3D Landscape Help
3D Landscape 2.0 Demo Version

Welcome to the 3D Landscape 2 Demo.  The demonstration version of the highly acclaimed Garden Design program! We recommend that you first look at Getting Started to learn about the different ways you can become quickly acquainted with 3D Landscape.

Because we have had to reduce a program which usually fills a 650Megabyte CD to something small enough to fit on a cover disk, the photographs associated with the 2,200 plants on the database have been removed. We have also removed the Design Guide which comes with the full version.

As this is a demonstration version, many of the useful functions such as Save, Print Select Plant etc have been disabled. We hope that this does not prevent you from using the program and appreciating how much the full version will help you plan your designs.

You will be able to see the plants that are available develop throughout the seasons, and grow over any number of years. You can even see how they will affect the shade/sun in your garden using the shadow caster.

You can read through this help system as if it were a manual by using the ">>" button to go to the next page, and the "<<" button to go to the previous page. If you're looking for help with a particular problem, click on the "Search" button. Or simply click on a topic below.

Getting Started

The Landscape Designer

How-To Guide

Tips and Tricks

System Information

Technical Support

Disclaimer


Getting Started

To help you get started creating your own plans, 3D Landscape offers several help tools.

The Five-Minute Tour [Full version only]

This set of short animations takes you on quick visual tour of the Designer. To access the Five-Minute Tour, look under the Help Menu in the menu bar at the top of the screen; or select it from the contents page in the How-To Guide.

QuickStart

Use this tutorial to create and visualise a landscape in 8 easy steps. QuickStart opens with 3D Landscape and stays on top of the Designer. You can leave it open while you work, or close the window by selecting Exit under its File menu.

Sample Landscape Files

This demo version of the program contains a limited number of sample files. However the full verson of the program includes a much larger selection of sample landscape files for your inspiration.  Included are examples of classic landscaping styles, and some award winning designs.  These can be found in the Gallery of Ideas in Chapter 1 of the How-To Guide. [full version only]  Browse the designs until you find one that you like. Note its file name (i.e. sample.3sl).

Tips and Tricks

Use Tips and Tricks to sharpen your skills. Learn how to make curves, straighten lines, speed up drawing time, and other tips for improving the look and performance of your program. To access Tips and Tricks, select it from the Help Menu at the top of the screen. Or select it from Helps table of contents.


Landscape Designer
The Landscape Designer

The Designer is where you create and visualise your landscape designs in two and three dimensions. Use The Designer to try out changes and improvements to your garden, add new plants, adjust the slope, and monitor the growth of your landscape over time. The FULL version of 3D Landscape 2 offers a complete plant database of over 2,200 unique plants to help you select the ones that will grow best in your garden. Once you have settled on a the design, use the Shopping List to work out your costs.

To return to the Landscape Designer from the How-To Guide, click on the Close button at the right hand edge of the page. You may have to re-maximise the Designer if necessary.

To get started quickly, take the Five-Minute Tour use QuickStart. For more detailed explanations, click on a topic below.

Menus

Designer Buttons

Designing Your Landscape

Modifying Your Landscape

Viewing Your Landscape

Tips and Tricks


Menus

Many of the features found in the Landscape Designer are also accessible through the menu bar located across the window. Click on a menu name below to learn more.

File Menu

Edit Menu

View Menu

Features Menu

Options Menu

Help Menu


File Menu

New

Opens a new file.

Open

Opens an existing file.

Open Sample File

Opens one of the sample designs featured in the How-To Guide.

Save

Saves the open file.  This function is disabled in the demo version.

Save as

Changes the name of the existing file. This function is disabled in the demo version.

Revert to Saved

Restores the original file as it was opened, discarding any changes you have since made.  In the demo version this will revert to the blank file or sample file you started from.

Print

You cannot print in the demo version.

Print Setup

You cannot print in the demo version

Exit

Exits the program.


Edit Menu

Cut

Removes a currently selected item from your design and places it on the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no item currently selected. Cutting items to the clipboard replace the contents previously stored there.

Copy

Copies a selected item onto the clipboard. This command is unavailable if no item is currently selected. Copying an item to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Paste

Inserts a copy of the clipboard contents into your design.  This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty.

Delete

Deletes a selected item.

Select All

Selects all items on the Canvas.

Inspect Item

Opens the Inspector for a currently selected item.

Add/Remove to Shopping List

Adds or removes a selected item from the Shopping List.


View Menu

Top View

Here is where you select, place, and modify the elements of your design, where it will appear as a 2D plan.

3D View

The three-dimensional viewing mode in the Landscape Designer. Here, you can move some of the items in your design, and walk through your proposed landscape.

Slope View

Here you can set the tilt or curvature of the ground.

Zoom In

Allows you to view your landscape from a closer vantage point.

Zoom Out

Allows you to view your landscape from farther away.

Zoom to Fit Page

Zoom to Fit Page adjusts Top View to fit inside your window.

Hide/Show:

Show Camera: When selected, the camera is made visible. When deselected, the camera becomes invisible. Deselect the camera if you feel you need the extra workspace.
Show Foliage: When selected, plants are shown with leaves. When deselected, plants appear as circles. Deselect Show Foliage if your machine is slow, or if your design appears cluttered.

Show Utilities: When selected, the location of all utilities are marked. When deselected, the utilities disappear.

Show Tools: When selected, the location of Ellipses and Arrows are marked in your design. When deselected, these tools disappear.

Show Labels: When selected, the location of all labels is marked in your design. 3D Landscape assigns labels to all items placed in your design. When deselected, these labels disappear. By default, Show Labels is turned off.

Show Shadows: When selected, shadows created by trees, shrubs, building structures are marked in your design. When deselected, the shadows disappear. Deselect this feature if your machine is slow, or if your design appears cluttered. Note:  the Shadow Caster does not work if you have deselected Show Shadows.

Show Compass Rose: When selected, the compass rose is visible. When deselected, the compass rose is made invisible.

Show Sprinkler Coverage: When selected, sprinklers appear with their coverage areas. When deselected, sprinklers appear alone. Note that sprinkler coverage areas may appear as entire circles or as pie shapes.


Features Menu

How-To Guide

Opens a drop-down menu that contains links to the How-To Guide. In the full version of the program you can jump to the main table of contents, the previous topic viewed in the Guide, or any of the eight chapters listed in the menu.

Plant Selector

Opens the Plant Selector.

Shopping List

Opens the Shopping List.

Shadow Caster:

Opens the Shadow Caster.

Growth Over Time

Opens Growth Over Time.

