360 collaboration tools. This new version includes a powerful Count palette – the perfect companion for your Land F/X tools. Other major improvements include interface enhancement with Floating Windows, plus expanded capability for marking up plans with colleagues. Find out why F/X CAD 2022 is well worth the upgrade.
 
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POWER TIP: Xhair Angle
POWER TIP: Xhair Angle
Recommended by: Dave Farmer

Changing the angles of your cursor crosshairs is a snap with Xhair Angle! Use it for everyday AutoCAD polyline drafting, or in conjunction with many Land F/X tools. Whether you're working on planting, site and hardscape, details, or irrigation, you'll want to know about this time-saving hack!
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
Previously recorded on May 21, 2021
Presented by Paul Houchin

The word “template” seems to be thrown around a lot, but it can refer to several components in the AutoCAD and Land F/X systems. We’ll 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.
 
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Grow Your Know! #89
Jun 08, 2021

• POWER TIP: Detail Blocks

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
Grow Your Know! # 89
June 8, 2021
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Detail Blocks
Power Tip: Detail Blocks
Recommended by Land F/X

Creating details has never been easier – especially when you use our detail blocks as a starting point.  From using the existing detail library to saving your own, making details should be a fun task – and we are here to help. We will even create blocks based on your requests, and add them to the system for you to use.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
Previously recorded on May 21, 2021
Presented by Paul Houchin

The word “template” seems to be thrown around a lot, but it can refer to several components in the AutoCAD and Land F/X systems. We’ll 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.
 
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Grow Your Know! #88
Jun 08, 2021

• POWER TIP: Building a Plant Database

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
Grow Your Know! # 88
June 1, 2021
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Building a Plant Database
POWER TIP: Building a Plant Database
Recommended by Land F/X

An estimated 390,900 plant species are currently known to science. We’re constantly updating and expanding the Land F/X plant database to include as many of those plants as possible. All entries are inputted by Land F/X users and then updated and verified by our very own plant guru, Molly Vanderlip. “Plant ” yourself in your seat and join Molly as she walks you through her vetting process and discusses the exciting future of our growing plant database.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
Previously recorded on May 21, 2021
Presented by Paul Houchin

The word “template” seems to be thrown around a lot, but it can refer to several components in the AutoCAD and Land F/X systems. We’ll 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.
 
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Grow Your Know! #87
Jun 08, 2021

• POWER TIP: Slope Callout and Area

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
Grow Your Know! # 87
May 25, 2021
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Slope Callout and Area
POWER TIP: Slope Callout and Area
Recommended by Michael Bain with Boffa Miskell Limited

On sites that include any elevation variations, the slope can affect the actual footprint of your project – and of specific regions within it. For groundcovers or other smart objects, achieving accurate quantities hinges on your ability to account for these changes in area. Find out how our Slope Callouts and Slope Areas help ensure that your callouts and schedules calculate your take-offs perfectly.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
RECORDED WEBINAR: All About Templates
Previously recorded on May 21, 2021
Presented by Paul Houchin

The word “template” seems to be thrown around a lot, but it can refer to several components in the AutoCAD and Land F/X systems. We’ll 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.
 
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Grow Your Know! #86
Jun 08, 2021

• POWER TIP: Circuiting

• WEBINAR: All About Templates

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Design a Vertical Planter
Grow Your Know! # 86
May 18, 2021
WEBINAR: All About Templates
WEBINAR: All About Templates
DATE: May 21, 2021
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Paul Houchin

The word “template” seems to be thrown around a lot, but it can refer to several components in the AutoCAD and Land F/X systems. We’ll 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.
 
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POWER TIP: Circuiting
POWER TIP: Circuiting
Recommended by Jake Lott

Circuiting the heads in your irrigation design is an essential step to complete before drawing your pipes. In the old days, this slow and grinding procedure would require an assortment of colored pencils, a calculator, and hours of your work time. Our Circuiting feature makes this step fast, precise, and dare we say fun. Find out how we've fulfilled every conceivable wishlist, giving you a handy collection of tools that allow you to make instant edits and take full control of your circuiting plan.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Design a Vertical Planter
RECORDED WEBINAR: Design A Vertical Planter
Previously recorded on April 30, 2021
Presented by Amanda Marin

Learn a new skill with a simple application that can be extrapolated to many other scenarios. We'll take a simple vertical planter, where the plant symbols and irrigation system would normally stack on top of each other in plan view and be illegible, and break these items out into a legible planting plan with connected irrigation that any contractor should be able to read, understand, and build exactly as intended. We'll use tools such as Detail Viewport and Work Areas to accomplish this goal.
 
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Grow Your Know! #85
May 14, 2021

• NO POWER TIP THIS WEEK

• WEBINAR: All About Templates

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Design a Vertical Planter
Grow Your Know! # 85
May 13, 2021
WEBINAR: All About Templates
The previous date was incorrect.
Please join us next week May 21, 2021, and register below.
WEBINAR: All About Templates
DATE: May 21, 2021
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Paul Houchin

The word “template” seems to be thrown around a lot, but it can refer to several components in the AutoCAD and Land F/X systems. We’ll 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.
 
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No Power Tip This Week
RECORDED WEBINAR: Design a Vertical Planter
RECORDED WEBINAR: Design A Vertical Planter
Previously recorded on April 30, 2021
Presented by Amanda Marin

Learn a new skill with a simple application that can be extrapolated to many other scenarios. We'll take a simple vertical planter, where the plant symbols and irrigation system would normally stack on top of each other in plan view and be illegible, and break these items out into a legible planting plan with connected irrigation that any contractor should be able to read, understand, and build exactly as intended. We'll use tools such as Detail Viewport and Work Areas to accomplish this goal.
 
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Grow Your Know! #84
May 14, 2021

• POWER TIP: Detail Viewports

• GUEST WEBINAR: Filter Selection and Sizing Guidelines

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Design a Vertical Planter
Grow Your Know! # 81
GUEST WEBINAR: Filter Selection and Sizing Guidelines