Landscape design software : Realtime Landscaping
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Comments (6)Has anyone heard of or used Idea Spectrum's --Realtime Landscaping Plus 2013? It has a feature where you can upload photos and basically design your 2D structure around them. No CAD, no areial view--this is for the basic homeowner who needs to visual with plantings, colors, shapes, etc. Sells for $80-100 depending on if you get the extra water feature package. Thoughts appreciated! It looks cool from the tutorial, but if there's a cheaper, better or equivalent out there I'd appreciate! Here is a link that might be useful: Realtime Landscape Plus 2013...See Moreany good landscape design software?
Comments (23)I mean: I draw on board and take photos in project place.but clients demand to feel every suggests include small leaf,small flower,tree prune shape,exact colour and change...draw board don't work well. I have to continue to work.I use software improve to draw board: I import draw pics,project photos into CAD system,get arc,wide,long,height data,handman,DIYer need them.do it,other software not work well. I put cad pics into 3dsmax,change 2ds pics into 3ds mock up. import 3dsmax system file into maya soft ware,improve 3ds small leafs,small flower... dimension.it is important that many clients need to feel designer' suggests before project.here,some people often misunderstand a same tree different size,different distance decide it. import maya file into photoshop, there is a wrong about photoshop,think it can do everything.photoshop is just 2ds software than 3ds.I master it.but I only use it to improve everything color and light.creating mock up,leaf,flower shape...it don't work well. I am searching a software it to work well do everything,but I never successful This forum is a venue.but it is a online designer too.some members tell me,they get their designing from me here.I know many member get their designing from other member's suggests,ideas too....See MoreLandscape design software?
Comments (6)It is also important to understand that any design software is just a tool, much like pencil and graph or tracing paper are common design tools. It does not automatically make you a 'good' designer or even a designer at all :-) You still need to understand the basic principles and elements of landscape design and utilize them correctly in order to generate a successful garden design. Garbage in, garbage out!...See MoreBest design software for landscaper/remodeler
Comments (2)Thanks for your response! I actually just purchase Realtime Landscape Pro. It was only $100. I purchased it because the deck design portion got great ratings, and I hope to do a lot of that, but it also seems to have lots of nice features for the price. I'll probably move up to the "Architect" version of Realtime if I really like this. The Architect version is compatible with Sketchup, so I feel like having the basic, free Sketchup, Realtime, and (still have) Smartdraw will cover all my bases. I'm still a very small landscaper/remodeler, so this should be fine for a while. To answer your questions, I'd like to spend as little time as possible learning the software. I like Realtime because, for instance, it adds up the deck dimensions and tells you how much of everything you need. It's automatic whereas Smartdraw and Sketchup seem very manual. Realtime also has leaps and bounds more plant/tree options to choose from than Smartdraw and the Architect version will list all of the characteristics of each plant if you want as well, along with many other nice features....See Moremad_gallica (z5 Eastern NY)
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