Custom Plant Database: Opens the Custom Plant Database


Custom Plant Database [Full Version only]

The full version includes a Custom Plant Database that allows you to add plants that are not already featured in 3D Landscape.


Options Menu

Landscape Size

Brings up a dialog box where you change the size of the canvas by entering a new width and length.

Show Grid

Turns on a grid over the canvas.

Grid spacing

Top View Grid Spacing: Allows you to set the spacing between gridlines in Top View. Use gridlines in Top View to aid with layout.

Slope and 3D Ground Quality: Use grid spacing in Slope View/3D View to affect the realism of your 3D scene. In general, use high grid spacing in Slope View/3D View for designs that use complex shapes and curves. Other wise, use lower grid spacing. While higher levels improve the quality of rendering, they will also slow your machines performance speed.

Show XY location

Turns on the status bar in the lower left corner to show an items position.

Use English Units/Metric Units

Displays landscape and structural dimensions in either English or metric units.

Show QuickStart at Startup

When selected, QuickStart opens with 3D Landscape and stays on top. When deselected, QuickStart is turned off.

Texture Cache Control

A feature for advanced users that provides the ability to adjust the number of textures that are transferred over from CD-ROM to hard disk. Adjusting this number can improve performance in 3D Landscape.

Play Sounds

When selected, plays all sounds in the program. When deselected, sounds are turned off.


Help Menu

Overview

Takes you to the Contents Page of the Landscape Designer Help.

The Five-Minute Tour [Full version only]

Opens the Five-Minute Tour, a series of progressive animations to acquaint you with the Designer.

Tips and Tricks

Opens Tips and Tricks, a set of helpful suggestions for designing in 3D Landscape.

QuickStart

Opens QuickStart, a set of 10 easy steps for creating your own plan.

Balloon Help

When selected, balloon help appears in the Landscape Designer. Deselect Balloon Help to turn it off.

About 3D Landscape

Displays 3D Landscapes current version and opens the splash screen.


Mark as New or Old
Add/Remove to Shopping List

This command adds or removes a selected item from the Shopping List.


Grid

Allows you to set the spacing between gridlines in Top View and Slope View/3D View. Use gridlines in Top View to aid with layout. Use grid spacing in Slope View/3D View to affect the realism of your 3D scene. In general, use high grid spacing in Slope View/3D View for designs that use complex shapes and curves. Otherwise, use lower grid spacing. While higher levels improve the quality of rendering, they will slow your machines performance speed.


Cache Control
Texture Cache Control

This advanced feature allows you to adjust the number of textures that are transferred from the CD-ROM to your hard disk. To disable the texture cache, click the off box, or otherwise leave the on box checked.

Click Cache all textures to hard disk to transfer all textures. This will significantly improve your programs performance. This is also the equivalent of selecting 3D Landscape optimised installation. However, it is recommended that you do not select this option unless you are sure that you have enough room on your hard drive.

You can adjust the number of textures to cache to hard disk by entering a value under Number of textures to cache. This option is not available if Cache all textures to hard disk is checked. Note that adjusting the texture number involves a balance between desired performance level and available hard disk space.


Buttons
Designer Buttons

The Designer window contains a number of on-screen buttons that access tools and features quickly. Many of these features are also accessible by using the Menu bar.

How-To Guide [Full Version only]

Click this button to jump directly to the How-To Guide. Or select it from under the Features Menu.

Shadow Caster

Click this button to open the Shadow Caster. Or select it from under the Features Menu.

Growth Over Time

Click this button to open Growth Over Time. Or select it from under the Features Menu.

Magnify

Click the negative sign to see your landscape from far away. Similarly, click on the positive sign to see your landscape from a closer vantage point. The Magnify Tool is available in Top View.

Text

Use the Text Tool to add notes or descriptions to your designs. Click once on the tool, then drag a box inside your design where you want your text to appear. The Text Tool is available in Top View.

Measure

Use the Measure Ruler to check the dimensions of an item in your design. The Measure Ruler is available in Top View.

Details

Select an item in your landscape by clicking on it. Click on the Details button to bring up the Inspector for that item.  Inspectors can also be called by selecting Inspect Item under the Edit Menu, or double-clicking on an item.


Text
Designer - Text

Use the Text Tool to add notes or descriptions to your designs. Click once on the tool, then drag a box inside your design where you want your text to appear. The Text Tool is available in Top View.


Measure
Designer - Measure Ruler

Use the Measure Ruler to check the dimensions of an item in your design. The Measure Ruler is available in Top View.


Designing Your Landscape

The Landscape Designer offers tools and features to help as you design your landscape. Click on a topic below to learn more.

Defining Your Lot

Considering Your Site

Placing Items

Inspectors

The Plant Selector

Custom Plant Database

Growth Over Time

Shadow Caster

Shopping List


Defining Your Lot
Defining Your Plot

Begin your landscape design by setting a landscape size, laying out property lines and putting in structures and utilities that already exist in your garden.

Defining a Landscape Size

Select Landscape Size from under Options Menu. Use the arrows on the right-hand side of the boxes to increase or decrease dimensions. Or type numbers directly into the boxes.

Laying Out Existing Property Lines

Use the Property Line icon on the House page of the Spiral Binder to place your property lines. Click on the icon and drag a property line on your canvas. If there is an easement, factor that in. The length of the property line is indicated both on the right hand corner of the status bar and on the line you are dragging with the mouse.

Laying Out Existing Items

Make measurements of all the existing structures on your property.  Include items such as buildings, walkways, driveways, drainage pipes and utility lines

To put these items in your design,flip through the Spiral Binder to find the necessary items and place them in your design by dragging or dropping. To ensure accuracy, use the Measure Ruler to confirm that the dimensions of each item matches your real measurements.


Landscape Size

Landscape Size sets the dimensions of your landscape. Open Landscape Size by selecting from under Options Menu. Use the arrows on the right-hand side of the boxes to increase or decrease dimensions. Or type numbers directly into the boxes.


Considering Your Site

Account for natural conditions associated with your landscape such as slope, drainage, wind patterns, and natural or artificial eyesores.

Slope

To integrate the slope of your property into your landscape design, click on the Slope Button above the Spiral Binder, or arrow buttons. This opens Slope View. Here, increase, decrease or level the ground height by a specified number of feet. Or adjust the tilt in the ground level.. See "Does Your Garden Slope?" in Chapter 2 of the How-To-Guide [Full Version only] and Slope View.

Compass

Use the compass rose to indicate north in your design, and keep track of the sun at different times of the day. Place structures where they take advantage of the coolest or warmest parts of the day. Use the Shadow Caster to see where buildings and trees cast shadows. The default setting is North to the top of the screen, whether the compass rose is visible or not.

