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Grow Your Know # 185
Aug 03, 2023

• POWER TIP: InDesign Tips: Styles and Templates

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Mastering TrueType Fonts
Grow Your Know! # 184
August 1, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: InDesign Tips: Styles and Templates
POWER TIP: InDesign Tips: Styles and Templates

In this week's power tip video, we'll show you how to supercharge your productivity in Adobe InDesign with styles and templates. Discover the time-saving magic of Paragraph Styles and Character Styles, and see how you can harness their power by creating templates for your future projects. Take advantage of this valuable insight to maximize efficiency and streamline your design process!

 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Mastering TrueType Fonts
RECORDED WEBINAR: Mastering TrueType Fonts
Previously recorded on July 21, 2023
Presented by Jaymz Wooden

Your first thought about using a particular font in CAD might have to do with its appearance, but it's equally important to consider a font's performance. That's why we always recommend using TrueType fonts rather than SHX fonts. TrueTypes look and perform great when used in CAD and PDFs, among other platforms, making them the ideal font type to use in your plans. In contrast, SHX fonts lack complete character sets, offer subpar PDF performance, and are incompatible with platforms outside of CAD. We'll give you everything you need to make the switch from SXH to far-superior TrueTypes, including tips on sourcing, installation, and troubleshooting.

 
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Grow Your Know # 184
Aug 03, 2023

• POWER TIP: Why Pay Your Subscription

• WEBINAR: Mastering TrueType Fonts

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency
Grow Your Know! # 184
July 18, 2023 
WEBINAR: Mastering TrueType Fonts
WEBINAR: Mastering TrueType Fonts
DATE: July 21, 2023
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Jaymz Wooden

Your first thought about using a particular font in CAD might have to do with its appearance, but it's equally important to consider a font's performance. That's why we always recommend using TrueType fonts rather than SHX fonts. TrueTypes look and perform great when used in CAD and PDFs, among other platforms, making them the ideal font type to use in your plans. In contrast, SHX fonts lack complete character sets, offer subpar PDF performance, and are incompatible with platforms outside of CAD. We'll give you everything you need to make the switch from SXH to far-superior TrueTypes, including tips on sourcing, installation, and troubleshooting.
 
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POWER TIP: Why Pay Your Subscription
POWER TIP: Why Pay Your Subscription

Your Land F/X license subscription is up for renewal. Do you go through with it, or let it expire? We'll go over what's included in your yearly subscription, and what happens if you opt out of paying the renewal fee. It's your decision to make, so let's make sure you know your options.

 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency
RECORDED WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency
Previously recorded on June 23, 2023
Presented by Paul Houchin

Join us as we continue our foray into exploring AI’s potential as a major driver of productivity in your workplace. We’ll demonstrate the use of ChatGPT in composing everything from bid proposals to mission statements and concept descriptions, as well as delve into tools such as Grammarly that can help with the writing side of office duties.

 
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Grow Your Know # 183
Aug 03, 2023

• JUST FOR FUN: The Office @ Home

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency
Grow Your Know! # 183
July 5, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
JUST FOR FUN: The Office @ Home
JUST FOR FUN: The Office @ Home
Recommended By: Land F/X

FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY
The Office @ Home depicts the everyday remote work lives of office employees at the San Luis Obispo branch of Land F/X Software Company.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency
RECORDED WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency
Previously recorded on June 23, 2023
Presented by Paul Houchin

Join us as we continue our foray into exploring AI’s potential as a major driver of productivity in your workplace. We’ll demonstrate the use of ChatGPT in composing everything from bid proposals to mission statements and concept descriptions, as well as delve into tools such as Grammarly that can help with the writing side of office duties.

 
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Grow Your Know # 182
Aug 03, 2023

• POWER TIP: All About F/X CAD Licensing

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency
Grow Your Know! # 181
June 27, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: All About F/X CAD Licensing
POWER TIP: All About F/X CAD Licensing
Recommended By: Land F/X

We understand the confusion that can often come with F/X CAD licensing – aka activation. You may encounter errors while attempting to activate, or have questions about what the licensing policies are, how (and why) to clean up the License Manager, and everything in between. Wonder no more! We'll clarify the rules for F/X CAD licensing, show you how to activate flawlessly, and provide a few vital tips that will help you breeze through the licensing process like a pro.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency
RECORDED WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency
Previously recorded on June 23, 2023
Presented by Paul Houchin

Join us as we continue our foray into exploring AI’s potential as a major driver of productivity in your workplace. We’ll demonstrate the use of ChatGPT in composing everything from bid proposals to mission statements and concept descriptions, as well as delve into tools such as Grammarly that can help with the writing side of office duties.

