How To Create A Site Plan (Attached Example)


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It can be done. You need to figure out a way of doing the trees.

 

Using 3D trees is the easiest way.

 

Another would be to obtain some top down tree images and map them to a 3D entitiy  as a texture that you can then position where you want.

 

Unfortuntately our billboard images don't have top down views. It would be something nice to add though.

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It can be done. You need to figure out a way of doing the trees.

 

Using 3D trees is the easiest way.

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Yes,  use 3d trees to get the shadows for the trees.  I wonder how important the shadows are since the example plan shows no shadows for the buildings.  I think CA can show the shadows for the buildings as well as the trees.

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I do them by adding color boxes to layout sheet and send them to the back so that my lines show through. Not exactly the same, but similar. And I bet that the CAD software that created the layout is not the same software that created that presentation. Looks like Paint Shop to me, or Photo Shop.

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@Dshall, i am not sure what program was used to create that image.. was looking for a program that would do that but would like to consolidate and use CA somehow.

 

@Doug_Park... yes you are right it is just the trees and landscaping that I would need 3D images and then that look good.

 

@Joey.. yah i was thinking the same thing.. probably some type of photoshop program.. but I see these type of 'site plans' alot.. especially if you Google "site plan" under the image search.

 

Does anyone know where I can get a full landscaping line of 3D images (trees, bushes, grass, and everything in between?

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Does anyone know where I can get a full landscaping line of 3D images (trees, bushes, grass, and everything in between?

 

For 3D you can't beat Xfrog - if you have the budget. For 2D, you can't beat Photoshop and all the brushes that are available from third party vendors - if you have the budget. If you don't have the budget, The Gimp can replace Photoshop.

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