Recording Drainage, Wind Patterns and Eyesores

Water drainage, wind patterns, and eyesores all affect your design. Make note of them, using the Arrow Tool and Ellipse Tool. (See below).

Arrow Tool

Use the arrow tool to bring attention to any area of your design, or to indicate the direction of prevailing winds, water runoff, etc. To find the arrow tool, go to the House page in the Spiral Binder and click on More. Click on the picture and add the arrow using the drag or drop method.

Ellipse Tool

Use the ellipse tool during your initial design work to mark the general layout of items in your landscape. Or use the ellipse tool with the text tool to draw attention to particular parts of your design. To access the ellipse tool, go to the House page in the Spiral Binder and click on More.


Utilities

Utilities include electrical, gas, telephone, septic or water access sites in your landscape design. After measuring your propertys meter sites and easements, choose the appropriate item from the Utilities page in the Spiral Binder and place it on the canvas in the proper position.


Compass

Use the compass rose to indicate north in your design, and keep track of the sun at different times of the day. Place structures where they take advantage of the coolest or warmest parts of the day. Use the Shadow Caster to see where buildings and trees cast shadows.


Placing Items

To place items in your design, you must be in Top View.

Selecting Items

Click through the Spiral Binder on the left-hand side of the screen, using the tabs on the side, and find the items you need for your design. Some tabs offer two or three pages of items which are accessible by clicking on More at the bottom of the page. In the demo version only the top two icons in each section are available, the rest are will prompt a system message. (See Spiral Binder).

Placing Items

Use the drag or drop method. Generally, the drag method is more useful for initially sizing an item such as a house, deck, or lawn. The drop method is often quicker but may require you to re-size an item later.

To place more than one of the same item, double-click on an icon. A push pin appears on the icon to indicate that this item can be added a multiple number of times. Use the drag or drop method to add the item as many times as needed. To turn off this capability, click again on the selected icon.

Placing Trees, Shrubs, and Plants

The trees, shrubs, and plants icons appearing in the Spiral Binder represent placeholders. The program assign these placeholders Generic labels until you select specific plants, using the Plant Selector. See Plant Selector to learn how to review 3D Landscapes extensive database of trees, shrubs and plants, and how to select appropriate greenery for your landscape.

Adding Multiple Copies

To add more than one of your selected item, double-click on the icon so that a pushpin appears on top of it. You can now add as many of your selected item as you want. To turn off the capability, click again on the icon.


Inspectors

An Inspector lists information specific to a given item in your design. Most items possess an Inspector. When an Inspector is open, you can enter or edit an item's attributes. Common attributes include area, perimeter, length, width, height and material types. The Inspector also allows you to lock items, and add items to the Shopping List. Open the How-To menu to access links to relevant topics in the How-To Guide, or to open Help.

To open an Inspector, you may (1) double-click on an item; (2) select it and click on "Details" in the lower left-hand corner of the Designer; or (3) select an item and choose "Inspect Item" from the Edit menu.

Note that plant inspectors display and prompt for different information.

Tree, Shrub and Plant Inspectors

The Tree, Shrub and Plant Inspectors allow you to enter or change the height, width, age, flower colour and price of a tree, shrub or plant that you have chosen. You also have the option of clicking on "Default Size" which assigns a default size to your plant, or clicking "Size based on Age" where the size assigned to the plant is calculated by the age you select for it.

As with all other inspectors, you can indicate if a tree, shrub or plant is locked, and if it should be added to the Shopping List.

Vine, Ground Cover, and Hedge Inspectors

These three items consist of a series of individual plants. Their inspectors allow you to enter or change the width and height of each individual plant, and the spacing between plants. You also may indicate if the set of plants are locked and are to be added to the Shopping List.

Changing Plants [Full Version only]

To change a plant or add your own while in the Inspector, first click on "Change Plant" to bring up the Plant Selector. Find a plant using the Plant Selector or click on Add Custom Plant to create your own.

See Plant Selector to learn how to change a generic plant into a choice of your own. See Custom Plant Database to learn how to add plants that are not already featured in 3D Landscape.


Plant Selector

When you first place a tree, shrub or plant in your design, the program assigns it a Generic plant label. This remains as a placeholder until you change it to a particular species using the Plant Selector.

The Plant Selector is a database containing more than 2000 unique plants. Each plant comes with a photograph or illustration [Full Version only], detailed information on size, care and use, and often, the correct pronunciation of its botanical name. Use the Plant Selector to review plants and choose them for your landscape.

To access the Plant Selector, click the Search icon on the Plant page of the Spiral Binder,

select it from the Features menu, or click Change Plant from inside a plant inspector. (See Inspectors).

Searching for a Plant by Name

To search for a plant by either common name or botanical name, first click the circle next to By Name. Then type the name, or part of the name, into the edit field.  The results of your search appear in the screen below.

Searching for a Plant by Attribute

To search for plants that share similar attributes -- such as use, season, colour or type -- click the circle next to by Attribute.  Then, select attributes for your search. The results appear in the screen below. Notice that increasing the number of attributes narrows your search results. Similarly, decreasing the number of attributes broadens your search results.

Hardiness Zone

You also have the option of defining a hardiness zone in your plant search. Click the Zone button to open the Hardiness Zone dialog box. Here, choose your hardiness zone directly.

Reviewing a Plant

Once you have found a set of results that match your criteria, learn about them by double-clicking on a name in the screen, or highlighting one at a time with your cursor and hitting Enter.  The plants picture appears, along with informative filecards and often, the pronunciation of its botanical name.

To see the next plant in your selection, click on the Next.  To see a previous plant, click on Prev.

If you are not satisfied with your choices, click on Search Again to start a new search.

If you find the plant you want, click on Select this Plant. [Full Version only]  The Plant Selector box closes and your cursor now allows you to place the plant in your landscape, using the drag or drop method.

Adding Multiple Copies

To add more than one of your selected plant, double-click on the icon corresponding to your plant so that a pushpin appears on top of it. You can now add as many of your selected plant as you want. To turn off the capability, click again on the plant icon.

Note:  To add your own plant, see Custom Plant Database.


Custom Plant Database
Custom Plant Database [Full Version only]

The Custom Plant Database allows you to add plants that are not already featured in 3D Landscape. To create your own plant, click Add Custom Plant, which is located on the right side of the dialog box. This opens another dialog box titled Add My Own Plant.

