Visit our tractor and agricultural equipment communities:

Ingersoll Forum Case IH Forum Combine Forum Hay Forum

JCB Forum John Deere Forum Kubota Forum Mahindra Forum

Massey Ferguson Talk New Holland Forum Valtra Forum Yanmar Forum

Zetor Forum Farming Forum

Reply to thread

Help Support SkidSteer Forum:

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Land-Tech" data-source="post: 12544" data-attributes="member: 1679">Another way to to go is to use a photo- landscape program where you can take a digital photo of the property  and use the tools to draw in trees , shrubs or whatever might be needed. clients really like to see the before and after photos. works best on new construction ,where everything around the house is dirt.People can  understand your concepts and ideas much easier if it is in the form of a picture. Progams that provide a 3d rendition after you have done a birds eye veiw are great if you have the tme to measure every feature and plot it. A landscape design needs to be accurate if you are doing a large installation but for most residential jobs you can get away with a photo.I first talk to the client to find out what they might want. make sure these ideas are feasible  economicly (whithin a budget) and practical .  For estimating purposes I measure all the important deminsions and record them on graph paper with my own notes , convert these into relative costs for a bid.This usually takes about hour.The numbers I give them will be a ballpark figure and if they seem receptive ,I will then go to the computer with my photos and make a version that applies the input I have gotten from the client  This takes about 30 min per photo. the time and cost of doing all this minimal compared to doing a fll plotted design, Odd shaped lots and odd shaped houses are very time consuming to measure.The program I use now is called  Visual Applications Imagine Pro 7 and You will have to google to get website and it's less than $100 when I bought two years ago.It will take a couple of days to get used to but works well.I have bought at least 10 different progams and all of them come up short, either in graphics or lousy icons for plants. Some will do a take off on your design but stick with your own notes and measurements for accuracy. if anything to protect your self. After you have done a number of these you can print all these designs and put them into a binder so the customer see all jobs you have done and this really proves to the customer that you are capable. thanks scott</blockquote>

Verification