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Land F/X is a valuable addition to AutoCAD for landscape designers and landscape architects. The feature that I use most often is the irrigation tools, which allow me to create irrigation designs and verify that the water coverage is sufficient on a particular plan. The integration between Land F/X and CAD is seamless, and there have been significant improvements made in this regard over the past few years.
In addition, the plant library is extensive, and the program makes it easy to track quantities of plant types, even on very large-scale projects. Most of my peers seem to use the program primarily for this purpose - and it does this job exceedingly well.
I also enjoy the quick tutorials that are publicly available on the Land F/X website. Their support and education is great and much appreciated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I would like to see more visualization capabilities in the future that allow users to create rendered plans. This would allow designers to increase the quality of the visuals and share plans with clients in a way that is easier for them to understand. Having the ability to quickly create a custom rendering without pulling the plan into Photoshop would elevate the software to the next level. Land F/X currently does have options for colorization and custom pallete editing which is useful, but more loose and conceptual rendering type options would help to convey fluid concepts for discussion as opposed to technical drawings.
Another "negative" is that I have not explored many of the other tools available. Land F/X seems to have a huge amount of capablity, but having so many different tools to explore can be overwhelming for a casual user. Perhaps the addition of a "lite" version with only the most common tools would be useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like how customizable the sizes and colors of each plant are. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I don't particularly like how it's hard to change the saturation of the color render options of trees and shrubs that have lots of colors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I love all aspects of Land F/X that I use (no irrigation) it makes planting more legible and easier to manage, great detailing system, and useful CAD commands (xlayer). It will save time in the long run as it can generate schedules with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
When labelling plants land fx shuts off Ortho mode. Sometimes when labelling plants as a group it does not pick up all the plants. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The ability to manipulate plant the plant palette makes providing estimating information and adjusting planting schedules fast and easy. Ability to change annotations globally helps to minimize drafting errors and allows designers to be adaptable to changes in client preference and value engineering. Presentation graphics allow for quick production of renderings to help convey basic themes such as color and layout. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Presentation graphics functionality leaves little ability for customization and overall visual quality is low. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
This is a great product that I has many time-saving tools for design and documentation for Landscape Architects. They keep developing and refining to make the product better and more functional and incorporate customer feedback and suggestions. However, where I am most impressed is the support. In my experience, they are extremely knowledgeable, responsive and proactive. I have gotten follow up calls to make sure that everything was working smoothly after an email exchange. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There is so much functionality through their product, that it takes a while to familiarize yourself with all the tools. It can be a bit intimidating going beyond the basic functions. They have plenty of training resources available, but I don’t have the time to dedicate to it.
On a more critical note as a designer it would be nice to have more control of the look of the schedules and tables without digging too deep Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The feasibility of creating planting and irrigation plans with a full schedule.
Very easy to learn, as long as time has been allocated to implement the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Trying to incorporate the full software into professional practice.
Some parts of the software don't allow for easy manipulation to easily add to a firm's workflow. Like changing planting symbols to meet firms current standards.
Not being able to use the software to potential because firms already have a solid use of AutoCAD and CAD standards must be in line with architects and engineers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Integrated planting schedules save hours of counting blocks in CAD. That feature alone is worth the investment. Large selection of built-in symbols and blocks, easy to update and manipulate symbology. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Like most things...more software, another tool, another learning curve. In my experience it’s not widely used in practice. They may be in part because students aren’t using it or it’s cost prohibitive or firms have found workflows around it. Unsure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