Type the common name of the plant you want to add, select a plant type (such as tree, shrub, garden plant, etc.) and a plant shape. You can find plant shapes by clicking the browse arrows on either side of the plant shape field.

To further customise your plant, add other attributes under Optional Information.

When you are finished, click OK. The addition will be made to the plant database and is available for future searches.

To remove a custom plant, click Delete Custom Plant, which is located under Add Custom Plant on the right side of the dialog box.


Growth Over Time

In Top View, Growth Over Time illustrates how the size of your plants will change over different intervals of time.

To use Growth Over Time, do the following:

 Click on the Growth Over Time button in the upper right corner of the Landscape Designer window, or select it from under the Features menu.

 Enter the number of years you want the plants to grow, either by clicking on the right-hand arrow keys or by entering the information directly into the edit fields.

 Click on Update Plant Ages to view the new plants sizes each time you change the number of years of growth.

 Click on the Exit button to leave Growth Over Time. The plants will revert back to their original sizes.


Shadow Caster

In Top View, the Shadow Caster simulates shadows in your landscape, based on time, date and location. Use the Shadow Caster to watch the sun's effects on your landscape over a day or a year.

Before opening the Shadow Caster, adjust the compass. Compass changes effect shadow simulations. Also make sure that Show Shadows is selected under the Hide/Show menu from the View Menu.

To use the Shadow Caster, click its button in the upper right corner of the Designer window, or select it from under the Features menu.

Date, Time, and Latitude

Under Cast Shadow, enter or change the date, time, and latitude for your garden by using the right-hand arrows or typing directly in the edit fields.

Viewing Shadows

Under Animate Shadows, click on Over a Day or Over a Year.

Click on Cancel to leave Shadow Caster. The shadows on the canvas will revert back to their previous position (if Show Shadows under the View menu is enabled).


The Shopping List

The Shopping List keeps track of the items that need to be purchased for your design, as well as their quantities, unit prices, and subtotals. To add an item to your Shopping List, open its Inspector and check Add to Shopping List. (See Inspectors.) Note that default prices are based on national averages and may not match your local prices; insert your local prices. Click the Print Button to get a print-out of your Shopping List.

To access Shopping List, select it from the Features Menu.

Show Detail

When checked, Show Detail includes a breakdown of materials and prices for each item on the shopping list. Uncheck this box to hide this information.

Export

Check Export to export a comma separated file to an estimation or spreadsheet program.

How-To Menu

Look here for links to relevant topics in the How-To Guide on how to select materials, and to open Help.


Modifiying Your Design
Modifying Your Landscape

The Designer provides several ways to modify an existing design. You can cut, copy and paste items from one place to another, resize or delete them, adjust slopes or revise your ideas on the plants or building materials you want. After you are satisfied, you can lock your design to ensure that items dont accidentally move in the future. Click on a topic below to learn more.

Cut, Copy and Paste

Deleting

Resizing

Moving/Locking


Copying
Designer - Cut, Copy, and Paste

Cut deletes the item from the canvas, but keeps it on a hidden clipboard which is accessible using Paste. Copy places the item on a hidden clipboard which is also accessible using Paste. Paste adds new items on the canvas from the clipboard.

Note: Each Cut and Copy performed in the program replaces the contents of the clipboard. Only the items from the last Cut/Copy are available for pasting.

To Copy and Paste an Item:

· Click on the item.  Edit handles will appear indicating that it has been selected.

· Click on the Edit pull-down menu on the Main Menu bar.

· Click on Copy.

· Click again on the Edit pull-down menu on the Main Menu bar.

· Click on Paste.

The standard Windows keyboard shortcuts for Cut, Copy, and Paste are <Ctrl>-X, <Ctrl>-C, and <Ctrl>-V, respectively.


Deleting
Designer - Deleting

To Delete an Item:

· Click on the item.  Edit handles will appear indicating that it has been selected.

· Press the delete key on your keyboard.

or
· Click on the Edit pull-down menu on the Main Menu bar.
·.Click on Cut.  (If you have deleted the item in this way, retrieve it again using Paste from the Edit Menu.)


Resizing
Designer - Resizing

Stretch corners, split sides, or expand edges of an item to change its size or shape. When you click on an item to select it, small corner boxes and circles appear around its perimeter. These boxes and circles are called edit handles.

Stretch

Use Stretch to change the shape of an item. To stretch an item, point at a square handle so that the word Stretch appears next to the cursor. Then, click and drag on a corner box to stretch corners in or out.

Split

Use Split to break a line into a series of successive smaller parts. To split a line, point the cursor at a circular handle until the word Split appears next to the cursor. Then, click and drag on the handle to break the line into smaller parts. This useful if you want to curve a line (see Tips and Tricks and Drawing Curves) or create complex shapes.

Pull

Use Pull to make items larger or smaller. Point the cursor at a line between two edit handles until the cursor changes to a hand and the word Pull appears. Click and drag on the line to expand or shrink an item.


Moving/locking
Designer - Moving/Locking

To move an item:

· Click on the item.

· Hold down the mouse button and drag the item to its new position in your design.

· Release the mouse button.

You may also move more than one item at a single time. Hold the <Shift> key while clicking on several items.

Lock an item in your design to prevent it from being moved, reshaped, or deleted.

To lock an item:

· Open up its inspector.

·.Click on "Lock in Place.

· Click the <OK> button.


View Landscape
Viewing Your Landscape

The Landscape Designer provides three different modes for viewing your design: Top View, 3D View, and Slope. Each provides a unique set of options and tools. Click on a topic below to learn more.

Top View

3D View

Slope View


Top View

Use Top View to look at your landscape from above, and to add, change, or position each element (see Designing Your Landscape to learn how to create designs). To access Top View, click on the Top View button in the upper left corner of the Designer, or select it from the View menu. Note that 3D Landscape always opens in Top View.

Below, review the main features of Top View.

Spiral Binder

Canvas


Spiral Binder

The Spiral Binder is located on the left-hand side of the Top View window and is your source for trees, shrubs, and other landscape items. The tabs along the right edge of the Binder indicate Binder categories. Each category contains a page or more of landscape items. To access any of these items, click on a tab to go directly to that page. (See Placing Items).

To access the various categories of items, click on one of the coloured Binder tabs. The Binder will open to that page.  Click on a page below to see what items it contains.

House

Trees

Shrubs

Plants

Projects

Structures

Furniture

Utilities

Accents


House

The House page contains houses, windows, driveways, roads, and other building and road structures related to your garden.  In the demo version only the first house and two storey house icons are available.


Trees

The Trees page contains a variety of generic tree shapes to add to your landscape design.  In the demo version only the round and pyramidal tree icons are available.


