DesignCAD News
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
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DesignCAD Productivity Tips |
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Tip #1
Use the keyboard to design faster.
There are many ways you can select a command in DesignCAD: menus, toolboxes,
and hotkeys for commands. Keeping your hands on the keyboard is faster than
relying on a mouse to do all the work.
In the menus for DesignCAD (all Windows-based versions) you'll find
pre-assigned hotkeys for commands inside the menus. For instance, to draw a
line just press the V key. This is much faster then using a button or opening
the Draw menu to select the Line command.
What else is nice is that you can add hotkeys of your own in the Options
dialog box using the Keyboard tab.
While you're
drawing (a line for instance) you can click to set a point or you can press
the Insert key to set a point.
tip #2
Keystrokes for moving the drawing cursor in 2D and 3D.
Starting with the basics, you can use the arrow keys to move the cursor in the
direction the key points ... Up arrow to move up the Y axis, Down arrow to
move down the Y axis, Right arrow goes right along the X axis and the Left
arrow ... you guessed it.
What else is convenient is to be able to move in
small
or large steps.
Go to options
(pressing Q is fastest). In the Cursor tab you'll see options for the small
and large step sizes. "Step" is how far the drawing cursor moves when you
press an arrow key. The large step is how far it moves when you press the
arrow key alone. The small step is how far it moves when you combine pressing
the Shift key along with an arrow key. So be sure you set this up with each
new drawing you start.
You can also
use keystrokes to move the drawing cursor along the third dimension. Just
include the Home or End keys. Hold down the Control key with the Home or End
key to move on a straight line along the Z axis. To move along the Z axis
using small steps then also press the Shift key when you press Control +
Home/End.
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Tip
#3
You can change the working plane in 2D mode.
This can be useful if you're designing a floor plan to be extruded in 3D. It
eliminates the step of rotating the drawing (so it lays the way a house would
extending up) once you get to 3D.
To change the working plane while working in 2D mode, go to Options (pressing
Q for options is fastest). Select the General tab in the Options dialog box
and near the bottom of the dialog box notice the option for "Working Plane of
2D Mode". Just change this to XZ for house plans or other designs that need to
be stretched up.
This feature is only available in the 2D/3D versions of DesignCAD such as
DesignCAD 3D Max. It won't be available in DesignCAD Express.
Tip #4
Restrict mouse movement in 3D mode.
In 3D mode you have the X, Y, and Z-axis for drawing. X is horizontal. Y is
vertical. Z moves back and forth in space (closer to you and further away).
The 3D cursor uses colors to specify which axis is which. This is helpful
because if you spin a drawing you may not spin it back to the original
position (It’s like being underwater … sometimes it’s useful to see the
bubbles moving up). Black = X, Red = Y, Green = Z.
Restrain cursor movement horizontally using mouse by holding the
Shift key
while moving the mouse.
Restrain cursor movement vertically using the mouse by holding the
Control key
while moving the mouse.
Move along Z-axis using the mouse by holding both
Control + Shift
keys while moving the mouse.
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Macro(s) of the
Month
March Macro
Madness |
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A big thank-you to
Herbert Jackson who has submitted the lion share of macros detailed this
month.
You'll probably want to thank him personally for sharing these once you see
how fast they make steel detailing.
And another thing before
getting to the macros, if you're not ready to write your own macros for
DesignCAD you'll find several sample macros that come free with DesignCAD. From
the Tools menu in DesignCAD select the Macro Execute command. You'll find a
folder of Sample Macros in the DesignCAD program folder.
If you want any of these macros
you can download them from
www.Upperspace.com courtesy of the authors. These macros are merely
detailed here in this article.
SSHAPE.BSC by
HERBERT JACKSON
The program will ask you to set a point at the center of the top flange.
SSHAPE.BSC will draw any of the S SHAPES as listed in the Manual of Steel
Construction ninth edition. The Channel can be entered in upper or lower case
letters without any spaces. Example: S3.75 or S18X54.7
The program will search the SSHAPE.DTA file that should be located in the same
directory as SSHAPE.BSC. If the s shape you typed does not exist you will be
informed. If it does exist then the s shape will be drawn.
