The Seed Mixes section provides tools and information for creating, managing, and applying seed-based planting mixes within Artisan. Seed mixes enable multiple species or varieties to be combined into a single planting specification, allowing designers to represent meadow, wildflower, grassland, and other seeded landscape areas efficiently and consistently throughout a project.
Seed mixes are maintained as data-rich library records that can be incorporated into palettes and subsequently used within Artisan drawings and models. This approach allows organisations to standardise planting specifications, reuse commonly adopted mixtures, and ensure consistency across multiple projects and team members.
Once created, seed mixes can be selected, placed, labelled, quantified, and reported using the same integrated workflows that support other Artisan planting content. Because mix definitions are centrally managed, changes can be controlled efficiently and applied consistently wherever the mix is used.
The topics in this section explain how to create and maintain seed mixes, manage mix libraries, add mixes to palettes, and use them effectively within Artisan projects to produce accurate planting documentation and schedules.
Purpose
Place seed mix labels into model for areas items. All label information is automatically available for inclusion in Artisan Reports (schedules).
Usage
Palettes - Open Palette Builder to create and manage palettes
Seed Mix Labels - Place seed mix labels in CAD model as area items.
Seed Mix Schedules - Load pre-defined schedules into current model.
Edit Seed Mix Labels - Edit seed mixes and change user data fields.
Label Options - Define and manage Tagging Templates.
Web Libraries - Create and maintain library objects to place into Artisan models.
Open Palette Builder - Connect to CS Palette Builder to create and manage palettes
Download Seed Mix Palettes - Connect to CS Palette Builder to download palettes to local machine
Notes
Palettes are created via the Cloud based Palette Builder, with categories including Softworks, Hardworks, Groundworks and Site Furniture. Seed Mixes are listed as a Class under Softworks.
Labels are placed by selecting from downloaded palettes and associated to area objects.
Schedules dynamically reflect all changes to label information placed in CAD.