SketchUp: Plant Info Tool

You'll now see a blue 3D cube around the plant you've selected.

LandFX toolbar, Plant Info button

Land-FX menu, Plant Info option

The Land F/X Plant Info dialog box will open.

Here, you'll see the plant's taxonomical and common names, as well as the plant's symbol width in your design.

The Symbol thumbnail near the bottom of the dialog box displays the symbol you currently have set for the selected plant.

The first time you add a specific type of plant to a SketchUp project, an entry for the plant will appear in the Land F/X Place Shrubs or Land F/X Place Trees dialog box wihout a symbol.

You'll be required to assign a symbol to that plant before placing it in your SketchUp model. The symbol will provide a visual representation for the plant wherever it appears in your design.

To begin assigning the plant a symbol, click the blank box above its name.

The Land F/X Plant Info dialog box will open.

Note that the thumbnail in the Symbol area will be blank.

Click this blank thumbnail box.

The Land F/X Select Component dialog box will open.

Select a plant symbol type by clicking one of the buttons at the top of the dialog box. This feature offers several plant categories to browse through to find the most applicable symbol for your plant.

You can also browse for your own pre-saved plant symbols by clicking Browse. However, your library of pre-saved symbols must be located in the folder you've designated as your Planting F/X Plugin for SketchUp folder.

Scroll through the symbol library, and click a symbol thumbnail image to assign that symbol to the selected plant.

The Land F/X Plant Info dialog box will open again, and the symbol you selected will now be visible in the Symbol thumbnail area.

Click OK to accept the symbol assignment and close the dialog box.

After assigning a symbol to a plant, you'll see that symbol in the thumbnail area above that plant's name in the Land F/X Place Plants or Land F/X Place Shrubs dialog box.

You can now begin placing the plant in your SketchUp model using our Place Tree or Place Shrub tool.