You can spice up the step-by-step view we mentioned earlier with the addition of characters, and Realtime Landscaping Pro has a few to spice up you throughout your creation. It is therefore both a time saver to get you started and a launching pad for developing your own creativity. You do, however, have the option of fully customizing any model you want, from its construction material to the size of the individual elements. Once you’re happy with your selection, just drag it to your ideal spot and most of the time you’re done.
The process is very simple, and again, you are presented with a list of models. You have a handful of them, helping you with your landscape, patio or even pond, among others. Of course, landscaping an entire area from scratch can take some time, but just like designing a house, Realtime Landscaping Pro is also here to speed up the process, through the use of Wizards.
There are a series of wizards that are here to help speed up the design process.
When software gives you a plethora of options, it’s good to know that you can reduce that to help speed up your work. If you want to move the things you like and use regularly from one project to another, this is where the “Favorites” section comes in. The change of seasons is also a no-brainer, helping you get the most out of the look you are going for.Īs you build your project the number of objects you use will increase, but you will find that each category has a “Currently in use” section to help you locate these items quickly, if you want to use more elsewhere. From there, the sky changes, even the time of day or the phase the moon is in.
Speaking of your environment, you have full control of it through a handful of “Settings” menus. But that’s not all: they have an age setting (which mainly changes their size) and you also have the option to change their seasonal appearance – by default it’s set to the general season you’re working in, but you can manually edit that if you think a fall look works best for a particular plant, even in summer. There are over a thousand of them to choose from (thank goodness for the “search” feature). You would expect a landscaping program to have a lot of plants on hand, and you would be right. There are hundreds of plants to choose from (Image credit: Specter of Ideas) Organization You are of course free to change the material, color, height of the walls, slope of the roof, etc., to add a few windows, a door here and there, but you will admit that it is a huge time saver. When you select it, you mark its area on your plan, and once done, Realtime Landscaping Pro creates the walls and roof automatically for you instantly. Take for example the ‘House’ tool, located in the Building menu. The interface is very clear and easy to understand: you have manipulation tools in a sidebar on the left side, all your building materials are at the top, organized in categories such as Building, Landscape, Water features and Utilities, and once you’ve selected an object, an inspector section appears on the right with all the properties you can edit.
In fact, Realtime Landscaping Pro allows you to add houses to your design. This doesn’t mean that you can’t create house exteriors. If you have to design a room or an entire house, you will have to look elsewhere. To startĪs the name suggests, this Windows-only package is intended to help you create outdoor spaces. Let’s take a look at what this software has to offer. But why not forgo all that and start your work from the comfort of your own computer, using a program like Idea Spectrum Realtime Landscaping Pro 2020. Landscaping is usually back-breaking work, involving a spade and most likely a wheelbarrow.