EXTEND2
By HERBERT JACKSON
EXTEND2 uses the EXTEND
command to trim or extend multiple lines at once rather then one at a time.
Set a point on the lines to extend or trim. The last point is the line to
extend or trim to. Tap ENTER after the last point.
LSHAPE.BSC
By HERBERT JACKSON
LSHAPE.BSC will draw any ANGLE as listed in the Manual of Steel Construction
ninth edition.
The ANGLE can be entered in capital or small letters without any spaces.
Example: L4X4X1/4 or L31/2X31/2X1/2 or L31/2X21/2X3/16
The program will ask you to set a point at the corner of the angle. The
program will search the LSHAPE.DTA file which should be in the same directory
as LSHAPE.BSC . If the angle you typed in is not found then you will be
informed. If it is found a menu will pop up asking for the direction of the
angle. Type in a number that matches the direction on you want. If the angle
you typed has unequally legs, you will be asked if you want
the long leg vertical. Type "Y" for yes or "N" for no.
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PAINT
by
HERBERT JACKSON
New command – old
favorite. PAINT will do what the old paint command use to do. It uses the
hatch fill and the “Win Solid” to fill the painted area
CHANNEL.BSC
by
HERBERT JACKSON
The
program will ask you to set a point for the right corner heal. CHANNEL.BSC
will draw any Channel or Miscellaneous Channel as listed in the Manual of
Steel Construction ninth edition. The Channel can be entered in capital or
lower case letters without any spaces. Example: C10X30 MC10X41.1 mc12x10.6
c12x20.7
The program will search the CHANNEL.DTA file that should be located in the
same directory as CHANNEL.BSC. If the channel you typed does not exist you
will be informed. If it does exist then a pop up menu will appear. You will be
asked for the direction you want the channel to face, right, left, up or down.
Type in the number that matches the direction you want.
The C channel will have a slope of 9.46 degrees. Except for the ones listed
below, all the MC channels will have a slope of 2 degrees.
The MC 13's will have a 8.5 degree slope.
The MC 12's will have a 1.7 degree slope.
The MC 3's will have a 2.7 degree slope.
Trim6
By HERBERT JACKSON
This BasicCad program takes
the TRIM BETWEEN TWO LINES one step farther. It will trim up to 22 lines at
once. In the above example, click on the 5 lines to be trimmed. Then click on
the lines you want to trim back to. When done TAP the ENTER KEY.
AW
by HERBERT JACKSON
This macro will make
selection arrows. It will ask for the type and direction of arrow and then ask
how many characters to fit within the arrow. Most of the time it should be two
or three characters.
Path
By GARY EMORD
Put the path of the current drawing into the
drawing as text like AutoCad.
Do you have a macro you'd
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Design of the Month ~~~
– Old Farm Cart submitted in the March DesignCAD Design Contest
by
M. Van Zweeden
click the image to see a
larger view
Also available online at
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along with a handful of other terrific designs submitted to the contest.
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£YES!
You Can Win
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M. Van Zweeden won the March contest with the
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The winner of the April contest will receive their choice of 2D Symbols or 3D
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Last day to submit your design is April 15th,
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The design
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The
Spiral Staircase
Perhaps you've
visited the DesignCAD booth at a tradeshow?
If you
have, you've probably seen the spiral staircase design. The spiral staircase
is a great design because it quickly shows how anyone can use 3D modeling.
And, it's fun to make!
If you haven't
designed your own spiral staircase, here's a broken down instruction sheet
on how it's quickly made for presentations. Once you know what you're doing
you can design this staircase in about 2 minutes.
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To Draw A Spiral
Staircase ...
Be sure you’re
in 3D mode. In 3D mode you will see 4 views: Main, Top, Side and Front. In 2D
mode you will see one drawing window. To go to 3D mode click the 2D button
on the main toolbar. This is a toggle button.