Shrubs

The Shrubs page contains a variety of generic shrub shapes to add to your landscape design.  In the demo version only the mounded and round shrub icons are available


Plants

The Plants page contains a variety of generic plant shapes to add to your landscape design.  In the demo version only the hedge and ground cover icons are available


Projects

The Project page contains wall, walkways, fences, and other items to edge and define your garden.  In the demo version only the retaining wall and patio icons are available


Structures

The Structures page contain decks, bridges, fountains and other decorative features to characterise your landscape.  In the demo version only the shed and compost icons are available


Furniture

The Furniture page contains benches, chairs, tables and other types of outdoor furniture.  In the demo version only the first two bench icons are available


Utilities

The Utilities page contains hoses, power lines, water lines and other items to mark all services associated with your landscape.  In the demo version only the dustbin and hosepipe icons are available


Accents

The Accents page contains boulders, pets, a flamingo, and other imaginative items to complete the look of your design. In the demo version only the sundial and bird table icons are available


Canvas

The canvas is the main work area or drawing board of the Landscape Designer.  It is also referred to as the Designer. When switching between Top View, 3D View and Slope, the canvas will reflect different perspectives.


3D View

3D View renders your landscape into a textured, three dimensional scene. In 3D View, you can view and move most items, and adjust seasons. To run 3D View, click on the 3D View button in the upper left-hand corner of the Designer or select it from the View menu.

The performance of 3D View depends on your computers available RAM and processor speed. To improve the speed of rendering, select low or medium quality in the left-hand

side of 3D View. To improve the quality and realism of your 3D scene, select high. To make finer adjustments, use Texture Cache Control under the Options menu.

Tip: Adjust your quality settings in Slope View. This will save you drawing time in 3D View.

Click on topics below to learn more about 3D View.

3D View Features

Adjusting Your Camera

Using Texture Cache Control


3D View Navigation
3D View Features

Navigating with the Mouse

To navigate with the mouse, select WalkAbout under the landscape scene. This feature allows you to take a smooth and textured walk through your landscape.  To use the mouse, click and hold on the left-hand button. Dragging the mouse upwards will bring you forward. Dragging the mouse downwards will move you backwards. Similarly, dragging the mouse to the left or right will let you turn in those respective directions. The further from the center of the window that you move, the further you will move and/or turn.

At the bottom of the 3D View screen, there are additional instructions concerning the mouse. Adding the shift key while dragging the mouse moves you sideways while adding the <Ctrl> key will change the height of your view.

Note:  You can only use the mouse to navigate under the WalkAbout mode.

Navigating with Move, Height, Tilt and View Buttons

These buttons are located on the left hand side of the 3D View window. Click them to move and adjust your viewing height and camera angle.

Note:  The Walk and Up and Down buttons are the only navigation keys that work while you are in the Move Items mode.

Moving Items

You can do some editing in 3D View. Click Move Item under the 3D View scene. Using your mouse, you can drag most items to different areas in your landscape.

Zoom In/Out

You can zoom in or out on your landscape by selecting Zoom In or Zoom Out under the View Menu.

Adjusting Seasons

See how your landscape looks during different seasons by dragging on the Seasons slider.

Draft Mode

Check Draft Mode to improve 3D View's drawing speed. When Draft Mode is checked, landscape plants, structures and groundcover will be replaced by simpler models and textures.

Ground Quality

Select Low, Medium, or High to determine the rendering quality of your 3D View. Lower quality increases drawing speed. Higher quality improves the clarity and realism of your landscape but requires longer drawing time. You can fine-tune your adjustments using Texture Cache Control.


Using and Adjusting the Camera
Adjusting Your Camera

Use the Camera to set your 3D View scene. The Camera is helpful for setting your viewing position before-hand, and for saving drawing time in 3D View.

To Use the Camera:

·.Go to Top View either by clicking on the Top View button or by
selecting it from the View menu.

·.Position the camera so that its front is pointing in the direction of
the item or area you would like to be facing in 3D View. Note that
the camera will still work even if it is outside of the canvas area.

·.Rotate the camera by selecting it, and dragging or stretching its handle.

·.Select 3D View either by clicking on the 3D View button or by
choosing it under the View menu.

·.Click the view buttons on the left-hand side to adjust your camera angle.


Slope
Slope View

Use Slope to integrate a grade or slope into your property.  Increase, decrease or level the ground height by a specified number of feet or indicate a tilt in the ground level for an approximation of the grade. Use the Zoom In/Out features under the View menu for a closer view or a wider perspective.

What Slope Shows

· Your design recreated on the canvas with a slope grid overlay

· The outlines of most items

· Colours indicating relative elevation. Light means high, dark means low. Heights below -1.5m or above +1.5m are displayed in -/+ 1.5m colours. Refer to the legend on the left-hand side to see a colours actual height above or below ground level.

· The height of any spot pointed to on the grid. Point on a spot with your mouse and read its height in the Status Bar.

Grading and Height Buttons
Use the Dig, Fill, Smooth or numbered Height buttons to lower, raise or even the ground level. Turn your mouse into a digging, filling or smoothing tool.

Tilt

Use Tilt to lower the slope on the left, right, top or bottom of the canvas. The opposite end of the landscape will rise.

Reset Button:

Press this button to undo all slope specifications and return the landscape to flat.

Adjust Quality of View

Select Low, Medium, or High to determine the rendering quality of your 3D View. Lower quality increases drawing speed. Higher quality improves the clarity and realism of your landscape but requires longer drawing time. You can fine-tune your adjustments using Texture Cache Control.

Tip: To save drawing time in 3D View, adjust the quality setting in Slope View.


On-screen Help

Status Bar

The Status Bar is always present at the bottom of the Designer. It explains what your mouse is pointing to, offers suggestions for what you can do, or takes measurements for selected items. Use the Status Bar as a constant reference tool.

Balloon Help

Balloon Help provides information similar to the status bar, in the form of balloon messages. These messages are displayed every time you point your mouse at certain areas across the screen. To turn Balloon Help on and off, select it or deselect it from the Help menu.


How To Guide: The Electronic Book
How-To Guide [Full Version only]

The How-To Guide offers a variety of information on materials, tools, and techniques to enhance your landscape designs. The Guide also provides estimators to calculate, as well as a database of telephone numbers to use when you need further assistance.

For this demo version the How-To-Guide has been disabled.

Since the How-To-Guide runs as a separate program from the Designer, you will achieve the best results by leaving the Designer minimised while the Guide is open.

