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Successfully Communicating your Design Ideas to your Client and Landing the Job

Even if you don't offer formal design services to your clients, being able to successfully convey what you have in mind for their gardens may be the difference between winning and losing that lucrative contract. It's important to remember that while

Started by JOHN BROOKS

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CAD Drawings Anyone?

CAD Drawings Anyone?

I've been working for a large engineering company for a while now but have a keen interest in landscaping. I've done a few gardens/driveways for friends and have decided to put my skills as a cad technician to use with my interest

Started by Tom Register in Design

4 Replies · Reply by Tom Register May 10, 2012

Quick Method Of Producing First SketchUp Drawing/Design

Hi Folks

The general vibe I get is that a lot of garden designers/contractors who currently hand-draw but want to enter the 21st Century "Digital Age" are a tad confused about how to easily take-the-leap and produce their first CAD drawing.

To draw u

Started by David Beasley Garden Design in Design

16 Replies · Reply by David Beasley Garden Design Feb 9, 2013

Need Another Garden Designer???

Hi All

Don't mean to hijack another designer's discussion but it sounded like a good idea at the time!

If any of you landscape contractors out there need the services of an experienced garden designer (and landscaper!) to produce plans/visuals to se

Started by David Beasley Garden Design

7 Replies · Reply by David Beasley Garden Design Jan 7, 2011

FREE CAD DESIGN SOFTWARE

A good friend of mine has "knocked up" this website dedicated to FREE Computer Aided Design (CAD) for architectural (garden design?!) use.

Please visit the link below!!!!!!!:

http://www.freethecity.co.uk

Started by David Beasley Garden Design

2 Replies · Reply by David Cox Dec 31, 2010

A3 printer?

Can anyone recommend an affordable A3 colour printer for printing out Vectorworks drawings and images? I work on Mac. Ideally it should have high resolution and be economical with ink cartridges etc - suitable for home/office use.

Cheers

Jenny

Started by Jenny Bloom in Design

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Google sketchup 8

I was just lookin to upgrade my google sketchup and came across version 8. I has loads of new features. This one grabed me the most. What do you guys think?

Started by Kieran Ray in Design

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Garden and landscape design software review

What garden design software would you recommend to your peers for garden or landscape design?

Out of Google Sketchup and Vectorworks Landmark, what comes out on top and why?

Started by Phil Voice in Design

18 Replies · Reply by David from 3DG May 20, 2013

vector Works

I am a Garden Designer who designs by hand that is it's all hand drawn, no CAD drawings. I am at the stage where clients expect to see run throughs of their gardens before they are built so I am looking to buy Vector works which I believe is the indu

Started by Anne Macfie in Design

3 Replies · Reply by Anne Macfie Apr 9, 2010

CAD software?

Hello, I am just making the transition from hand-drawn designs to CAD and was wondering if anyone has any better suggestions, or any negative comments regarding Dynascape?ThanksJonathan

Started by Jonathan Radford

5 Replies · Reply by Jackson's Landscape Design Aug 5, 2009

To draw or not to draw?

I would like to know how everyone goes about drawing up their plans these days? By hand or by CAD?Having come to garden design from an art background I have always prided myself on doing everything by hand. I really enjoy the process of drawing by ha

Started by Charlotte Noar in Design

13 Replies · Reply by Bo Cook May 31, 2013

Hand drawn design or CAD?

I have been trying to perfect the use of my 3D Designer program with varied success. The thought has occurred to me that customers might prefer the traditional hand drawn design which has a more one off personal feel. I would be interested to hear th

Started by NIGEL GRAHAM in Design

47 Replies · Reply by Ben Corah Dec 19, 2013

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