Intro to Planting F/X in SketchUp
April 17, 2026
Presented by: Alex Zahn
Length: 1:00:59
Tune in to see what's new in the Planting F/X for SketchUp Plugin. We'll show how to install the plugin, get started with your first project, add plants and site amenities to your palette, use helpful design tools to place them in your model, and more. This presentation is for anyone interested in designing in SketchUp with Land F/X. Basic familiarity with SketchUp is helpful but not required. Note: Viewers who would like to follow along should have SketchUp installed and know their Land F/X Support ID.
Webinar Contents:
Note: The following catalog of content covered in this webinar is time stamped to allow you to follow along or skip to sections of the video that are relevant to your questions. You can also search for content on this page using the FIND command in your browser (CTRL + F in Windows, Command + F in Mac OS.)
- Intro/TOC
- How to Install the Plugin
- Plugin Features
0:00 – 2:54: Intro/TOC
2:55 –6:40: How to Install the Plugin
Installing (2:55)
Activating your license (4:30)
How to get a Land F/X trial (4:36)
Logging in to the Land F/X Portal (5:15)
Setting your Land F/X SketchUp library location (5:34)
Keeping the plugin up to date (6:30)
6:41 – end: Plugin Features
Opening, creating, and backing up Land F/X projects (6:50)
Exporting layers from CAD using the 3D Connection tool (8:42)
Importing the layers exported from CAD into SketchUp (10:29)
Exporting objects such as plants and site amenities from CAD (14:44)
Importing those objects into SketchUp (15:27)
Exporting objects from SketchUp (17:25)
Using the Plant Manager to add, edit, and place plants (19:32)
- Adding plants to a Land F/X project (21:35)
- Editing plant information, including choosing a symbol (24:01)
- Placing plants in the SketchUp model (28:08)
Placing a path of plants or other objects using the Copy Along tool (32:21)
Using the Highlight tool to highlight and select all instances of a placed plant or other object (35:50)
Using the Fill tool to fill an area with plants (37:45)
Using the Mimic tool to turn one placed plant into another plant (41:09)
Using the Object Info tool to view and edit the data assigned to a plant or other object (43:33)
Adding and placing groundcovers (44:49)
Mimicking and highlighting groundcovers (49:16)
Placing a schedule (50:40)
Site Amenities Manager (52:27)
- Adding a site amenity to a Land F/X project (52:48)
- Editing a site amenity's data (54:33)
Concept Lines (55:49)
SketchUp documentation on the Land F/X website (56:34)
What's coming next? (58:15)
- Creating a detail assembly in SketchUp
- More Preferences
- More generic content
- Concept Manager