 
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Grow Your Know # 181
Aug 03, 2023

• POWER TIP: Design F/X Toolbox

• WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency

• RECORDED WEBINAR: F/X CAD 2024
Grow Your Know! # 181
June 20, 2023 
WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency
WEBINAR: Using AI to Boost Office Efficiency
DATE: June 23, 2023
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Paul Houchin

Join us as we continue our foray into exploring AI’s potential as a major driver of productivity in your workplace. We’ll demonstrate the use of ChatGPT in composing everything from bid proposals to mission statements and concept descriptions, as well as delve into tools such as Grammarly that can help with the writing side of office duties.
 
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POWER TIP: Design F/X Toolbox
POWER TIP: Design F/X Toolbox
Recommended By: Land F/X

Although Land F/X is known for Planting F/X and Irrigation F/X, you may not know that both of these plugins include Design F/X, which contains not only our details tools but an impressive array of generalized CAD tools. Everything from basic layer tools to fxREF and even the mighty BatchMan are built into Design F/X. Do you already have a planting or irrigation license and just want to know more about all the included features? Or have you never heard of Land F/X until a landscape architect told you about the incredible functionality also sold separately as Design F/X? Either way, you won't want to miss this one!
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: F/X CAD 2024
RECORDED WEBINAR: F/X CAD 2024
Previously recorded on June 9, 2023
Presented by Amanda Marin

Join us to review F/X CAD 2024, the latest version of our Autodesk OEM platform for use with our Land F/X plugins. For those just discovering F/X CAD, we'll explain what makes it different and why it's an affordable choice for Land F/X offices. For existing users, we'll also cover all the new features exclusive to 2024.

 
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Grow Your Know # 180
Jul 05, 2023

• POWER TIP: What's New with F/X CAD 2024

• WEBINAR: F/X CAD 2024

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD
Grow Your Know! # 180
June 6, 2023 
WEBINAR: F/X CAD 2024
WEBINAR: F/X CAD 2024
Recommended By: Land F/X

Join us to review F/X CAD 2024, the latest version of our Autodesk OEM platform for use with our Land F/X plugins. For those just discovering F/X CAD, we'll explain what makes it different and why it's an affordable choice for Land F/X offices. For existing users, we'll also cover all the new features exclusive to 2024.
 
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POWER TIP: What's New with F/X CAD 2024
POWER TIP: What's New With F/X CAD 2024
Recommended By: Land F/X

F/X CAD 2024 includes some great features that will make upgrading well worth it! Tune in to see the basic LISP support, file and layout tab menus, and performance analyzer in action. And in light of the fact that 2024 is the first year of subscription licensing, we'll also connect you with the information you need to make the right installation and licensing choices for your office.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD
RECORDED WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD
Previously recorded on May 19, 2023
Presented by Jake Lott

Text has historically been difficult to work with in CAD, with the intricacies of achieving proper sizing and font selection presenting challenges unique to the application. 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. We'll provide some handy techniques for standardizing and organizing your text, along with a tutorial on the wonderful world of TrueType fonts. This is one text message you won't want to ignore!

 
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Grow Your Know! #179
May 30, 2023

• POWER TIP: F/X CAD Goes Subscription

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD
Grow Your Know! # 179
May 30, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: F/X CAD Goes Subscription
POWER TIP: F/X CAD Goes Subscription
Recommended By: Land F/X

With the release of F/X CAD 2024, our Autodesk engine for Land F/X users has joined our plugins in moving to a subscription model. Find out how subscription licensing will work, how this new licensing approach will benefit Land F/X users, and why subscriptions are becoming the norm for software as a whole.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD
RECORDED WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD
Previously recorded on May 19, 2023
Presented by Jake Lott

Text has historically been difficult to work with in CAD, with the intricacies of achieving proper sizing and font selection presenting challenges unique to the application. 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. We'll provide some handy techniques for standardizing and organizing your text, along with a tutorial on the wonderful world of TrueType fonts. This is one text message you won't want to ignore!