To open the How-To Guide, click on the button labeled How-To Guide in the upper right-hand corner of the Designer screen.

Structure of the How-To Guide

Navigation

Search

History

Glossary

Playing Animations

Estimators

Toll Free Database

Printing


Estimators

Screening for Privacy

Rough Grading

Choosing a Lawn Grass

Improving the Soil

Concrete Estimator


Structure of the How-To Guide

For those with the full version of the program, the How-To Guide contains The Five-Minute Tour, eight chapters filled with text, photographs, animations and illustrations, and five estimators. The How-To Guide also provides a database of telephone numbers belonging to landscaping service providers. To access any of these topics, select them from the main table of contents. You can go to the main table of contents by clicking on the Contents button or typing C on your keyboard. If you ever jump to a topic by mistake, or if you want to return to the last topic you viewed, click on the Backtrack button or B on your keyboard.

Chapters

Chapters are divided into topics, and some topics are divided into subtopics. At the start of every chapter, you will find these chapter topics listed as a secondary table of contents. Click on a topic to jump directly to it.


Navigation
Navigation in the How-To Guide

To navigate in the How-To-Guide click on the icons on the right of the page. In the demo version these are disabled.


Search
Guide - Search

To search for a particular subject in the How-To Guide, click on the Search button on the right-hand side of the How-To Guide. Then click on the second Search button after the pop-up appears. The Search dialog box opens. (Typing the letter S on your keyboard will also bring up the Search dialog box).

Search for a word, a partial word, a phrase, or any combination of words. If you type more than one word in the dialog box, Search will find all topics that contain both words, even if the words are not adjacent. By clicking the Options button, you can define the proximity of the words used in your search.

After defining your search, click OK.

A Search Results dialog box appears, listing all the topics that contain your target text. To view a topic, click on its name and press the Go To button, or double-click on the name.

The search button and its associated functions does not exist in the demo version.


History
Guide - History

To return to a previously viewed topic, click on the Search button on the right-hand side of the How-To Guide. Click on History after the pop-up appears. (Typing the letter H on your keyboard will also open History).

The History dialog box opens with a scrolling list of the topics you've recently seen, starting with the one you're viewing now. Choose the topic you want, and press the Go-To button (or just double-click on the topic). To dismiss the History window, click on the Cancel button.

The search button and its associated functions does not exist in the demo version.


Glossary
Guide - Glossary

The full version includes a glossary of terminology used in building and landscaping.  In the program the text uses the proper names and phrases used in the building trade, these are highlighted in red.  You can click on the red text to obtain a plain english interpretation.


Playing Animations
Guide - Playing Animations

The full version of 3D Landscape includes animated demonstrations in The Five-Minute Tour and throughout the rest of the How-To Guide.  There are no animations in the demo version.


Estimators

3D Landscape includes specialised calculators, called Estimators.  Click on any of the estimators below to learn how to use it.  None of the estimators are present in the demo version.

Screening for Privacy
Rough Grading
Choosing a Lawn Grass
Improving the Soil
Concrete Estimator


Screening for Privacy

[Full Version only]

This estimator calculates the height needed to effectively block the view of an eyesore.

To use this estimator, enter measurements in the appropriate cells in the diagram. Use either your keyboard or click on the up and down arrows on the right side of each cell.

Note: As you modify your measurements, the height for the screen will adjust in response. The screen height is located in the center of the diagram.

Height of Eyesore: The left hand cell represents the height difference between the eyesore and the height of the spot you want to protect.

Distance from Eyesore: The center, bottom cell represents the horizontal distance between the base of the eyesore and the spot you want to protect.

Distance from Screen: The cell on the right represents the horizontal distance between the spot you want to protect and the base of the proposed screen.


Rough Grading

[Full Version only]

This estimator calculates the amount of dirt that must be moved to terrace a sloping garden.

Most of the instructions on how to use this calculator appear on the same page (Chapter 3, Rough Grading). Here are some additional details to keep in mind.

Sometimes the estimator will calculate very large volumes of dirt to be cut and filled.  Other times, the volume levels may equal zero. If either of these happen, check to see that your units correspond with the amount of dirt you wish to transfer. Use the truck units to transfer large quantities of dirt. To transfer small quantities, use a smaller unit such as shovel.


Choosing a Lawn Grass

[Full Version only]

This estimator helps you to select a lawn grass most suited to your  landscape.

Select the properties you desire in a lawn grass by clicking on the check boxes. The display window to the right will show a list of suitable lawn grasses. To learn more about a choice, click on it once. The definition of that lawn grass appears in the display window at the bottom.

Notice that your list of choices narrows as you check more boxes. When a checkbox grays out, you can no longer select it. This ensures that at least one grass will meet your criteria.


Improving the Soil

[Full Version only]

This estimator calculates the amount of amendment required to balance your soils pH factor.

To determine the right amount, specify the following:

· The current pH factor of your soil. Use a pH test kit from your local nursery or have your soil
tested by a reliable lab. Then enter the pH factor at the left to enter a pH number between
4.0 and 8.5. Or change the pH number by sliding the control left and right.

· The soil type to alter: sand, clay or loam.

· The area to treat. Select the right units from the list at right and enter your measurement in
the cell at left.

· The result appears in the bottom cell as either a calcium carbonate
equivalent for acid soil or a sulfur equivalent for alkaline soil.


Equivalent

Alternative materials for changing pH include dolomitic limestone, hydrated lime, and ground seashells to raise pH, or ferrous sulfate, lime-sulfur solution, and ammonium sulfate fertilizers to lower pH. Product labels usually give a calcium carbonate or sulfur equivalency number, which you can enter at the right to determine how much to use.


Amendment

A material you mix with garden soil to improve it.


pH

A measure of acidity or alkalinity, on a scale of 0 (highly acid) to 14 (highly alkaline). Soil pH affects how well plants absorb nutrients. At the wrong pH, nutrients may be there but plants can't use them. Most plants do best within a pH range of 5.5 and 7.5; for many a pH of 6.5 is ideal.


Concrete Estimator

[Full Version only]

This Estimator calculates the amount of concrete needed to fill a rectangular or circular hole.

To calculate this number:

1. Enter the dimensions of the hole.

2. Choose a unit of measurement.


Survival Guide: Toll Free Numbers
Survival Guide: Telephone Numbers

[Full Version only]

The directory includes hundreds of companies and organisations that provide goods or services for your landscape.

To locate the supplier you need:

· Click on a Category

· Click on a Specialty

The program displays a new window, titled Telephone Numbers. This window shows a list of organizations in the specialty you've chosen, their locations, lines of business, phone numbers, and the services they offer to any consumer who calls.

