Professional Landscape Design Software

Design Landscape Plans

Design houses, decks, fencing, yards, gardens, swimming pools, water features, and much more with easy-to-use tools. Give your plans a hand-drawn look using a wide variety of plant symbols and color washes. Add plant labels automatically using the wizard, and add a plant legend with just a few mouse clicks.

Design irrigation systems, planting details, and other CAD drawings with accurate size and scale. Includes drawing templates for sheet sizes A0-A4, and custom sizes are also supported. An extensive library of symbols is included, and you can create your own using the wizard.

Simultaneous 2D and 3D Design

As you design your landscape, the 2D and 3D views are updated automatically. Freely switch between views as needed. Design houses, decks, and other objects in 2D, and then switch to 3D to set their elevation. Most tools can be used in either view.

The 2D view, called the Plan view, is used for creating artistic, stylized, CAD-like, or realistic top-down landscape plans. If an object is added to the Plan view it will appear in both the Plan and 3D views, but can be customized for each view if needed. This functionality allows landscape designers to create both detailed 2D plans and realistic 3D designs at the same time.

Plants from Every Planting Zone

Choose from over 6,700 high quality plants using the built-in search tools. Locate plants that will thrive at your client's location and add them to your landscape design with just a few mouse clicks.

Use the Plant Growth tool to help clients visualize what their landscape will look like in the future: anywhere from three months to more than 20 years. This is a great way to determine spacing and other size considerations.

Design over a Photo or in Realistic 3D

Import a photo of your client's property and design the landscape. Or, design their entire landscape in full 3D using powerful design tools. Mix and match methods as needed based on the needs of each client.

Surprisingly Easy to Use

Realtime Landscaping Architect 2011 was designed from the ground up to be easy to use. Whether you are designing the landscape for one home or an entire housing development, Realtime Landscaping Architect 2011 will help you create impressive landscape designs without expensive classes or training.

The software includes a built-in user guide, free email and toll-free technical support, and online tutorials. Have a question about a feature? Simply press F1.

Design Single and Multi-Story Houses

Use the House Wizard to drop in a pre-built house, or create a new one from scratch. Add houses simply by drawing their outline: the walls, trim, and even the roof are all created automatically.

Easily add single and multi-story houses to your landscape design. Add doors, windows, porch lights, change the siding and roofing materials, select between gable and hip roof styles - all with just a few mouse clicks.

Only the exterior of houses are modeled, not the interior. This makes houses much easier to build and edit than traditional home design programs, and helps you focus on designing your client's landscape.

Garden Design and More

Create plant-filled gardens with mulch, edging, rockery, decorations, and more. Use the Plant Growth tool to help determine plant spacing. Use the realistic edging, rock border, and other tools to design complete landscapes for your clients.

Present your designs in full 3D using the Realtime Walkthrough feature, complete with lighting, shadows, and other effects.

Design Custom Ponds and Water Features

Design ponds, water gardens, and other water features using the advanced tools in Realtime Landscaping Architect 2011. Design ponds and streams of any shape and size, add rockery, waterfalls, fountains, and jumping jets, and choose from a large library of accessories and decorations.

Using our exclusive Realtime Walkthrough feature, you can present your designs to clients in real-time 3D, complete with flowing water, koi fish, and other effects.

Landscape Sloping or Uneven Property

Is your client's property sloped, on a hill, or terraced? Use the terrain sculpting tools to add slopes, hills, contour lines, and custom topology. Modify the terrain before, during, or after creating your landscape design.

Create terraced landscape designs using the powerful Retaining Wall tool, using materials from Eldorado, Belgard, and Unilock.

Add Lawn Furniture, Outdoor Kitchens, and More

Choose from thousands of objects to enhance your landscape designs such as swimming pool objects, 3D rockery, outdoor furniture, intricate gazebos, carports, sheds, and much more. Choose products from national brands such as S.R. Smith, Jerith, Philips Hadco, Amarr, Kichler, MasterTile, Noble Tile, and RicoRock.

Realistic Pavers, Brick, Stone, and More

Select from a large library of professional materials including pavers, mulch, brick, wood, concrete, stacked stone, and more. Choose from products by Belgard, Unilock, PebbleTec, and Eldorado. Change the color and brightness of any material as needed for each client.

Design Irrigation Systems

Design irrigation systems perfectly suited to your client's landscape design.

Add sprinklers, piping, and other symbols. Set the coverage angle and radius of each sprinkler head as needed.

Create Cost Estimates and Material Lists

Quickly estimate the cost of each project using the integrated and automatic Project Material List. Simply open the list, enter prices for the different landscaping objects, and print the result.

When creating client quotes, you can export the material list to Excel and add labor, excavation, and other custom items as needed.

Design Landscape Lighting

Help clients visualize your landscape lighting ideas using products from Philips Hadco and Kichler. Any number of landscape lights, house lights, and swimming pool lights can be added to your landscape designs. Show clients impressive nighttime pictures and walkthroughs complete with realistic lighting and shadows.

Compelling Client Presentations

Present your design ideas and proposals using a variety of methods. Print your designs to any color printed supported by Windows. Send your design to a print shop in PDF or JPG format. E-mail 2D plans and 3D pictures of your designs. Create a video of your landscape design and upload to YouTube or burn to a DVD.

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