 
WATCH RECORDED WEBINAR


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Grow Your Know! #178
May 30, 2023

• POWER TIP: BatchMan Returns

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD
Grow Your Know! # 178
May 23, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: BatchMan Returns
POWER TIP: Batchman Returns
Recommended By: Land F/X

BatchMan is back! Well, it never went away, but it's now better than ever! Witness the triumph of our newly improved and stronger BatchMan tool, and learn how you, too, can stop the spread of drawing corruption and instantly transform multiple files to meet your standards.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD
RECORDED WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD
Previously recorded on May 19, 2023
Presented by Jake Lott

Text has historically been difficult to work with in CAD, with the intricacies of achieving proper sizing and font selection presenting challenges unique to the application. 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. We'll provide some handy techniques for standardizing and organizing your text, along with a tutorial on the wonderful world of TrueType fonts. This is one text message you won't want to ignore!

 
WATCH RECORDED WEBINAR


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Grow Your Know! #177
May 30, 2023

• POWER TIP: Fontastic Voyage: Exploring the World of TrueType

• WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD

• RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS and Flood Risk Management
Grow Your Know! # 177
May 16, 2023 
WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD
WEBINAR: Making Text Work in CAD
DATE: May 19, 2023
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Jake Lott

Text has historically been difficult to work with in CAD, with the intricacies of achieving proper sizing and font selection presenting challenges unique to the application. 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. We'll provide some handy techniques for standardizing and organizing your text, along with a tutorial on the wonderful world of TrueType fonts. This is one text message you won't want to ignore!
 
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POWER TIP: Fontastic Voyage: Exploring the World of TrueType
POWER TIP: Fontastic Voyage: Exploring the World of TrueType
Recommended By: Land F/X

We’ve expanded our database to include more than 1,400 high-quality, fully vetted plant photos for you to use in your plans. We’ll show off some examples of these awesome photos, explain why they’re generally a better option than the photos you might find in a browser search, and show you how to access them in both our Photo Callout and Plant Database dialog boxes.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS and Flood Risk Management
RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS and Flood Risk Management
Previously recorded on May 12, 2023
Presented by Hannah Conover

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology has proven to be a useful tool in flood risk management. In part 2 of our GIS webinar series, Hannah Conover will discuss how GIS can aid in the creation of accurate flood risk maps. You’ll learn how these maps can help decision-makers identify areas at risk for flooding and prioritize mitigation efforts, as well as inform future planning and response efforts by allowing for tracking and analysis of flood events over time.
 
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Grow Your Know! #176
May 12, 2023

• POWER TIP: Updated Plant Photo Callout

• GUEST WEBINAR: GIS and Flood Risk Management

• RECORDED WEBINAR: AI Generated Art for Concept Inspiration
Grow Your Know! # 176
May 9, 2023 
GUEST WEBINAR: GIS and Flood Risk Management
GUEST WEBINAR: GIS and Flood Management
DATE: May 12, 2023
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Hannah Conover

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology has proven to be a useful tool in flood risk management. In part 2 of our GIS webinar series, Hannah Conover will discuss how GIS can aid in the creation of accurate flood risk maps. You’ll learn how these maps can help decision-makers identify areas at risk for flooding and prioritize mitigation efforts, as well as inform future planning and response efforts by allowing for tracking and analysis of flood events over time.
 
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POWER TIP: Updated Plant Photo Callout
POWER TIP: Updated Plant Photo Callout
Recommended By: Land F/X

We’ve expanded our database to include more than 1,400 high-quality, fully vetted plant photos for you to use in your plans. We’ll show off some examples of these awesome photos, explain why they’re generally a better option than the photos you might find in a browser search, and show you how to access them in both our Photo Callout and Plant Database dialog boxes.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: AI Genereated Art for Concept Inspiration
RECORDED WEBINAR: AI Generated Art for Concept Inspiration
Previously recorded on April 28, 2023
Presented by Paul Houchin

Have you heard of AI? It’s kind of a big deal right now, from writing essays to creating “art” automatically and in a matter of seconds. Is this the end of humankind, or a revolutionary tool for efficiency? We’ll look at some of the major players in AI image generation and see how they might help inspire landscape designs. You’ll learn how to access these tools and pick up some tips for generating images to help with conceptual design.
 
