[agla]

There are several things that we do in CAD drawings to help our work look good and easy to read. Some of which take a lot of time.

There are many commands that are under utilized. For instance, when you have a rectangular stepping stone path that meanders through a site, you can make a block out of the rectangle and space it evenly along a splined polyline rotating with the line by using the "measure" command. The same can be done with a series of blocks that would detail a stone wall by just drawing a polyline.

Many CAD programs set up for landscape design have plant and other symbols in them. They also tend to ask for additional information (or attributes) to help with quauntity take offs. It really slows down the process of inputting the symbols. I have some short cuts to speed up the process.

I use Landcadd with Intellicad as its engine. I have the landscape design, quantity takeoff, and colorfast modules. I am finding that I rarely use any of the modules and just use the CAD component. My efficiency is much higher by not using the modules. Has anyone else had a similar experience?

I will be happy to share some of the techniques that I use and would like to hear some of yours. Please add to this subject.