Begin by
adjusting the drawing units of the drawing screen. Press U for Units. Then
click the left and right sides of the window. In the Units box, adjust this
to 10 feet.
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For
anyone who's new to 3D or new to DesignCAD here's a cheat sheet with the
breakdown of shortcut keystrokes used:
1. Press U
for Units
2. Click the left and right sides of the window.
3. In the Units box change the units to 10’ (be sure to use the apostrophe)
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Now adjust the
step size of the cursor so you can use the arrow keys for faster drawing.
Go to the Options box.
Then select the Cursor folder. Adjust the
large step to one foot and adjust the small step to 1 inch. And be sure
Relative to Drawing is selected, as it is now. And so the Z-axis will move
positively going back and negatively coming forward select the General tab
and make sure the Coordinate System is set up for Right-handed. Then press
Enter.
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4. Press Q
5. Click the Cursor tab
6. Large Set field = 1'
7. Small Set field = 1”
8. Be sure to use the ‘Relative to Drawing’ option
9. Click the General tab
10. Select Right-handed option (to follow these right-handed step by step
breakdown instructions)
11. Press Enter |
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Now it’s time to draw! The first item you should draw is a point mark. This
point mark will serve as the center of the staircase.
Draw it by opening the
Draw menu and selecting Point Mark. The Point Mark box appears. You can
choose from several kinds of point marks. For this one, select the circle by
clicking on it. Then move the cursor to the bottom center of the window and
click. A point mark is now inserted at this position. Press Enter to end the
Point Mark command. |
12. Open Draw menu
13. Select the Point Mark command
14. Select the shape you want (it doesn't matter which one)
15. Click near bottom center of window (leave some space below point mark)
16. Press Enter |
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Now, it’s time
to create the step and its baluster. Because you can use DesignCAD’s
circular array tools, you’ll only design one set.
Draw the step with a
plane. Press P for Plane.
You need to position the cursor so it’s about half a foot away from the center of the
staircase. The cursor should still be here from drawing the point mark but
just to be safe, do this by keeping the cursor over the point mark and then
pressing the comma key for Gravity Move. This will position the cursor here
without setting a point. |
17. Press P for Plane
18. Have cursor positioned over the point mark and press the comma key
(don’t move the cursor from this position or you'll need to reposition
the cursor here using Gravity Move again) |
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Place the cursor
to the side of the Point Mark at about half the width of the step either to
the front or back.
So press the
apostrophe key in order to use the Point Relative command. In the X field
enter 6 inches. In the Z field enter 6 inches. Then press Enter to insert a
point here. |
19. Press the apostrophe key
for Point Relative, ‘
20. Make X = 6” and Z = 6”
21. Press Enter |
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Use the plane to make the rectangular step. Make the step at least 3 feet
wide and 6 inches deep using small and large steps.
Press the right
arrow key 3 times if you want the step 3 feet, or more if you want it
wider. Remember, the large cursor step is set to 1' . Then press the Insert
key to insert a point here.
To make the
step at least 6" inches deep, push along the Z-axis. Press Shift + Control + the Home
or End keys at least 6 times to move along the Z axis for the depth of the
step. Set a point then move over the width of the step, making it more
or less narrow as you desire.
To "box" in the
plane just snap to the starting point. Right-click it to snap there or use
the Gravity Snap command. And then press Enter to end the plane. |
22. Press the right arrow key
at least 3 times for 3 feet
23. Press Insert key
24. Press Control
+ Shift + Home or End key to move along the Z axis in small steps of 1".
Move back or forward at least 6".
25. Press Insert to set the point.
26. Press the
left arrow key at least 3 times to move back along the width of the step.
You can make this wider or more narrow if you want.
27. Right-click
to the first point to close off the box. It should be rectangular.
28. Press
Enter. |
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Smooth the corners of the step using Fillet. Set the radius to something
small like 1" and click on both sides of a corner. Repeat this until all
corners are filleted. |
29. Press F for
Fillet
30. In the Fillet dialog box adjust the Fillet Radius to 1"
31. Press Enter
32. Focus on
one of the corners. Zooming in makes it easier. Press Z for Zoom then drag a
box around the step.