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Grow Your Know! #175
May 12, 2023

• POWER TIP: Lamp Color: The Temperature is Just Light

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: AI Generated Art for Concept Inspiration
Grow Your Know! # 175
May 2, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Lamp Color: The Temperature is Just Light
POWER TIP: Lamp Color: The Temperature is Just Light
Recommended By: Land F/X

When choosing light fixtures and lamps for a landscape lighting plan, you'll encounter a number of electrical and photometric specifications such as watts, volt-amps, and lumens, as well as some more obscure ones, like color temperature. We'll go over the meaning of color temperature in the context of landscape lighting design, explain the color temperature scale, and show how to factor color temperature into your design effectively. We'll also discuss the role (or lack thereof) played by color temperature in wildlife-safe lighting.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: AI Generated Art for Concept Inspiration
RECORDED WEBINAR: AI Generated Art for Concept Inspiration
Previously recorded on April 28, 2023
Presented by Paul Houchin

Have you heard of AI? It’s kind of a big deal right now, from writing essays to creating “art” automatically and in a matter of seconds. Is this the end of humankind, or a revolutionary tool for efficiency? We’ll look at some of the major players in AI image generation and see how they might help inspire landscape designs. You’ll learn how to access these tools and pick up some tips for generating images to help with conceptual design.
 
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Grow Your Know! #174
May 12, 2023

• POWER TIP: Polyline Tricks

• WEBINAR: AI Generated Art for Concept Inspiration

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Revit® for Planting Design
Grow Your Know! # 174
April 25, 2023 
WEBINAR: AI Generated Art for Concept Inspiration
WEBINAR: AI Generated Art
DATE: April 28, 2023
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Paul Houchin

Have you heard of AI? It’s kind of a big deal right now, from writing essays to creating “art” automatically and in a matter of seconds. Is this the end of humankind, or a revolutionary tool for efficiency? We’ll look at some of the major players in AI image generation and see how they might help inspire landscape designs. You’ll learn how to access these tools and pick up some tips for generating images to help with conceptual design.
 
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POWER TIP: Polyline Tricks
POWER TIP: Polyline Tricks
Recommended By: Land F/X

Working in CAD day in and day out, you can get stuck in your ways with how you draft – especially when it comes to working with commonly used items such as polylines. Over the years, we've picked up a few techniques that might make great additions to your drafting workflow, saving you even that much more time so you can get back to what you love: designing.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Revit® for Planting Design
RECORDED WEBINAR: Revit for Planting Design
Previously recorded on April 21 2023
Presented by Amanda Marin

Let's continue our series on our new Planting F/X for Revit Plugin. This time, we'll focus on more tools and show how to tackle more complex workflows in Revit with Planting F/X. We'll go over customizing the defaults, implementing some labeling strategies, editing floor types, and working with multiple views. We'll also showcase some new tools and review our most recent development progress.

Revit® is a restricted trademark of Autodesk®.
 
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Grow Your Know! #173
Apr 24, 2023

• POWER TIP: Text Tools To Capitalize On

• WEBINAR: Revit for Planting Design

• RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
Grow Your Know! # 173
April 18, 2023 
WEBINAR: Revit for Planting Design
WEBINAR: Revit for Planting Design
DATE: March 21, 2023
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Amanda Marin

Let's continue our series on our new Planting F/X for Revit Plugin. This time, we'll focus on more tools and show how to tackle more complex workflows in Revit with Planting F/X. We'll go over customizing the defaults, implementing some labeling strategies, editing floor types, and working with multiple views. We'll also showcase some new tools and review our most recent development progress.

Revit® is a restricted trademark of Autodesk®.
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POWER TIP: Text Tools To Capitalize On
POWER TIP: Text Tools to Capitalize On
Recommended By: Land F/X

To give your plan the professional look it deserves, you'll want to ensure your text is on point. We'll take a look at some of the best tools for modifying and standardizing text throughout your drawings. Whether you need to convert one font to another, update all text throughout your drawing, or standardize across multiple drawings, we're here to help bring your text to the next level.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
Previously recorded on March 17, 2023
Presented by Hannah Conover

Geographic information systems (GIS) provide data that can prove crucial in helping designers adapt their plans to real-world conditions. Join Hannah Conover for a presentation on GIS as a potentially vital companion to CAD in the irrigation design process. Currently a student at Cal Poly State University and a geospatial relations intern at Blue Diamond, Hannah will draw on her GIS experience with Land IQ and the U.S. Forest Service to showcase the benefits of GIS, including which types of data it can integrate into your designs, how it integrates with CAD, and how it can continue to support your irrigation systems through the construction phase and beyond.
 