To move this window, drag it by its title bar. To dismiss it, click the "Close" button toward the bottom of its frame, or double-click the close box in its upper left corner. To copy its contents to your clipboard, click the "Copy" button. You'll then be able to import this information into a Windows-compatible word processor. To print the contents of the Telephone Numbers window, press its "Print" button.

To exit the Survival Guide, click on the browse arrow keys in the top right corner.


How to Print
Guide - How to Print

You cannot print from the demo version.


Tips and Tricks

These hints will help you get the most out of 3D Landscape.

Making Curved Lines

Select the item, click on the round "split" handle in the middle of the edge and drag it. You now have two lines. Each line has its own split handle in the middle. Drag those handles, and repeat the process until you have a curve made of many short lines.

To fine-tune your curve, zoom in. Or use of the Ellipse Tool from the Spiral Binder as a template, then delete it. See "Softening Hardscape" in the Five Minute Tour for a demonstration [Full Version only]. If two curved items abut, such as a wall along a lawn, curve the line item (the wall) first, then curve the filled item (the lawn) to match it.

Smoothing Curved Items in 3D

3D Landscape uses a grid on the ground to convert your Top View plan to a 3D image. To improve the smoothness of curves on the ground:

- Use Edging (from the Projects page in the Spiral Binder) around curved walks and patios to mask the grid.

- Use the smallest possible Landscape Size for your lot. This setting is found in the Options menu.

- Select the Hi Quality button in Slope or 3D view. This uses significantly more memory than the default Lo setting.

- If you really want finer granularity than Hi provides, experiment with the Grid Size dialog in the Options menu. Try values greater than 100 for Slope and 3D Ground Quality. Save your design often, as this setting can bring a mortal machine to its knees.

Use the Shift Key to Select and Move

To move an item on the Canvas , drag it by its middle. To move an item along the grid, hold down the Shift key as you drag it. If a large overlapping item (such as a large tree) obscures an item underneath, hold down the Shift key as you click on the underlying item. When only the underlying item is selected, drag it by an edge between its corner handles. If you can't get at its edge, move the overlapping item temporarily.

To select multiple items, hold down the Shift key as you click on each item. You can cut, copy and paste the selected group. To prevent accidentally changing or moving an item, double-click on it, then choose Locked.

Placing Items on a Deck

Place the item over the deck, then double-click on the item to open its Inspector. Set its Height Above Ground to account for the height of the deck.

Keep Corners Square

When you first place an item, drag to make the item the desired rectangular shape and size. When resizing an item, drag by its edges, not the corners. If you drag handles to reshape an item, a coloured square appears in the corner when it reaches 90 degrees.

Overlap Abutting Items

To get rid of seams or hide rough edges, feel free to overlap. This will not affect the materials estimate by much.

Planting Straight Rows of Plants

Start with the Hedge tool from the Plants page. Click on the Canvas and drag out the length you want. To change species, size and spacing, double-click on the hedge to open the Hedge Inspector.

Setting Up Your View in 3D

Position your red camera in Top View before switching to 3D View. This saves navigation time in 3D. Rotate the camera by dragging its handle, and position it so that it faces a spot you want to see in 3D View.

Improving Slow Machines

To speed up your computer's drawing time, here are some suggestions:

-Use Low Quality ground texture. You can select this from Slope View or 3D View on the left hand side of both screens.

-In Top View, hide Shadows and Foliage while you work. Under the View menu, Show/Hide feature, deselect "Show Shadows" and "Show Foliage."

-Keep the How-To Guide closed when you are in the Designer.

-Minimise the Designer while you are in the How-To Guide.

For Windows 3.1 users, increase Virtual Memory settings to 35Mb, if possible. This control is found in the Control panel, under 386 Enhanced.

Improving Performance

Use the Texture Cache Control feature to adjust the number of textures that are transferred from CD-ROM to hard disk. Increasing this number can significantly improve performance but requires greater hard disk space. Select "Texture Cache Control" under the Options menu. You may either cache all textures to the hard disk or select a number. Use the Control only if you are sure you have the necessary hard disk space.


How-to Guide [Full Version only]

A program in 3D Landscape that offers a variety of information on materials, tools, and techniques to enhance your landscape designs. The Guide also provides estimators to calculate, as well as a database of telephone numbers to use when you need further assistance.


Drop Method

· Click on the picture of an item in the Spiral Binder.
· The item will be highlighted in the Spiral Binder, indicating it has been selected.
· Move the mouse to the desired position on the Canvas and release the mouse button.
· A new item will appear on the canvas where you released the mouse.
· The size and shape of the item will be a default size.  You may wish to resize or shape the item at this point.  Some items are not resizeable. Dragging gives you some control over the initial size and shape of the item.


Drag Method

· Click on the picture of an item in the Spiral Binder and release the mouse button.
· The item will be highlighted in the Spiral Binder, indicating it has been selected as the tool. (Clicking it again will unselect it).
· Move the mouse to the desired position on the Canvas.
· Click the mouse button on the canvas and drag across the Canvas. For some items, you may stretch out a line or rectangle to indicate the initial size of the item.
· When you release the mouse button, a new item will be drawn on the Canvas at the size and shape you made it as you dragged. If you wish to resize/reshape the item, you can. Some items are not resizeable.
· Note that the "picture" in the spiral binder will be unhighlighted once you complete this action. This allows you to quickly resize or move any item on the canvas. To use the tool repeatedly, double-click on it; a Push Pin will appear on the picture to remind you that it is still selected.


The Push Pin

Double-clicking on any picture in the Spiral Binder will allow you to use that tool repeatedly. This is indicated by a small push-pin displayed on the highlighted picture. Click on the picture again to deselect the tool.


Canvas

The area in the Designer screen where you plan and design your landscape.


Edit Handles

When you click on an item to select it, little black boxes and circles appear around its perimeter and in the centre of lines.


Grade

The ground level around a building.


Locked

If an item is locked, it cannot be moved, reshaped, or deleted. Use an item's inspector to lock or unlock the item.


Slope

Ground which has a natural incline or decline.


Shadow Caster

The Shadow Caster simulates shadows based on time, date and location. View an animation of the sun's effects on your landscape over a day or a year. The plants and buildings that you select will produce varying shadow effects on your landscape, depending on their size, shape and location. Use the compass rose to indicate north.


Inspector

Most landscape items in the Designer have a corresponding Inspector, which is used to enter and change the attributes of selected items. Access an item's inspector by double-clicking on the item, or selecting the item and clicking on Details. You may also inspect an item using the command under the Edit menu.