33. Click on each side of the corner to smooth off the corner.
Repeat for the other three corners. |
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The next step is to extrude the plane so it’s as thick as the step needs to
be.
Select the step by clicking it, and then press X for Extrude.
Set a point on the step by pressing the period key over one of its corners. Now move up
two inches by pressing
Shift plus the up arrow key twice (or move down, either way works). Press the Insert key to set a point here,
then press Enter. The step is now extruded 2 inches. Before continuing
deselect the step. |
34. Select the plane.
You can click it or you can select it by snapping to it by pressing the
period key.
32. Press X
33. Press the period key
34. Press Shift + up arrow key twice
35. Press Insert
36. Press Enter
37. Click away from the step to deselect it |
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Now that the
step is prepared, it’s time to make the baluster. You’ll do this using a
cylinder.
First, change
the color you're using so there's some contrast for the staircase. Then select the Cylinder from the Solids menu. In the Draw Solid
box, reduce the number of facets to 7 (so the cylinder has more pronounced
edges). You can do this by pressing Tab to
select the box, typing a 7 in place of the 36, then pressing Enter. Now
position the cursor as you prepare to make the first baluster. Snap to the
midpoint of the outer edge of the step. Place the cursor over this line and
press Control + K to do this.
Now move left along the
X-axis about 2 or 3 inches using small steps. You can keep appraised of how this looks by
keeping an eye on the Top view. Insert a point for the center of the
cylinder. Then move to the side 1 to 2 inches. Press Shift plus
the left arrow key to do this. And insert a point here for the
radius of the cylinder. Then move the cursor up at least 3 feet and set a
point for the height. |
38. Open the Solids menu
and select Cylinder
39. Tab to the number of facets box
40. Change number of facets to 7
41. Press Enter
42. Move cursor near the top right side of the step
43. Press the Control + K
44. Press Control + Shift + Home
five times
45. Press Shift + left arrow key three times
46. Press Insert
47. Press Shift + left arrow key two or three times
48. Press
Insert
49. Press Shift
+ right or left arrow key one or two times
50. Press
Insert
51. Press up
arrow key at least 3 times for 3' height and press Insert.
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Now it’s time to make the staircase spring to life. Select the step and
baluster by dragging a box around them. You’re going to use these to create
a circular array.
But you first need to consider how you’ll control the
array. Do this by setting a handle for the step on the Point Mark. With the
step and baluster selected, press Control + H for Set Handles. Now snap to
the Point Mark by pressing the period key. Set the point here by pressing
Enter. Notice this keeps the step and baluster selected and puts the handle
on the Point Mark, which is the center of the staircase. |
Tip:
If you prefer to have a floating box instead of a docked toolbar for
Circular Array or other drawing related boxes (or vice versa), go to the
General folder in Options (press Q) and adjust the option to “Use single
line command dialog”.
52. Drag around the step and baluster to select them
53. Press Control + H
54. Place the cursor over the Point Mark
55. Press period key
56. Press Enter |
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Now you can
open the Draw menu and select Circular Array.
Setting these options
correctly is of the utmost importance. First, adjust the axis to Y so the
steps revolve around in an upward direction rotating around the Y-axis. Now
enter the number of steps you need in the Copies field. Try using 16 steps for this staircase so enter 16 here. Keep the Span Angle at 360
degrees so the spiral staircase sweeps in a complete circle. For the
vertical offset enter 11 to make the steps 11 feet apart from
each other from the first step to the last step. Leaving all other options
as they are … including keeping the Keep Perpendicular selected.
With all these settings in place it’s time for the array. Simply right-click
on the Point Mark. This creates a circular array of the steps. Viola!
To see it
better use fit all the views to the window by pressing Control + Shift + W.