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Grow Your Know! #172
Apr 24, 2023

• POWER TIP: Landscape Photography Tips

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
Grow Your Know! # 172
April 11, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Landscape Photography Tips
POWER TIP: Landscape Photography Tips
Recommended By: Land F/X

Are you ready to up your landscape photography game? With the help of these suggestions, you’ll be taking pro-level shots of your sites in no time! We’ll go over camera and lens selection, lighting considerations, and nighttime photography. You’ll also pick up some valuable pointers on focusing your compositions, as well as using the rule of thirds to create a visually appealing and balanced final product.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
Previously recorded on March 17, 2023
Presented by Hannah Conover

Geographic information systems (GIS) provide data that can prove crucial in helping designers adapt their plans to real-world conditions. Join Hannah Conover for a presentation on GIS as a potentially vital companion to CAD in the irrigation design process. Currently a student at Cal Poly State University and a geospatial relations intern at Blue Diamond, Hannah will draw on her GIS experience with Land IQ and the U.S. Forest Service to showcase the benefits of GIS, including which types of data it can integrate into your designs, how it integrates with CAD, and how it can continue to support your irrigation systems through the construction phase and beyond.
 
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Grow Your Know! #171
Apr 24, 2023

• POWER TIP: How to Know When It's Time to Upgrade or Replace Your Computer

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
Grow Your Know! # 171
April 4, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: How to Know When It's Time to Upgrade or Replace Your Computer
POWER TIP: How To Know When It's Time to Upgrade or Replace Your Computer
Recommended By: Land F/X

Keeping up to date on your hardware is one of the most important ways to ensure a successful CAD experience. To avoid running an underpowered or out-of-date system, it’s crucial to invest in a new computer and other hardware periodically. Want to find our whether or not it’s time to upgrade? We’ve put together some tips for finding out.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
Previously recorded on March 17, 2023
Presented by Hannah Conover

Geographic information systems (GIS) provide data that can prove crucial in helping designers adapt their plans to real-world conditions. Join Hannah Conover for a presentation on GIS as a potentially vital companion to CAD in the irrigation design process. Currently a student at Cal Poly State University and a geospatial relations intern at Blue Diamond, Hannah will draw on her GIS experience with Land IQ and the U.S. Forest Service to showcase the benefits of GIS, including which types of data it can integrate into your designs, how it integrates with CAD, and how it can continue to support your irrigation systems through the construction phase and beyond.
 
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Grow Your Know! #170
Apr 24, 2023

• POWER TIP: Understanding Text: Get to the Point

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
Grow Your Know! # 170
March 27, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Understanding Text: Get to the Point
POWER TIP: UnderstandingText
Recommended By: Land F/X

Most software involves working with text in one way or another, but each platform has its own distinct processes and intricacies. CAD is no exception. Understanding a few finer points will make your life much easier when using text in CAD. We'll answer some common questions about how CAD calculates text height, provide an overview of the Text Manager, and how Land F/X allows you to save and organize Text Styles.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
RECORDED WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
Previously recorded on March 17, 2023
Presented by Hannah Conover

Geographic information systems (GIS) provide data that can prove crucial in helping designers adapt their plans to real-world conditions. Join Hannah Conover for a presentation on GIS as a potentially vital companion to CAD in the irrigation design process. Currently a student at Cal Poly State University and a geospatial relations intern at Blue Diamond, Hannah will draw on her GIS experience with Land IQ and the U.S. Forest Service to showcase the benefits of GIS, including which types of data it can integrate into your designs, how it integrates with CAD, and how it can continue to support your irrigation systems through the construction phase and beyond.
 
WATCH RECORDED WEBINAR


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Grow Your Know! #169
Apr 24, 2023

• POWER TIP: Explaining Custom Land F/X Dimstyles

• GUEST WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Understanding Irrigation Calculations
Grow Your Know! # 169
March 14, 2023 
GUEST WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
GUEST WEBINAR: GIS Technology - A Bright Future for Irrigation Design
DATE: March 17, 2023
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Hannah Conover

Geographic information systems (GIS) provide data that can prove crucial in helping designers adapt their plans to real-world conditions. Join Hannah Conover for a presentation on GIS as a potentially vital companion to CAD in the irrigation design process. Currently a student at Cal Poly State University and a geospatial relations intern at Blue Diamond, Hannah will draw on her GIS experience with Land IQ and the U.S. Forest Service to showcase the benefits of GIS, including which types of data it can integrate into your designs, how it integrates with CAD, and how it can continue to support your irrigation systems through the construction phase and beyond.
 