Top View

Where you select, place and modify the elements of your design. To access Top View, click on its tab in the upper left-hand corner.


Plant Library Results

Each entry provides the scientific and common names, attributes, top and side view, and descriptions of each plant in the database. Use the mouse to scan the results of your search.

Click OK when you have highlighted the plant you want.  When you get back onto the Canvas, the Designer will be ready to place the plant you selected.  That plant will then automatically become part of your Shopping List.


Hardiness Zones

Hardiness refers to the minimum temperature at which a plant can still thrive.


Spiral Binder

The Spiral Binder is located on the left-hand side of the Top View window and is your source for trees, shrubs, and other landscape items. The tabs along the right edge of the binder indicate Binder categories. Each category contains a page or more of landscape items. To access any of these items, click on a tab to go directly to that page. The demo version has only the top two icons active. (See Placing Items).


Plant Selector

The Plant Selector is a database containing over 2,000 unique plants. Each plant comes with a photograph or illustration [Full Version only], detailed information on size, care and use, and often, the correct pronunciation of its botanical name. Use the Plant Selector to review plants and choose them for your landscape.

To access the Plant Selector, click the Search icon on the Plant page of the Spiral Binder,

select it from the Features menu, or click Change Plant from inside a plant inspector.


Shopping List

The Shopping List offers materials and price breakdowns for items added to your list of purchases. To add an item, select Add to Shopping List or select an item and select Add to Shopping List from the Edit menu.


Dig Button

Use the Dig Button in Slope View to lower the ground height in a given spot. Click on individual squares in the grid or hold the mouse button down and sweep it over the areas on the canvas that are to be dug. The colour of the grid squares will darken as the ground elevation lowers.


Fill Button

Use the Fill Button in Slope View to raise the ground elevation in a given spot. Click on individual squares in the grid or hold the mouse button down and sweep it over the areas on the canvas that are to be filled. The colour of the grid squares will lighten as the ground elevation rises.


Smooth Button

Use the Smooth Button in Slope View to even out the ground elevation in a given area. Click on individual squares in the grid or hold the mouse button down and sweep it over the areas on the canvas that are to be smoothed. The colour of the grid squares will darken or lighten as the ground level raises or lowers.


Status Bar

The Status Bar is always present at the bottom of the  Designer. It explains what your mouse is pointing to, offers suggestions for what you can do, or takes measurements for selected items. Use the Status Bar as a constant reference tool.


Height Buttons

Use the Height Buttons in Slope View to lower, raise or even out the ground level. Click on individual squares in the grid or hold the mouse button down and sweep it over the areas on the ground that are to be raised or lowered to an elevation of your choice. The colour of the grid squares will darken or lighten as the ground level rises or lowers.


Locked

Locking an item prevents it from being accidentally changed, moved, or deleted. To lock an item, open its Inspector and select Lock in Place. You can unlock an item by deselecting this checkbox later.


Growth Over Time

Growth Over Time demonstrates how the size of your plants will change in year intervals. Use this feature to view your plants as they will grow for up to 100 years. Design your landscape with an understanding of the changes that will occur as the foliage in your landscape expands.


3D View

The three-dimensional viewing mode in the Designer.


Slope View

Use Slope View to view and edit the tilt and curvature of the ground.


Five-Minute Tour
Five-Minute Tour [Full Version only]

A series of progressive animations that show how to express real world landscaping within 3D Landscape. The Five-Minute Tour is located at the beginning of the How-To Guide.


QuickStart

An on-line tutorial that outlines the steps to create a landscape from scratch.


System Information

System Behaving Strangely?

Recommended Video Display

Sound

Disclaimer

Removing the Program from Your Hard Drive


System Behaving Strangely?

   With its many advanced features, 3D Landscape will require more memory than some computers can provide. If your hardware runs short of memory, you may notice one or more of these symptoms:

- Parts of the application do not start or display.
- The display shows an inappropriate colour scheme.

- The computer stops responding to keyboard or mouse commands.

If you encounter such difficulties, several techniques can help you overcome memory shortfalls:

 - Close other applications while running 3D Landscape. Please note that some programs may be started automatically when you launch Windows. You'll find these in your Windows Startup group.
 - Increase the size of your virtual memory. You can control this from the Windows Control Panel in 386 Enhanced Mode.
 - Within 3D Landscape itself: While using the How-To Guide, minimise the Designer. While working with the Designer, close the How-To Guide.

 - Reboot your computer.
 - Increase the amount of random access memory in your system. 3D Landscape requires 8 MB of RAM.


Recommended Video Display

3D Landscape displays animations, photographs and other colour graphics. For best results in viewing these, you'll want to use at least an 8-bit video card capable of displaying 256 colours. If you have difficulty viewing the animations with a 16-bit (thousands of colours) or 24-bit (millions of colours) video card, reset your system to display 256 colours.

You may see the 3D Landscape screen become discoloured for a moment. This phenomenon, known as a palette shift, is normal and will not harm your system.


Sound

3D Landscape Deluxe includes sound effects. To hear these, you will need a Windows-compatible sound card. If you don't hear sound as you enter Windows, then you don't have Windows sound.


Technical Support

For information on FastTrak products call +44 (0)1923 495496, or send email to tech-support@polaron-group.co.uk .

You may also like to browse the FastTrak Web Site on:

http://www.fasttrak.co.uk


Disclaimer
Disclaimer and Copyright

National and local building regulations and practices may vary. Some of the practices demonstrated in this software may not be permitted by your local building department. You are responsible for complying with such regulations, codes and practices, including obtaining the required building permition. Construction materials, tools, skills, and site conditions also vary, and you assume all risks relating to such matters. You should always obey local and national laws, obtain required permits, follow manufacturers instructions in operating tools, and observe safe work practices. IN NO EVENT SHALL BOOKS THAT WORK  or FastTrak Software Publishing Ltd BE LIABLE FOR (1) ANY CLAIM OF INJURY TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY OR DEATH RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ANY STRUCTURES BUILT OR REPAIRS PERFORMED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH USE, OR (2) ANY DAMAGES OR OTHER RELIEF ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS, EVEN IF BOOKS THAT WORK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIM. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THEREFORE THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

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© Copyright 1996, Books That Work. 2595 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303. All rights reserved.

© Copyright 1997, FastTrak Software Publishing Ltd.


Removing 3D Landscape from your hard drive
Deleting 3D Landscape

If you would like to reclaim the disk space used by the 3D Landscape Demo when you are finished with it, Double click on the Uninstall Icon in the Program Manager Group.