A few points that need to be made here … First, in the Top view, notice that
the steps are perfectly centered around the Point Mark. Also notice there are
no overlapping steps because the span angle was set to 360 degrees. |
57. Open Draw menu
and select Circular Array
58. Axis = Y
59. Copies = 16
60. Span Angle = 360
61. Vertical Offset = 11
62. Keep Perpendicular (option should be selected)
63. Right-click the Point Mark
Press Control + Shift + W |
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Now it’s time
to draw the hand and foot rails for the steps. First, Zoom in on the first
step and baluster. Press Z then drag a rubber band around the first step.
To
make the foot rail, start a plane. Press P. Gravity Move to the front lower
left corner of the step by placing the cursor here and pressing the comma
key. Just make a box here. It can be any shape or size you want, really.
Begin by
positioning the cursor for its first point. Move to the right one-inch by
pressing Shift and the right arrow key. Then move down one inch by pressing
Shift and the down arrow key. Then insert the first point here.
Now move up 4 inches by pressing Shift and the up arrow key four times.
Insert a point here then move over two inches to the left, and insert a
point. Then move down 4 inches, and insert a point. This finishes the plane
so press Enter.
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64. Press Z
then drag around the first step and baluster
66. Press P
67. Place the cursor over the front lower left corner of the step
68. Press the comma key
69. Press Shift + right arrow key
70. Press Shift + down arrow key
71. Press Insert
72. Press Shift + up arrow key four times
73. Press Insert
74. Press Shift + right arrow key twice
75. Press Insert
76. Press Shift + down arrow key four times
77. Press Insert
78. Press Enter |
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Instead of making another plane, you can mirror this one to the other end of
the step.
Select the
plane by clicking it. Then press Control + H for Set Handles. Place the
pointer over the bottom front edge of the step and set the point to its
midpoint by pressing Control K. Then use mirror, just press the /, forward
slash key. Press Insert to keep it as it appears.
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79. Click the plane
80. Press
Control H
81. Place
the cursor over the lower front edge of the step and press Control K
82. Press
/
83. Press
Insert |
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Just one more
piece … the railing. For the railing use a circle. Start by pressing O for a
circle. Now Gravity Move to the top front of the cylinder used to make the
baluster.
So the railing
comes out a little in front of the first baluster press Shift, Control, End
to move the cursor in front of the cylinder a little. Then move the cursor
to the left an inch, and down one inch, then set the center point of the
cylinder here. Move to the right three inches, and insert the second point,
then press Enter. This will make the railing over the balusters.
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84. Press O
85. Move the cursor to the top front of the cylinder used to make the first
baluster
86. Press comma
87. Press Shift + Control + End
88. Press Shift + left arrow key
89. Press Shift + down arrow key
90. Press Insert
91. Press Shift + right arrow key three times
92. Press Insert
93. Press Enter (don’t move the cursor)
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To create the railings you’ll use the Sweep command.
To begin,
select the two planes and the circle, which will be the foot and handrails.
Use the Shift/Click method to select all three of these items. Once the
items are selected, use Fit to Window so the entire staircase can be seen
again.
Now press W for
Sweep. In the Sweep box it’s important to watch the settings carefully.
First adjust the sweep axis to Y. For a nice smooth coverage of the sweep
increase the number of copies to 100. It’s also important to increase the
span angle because there needs to be a little overlap from the first
baluster to the last baluster. So increase the span angle to 370 degrees.
The vertical offset should be the same as the offset for the steps so make
this 11 feet. With the settings adjusted this way, it’s good to go! Simply
right-click on the point mark to snap to it and the railings are created for
the steps and the baluster. Piece of cake!
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94. Press period to select the circle (or click it)
95. Move the cursor over one of the small planes beneath the step
96. Hold the Shift key and click the plane
97. Move the cursor over the other small plane beneath the step
98. Hold the Shift key and click the plane
99. Press Control + Shift + W
100.. Press W
101. Sweep Axis = Y
102. Copies = 100
103. Span Angle = 370
104. Vertical Offset = 11
105. Right click the point mark
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Be sure to
shade this (F8) and use Set View (Y) to see it from all vantages.
If you're using DesignCAD 3000 or DesignCAD 3D Max you'll be able to have
the design shaded while you design.