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POWER TIP: Explaining Custom Land F/X Dimstyles
POWER TIP: Explaining Custom Land F/X Dimstyles
Recommended By: Land F/X

In our Customizing Dimstyles Power Tip, we went through the process of creating custom Dimension Styles, or DimStyles, and saving them into the Preference Set. But what is happening in the background? We’ve had some users follow the instructions in that video but still get stuck, so we made this follow-up to provide some solutions.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Understanding Irrigation Calculations
RECORDED WEBINAR: Understanding Irrigation Calculations
Previously recorded on March 3, 2023
Presented by Jake Lott

If you've done any irrigation design without the help of software, you're familiar with the staggering amount of effort and calculations required for sizing and otherwise configuring your system. Even when you're using tools developed specifically to help with these calculations, it's important to understand the calculations themselves – what to look for, how to read equipment performance charts, and how to make changes when something fails. Join us for a deep dive into exactly what our software is doing when sizing your irrigation design. We'll cover where losses occur in different types of equipment, which schedules are available to help you analyze your system, and how to make the proper adjustments for a successful final product.

 
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Grow Your Know! #168
Apr 24, 2023

• POWER TIP: Edit Tree and Shrub Information in Revit

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Understanding Irrigation Calculations
Grow Your Know! # 168
March 7, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Edit Tree and Shrub Information in Revit
POWER TIP: Edit Tree and Shrub Information in Revit
Recommended By: Land F/X

We've made it easy to manage your plant family parameters with our Planting F/X Revit Plugin. Just add any species instantly and start assigning plant sizes, codes, cost and symbols from your office's curated standards. We'll show you how it all works and why it's an essential tool for landscape architects designing in Revit.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Understanding Irrigation Calculations
RECORDED WEBINAR: Understanding Irrigation Calculations
Previously recorded on March 3, 2023
Presented by Jake Lott

If you've done any irrigation design without the help of software, you're familiar with the staggering amount of effort and calculations required for sizing and otherwise configuring your system. Even when you're using tools developed specifically to help with these calculations, it's important to understand the calculations themselves – what to look for, how to read equipment performance charts, and how to make changes when something fails. Join us for a deep dive into exactly what our software is doing when sizing your irrigation design. We'll cover where losses occur in different types of equipment, which schedules are available to help you analyze your system, and how to make the proper adjustments for a successful final product.

 
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Grow Your Know! #167
Mar 07, 2023

• POWER TIP: Scale Reference

• WEBINAR: Understanding Irrigation Calculations

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started with RefNotes
Grow Your Know! # 167
February 28, 2023 
WEBINAR: Understanding Irrigation Calculations
WEBINAR: Understanding Irrigation Calculations
DATE: March 3, 2023
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Jake Lott

If you've done any irrigation design without the help of software, you're familiar with the staggering amount of effort and calculations required for sizing and otherwise configuring your system. Even when you're using tools developed specifically to help with these calculations, it's important to understand the calculations themselves – what to look for, how to read equipment performance charts, and how to make changes when something fails. Join us for a deep dive into exactly what our software is doing when sizing your irrigation design. We'll cover where losses occur in different types of equipment, which schedules are available to help you analyze your system, and how to make the proper adjustments for a successful final product.
 
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POWER TIP: Scale Reference
POWER TIP: Scale Reference
Recommended By: Land F/X

The Scale Reference command provides a handy way to scale objects and images based on a known distance. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to figure out the exact steps needed for properly scaled results when using this feature. That's why we automated the complexity out of the process, as we've done with so many other native CAD commands, by introducing a dialog box and simplifying the prompts. We'll show you how just how easily you can now scale based on objects in your drawing without the worry of whether you've run through the proper steps.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started With RefNotes
RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started with RefNotes
Previously recorded on February 3, 2023
Presented by Paul Houchin

Our Reference Notes (RefNotes) tool provides a quick way to spec and place site furniture, play structures, hardscaping materials, retaining walls, and pretty much any other item you need in your landscape plan. Even better, you can easily assign data to these RefNote objects for automated calculations, as well as keep track of them in callouts and schedules. We'll go over the basics of our powerful RefNote system and give you the scoop on how to use it to its fullest.
 
