Plant Properties

As plants are placed, they take on the properties of the associated plant definition. Changes made in the Object Info palette for the selected plant(s) apply to those individual plants only; changes are not reflected in the plant definition.

Parameter	Description
Plant ID	Displays the plant’s unique ID code; this code identifies the plant definition and appears in the plant list
Symbol Name	Displays the plant symbol name
Spread	Displays the plant spread diameter (the maximum width of the mature plant, as drawn) for both single and multiple plant placement; the symbol is scaled by this parameter, along with the Height
Height	Displays the typical mature plant height; the symbol is scaled by this parameter, along with the Spread
Replace Plant	Opens the Replace Plant dialog box; select the plant to replace the currently selected plant or all plant instances. (Alternatively, select Replace Plant from the plant context menu.) See Replacing Plants.
Spacing	Indicates the plant spacing distance for the Poly-Edge Spaced, Rectangular Array, and Triangular Array cluster placement methods
Mode	Specifies the plant insertion mode (see Placing Single or Multiple Plants); a different insertion mode can be selected for multi-placement plants
Tag Display	Select whether to display the plant tag to the right or left of the leader line, or not at all
Tag Class	Specifies the plant tag class name, to facilitate hiding and showing plant tags
Polygon display	For multiple plant placements, selects the display type of the boundary or center polygon defining the plant cluster shape. The polygon uses the class attributes (line weight, color, and visibility) of the tag class.
Tick Style	Select a tick mark (plant center mark) style
Tick Size	Specifies the tick mark size
Random Plant Rotation	Randomly rotates the plants within a selected cluster for a more natural appearance
On Plant List	Select to include the plant object in the Plant List worksheet
Enable 2D Plant Rendering	Select to display the plant style settings associated with the plant (see Creating Plant Definitions); showing plant styles in a complex drawing can cause slower display times
Polyline parameters	Edits the plant polyline for multi-plant placements

Parameter

Description

Plant ID

Displays the plant’s unique ID code; this code identifies the plant definition and appears in the plant list

Symbol Name

Displays the plant symbol name

Spread

Displays the plant spread diameter (the maximum width of the mature plant, as drawn) for both single and multiple plant placement; the symbol is scaled by this parameter, along with the Height

Height

Displays the typical mature plant height; the symbol is scaled by this parameter, along with the Spread

Replace Plant

Opens the Replace Plant dialog box; select the plant to replace the currently selected plant or all plant instances. (Alternatively, select Replace Plant from the plant context menu.) See Replacing Plants.

Spacing

Indicates the plant spacing distance for the Poly-Edge Spaced, Rectangular Array, and Triangular Array cluster placement methods

Mode

Specifies the plant insertion mode (see Placing Single or Multiple Plants); a different insertion mode can be selected for multi-placement plants

Tag Display

Select whether to display the plant tag to the right or left of the leader line, or not at all

Tag Class

Specifies the plant tag class name, to facilitate hiding and showing plant tags

Polygon display

For multiple plant placements, selects the display type of the boundary or center polygon defining the plant cluster shape. The polygon uses the class attributes (line weight, color, and visibility) of the tag class.

Tick Style

Select a tick mark (plant center mark) style

Tick Size

Specifies the tick mark size

Random Plant Rotation

Randomly rotates the plants within a selected cluster for a more natural appearance

On Plant List

Select to include the plant object in the Plant List worksheet

Enable 2D Plant Rendering

Select to display the plant style settings associated with the plant (see Creating Plant Definitions); showing plant styles in a complex drawing can cause slower display times

Polyline parameters

Edits the plant polyline for multi-plant placements