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How do I create a palette of plants?

Related Questions
How do I set up a plant palette?
How do I build a planting palette?
How do I organise plants for a project?
Where do I store plants for a project?
Do I need to create a palette to place plants?

Short Answer

Plant palettes are created using the Palette Builder. Create a new palette and then edit it to add individual plants or planting mixes from the available plant libraries. Palettes provide a convenient way to organise and store project-specific planting selections for use when placing detailed planting in your model.

Details

Create a palette in the Palette Builder and then open this for editing to add plants (or mixes) from the libraries.

How do I create a planting mix and add this to a palette?

Related Questions
How do I build a planting mix?
How do I make a mix of plants?
How do I create a project-specific mix?
Why can't I see my mixes?
Do I need to add a mix to a palette?

Short Answer

Planting mixes are created and managed using the Planting Mixes tools and must be added to a palette before they become available for use in CS ArtisanRV planting workflows. Mixes can be created from scratch, or by selecting existing plants from a palette and copying them to a Mix Library where percentages and specification details can be defined.

Once a mix has been created, it should be added to the appropriate project palette and downloaded to your local machine. The mix can then be selected and used in the same way as any other plant or palette item when placing detailed planting in a Revit model.

Details

Mixes are created via the Planting Mixes tooland then are added to palettes the same way as for single plants.

You can also create a new Planting Mix by adding records from a palette to the Mix Libraries.

You will be prompted to select a Mix Class to add the selection and to create a name for the New Mix.

You can then open the newly created mix in the Mix Libraries (Library – Planting Mixes - <Mix Class>) and add percentages as required.

After creating the mix/es, add these to project palette/s as required.

 

How do I add a plant that does not currently exist in the libraries?

Related Questions
Why is the plant I want not listed?
How can I add a new plant?
What if a plant I want is not listed?
Can I add my own plant?
I want a specific species of plant: how can I add this?

Short Answer

If the plant species you require is not available in the standard libraries, you can create your own record using the Custom Plants tool. This allows landscape professionals to add project-specific plants, cultivars, or other planting content to the CloudScapes libraries, ensuring that required species can be incorporated into palettes, planting mixes, schedules, and Revit models.

Once created, custom plants can be managed in the same way as standard library content and can be added to palettes for use in detailed planting designs.

Details

Use the Custom Plants toolto add plants to the libraries.

 

Why are palettes I have created in the Palette Builder not visible in the Artisan ribbon in Revit?

Related Questions
Where are my palettes?
Why aren't my palettes listed?
How do I access palettes I have created?

Short Answer

Palettes created in the Palette Builder are not automatically available in Revit. To use them within ArtisanRV, you must first run the Download Palettes tool to create a local copy. If a palette has been modified in the Palette Builder, you may need to download it again to access the latest changes in the ArtisanRV ribbon.

Details

Use the Download Palettes tool to save a local copy of palettes created in the palette builder. Note that you may need to re-download a palette if it has been edited and you want to access the updated information.

 

Why are changes I have made to my palette not reflected in planting already placed in the model?

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Why is planting not changing in my model after changing my palette?
What do I need to do to make planting in my model reflect changes I've made to the palette?
Why is my model the same after changing my palette?
I have changed my palette and downloaded it again but previous planting does not change. Why?

Short Answer

Changes made to a palette only affect future planting placed from that palette and do not automatically update planting that is already in the Revit model. After modifying a palette, you must re-run Download Palettes to access the updated version, but any existing planting must be updated separately using tools such as Edit Planting, Substitute Planting, the Planting Browser, or Revit properties. This allows planting specifications in the model to be edited independently of the original palette.

Details

After editing a palette in the Palette Builder, you will have to rerun the Download Palette tool to ensure that new planting placed in the model is from the modified palette. Note that re-downloading a palette will have no effect on planting already placed in the model. To update planting already placed in the model, use the various editing options (Revit properties, Edit Planting, Substitute Planting, Planting Browser).

There is no direct association between palettes (including mixes) and Revit models. You are able to select anything you wish from the downloaded palettes but then you are able to use the various editing options (Revit properties, Edit Planting, Substitute Planting, Planting Browser) to change any component placed in the model.