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Grow Your Know! #166
Mar 07, 2023

• POWER TIP: Behind the Software: Site Amenities Color Picker

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started with RefNotes
Grow Your Know! # 166
February 21, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Behind the Software: Site Amenities Color Picker
POWER TIP: Behind the Software: Site Amenities Color Picker
Recommended By: Land F/X

Thanks to our content team’s many hours of hard work, our Site Amenities Color Picker allows you to preview color and material options for specific products in our manufacturer database. Land F/X content specialist Alex Zahn is here to walk you through how this powerful tool works and what it can do to simplify your design process.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started with RefNotes
RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started with RefNotes
Previously recorded on February 3, 2023
Presented by Paul Houchin

Our Reference Notes (RefNotes) tool provides a quick way to spec and place site furniture, play structures, hardscaping materials, retaining walls, and pretty much any other item you need in your landscape plan. Even better, you can easily assign data to these RefNote objects for automated calculations, as well as keep track of them in callouts and schedules. We'll go over the basics of our powerful RefNote system and give you the scoop on how to use it to its fullest.
 
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Grow Your Know! #165
Mar 07, 2023

• POWER TIP: Switch To Cloud Data

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started with RefNotes
Grow Your Know! # 165
February 14, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Switch To Cloud Data
POWER TIP: Switch to Cloud Data
Recommended By: Land F/X

Cloud Data gives you instant access to your Land F/X projects and tools in any location with an Internet connection. That's why we highly recommend choosing our Cloud Data option not only to prevent issues like local office server crashes, but to enable you to work when inspiration strikes outside the office. We'll go over the steps required to switch over from Local Data and be up and running with Cloud Data in no time.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started with RefNotes
RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started with RefNotes
Previously recorded on February 3, 2023
Presented by Paul Houchin

Our Reference Notes (RefNotes) tool provides a quick way to spec and place site furniture, play structures, hardscaping materials, retaining walls, and pretty much any other item you need in your landscape plan. Even better, you can easily assign data to these RefNote objects for automated calculations, as well as keep track of them in callouts and schedules. We'll go over the basics of our powerful RefNote system and give you the scoop on how to use it to its fullest.
 
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Grow Your Know! #164
Mar 07, 2023

• POWER TIP: Site Amenities Color Picker

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started with RefNotes
Grow Your Know! # 164
February 7, 2023 
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Site Amenities Color Picker
POWER TIP: Site Amenities Color Picker
Recommended By: Land F/X

The days of painstakingly referencing color options are over. When adding a manufacturer's site amenity to your Land F/X project, you can now choose instantly from all available material and color combinations. Simply select your colors, check the preview image, and spec the amenity. Your color choices will show in your schedule and even be applied to your 3D amenities after exporting to SketchUp, where your amenities will be pre-set for rendering with the Twilight Render SketchUp extension. It's yet another way Land F/X removes the busywork from your design process.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started with RefNotes
RECORDED WEBINAR: Getting Started with RefNotes
Previously recorded on February 3, 2023
Presented by Paul Houchin

Our Reference Notes (RefNotes) tool provides a quick way to spec and place site furniture, play structures, hardscaping materials, retaining walls, and pretty much any other item you need in your landscape plan. Even better, you can easily assign data to these RefNote objects for automated calculations, as well as keep track of them in callouts and schedules. We'll go over the basics of our powerful RefNote system and give you the scoop on how to use it to its fullest.
 
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Grow Your Know! #163
Mar 02, 2023

• POWER TIP: Shining Light on Shadow Copies

• WEBINAR: Getting Started With RefNotes

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Intro to the Planting F/X for Revit Plugin
Grow Your Know! # 163
January 31, 2023 
WEBINAR: Getting Started With RefNotes
WEBINAR: Getting Started With Refnotes
DATE: February 3, 2023
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Paul Houchin

Our Reference Notes (RefNotes) tool provides a quick way to spec and place site furniture, play structures, hardscaping materials, retaining walls, and pretty much any other item you need in your landscape plan. Even better, you can easily assign data to these RefNote objects for automated calculations, as well as keep track of them in callouts and schedules. We'll go over the basics of our powerful RefNote system and give you the scoop on how to use it to its fullest.
 
