Landscape Design Software

is a computer aided design tool for landscape architects, arboriculturists and ecologists; conceived and developed in-house. The programme enables the user to accurately detail hard and soft landscape elements and measure and cost all hard and soft landscape works.

The programme is used through AutoCAD for all landscape working drawings, including tagging and labelling, to produce plant schedules and cost estimates. The programme features a number of shortcut buttons for easy integration and use with AutoCAD.

WHY LandmARC?

SPEED: LandmARC is fast. LandmARC is probably the fastest Landscape Software in the world. Sorry - Just had a Carlsberg moment: But it is true. You see there are no complex databases to search through. This software is developed by Landscape Professionals for Landscape Professionals. That's why we can design residential landscapes at such low prices these days.

USER FRIENDLY: Works in a similar way to AutoCAD, and hence very few new skills are needed to use LandmARC. It is easy to use even for absolute beginners.

An example of a typical plant schedule

Accurate tagging and labelling

TAGGING: LandmARC can accurately measure planting beds, hedges and other landscape elements using a tagging system. This provides the user with area and unit quantities in addition to the total plant numbers for each species.

LAYERS: There are a number of standard layers used by LandmARC, including 3 private layers (for tags and NHBC Regulations clause 4.2 'Building near Trees'). These layers can be turned off for printing purposes, and ensures you can check trees are at the correct distance from buildings and also check out individual area measurements.

THE NHBC LAYER: When a new tree is added to a drawing, the NHBC's influence zone for all NHBC standard minimum foundation depths for different soil shrinkability categories, is shown clearly as a purple line - automatically calculated.

This enables users to select trees that will not affect foundations (avoiding the need for expensive deepening of foundations by developers), unless it is necessary for design or planning reasons, when affected houses can be clearly identified - using CAD hatches.

CLARITY: Plant name abbreviations ensure that JBA's planting plans are as clear and easy to read as possible. The four-three character representation per plant name ensures easy recognition of plant names, being long enough to be phonetic, so that clients, local authorities and contractors can understand the design.

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE: Users can differentiate between private and public areas by using the two different tag settings, aiding cost estimating.

Quality plan production

JBA landscape plans convey a large amount of detailed design information in a clear and legible way. These plans function as:

Presentation drawings by some data being omitted on concept stage drawings and adding colour through a ctb file, so they are more visually appealing to JBA's clients, planners and landscape officers. (Of course we can also make them appear hand drawn in 'in-design' or just hand draw the base - as you prefer).

Working drawings by switching back on contractors notes and CDM risk assessment information, conveying the necessary technical information to the LPA, JBA's client, other consultants and contractors, enabling the successful translation of JBA's designs from 'plan' to the 'ground.'

User interface
Users of LandmARC have access to a large amount of ever-growing data available at the designers' fingertips. The programme fully integrates with AutoCAD and is therefore compatible with client drawings.

The user develops an intuitive and quick approach to using LandmARC. This is achieved by using AutoCAD technology ie. toolbars, menu dropdowns and tool palettes.

LandmARC is an AutoCAD derived drawing and measuring tool designed specifically for the conveying of landscape design information whilst measuring, scheduling and cost estimating the design data.

LandmARC is continually being developed, focusing on the packages usability, the quality of the drawings produced and the accuracy and flexibility of its measuring function.

Intuitive & quick

Digital information in JBA's drawings is clearly organised. For example, in terms of layer management and line widths, CAD allows JBA's drawings to be shared internally and externally. It ensures that anyone familiar with CAD can easily read and work with JBA's digital drawings.

Integration