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Other News
 Easy-to-Use Instant Landscape
Design
Green thumb or "green thumb wanna-be", in a single word -- this program is
'FUN'.
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As soon as the program starts, its ease of use is
unveiled with illustrative buttons for landscape designing – including
adding a house or gazebo, trees, shrubs, flowers, yard ornaments, a
swimming pool, pond, sprinkler heads and much more. Landscapers can
quickly and easily edit placement, size and rotation of items to design
the landscape. The entire landscape can be viewed from practically any
vantage in 3D and even viewed with the light of day or with decorative
lighting by night.
A line of illustrated
buttons along the bottom of the window makes it easy to get started.
Leading the lineup is the insert house button including several house
designs and elevations and even a gazebo. To embellish the landscape,
the landscaper just peruses the lineup of design buttons. Landscapers
can add any of these features to the design (see list at right).
Instant Landscape Design features drag and drop ease
of use. The landscaper can quickly and easily edit placement, size and
rotation to design the landscape using an item’s selection handles. And
Instant Landscape comes with all the easy editing tools that made Windows
so famous: cut, copy, paste, undo and redo plus erase, rotate and scale.
This makes it fast and easy to move the house into the center of the
property at an angle, enlarge the gazebo, line the driveway with juniper
or fill the yard with spring tulips.
Plan outdoor Christmas decorations! String Christmas
lights of white, red, blue, green or yellow - even icicle lights. Hang
the lights everywhere or just on the roof, the walls, or on the doors and
windows. Strings of lights can be custom placed as well as illuminating
lawn decorations … The lights shine in 3D landscape view at ‘nighttime’.
“Seeing what Christmas decorations will really look like in your yard can
save you tons of money when purchasing lights because you know what looks
best“ says Bob Webster, vice-president of Upperspace.
Halloween decorations include light-up
jack-o-lanterns, witches, ghosts and bats. Landscapers can also add
strings of orange lights for more effect. All of the Halloween decorations
illuminate when in 3D landscape view at ‘nighttime’.
The landscape becomes ‘real’ in 3D view. The
landscape can be rotated to display the entire area or be specially zoomed
to view a small area like a water garden. View the landscape by the light
of day or by lighting at night. Viewing the landscape in 3D shows a
real-life picture of how the decorating will really look. Features in 3D
landscape view include: saving, printing or emailing the 3D image,
changing from day to night viewing, panning the view right/left/up/down,
zooming in and out, moving the camera right/left/up/down, and rotating the
landscape to the right or left.
Instant Landscape Design offers the best
price/performance ratio you’ll find among landscape design software.
Instant Landscape Design is available direct from Upperspace for $79.95 or
for a limited time introductory rate by download for $49.95 and is also
available at select retailer stores. Instant Landscape Design supports
Windows 98 and newer. DirectX 8.1 required for 3D compatibility. DirectX
8.1 included with software. All Upperspace products come with free
lifetime technical support.
Upperspace is located at 600 SE 49th St.,
Pryor, OK 74361. Upperspace can be contacted at 800/233-3223 or
918/825-4844. Find Upperspace online at
www.upperspace.com/ulandscape. Email
info@upperspace.com.
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Landscaping Features:
House
Gazebo
Planters &
Raised
Flower Beds
Trees
Shrubs
Flowers
Gardens
Hedges
Ponds
Fencing
Flagpoles
Pavement
for a Driveway or Patio
Decking for a Patio
Sidewalks
Shed
or Garage
Yard Ornaments
Above & In Ground Swimming Pools
Tennis Court
Sprinkler Heads
Holiday Features:
Holiday Lights
Icicle Lights
Light Strings
Christmas Yard Decoration
Reindeer
Sleigh
Snowman
and more
Halloween Yard Decoration
Bat
Ghost
Jack-o-Lantern
and more
3D Features
Automatic 3D Viewing
Day or Night
Grass or Snow
Easy-Click Zooming
Easy-Click Panning the Landscape
Easy-Click Move the Camera
Easy-Click Rotate the Landscape
E-mail the Landscape
Print the Landscape
Save the 3D Landscape
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