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POWER TIP: Shining Light on Shadow Copies
POWER TIP: Shining Light on Shadow Copies
Recommended By: Land F/X

Have you ever accidentally saved some unwanted changes when closing a file? Or maybe someone else made edits to your file that aren't quite what you were looking for? What if you could just overwrite the changes automatically by reverting to an earlier version? Shadow Copies enable you to do just that. This handy feature is built into your Windows operating system, so you already have access to the tools you need. We'll show you how Shadow Copies work and why they're so valuable.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Intro to the Planting F/X for Revit Plugin
RECORDED WEBINAR: Intro to the Planting F/X for Revit Plugin
Previously recorded on January 27, 2023
Presented by Amanda Marin

We're excited to introduce the latest addition to our lineup, the Revit Planting F/X plugin. As always, our goal with this plugin is to bring the planting design learning curve as low as possible. To that end, we've strived to make Revit not just familiar to Planting F/X veterans, but easier to learn for Planting F/X novices. Initial user feedback indicate we're hitting the mark! We'll cover installation, Planting F/X projects, the Plant Manager, plant placement as families or floors, group labels, Verify Labels, instant schedules, and rendering options with our default family library.
 
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Grow Your Know! #162
Feb 28, 2023

• POWER TIP: Revit Color Render

• WEBINAR: Intro to the Planting F/X for Revit Plugin

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Irrigation Sheet Setup and Plotting
Grow Your Know! # 162
January 24, 2023
WEBINAR: Intro to the Planting F/X for Revit Plugin
WEBINAR: Intro to the Planting F/X for Revit Plugin
DATE: January 27, 2023
TIME: 10 a.m. Pacific Time
PRESENTER: Amanda Marin

We're excited to introduce the latest addition to our lineup, the Revit Planting F/X plugin. As always, our goal with this plugin is to bring the planting design learning curve as low as possible. To that end, we've strived to make Revit not just familiar to Planting F/X veterans, but easier to learn for Planting F/X novices. Initial user feedback indicate we're hitting the mark! We'll cover installation, Planting F/X projects, the Plant Manager, plant placement as families or floors, group labels, Verify Labels, instant schedules, and rendering options with our default family library.
 
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POWER TIP: Revit Color Render
POWER TIP: Revit Color Render
Recommended By: Babak Rastkar with OJB

Our Planting F/X plugin makes it easy to apply quick color to your plan view in Revit. Find out how easily you can set colors to different groundcover plants and then apply that color in the current view with the help of our Color Render tool. We'll also show you how Color Render works with transparent solid fill colors in our default plant families on the medium detail level.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Irrigation Sheet Setup and Plotting
RECORDED WEBINAR: Irrigation Sheet Setup and Plotting
Previously recorded on January 13, 2023
Presented by Jake Lott

What better way to start the new year than with a refresher on the best methods for putting an irrigation plan together? We'll go over our recommended workflows for setting up your project and Preference Set and ensuring your viewports and layouts scale and plot correctly. You'll also learn some best practices for working with aerial images and PDFs.
 
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Grow Your Know! #161
Feb 28, 2023

• POWER TIP: Site Color Render

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Irrigation Sheet Setup and Plotting
Grow Your Know! # 161
January 17, 2023
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Site Color Render
POWER TIP: Site Color Render
In our last color render video, Planting Color Render, we showed how to add color to planting symbols and areas. But what about everything else on the site? This time we dive into colorizing RefNote Color Areas, Site Blocks, and the Site Color Tool.
 
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RECORDED WEBINAR: Irrigation Sheet Setup and Plotting
RECORDED WEBINAR: Irrigation Sheet Setup and Plotting
Previously recorded on January 13, 2023
Presented by Jake Lott

What better way to start the new year than with a refresher on the best methods for putting an irrigation plan together? We'll go over our recommended workflows for setting up your project and Preference Set and ensuring your viewports and layouts scale and plot correctly. You'll also learn some best practices for working with aerial images and PDFs.
 
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Grow Your Know! #160
Feb 28, 2023

• POWER TIP: Planting Color Render

• NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK

• RECORDED WEBINAR: Design Like A Pro
Grow Your Know! # 160
January 10, 2023
NO WEBINAR THIS WEEK
POWER TIP: Planting Color Render