Landscape Design Software - Company Logo Settings

Landscape Design Software

Company Logo Settings

Using the Company Logo Settings, you can add your company logo to movies, realtime walkthroughs, and when printing the perspective view. This is a great way to customize your client presentations and promote your business.

Symbol
Click to choose the desired symbol. Your custom symbols will appear in the Custom category.

Symbol Options
Click to edit the symbol's color and brightness, or to edit the symbol using the Realtime Picture Editor. Note: This option will only appear if the symbol consists of a single picture.

Transparency
Sets the logo transparency. Use a larger number to make the logo more transparent. Use 0 for a fully opaque logo.

Size
Sets the size of the logo relative to the output device.

Position
Sets the position of the logo relative to the output device.

Movies, Realtime Walkthroughs, When printing the Perspective View
Use these options to indicate where you want your logo to appear.

Note: Your logo will not appear when printing the plan view (since it should already be in the title block). It will also not print when printing a saved screen shot using the Print Screen Shot command.

Creating or Importing your Logo

First, you need to create or import a symbol of your company logo. You can create a symbol from scratch using plan detail objects, or import a picture using the Picture Import Wizard. You can also combine the two methods. For example, you could import a picture of your logo and enhanced it using the plan detail objects.

To create your company logo using plan detail objects:

1. Click File > New to start a new landscape design.

2. Create the logo using objects in the Plan Detail tab: lines, shapes, text, and even other symbols can be used. You can make the logo any size.

3. Select all of the objects in your logo.

4. Click Tools > Symbol Creation Wizard. Follow the steps for creating a symbol.

5. Save the landscape in case you decide to change your logo in the future.

To import a picture of your company logo:

1. Click Settings > Picture Import Wizard.

2. Set the picture type to Symbol.

3. Finish the wizard to import your picture.

The following screen shot was taking during a realtime walkthrough. The logo was created in Photoshop and imported as a picture.

Tips:

• Once you have converted your logo to a symbol, you can easily add it to your title block in the plan view. See Adding a Symbol for details.

• Picture-based logos can be in BMP, TGA, JPG, or PNG format. For best results, use Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro to create a 32-bit TGA file with an alpha channel. If the alpha channel has a soft edge, then your logo will blend in more smoothly with the background.

• Company logo settings are saved with the landscape design, so you can use a custom logo for each client if desired. For example, you could create a logo consisting of both your client's name and your company logo.