Rather than add more and more symbols (blocks) to the gCADPlus setup file and make it unwieldy, we have developed a series of palettes that allow extra symbols to be added to gCADPlus.
For example, the concept plan shown in the figure below used a palette containing simple circular symbols to indicate planting.
The palette used is shown below. Some pastel shading occurs when symbols overlap, as in a hand-drawn landscape plan.
Download the palette
Click this link to download a copy of this palette. It is a single gCADPlus file. Once downloaded, use the BLOCKS command (or File > Insert) and the browse option to locate and insert the new file while working on your current design.
Tip: When using any palette of symbols, it is a good idea to explode the incoming palette so you can immediately see and use the new symbols. Drag each into position and scale if required.
This small movie shows how to download a palette to add extra symbols to gCADPlus and use it to develop a design.
Tip: Your ability to produce exceptionally high-quality prints from designs carrying transparent symbols is limited; you must use the File >SaveAs PDF tool rather than printing to a PDF writer such as CutePDF. We do not think that this is a significant limitation.
About symbols in the palette. Each symbol follows the gCADPlus convention and is 1 meter (1000 mm) wide in canopy diameter. The graphic elements have been placed on layer L-PLNT-SYMBOL. An additional layer – L-PLNT-CONSTRUCTION- can be turned on (and the L-PLNT-SYMBOL) layer is turned off to produce construction drawings.